ERIN HARPE & The Delta Swingers
Erin Harpe – vocals and guitar
Jim Countryman – bass
Bob Nisi – drums and vocal
"Matt Charles" Prozialeck – harmonica
Richard Rosenblatt – harmonica (select Boston-area shows)
Erin Harpe & The Delta Swingers son un quinteto de Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. Formado en 2010, el grupo está formado por Erin Harpe (voz principal y guitarra), Jim Countryman (bajo eléctrico), Bob Nisi (batería y coros), Richard "Rosy" Rosenblatt (armónica) y Matthew "Matt Charles" Prozialeck (armónica ).
La banda ganó el Boston de Blues Challenge, por tercera vez, en 2014, y asistió a la de cinco días Internacional de Blues Challenge en Memphis, Tennessee, en enero de 2015, pero no llegó a las semifinales de la competición como lo hicieron en 2011 y 2013.
Lanzaron su álbum debut, Love Whip Blues, en 2014. El título (y la segunda pista en el álbum) se deriva de alter ego de la banda, Lovewhip, un trío de baile electro-funk.
Harpe describe el sonido de la banda como el blues del delta del río Charles, un género de ficción que dio su nombre a un tema en Love Whip Blues.
Charismatic singer and guitarist Erin Harpe, along with her band the Delta Swingers, have become favorites around New England, with a growing fan base around the world. Their unique brand of dance music is rooted in vintage 1930's Mississippi delta blues, then shaken and stirred with other genres like soul, funk, and reggae, evoking a wild southern juke joint where the whiskey and gin are flowing and everybody’s dancing.
Their debut album, “LOVE WHIP BLUES” is a refreshing, rootsy take on the blues, with songs about trains, hard luck and good luck, and of course (in the vein of Harpe’s other band, Lovewhip) shakin’ your booty. Ten swinging tracks include four originals, Harpe’s take on songs by 1930’s blues artists, and a very unorthodox version of the classic John Prine song, “Angel From Montgomery”, famously recorded by Bonnie Raitt. Produced by Dave Gross (Candye Kane, Chris O’Leary, Albert Castiglia, Gina Sicilia) at Fat Rabbit Studios, the album shows off the band’s signature Charles River Delta Blues – their own country blues/roots/americana cocktail – including an appearance by guest star guitarist Bob Margolin (Muddy Waters band).
The Delta Swingers features Erin on electric and acoustic guitar and lead vocals, backed by Jim Countryman on bass, Bob Nisi on drums and vocal harmonies, and a revolving cast of Boston's best blues soloists. Erin Harpe & the Delta Swingers recently released their debut album “LOVE WHIP BLUES” on VizzTone/Juicy Juju Records!
Biografia
Growing up in the Washington DC area, Erin began playing the guitar in her teens taught by her father, bluesman Neil Harpe. ... Mostra'n més...
Guardons
Boston Music Award “Blues Artist of the Year” 2012
2014, 2012 & 2010 Boston Blues Challenge Competition Winners!
2013 & 2011 International Blues Challenge Semi-finalists
2012, 2011, & 2010 Boston Music Award nominees
Erin is recognized along with Bonnie Raitt, Susan Tedeschi, Shemekia Copeland, Rory Block and Ana Popovic in The Alternate Root Magazine's “30 Women Burning Up the Blues”!
Erin Harpe shuffles between her two bands The Delta Swingers and Love Whip. Her Delta blues roots were formed at an early age and she's taken all the steps to hone them to a sharp edge in both her singing and her considerable guitar chops. The Delta Swingers is an award winning blues band that features a stalwart rhythm section made up of Bob Nisi on drums and Jim Countryman on bass and boasts harp master Richard "Rosie" Rosenblatt. Love Whip leans on the funkier side of pop and together those musical styles converge to form a smart and very crafty quartet. Filmed at The Fallout Shelter in Norwood, Ma in August here's Erin Harpe and The Delta Swingers.
Erin Harpe is recognized along with Bonnie Raitt, Susan Tedeschi, Shemekia Copeland, Rory Block and Ana Popovic in The Alternate Root Magazine's “30 Women Burning Up the Blues," plus she and The Delta Swingers placed in the semi-finals of the International Blues Challenge in 2013 & 2011.
The Delta Swingers features Erin on electric and acoustic guitar and lead vocals, backed by Jim Countryman on bass, Bob Nisi on drums and vocal harmonies, and a revolving cast of Boston's best blues soloists, including the blistering electrified harmonica of Richard “Rosy” Rosenblatt, the slide guitar of “Sonny” Jim Clifford and other local stars. Erin Harpe & the Delta Swingers released their long-awaited debut album “LOVE WHIP BLUES” on VizzTone/Juicy Juju Records on November 4th, 2014.
Buy Love Whip Blues on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/lov...
Local Boston band Erin Harpe & the Delta Swingers performing the final song of their set of which may sadly be their last set at the legendary Johnny D's Uptown Music Club in Davis Square in Somerville. Sadly the club will be closing in early 2016, after opening in 1969.
From the Love Whip Blues CD here is The Future Blues.
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