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February 1, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Sam Lay

Sam Lay has died. He was 86. The blue drumming great played on dozens of important sides for Chess Records and in recent years was a living legend of the Alligator Records stable, one of the last links back to the classic, vital blues masters. Lay played with Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf. And recorded […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Blues, Chess Records, Drummer, Drumming, Eulogy, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, R.I.P., R.I.P. Sam Lay, Sam Lay, SHUFFLE ·

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December 9, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Some Albums That Got Me Into The Blues: The Starter Kit

I’m up watching a doco – Blind Willie’s Blues. I love blues. The best blues. The good blues. The true blues. But I hardly ever write about it. There’s a funny relationship between me and blues music. I do not go to blues-club meetings, there are a lot of local blues bands that have sent […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Albert Collins, Albert King, B.B. King, Blind Willie McTell, Blog, Blues, Blues Music, Charley Patton, Eric Clapton, Fleetwood Mac, Gary Moore, Genre, Guitar, https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, John Lee Hooker, John Mayall, Muddy Waters, Peter Green, Robert Cray, Robert Johnson, Some Albums That Got Me Into The Blues, Some Albums That Got Me Into The Blues: The Starter Kit, SRV, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Starter Kit, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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June 30, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

In Praise of José James

Music – these days – is free as the breeze. We don’t need the double vinyl gatefold to enjoy the latest and greatest. We can find more of the old-old stuff online now than was ever the case digging in stores. And I’ve always been across as many of the formats as I can be. […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged "Singer", Blues, https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, In Praise Of, In Praise of José James, Jazz, José James, Live, New York Live, R'n'B, Soul, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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April 7, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 252: Mike McKeon aka Mike Dr. Blue

Welcome back for another week and another new guest, this is episode 252 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys  and thanks to you readers and listeners. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can get to […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged Anchor, Apple, Blues, Busk, Busking, Chat, Conversation, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Dr. Blue, Edinburgh, England, Fringe Festival, Gig, Guitar, https://mikedrblue.bandcamp.com/, Interview, Kate Bush, Lockdown, Mike Blue, Mike McKeon, Music, Podcast, Poem, Poetrty, Sameena Zehra, Simon Sweetman, Slide, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Storytelling, Sweetman, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast # 252, Sweetman Podcast # 252: Mike McKeon aka Mike Blue (‘Dr. Blue’), Sweetman Podcast # 252: Mike McKeon aka Mike Dr. Blue, T Leaf T, Theatre, Tom Waits, UK, Yeastie Boys, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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April 3, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Wil Sargisson & Margot Pierard (April 3, Hawke’s Bay)

Wil Sargisson & Margot Pierard: Margot and Wil Time A Part Hygge, Te Awanga; HB Saturday, April 3 I first heard Margot Pierard and Wil Sargisson work together late last year at a house concert in Hawke’s Bay. I was blown away. Here, two world class talents took us on a journey through some of […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Blues, Clifton Beach, Covers, Gig Review: Wil Sargisson & Margot Pierard (April 3, Hawke's Bay, Hygge, Jazz, Live Gig, Live Music, Margot Pierard, Piano, Saturday, Soul, Te Awanga, Te Awanga; HB, Vocal, Wil Sargisson, Wil Sargisson & Margot Pierard: Margot and Wil Time A Part ·

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January 25, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 41 – Gary Moore, “Still Got The Blues”

Gary Moore, Still Got The Blues, 1990 There was a time when I loved Gary Moore – and it was mostly because of this album. I mean I was excited about his pedigree (Thin Lizzy) and his hard-rock background. I was a kid. And rock guitar was my jam. And 1990 was the year that […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged “Still Got The Blues”, 1990, Albert Collins, Albert King, Blues, Crap Albums I Love, Crap Albums I Love # 41, Gary Moore, George Harrison, Guitar, Guitar World, Shit That's Good, Shit That's Good - Crap Albums I Love, Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 41, Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 41 – Gary Moore, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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September 30, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 232: Darren Watson’s Getting Sober For The End Of The World

Welcome to episode 232 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged Apple, Blues, Chat, Conversation, Darren Watson, Darren Watson’s Getting Sober For The End Of The World, ep.232, Getting Sober For The End Of The World, Guitar, Interview, iTunes, Level 2, Lockdown, New Album, Pandemic, Podcast, Sober, Sobriety, Songwriting, Soundcloud, Spotify, Sweetman Podcast # 232: Darren Watson, Sweetman Podcast # 232: Darren Watson’s Getting Sober For The End Of The World, T Leaf T, Third Time, Too Many Millionaires, Tour, Track-by-Track, Yeastie Boys ·

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July 25, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Peter Green

Peter Green has died. He was 73. The creator of Fleetwood Mac. One of the fathers of the British blues boom – and sound – a tormented soul, a talented player, by default a brilliant bandleader, it wasn’t an easy road at all for Green and he was one of the first prominent “casualties” of […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Blues, Eulogy, Fleetwood Mac, Guitar, Guitarist, Peter Green, R.I.P., R.I.P. Peter Green, The Best Guitarist in The World # 5 ·

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July 1, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 219: Colin Morris

Welcome to episode 219 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged Acast, Anchor FM, Blues, Chat, Colin Morris, Colin Morris Records, Column, Concerts, Conversation, England, Fisheye Discs, Gigs, Interview, Jazz, Journalism, Music, NZ, Podcast, Radio, Record Store, Records, Retailer, Review, Reviewer, Reviews, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Sweetman Podcast # 219, Sweetman Podcast # 219: Colin Morris, Sweetman Podcast: Colin Morris, T Leaf T, Tandys, Unity Books, Wellington, Yeastie Boys, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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June 25, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 104

Fleetwood Mac, Need Your Love So Bad [Single] (1969) A Facebook chum messages. Says he’s found a double-up in his collection and would I like to have it. It’s only Need Your Love So Bad by Fleetwood Mac. Of course I’d fucking love it! It arrives – and it plays just fine. Any tiny little […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged [45], 1969, Album, Blues, British, Chris Moody, EP, Fleetwood Mac, Need Your Love So Bad, No Place To Go, Record, Single, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 104, Vinyl ·

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June 15, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: An Honest Attempt At A Winter Blues

It’s a cold winter coming, in fact it’s already here – if anything it seems to have snuck up on us this year. But I’m saying this with the heating on – and though there’s an extra blanket needed for the bed it happens to be a very small walk to the cupboard where that […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged An Honest Attempt At A Winter Blues, Blues, Cold, Poem, Poem: An Honest Attempt At A Winter Blues, Weather, Winter ·

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June 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Ruthie Foster Big Band: Live At The Paramount

Ruthie Foster Big Band Live At The Paramount BLUE CORN MUSIC (ORCH) Ruthie Foster has been releasing great gospel and blues music across the last three decades – always with hints of pop-song writing, jazz and folk too –if Cassandra Wilson is “jazz” but branching out to see and gather from there, then Foster is […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Big Band, Blues, Gospel, Jazz, Live, Live At The Parmount, Ruthie Foster, Ruthie Foster Big Band, Ruthie Foster Big Band: Live At The Paramount, The Paramount, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·
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