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| KATHRYN CALDER Bright And Vivid  CD 14,90 |
KATE CAMPBELL Two Nights In Texas  CD 16,90 |
DESERTSHORE Drawing Of Threes  CD 12,90 |
HONEYHONEY Billy Jack  CD 13,90 |
MASON JENNINGS Minnesota  CD 14,90 |
RHETT MILLER The Interpreter: Live At Largo  CD 15,90 LP 21,90 |
TYLER RAMSEY The Valley Wind  CD 14,50 |
RACHAEL YAMAGATA Chesapeake  CD 14,90 |
| LITTLE WILLIES For The Good Times  CD 16,90 LP 19,90 |
KATHLEEN EDWARDS Voyageur  CD 15,50 LP 24,90 |
LANCE LOPEZ Handmade Music  CD 16,50 |
NILS LOFGREN Old School  CD 12,90 |
PENELOPE HOUSTON On Market Street  CD 14,90 LP 14,90 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS Bridge School Concerts/ 25th Anniversary Edition  3-DVD 22,90 |
| RICH HOPKINS & LUMINARIOS Buried Treasures  2-CD 13,90 2LP 27,90 |
No other Blue Rose artist is a worker as reliable as Rich Hopkins. The beginning of 2012 will see the release of a new album by RICH HOPKINS & LUMINARIOS, Buried Treasures. This is the desert rock institution's 14th album, not counting the other projects Hopkins is involved with like the Sand Rubies or 2008's honeymoon epos Loveland with his partner Lisa Novak. It's amazing how Rich, who has entered music history as the quintessential desert rocker, manages to reinvent himself and motivate himself for yet another album and tour. Buried Treasures is a case in point. Rich sounds positively rejuvenated on this album which ranks among the very best of his storied career.
Buried Treasures also casts a look at some inconvenient truths of the American Southwest - but there's other topics as well. The songs, most of them co-written by Rich and his partner Lisa Novak, tell American stories populated by interesting characters. Musically, it may be the straightest, most rocking and electrified Luminarios album in eons. Yes, indeed, Rich has found his "cosmic power" again! There's plenty and extensive guitar jams, a rough, garagey, "high volume" sound reminiscent of the early, feedback- and psychedelia-loving Rich Hopkins. We are looking forward to hearing this live on stage??!! |
| RICH HOPKINS & LUMINARIOS Dark Side Of The Spoon  CD-Single 3,00 |
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MAILORDER NEWS| PRISCILLA AHN When You Grow Up  CD 16,50 |
DANNY BARNES Rocket  CD 14,90 |
BEARFOOT American Story  CD 17,90 |
THE BLACK KEYS El Camino  CD 16,90 |
BLAME SALLY Speeding Ticket And A Valentine  CD 13,90 |
STEVE DAWSON Nightshade  CD 16,90 |
THE DECEMBERISTS Long Live The King  CD 9,90 LP 13,90 |
DEER TICK Divine Providence  CD 12,50 |
| BRIGITTE DeMEYER Rose Of Jericho  CD 13,90 |
FRED EAGLESMITH 6 Volts  CD 14,90 |
EMORY QUINN See You At The Next Light  CD 13,90 |
TOM FREUND The Edge Of Venice  CD 14,50 |
OWEN Ghost Town  CD 13,90 |
NOAM PIKELNY Beat The Devil And Carry A Rail  CD 17,90 |
PISTOL ANNIES Hell On Heels  CD 13,90 |
JOHN PRINE The Singing Mailman Delivers  2-CD 15,90 |
| RICH ROBINSON Through A Crooked Sun  CD 13,90 LP 20,90 |
ANDY STATMAN Old Brooklyn  2-CD 20,90 |
LAURA VEIRS Tumble Bee  CD 15,90 |
WHITEHORSE Whitehorse  CD 11,90 |
PEGI YOUNG & THE SURVIVORS Bracing For Impact  CD 16,50 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS This One's For Him: A Tribute To Guy Clark  CD 18,90 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS DARK RIVER - Songs Of The Civil War Era  14,90 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS A Nod To Bob 2 Artists Tribute To Bob Dylan  CD 17,90 |
| IAN HUNTER BAND feat. Mick Ronson Live At Rockpalast  CD 10,90 DVD 16,90 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS Warren Haynes Benefit Concert Vol. 4  2-CD 18,90 |
| VARIOUS ARTISTS Blue Rose Nuggets 53  CD 5,00 or free! |
This 53rd edition of our exclusive mailorder only-CD series Blue Rose Nuggets is a nice mix of new releases of Rich Hopkins & Luminarios and US Rails plus songs from artists (Baskery, Stephen Simmons - opening for the US Rails, and Micky & The Motorcars) who will be touring Germany in January and February. Deep in the archives we go with tracks by HensleySturgis, the Continental Drifters (our very first release back in 1995) and Icecream Hands from Australia which reminds on their compatriots Crowded House. Parsons Thibaud are on the disc with another previously unissued song from their 2007 appearance at the "Red River Saloon" in Heilbronn, Germany, and the rendition of "Mrs. Robinson", live recorded at the Blue Rose Christmas Party 2010, was not released yet. Last but not least is Cody Canada contributing an exclusive track - "Broken" is originally available on Cross Canadian Ragweed's "Purple Record" from 2002. For those of you who are not familiar with this special series: You can either buy it for just 7 Euros OR you'll get it for FREE if your order at our online mailorder includes 4 items or more - no matter how much the total amount of your order is (for European customers only, sorry!). |
| US RAILS Southern Canon  CD 13,90 2LP 24,90 |
US RAILS: The Blue Rose label's own super group has set its sights on not being a more than just short-lived entry in rock history and on gaining new fans and consolidating its cult status. After a host of activities in the US, January/February will bring another tour of Germany and their brand-new second album Southern Canon - a formidable testament to how tightly knit Ben Arnold, Tom Gillam, Joseph Parsons, Scott Bricklin and Matt Muir have become as a band. There's a highlight for the ever-hungry Americana crowd at the start of the year - finest folk rock and driving rock'n'roll!
The US Rails name has been circulating in well-informed folk/roots/rock circles for a while. A new little super group with well-known songwriters originally got together on the Philadelphia scene and caused quite a stir with its first few live appearances. But it was their phenomenal gig at the Blue Rose Christmas Party in December 2009 in Hannover-Isernhagen which convinced German roots music fans of the band's enormous talent and potential. As a confirmation, their eponymous debut album followed in June 2010 as well as an extensive and very successful tour of Europe shortly thereafter. That could've been it for this band since all five musicians still have their own careers to attend to - almost all of them on Blue Rose, by the way. But when inspiration strikes and there's a strong musical bond, things yet to be said and energy to be shared, there's no reason not to continue!Four independent artists (plus drummer) form the musical nucleus of US Rails which puts them in a category with CSNY and the Traveling Wilburys as well as label mates The Resentments and Hardpan. US Rails are the direct descendants of 4 Way Street from Philadelphia. There's Joseph Parsons (acoustic guitar, vocal), the simpatico Philly singer-songwriter, now residing in Niedersachsen/Germany, a Blue Rose staple since 1998. With his warm, sonorous voice he has proven himself to be a master of melodious, sensitive folk rock who can certainly rock out in concert, too. In 2011 he released his new solo album Hope For Centuries as well as his second duo album with buddy Todd Thibaud on Blue Rose, Transcontinental Voices. Ben Arnold (acoustic guitar, piano, organ, vocals), Scott Bricklin (bass, acoustic guitar, organ, vocals) and session man Matt Muir (drums, percussion, vocals) are also erstwhile members of 4 Way Street. Arnold certainly has the most recognizable, gnarliest voice and has been releasing albums since 1995. In 2010 he debuted on Blue Rose with the excellent Simplify. Multi-instrumentalist, producer, recording engineer, singer & songwriter Scott Bricklin has also come a long way from 80ies cult band Bricklin, Martin's Dam, tours with Joseph Parsons, the Figgs and Graham Parker. He has been living in Paris for a number of years now and also released his self-titled debut in early 2011. In US Rails, his main job is handling the bass, he also sings his self-penned songs. And then there's the 5th guy: Tom Gillam (electric guitar, slide guitar, vocals), an established Blue Rose A-list act who has often worked as Joseph Parson's sideman - on tour and on record. He hails from New Jersey, joined the others in Philadelphia and has since relocated to Austin, Texas. It's his instrumental skills on electric guitar that add a rocking edge to US Rails. He transports the delicate, harmony-laden and acoustic-guitar-driven folk rock into roots rock territory. Tom Gillam stands for rock'n'roll! |
MAILORDER NEWS| DAVID GRISSOM Way Down Deep  CD 12,90 |
MARKETA IRGLOVA Anar  CD 15,90 |
JOY KILLS SORROW This Unknown Sience  CD 14,50 |
SAM LLANAS 4 A.M.  CD 15,90 |
MIKE MCCLURE Fifty Billion  CD 13,90 |
MARIA MULDAUR Steady Love  CD 16,90 |
CHIP TAYLOR & THE GRAND KIDS Golden Kids' Rules  CD 12,90 |
DALE WATSON & THE TEXAS TWO The Sunc Sessions  CD 14,50 |
| ALLMAN BROTHERS Beacon Theatre NYC March 12, 2011  3-CD 34,90 |
BACK PORCH MARY Life Is Now  CD 13,90 |
NEAL CASAL Sweeten The Silence  CD 15,50 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS Bridge School Concerts/ 25th Anniversary Edition 2-CD 17,90 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS KGSR Broadcasts Vol. 19  2-CD 19,90 |
In just a short amount of time New York musician ISRAEL NASH GRIPKA has won over the global Americana-listening community with some truly great albums and incessant touring. He has become a favorite guest with high recognition value at the relevant Dutch festivals, he has toured Sweden, Belgium and Great Britain - it's time he caught up with Germany. And it's Germany's chance to catch up with this highly talented artist's development - that's why Blue Rose are releasing his 2nd and 3rd album simultaneously, the studio album Barn Doors And Concrete Floors and the following live record 2011 Barn Doors Spring Tour, Live In Holland which comes in a special edition with DVD.| ISRAEL NASH GRIPKA 2011 Barn Doors Spring Tour  CD+DVD 13,90 2LP+CD+DVD 26,90 |
ISRAEL NASH GRIPKA Barn Doors And Concrete Floors  CD 13,90 LP 18,90 |
ISRAEL NASH GRIPKA New York Town  CD 12,50 |
| HANK SHIZZOE Live At The Blue Rose Christmas Party 2010  CD 13,90 2LP+CD 26,90 |
For many years the Blue Rose record label has been celebrating Christmas early with their musicians, fans and friends at the Blue Rose Christmas Party. Music lovers from all over Germany gather together in a friendly atmosphere to listen to some of their favorite artists from Europe and the USA - often flown in just for the occasion. The 2010 Christmas Party was a homecoming of sorts because after a few years of celebrating in Hannover's Blues Garage, Blue Rose partied once again close to the label's headquarters at Bόrgerhaus Bφckingen, a place that had seen a host of memorable events with acts like Drive-By Truckers, Steve Wynn & The Miracle 3, Todd Thibaud, Iain Matthews, Elliott Murphy, Cindy Bullens - the foundation for the Blue Rose Christmas Party's legendary status.
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On Saturday, December 11, 2010, between local heroes Westwood, master of ceremonies Julian Dawson and Texas/Red Dirt-country rock band Micky & The Motorcars, Switzerland's most popular roots rocker HANK SHIZZOE entered the stage. He delivered nothing less than a rock'n'roll show of the highest caliber. Hank Shizzoe and his band were, simply put, on fire - and cheered on by the enthusiastic crowd. It turned out to be a fantastic set, much too good to keep it from the rest of the world - that's why it's out on CD now : Live At The Blue Rose Christmas Party 2010.For almost two decades now Hank Shizzoe has been one of the greats of his genre on the highest international level and probably needs no introduction here. His genre and style being roughly described with "blues power, roots rock finesse and slide guitar craziness". After six stellar releases on the north German blues label CrossCut Records the artist from Berne/Switzerland, born as Thomas Erb, debuted on Blue Rose Records in 2007 with Headlines. Having been more of a blues artist before, this step brought him a much wider audience within the Americana world ranging from innovative singer-songwriters to Southern swampy-sweaty roots rockers. In spring 2009 he released the double live album Live In Motown recorded at the Laboratorium in Stuttgart. Both albums were recorded by a four-piece band as Hank Shizzoe & The Directors. In early 2010, he released his probably most mature studio album so far, Breather, mostly a solo album in which Hank Shizzoe proves himself to be a multi-instrumentalist playing all kinds of things with strings as well as piano, organ, bass & drums. The show at Bόrgerhaus was clearly a rock show dominated by rock'n'roll, blues rock, roots rock, Americana rock: In a simple electric trio format the Swiss trio needed only a few chords to get right into the hearts of the audience, displaying the entire range of their abilities and - after a kindling the flames and teasing the audience at the beginning - releasing a spectacular fireworks, practically giving a taste of New Year's Eve twenty days early. In contrast to The Directors, this trio featured an electric bassist in Felix Mόller as well drummer Christoph Beck who has been the backbone of Shizzoe's band for many years. The stringmaster himself was in rare form, playing spellbinding slide parts as well as mesmerizing solo leads and delivering the songs with soulful, deep, charismatic vocals. |
| CAROLYN WONDERLAND Peace Meal  CD 13,90 2-LP 24,90 |
CAROLYN WONDERLAND - a small woman with a colossal voice and gigantic guitar skills. This exceptionally gifted blues & roots artist from Texas seems to still be in the midst of her musical development. Almost twenty years ago she started her career as a singer and guitarist in Houston before she moved to Austin in the late 90ies. By now she's in her late 30ies with her 8th album under her belt - not counting her numerous side projects. Peace Meal is the title of this great new record which takes her a step or two away from the narrow confines of the Texas Blues genre to a stronger roots & Americana-oriented sound. Peace Meal is not only Carolyn Wonderland's debut on Blue Rose Records, it's also apt to be the breakthrough for this energetic, dynamic, authentic artist. The album's twelve excellent tracks certainly fulfil even the highest expectations.
Born in Houstin in 1972 to a musical family, she grew up with guitars rather than dolls and developed her love for electrified blues in her teens, founding her longtime backing band The Imperial Monkeys in the early 90ies. Together they released four blues-based albums in Groove Milk (93), Truckstop Favorites Vol. 2 (94), Play With Matches (95) and Bursting With Flavor (97) and established themselves as a regular house act at Austin's legendary blues joint Antone's. In those years of 300-plus gigs, Carolyn Wonderland won experience, confidence and respect! Today, her name is one in a long line of local heroines like Lou Ann Barton, Angela Strehli, Sue Foley, Toni Price and Marcia Ball - oft-heard comparisons with icons like Janis Joplin and Stevie Ray Vaughan are not far-fetched.It's only fair then that while she continued to tour with the Imperial Monkeys, it's been her name on the marquee and on posters & album covers since the change of the millennium. Alcohol & Salvation (01) and the Stephen Doster-produced Bloodless Revolution (03) were recorded under much the same circumstances as the earlier albums. Miss Understood in 2008, however, marked her step over into the field of Americana. Produced by Asleep At The Wheel-mastermind Ray Benson and recorded with a host of Austin's finest musicians, she worked her way through a wide spectrum of roadhouse rock, boogie, r&b, funk, singer-songwriter sounds, Texas folk, country and back home to the blues. |
| DEADMAN Take Up Your Mat And Walk  CD 13,90 |
DEADMAN are a new powerful force on the folk & roots rock scene of Austin, Texas. Bandleader Steven Collins and his sextet have won a sizeable following over the last years - among them the Blue Rose label. After years of trying to hook up, Blue Rose have now succeeded in signing them. In July, as an appetizer, Live At The Saxon Pub had been released to introduce them to the audience on this side of the Atlantic. The feedback was overwhelmingly positive to enthusiastic. Their tight sound - reminiscent of The Band - which effortlessly brings together Southern Rock, Texas Folk, Country Rock and 70ies old school rock'n'roll is certainly convincing to anyone flying the Americana flag. Now - as promised - we present their new studio effort Take Up Your Mat And Walk.
Deadman are not a new outfit, they're a band with a history. Or rather, their frontman Steven Collins has a history. He hails from Dallas, Texas and started the first formation of Deadman twelve years ago. A quartet with his wife Sherilyn on keys released a regional EP and in 2002 their full-length debut Paramour. Although the album was helmed by a high-caliber producer in Daniel Lanois-disciple Mark Howard (Chris Whitley, Vic Chesnutt, Lucinda Williams, Tito & Tarantula), it soon disappeared from record store shelves. The follow-up Our Eternal Ghost from 2005, also produced by Howard, was released on the renowned One Little Indian label. It focused - not only on the cover - on the husband & wife team Collins and marked a change of direction towards alt.country and duo folk comparable to that of Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion. It took until 2008 until Deadman were heard of again - after Steven Collins had separated from his wife and moved to the ever-burgeoning musical hotbed of Austin, Texas. In the summer of 2008 Severe Mercy was released. The lyrics came fast with lots of relationship and separation issues to deal with - the album has a sad atmosphere with a sound & production style reminiscent of Daniel Lanois. As such, Severe Mercy dealt with the past but was also a step forward.Steven Patrick Collins is lead singer, songwriter and rhythm guitarist of the newly formed six-piece band which features acoustic guitarist Kevin McCullough, drummer Kyle Schneider, organ player Mathew Mollica and excellent lead guitarist Jason Hildebrand. In contrast to Deadman's times in Dallas, the band is now a tight-knit unit, schooled in uncountable concerts - Live At The Saxon Pub is a glorious testament to this! However, Take Up Your Mat And Walk, the 5th album in Steven Collins' Deadman discography, is a whole 'nother thing focusing on the band's in-the-studio quality. In contrast to Severe Mercy and its artificially imposed soundscapes, the album was arranged in very natural 70ies fashion and recorded on analog equipment without outside production help. Of the 10 songs - all of them Steven Collins compositions - half were recorded for the Saxon Pub album in rougher, groovier, gospel-infused live versions. Here, "If I Lay Down In The River", "Don't Do This To Me", "Oh Delilah", "Ain't No Music" and the title track are presented in a relaxed, off-the-cuff folk & country rock atmosphere. This is particularly remarkable on "Ain't No Music" which sounds like a forgotten outtake of Springsteen's Nebraska. |