by bluezboy » Sat Jan 28, 2006 11:50 am
Hey Bataboom, thanks for the note. Yes, Phil Wiggins is a "old school bluesman who can really blow. He's part of a dual, CEphas &Wiggins and John Cephas is an incredible blues picker and singer. If you ever get the chance to see them live, do it. You'll leave their show amazed and inspired. They mainly tour around the Baltimore, North Carolina and PA areas, but check out their website for tour dates. I did make the pilgrimage with my piaon partner to Clarksdale Mississipi in December looking for a little blues mojo. We played an entire set at Morgan Freeman's blues club, Ground Zero during their jam night. Unfortuantely, it was on a rainy thursday night and we had an audiance of about 8 people! I still had a great time. Believe me, when you look around Clarksdale and the entire delta region, it's easy to understand how the blues got its start there, because there is a lot of poverty there. Okay, I'll stop my preaching now. Peace, vern
Vern edwards