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September 19 @ The Blues Bar

September 19 @ The Blues Bar

James Wheeler12 Sep 2019 - 16:59
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Blues Bar returns next Thursday with Guy Tortora. Show starts at 8.30pm with admission £8.

Born & raised in Pasadena, California, Guy Tortora is currently based in London, in the UK.

Guy’s last album was released in 2017: Bluesman In A Boneyard on Guy’s Turtledove label is available in the usual places and as a download through Itunes, Amazon, etc – likewise physical copies of his albums are available to order online or in record shops. But the best place to buy will be at the Blues Bar Tring! The album was at the top of the IBBA (UK Independent Blue Broadcasters) chart after its release last summer, with airplay from Paul Jones R2 show and other blues shows. Guy appeared at the Blues Bar with Ben Tyzack and again supporting Slim Chance in last year.

Guy is a guitar player of some accomplishment and a distinctive songwriter. On both acoustic and electric guitars he plays finger style, and is a fine bottleneck and slide player. His playing is not the flashy guitar-slinger style beloved of bluesrockers everywhere, but understated, and leaves room for the songs to make an impact, whether his own or the “covers” he performs that include many old standards and traditional tunes as well as songs by more recent American writers such as Eric Bibb or Kreig Viesselman.

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