Featured Artist & Host
Inspired by the variety and abundance of music in her parents’ collection, it makes sense that her own music is peppered with hints of R&B, soul, country, gospel, hip-hop, and rock-n-roll. Make no mistake; however, Gulf Coast Records recording artist, Kat Riggins is undeniably a BLUES WOMAN! She travels the world with the sole mission of keeping the blues alive and thriving through her Blues Revival Movement.
Lady A is a Pacific NW Vocalist with roots in Louisiana. As, Producer, Entertainer, Story-teller, Band leader, Radio DJ, Community Activist, Seattle Rhapsody Project mentor/instructor and Touring musician, she has truly earned her name as the "Hardest Workin Woman" in Blues, Soul, Funk and Gospel.. . backed by one of the most ferocious bands out of Seattle.
Erin Harpe is an award-winning guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer, and leader of two bands: the electric boogie blues band Erin Harpe & the Delta Swingers, & world-dancerock band Lovewhip. Today Erin joins us with her acoustic group, Erin Harpe CBD (Country Blues Duo), featuring her husband Jim Countryman on ukelele bass – their new album “Meet Me In The Middle” is out now on the VizzTone label.
VizzTone label artist Ilana Katz Katz is a Boston-based Blues and Appalachian fiddler, singer, songwriter whose musical versatility has her performing solo, leading bands, and lending her fiddling prowess to a who’s who of Blues musicians from the Delta on up. When she’s not fiddlin’ around, she writes novels, screenplays, paints her boots and makes oodles of cookies to share with people wherever she goes.
Sunday Wilde hails from northern Canada and is a unique vocalist and songwriter that captures the themes of addiction, grief, love and relationships using her intense vocal styling in sometimes powerfully sad and other times sweet delivery. She has 8 releases and a ninth album coming February 2021 and has been nominated for a number of songwriting awards and her music can be heard on many roots and blues radio programs worldwide.
Debra Power is a singer/songwriter, piano player from Calgary Alberta Canada, who within the last five years, has released two albums of original music; Even Redheads Get the Blues, and That's How I Roll ... both receiving numerous nominations as well as international acclaim and airplay. Debra is a two-time Semi-Finalist at the IBC; her song Temptation made it to the ISC Finals; she also just took home her second Blues Recording of the Year from the YYC Music Awards.
Cathy Grier guitarist, songwriter with a career in music spanning four decades, subtly shifts across a range of moods and styles from sultry to funky, from the Bayou to Chicago (with a Memphis detour), and her gritty, soulful vocals bring the most out of every lyric. Call her a lightning rod, call her a magnet, but the Blues are unmistakably attracted to Cathy Grier.
Nacomi Tanaka is the busiest Japanese blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter who tours and plays not only in Japan but in Taipei, Shanghai, Memphis, Chicago, Alexandria, New Orleans, San Fransisco, Berkeley, and more. Her fans love her soft, deep, and natural voice, her laid-back style guitar and her warm personality, and her blues band "The Blues Temple" definitely makes you happy!
Together we produce a soulful blues sound.

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Fiona Boyes plays deep Blues, influenced by a myriad of traditional regional styles. With an international reputation as a blues guitarist, bandleader, vocalist and songwriter, she has been honored with 8 nominations in the USA Blues Music Awards and is a winner of the International Blues Challenge.
Tasmanian blues woman Chris O delivers earthy acoustic blues originals, as well as traditional blues classics. Drawing on the timeless humanity of the blues, her aim is “If I was playing in the same room as Bertha Lee and Charlie, or Annie Mae and Fred McDowell, they might hear I was trying to do justice to the songs and honouring the tradition”.

Queen Iretta Sanders - Star musician Blues Singer, Lead singer - Blues & R&B , Soul also Song writer, and great performer! Been performing all over international know for a smooth but raw gut sound , she is a sho nuff Show stopper , dynamic stage appearance Love what she do ,
ThunderGypsy plays Soul Stirrin', Blues Rockin' music - an eclectic mix that spans the decades. This spirit is evident in their music as they take you on a musical road trip from Atlanta’s Southern Soul to the Rock of Macon, Ga., from the classic sound of the Memphis R&B through the Funk of New Orleans and on up to Chicago with rocking electric Blues influences.