Eddie Martin: Blues in Antwerp

Hot blues guitar instrumental by Eddie Martin and band, when they played to an appreciative, full house audience at the new Crossroads venue, Antwerp, Belgium on February 26th, 2012.
Extract from Eddie's website
"Phenomenal..surely his time has come..A live act not to be missed" Blues Revue USA,"A Blues Master" New Jersey Times, "a wonderful musician, the most remarkable bluesman of his generation" Blues in Britain". A roller-coaster year for Eddie Martin has seen him win Blues Act of the Year in the South West Blues Awards as well as repeat nominations for Guitar and Harmonica Player of the Year in the British Blues Awards. His cd has been rave-reviewed internationally ("Superb" fRoots, Masterpiece" Blues in Britain, "Truly blistering guitar player" Guitarist). Charismatic multi-instrumentalist,singer-songwriter,one man band and band leader. Martin is touring internationally in 2012/13 with his Big Band with special guest Pee Wee Ellis(ex James Brown, Etta James, Buddy Guy) promoting the new CD "Looking Forward Looking Back", and his BIG SOUND TRIO (Jean Paul Gard hammond and bass pedals) Guitar-fans, Lovers of Rocking Dance Grooves and fans of BB King Buddy Guy and Big Band Blues will relish this Unique High-Octane Experience on the UK Live Circuit. Fans of Seasick Steve will love the one-man-band show, complete with his Diddley Bo "Frankenstein". Martin honed his solo show touring the US, where he lived for a while, holding down residencies in Beale St Memphis and in the Jook Joints of Clarksdale Mississippi. Playing a full drum-kit with bass-drum suitcase and simultaneous harp and guitar, the one man band show is a visual and listening treat for roots and blues lovers.
Web links:
http://www.eddiemartin.com/home.htmhttp://www.myspace.com/eddiemartinblueshttp://www.reverbnation.com/eddiemartin

http://www.crossroadscafe.be/

EDDIE MARTIN, CROSSROADS ANTWERP, FEBRUARY 2012

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