Bradfordville Blues Club

Toots Lorraine & the Traffic
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Geoff Achison & the Souldiggers
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The Bradfordville Blues Club

Toots Lorraine & The Traffic - Friday August 19th at 9:00 PM. (from Reverbnation)
Every blues fan knows you have listen to the “old” to find something “new”. It is a precious rarity when the opposite is true and such is the case with Toots Lorraine and The Traffic. The band delivers a focused blend of classic vibe that will drench your soul with the vintage sounds of West Coast Jump Blues and Swing as you board the train for destination “way back” where everything is “Easy”. Toots and her sultry voice will take your ticket, let you on board and, as you roll down the tracks, the band will keep your glass filled with just the right measures of hollow body guitars, reverb tanks, upright basses, harmonicas, pianos and organs. And, you will swear to yourself, “I ain’t getting off this train”.

This husband and wife team share the purest of love for the preservation of the blues. In their brand new album, MAKE IT EASY, a phenomenal follow-up to their first, Toots Lorraine expertly layers her powerful yet velvety voice amongst the band’s vintage instrumentation and gut bucket grooves. Along with classic blues covers of Big Mama Thornton, Howlin’ Wolf and Big Joe Turner, you’ll also find gripping new originals with a huge story to tell. Always rooted in the blues, Toots Lorraine and the Traffic deliver a solid, energetic and scintillating performance.

Geoff Achison & The Souldiggers - Saturday, August 20th at 10:00 PM (from Reverbnation)
A jaw dropping, crowd pleasing guitar virtuoso, Geoff Achison invokes the spirit of the great blues & soul artists to create his original sound. Geoff began playing music in his father's dance band at the age of 13. He switched to bass at 15 playing mostly jazz but eventually discovering an affinity for American blues music. Inspired by the likes of Freddie King, Albert King, Buddy Guy, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jeff Beck, Geoff honed his guitar skills searching for his own unique voice via the blues. By his early 20's he had moved to Melbourne and was hired as lead guitarist with bluesman 'Dutch' Tilders. Through Dutch's influence he also began to develop a keen interest in acoustic blues. After several years and three albums with Dutch's revered 'Blues Club' band Geoff departed to form his own group, 'The Souldiggers'. With a focus on writing original music that was funkier and more adventurous than the more traditional blues styles, Geoff set his sights high and began travelling internationally. In 1995 he represented the 'Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society' at the 'International Blues Challenge' in Memphis TN and won the 'Albert King Award'. This event also led to a relationship with Gibson Guitars' acoustic division and an invitation to conduct workshops at Jorma Kaukonen's 'Fur Peace Ranch' guitar camp. He toured relentlessly from the late 90's and throughout the 2000's counting the UK, US and Australia as his main markets. In 2007 Geoff relocated temporarily to Atlanta GA to work closer with his US management. Touring & recording resulted in broadening his ever growing fan-base and a new studio album, 'One Ticket, One Ride'. Along the way Geoff won several awards including the 'Albert King Award' in Memphis and Australia's 'Chain' blues award for Best Band. Geoff made Guitar Player Magazine's '10 Hot New Guitarists' list in 2008 and Truefire's "100+ Gifted Guitarists You Should Know" list in 2011 and was named 'Official Patron' of the Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society'. In 2014 he celebrated 20 years of working with the 'Souldiggers' by staging a live concert in his hometown of Melbourne which was filmed & recorded and ultimately released as a combined CD/DVD package. In 2016 Geoff began work on a new studio album, his first in eight years. The project featured 14 new songs and titled 'Another Mile, Another Minute'. He lives in Melbourne, Australia and continues to record & tour regularly.

If you want to make sure your friends will be sitting with you or just need some further information on the show, please email Kim: [email protected]

For more information on upcoming shows and to purchase your Advance Discounted tickets, please check out our website. http://www.bradfordvilleblues.com/ Remember that advance ticket purchasers get a table reserved in their name.

Saturday:
Saturday Night Live From the BBC The Sound FM -106.1 FM and http://www.1061thesound.com broadcasts live from the BBC Saturday nights at 10:00 pm. Show Hank your appreciation for keepin' the blues live for 5+ years when you see him on Saturday night!!! Sponsored by Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Chevrolet

Sunday:
The Sound FM -106.1 FM and http://www.1061thesound.com
Catch the Tim Donovan show--Free Fall--on Sunday mornings at 9:00 am.
https://www.facebook.com/tim.donovan.758?fref=ts.
Tune into Gil Antony’s Blues Power show at 7:00 pm

Sunday and Monday Nights:
Blues Power With Gil Anthony
Gil Anthony, the 2013 Keeping the Blues Alive Award Recipient, broadcasts his Blues Power show every Sunday night on The Sound FM -106.1 FM and http://www.1061thesound.com from 7:00pm to 9:00 pm. Gil’s five hour Blues Power show is simulcast every Sunday and Monday night from 7:00 pm Eastern to midnight. Check it out. It's the best blues around! http://www.gilanthonyblues.com

Sunday Morning:
Tallahassee also offers,The Sunday Morning Blues Show with Dr. Blues: WVFS, The Voice at 89.7 FM and http://wvfs.fsu.edu from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Acoustic and early blues with the history behind the songs and musicians.

BLUES AND JAZZ ON THE WEB:
You can find a comprehensive look at live music from the Keys to Pensacola on Jazz Blues Florida. You'll find blogs, articles, pictures, show listings, and a whole lot more. The best source for all things live music in Florida! Check it out! http://www. jazzbluesflorida.com

Thank you for your continued support of live music in Tallahassee, The Sound FM -106.1 FM!, Capital City Hyundai and the BBC. As Gary says "We couldn't do it without you!"

Gary, Kim, Walter and the rest of the BBC Irregulars.

Gary Anton
Bradfordville Blues Club
2010 Keeping The Blues Alive Award Recipient
Site of The Mississippi To Florida Blues Trail Marker
7152 Moses Lane
Tallahassee FL 32309
(850) 906-0766 Club
www.bradfordvilleblues.com

7152 Moses Lane
Tallahassee, FL, 32309
(850) 906-0766