Big Creek Slim - Twenty-Twenty Blues (2021)

Big Creek Slim, a.k.a. Marc Rune, is a blues artist who was born and raised in Ikast, a small town in Central Denmark. Big Creek Slim is immersed in the pre-WWII country blues of the Mississippi Delta region of the United States.

For a taste of his latest work, dig into the 28 original tracks, on his latest solo albums Migration Blues and Twenty-Twenty Blues from 2021. You’ll hear stunning performances and an authentic sound. Throughout, his voice and guitar work reflect a command of the art form that comes only from a combination of natural gifts and relentless commitment.

One might wonder how and why a 21st century Danish musician would make a definitive personal connection to a musical form created by black Americans in the rural reaches of the U.S. South, thousands of miles (and several generations) from his own place and time.

It has to do both with the nature of the man and with the nature of the music.