Diana Braithwaite, Chris Whiteley - Blues Stories (2014)

Tracklist

01. Rocks and Gravel
02. Florida
03. Lighthouse Keeper
04. Bye Bye Bird
05. Blues March
06. Fried Fish
07. Child of Circumstance
08. Tic Tac Toe
09. Hard Time Killin' Floor
10. Careless Love
11. You Don't Have to Go



Diana Braithwaite is a descendant of the Wellington County pioneers. With roots in Florida, Diana’s ancestor’s escaped slavery through the Underground Railroad and lived for four generations in Wellington County, the first African-Canadian pioneer settlement in Ontario.
Diana combines elements from Nina Simone, Esther Phillips, Lil Green and others to create her own unique authentic blues style. A forceful presence keeping the traditional blues sound alive in the contemporary blues scene today.

Multi-Instrumentalist Chris Whiteley was born in Kansas. Whiteley has performed on over 200 recordings with the likes of Leon Redbone and Blind John Davis, playing blues guitar, trumpet and harmonica with that authentic traditional sound. Whiteley has received the Blues with a Feeling Award, for lifetime achievement in the blues.

Diana Braithwaite and Chris Whiteley have recorded 5 previous albums together with Electro-Fi Records touring North America , UK and Europe, winning numerous awards for their songwriting and albums together.

BLUES STORIES is an exciting blend of acoustic and full band electric originals from Diana Braithwaite and Chris Whiteley whose Electro-Fi release “Deltaphonic” charted #1 on XM/Sirius Radio’s B.B. King’s Bluesville Radio chart.

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