About: Eddie Martin
With 12 rave-reviewed CD releases and
constant globe-trotting since turning professional in 1995, London-born Martin
has been called "The Ambassador of British Blues". As adept on
acoustic instruments as electric, and as a soloist or band leader, he ranks
amongst the most successfully versatile bluesmen in the world.
Nominated best UK Blues Guitarist, Best
Harmonica Player, Best Band, Best Acoustic Artist and Best Blues CD release
many times, his songs have made it onto TV and film soundtracks and to the song
stable of Alligator Records. He has been broadcast live on international radio
and TV with 3 sessions for BBC Radio 2, including at the famous Maida Vale
Studios.
He is now touring internationally with Trio
and Big Band to promote his new rave-reviewed cd "Looking Forward Looking
Back" ("this album is special" Blues and Soul
"Excellent" Blues News) featuring Pee Wee Ellis (ex James Brown) and
the Little Big Horns (ex Mick Jagger), and as a one man band to promote his
11th cd release "Folk and Blues", ("Superb" fROOTS,
Brilliant" GUITARIST, "masterpiece" by Blues in Britain).
There is no doubt that Martin's quarter
century career of recording and performing has established his reputation as
one of the most exciting and accomplished Blues Men alive today. He has
invested most of his life in studying and contributing to the blues legacy. The
impressive fruits of his considerable labors are plain to see – and hear - for
those interested, but his determination to remain his own master, releasing his
work only on his own label (Blueblood Records) may have kept his name below the
radar for many.
Martin honed his skills touring the US, and
lived for a while in Texas. Following his first acclaimed USA tour he was
befriended by the Dallas/Fort Worth Blues community and toured and recorded
with the "Texas Blues Kings" formerly with Smokin’ Joe Kubek. Cutting
his playing teeth on the "chitlin circuit" he has had one-man band
residencies on Beale St in Memphis and in the Jook Joints of Clarksdale,
Mississippi.
As well as being recognized as a leading
acoustic and electric guitarist he was also lauded as an Innovator for his
rack-harmonica skills by the World Harmonica Festival in Germany where he
performed solo, held a Master-class and judged the World Blues Harmonica
Competition.
He continues to record live and studio sessions for National Radio program’s (BBC Radio 2 in the UK) of his own music. He has also been in demand as a guest session player, for example he played National Steel Slide guitar on the WC Handy Award-nominated “Blues and Beyond” cd by Dick Heckstall-Smith. (A founder member of John Mayalls’ "Blues Incorporated", Dick Heckstall-Smith described Eddie as “the hottest blues musician to come out of Britain since the 60s”). He has also been a guest harmonica player on live shows with the-late Honeyboy Edwards, Guy Davis and Larry Johnson.
His live performances have always attracted accolades, for example. "The stuff of legend" said Guitarist Magazine last year, "a live act not to be missed" said Blues Revue USA.
His acoustic style has developed into a percussive blend of traditional blues slide and fingerpicking styles. These he combines with rack harmonica playing and foot percussion in the style of the one-man-blues bands such as Duster Bennett, Joe Hill Louis and Dr Ross and is considered “the leading one man band in the UK” by the European Blues Association.
His Electric and Slide guitar-playing has seen his cd work commended by the Guitar Press all over, receiving "excellent" tags from "Guitar" "Guitarist" in the UK, “Vintage Guitar USA”, and "Guitar and Bass" in Germany.
A master songwriter, acoustic and electric guitarist, harmonica player and powerful singer, Eddie Martin has been described as "the most remarkable blues man of his generation" by Blues in Britain.
The biggest circulation blues magazine in the world, Blues Revue, concurred: “One of the UK’s best, whether solo/acoustic or loud/electric, he’s a master of both…years of experience separate him from pretenders. An exceptional guitarist he’s also been gifted with a most expressive blues voice. His greatest skill, however is his slide-playing. Add to that standalone harp skills and Mr. Martin’s ability to coin a phrase and build a song, distinguishes him from others. Songs like the haunting “Kind Lady Moon” underline his storyteller abilities…completing the spell with his guitar mastery.”
He continues to record live and studio sessions for National Radio program’s (BBC Radio 2 in the UK) of his own music. He has also been in demand as a guest session player, for example he played National Steel Slide guitar on the WC Handy Award-nominated “Blues and Beyond” cd by Dick Heckstall-Smith. (A founder member of John Mayalls’ "Blues Incorporated", Dick Heckstall-Smith described Eddie as “the hottest blues musician to come out of Britain since the 60s”). He has also been a guest harmonica player on live shows with the-late Honeyboy Edwards, Guy Davis and Larry Johnson.
His live performances have always attracted accolades, for example. "The stuff of legend" said Guitarist Magazine last year, "a live act not to be missed" said Blues Revue USA.
His acoustic style has developed into a percussive blend of traditional blues slide and fingerpicking styles. These he combines with rack harmonica playing and foot percussion in the style of the one-man-blues bands such as Duster Bennett, Joe Hill Louis and Dr Ross and is considered “the leading one man band in the UK” by the European Blues Association.
His Electric and Slide guitar-playing has seen his cd work commended by the Guitar Press all over, receiving "excellent" tags from "Guitar" "Guitarist" in the UK, “Vintage Guitar USA”, and "Guitar and Bass" in Germany.
A master songwriter, acoustic and electric guitarist, harmonica player and powerful singer, Eddie Martin has been described as "the most remarkable blues man of his generation" by Blues in Britain.
The biggest circulation blues magazine in the world, Blues Revue, concurred: “One of the UK’s best, whether solo/acoustic or loud/electric, he’s a master of both…years of experience separate him from pretenders. An exceptional guitarist he’s also been gifted with a most expressive blues voice. His greatest skill, however is his slide-playing. Add to that standalone harp skills and Mr. Martin’s ability to coin a phrase and build a song, distinguishes him from others. Songs like the haunting “Kind Lady Moon” underline his storyteller abilities…completing the spell with his guitar mastery.”
Contact: info@eddiemartin.com
Eddie Martin – Official Website
http://www.eddiemartin.com/Eddie Martin - ReverbNation
http://www.reverbnation.com/eddiemartin
Eddie Martin - MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/eddiemartinblues
Eddie Martin – Sonic Bids
http://www.sonicbids.com/2/EPK/?epk_id=20912
Eddie Martin – Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Eddie-Martin/174950063099
Eddie Martin - Twitter
https://twitter.com/BluesEddiem
Eddie Martin – World United Music
http://worldunitedmusic.blogspot.ca/2011/04/eddie-martin.html
Videos!
Eddie Martin - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/blueseddie
Buy Music!
Eddie Martin – Official Store
http://www.bluebloodrecords.com/shop.htm
Eddie Martin - iTunes
https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/eddie-martin/id136063192
Eddie Martin - Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_m?url=search-alias%3Dpopular&field-keywords=eddie+martin
Eddie Martin - Rhapsody
http://www.rhapsody.com/#artist/eddie-martin/albums?&_suid=1362054498338044476208823109864
Eddie Martin - eMusic
http://www.emusic.com/album/eddie-martin-band/live-in-the-usa/11719607/#!/artist/eddie-martin-band/12510515/
Eddie Martin – Last FM
http://www.last.fm/music/Eddie+Martin
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