Eric Bibb - Live at the Scala Theatre [CD]

STONY PLAIN

£12.22

Cat. no: SPCD1487
Format: CD
Barcode: 772532148726
Release Date: 05 Apr 2024
Genre: Blues

Live at The Scala Theatre is the latest recording from blues troubadour Eric Bibb, which follows 2023's Grammy nominated album, Ridin'

Performed and recorded in front of a live audience at Stockholm's Scala Theatre on September 30, 2022, the atmosphere captured in these recordings is electric.

With a career now spanning fve decades, three Grammy nominations, a multitude of Blues Foundation awards and countless more accolades, Eric Bibb has secured his legacy as a legendary fgure in the blues and roots genre.

'Live at The Scala Theatre' contains a selection of songs cherry-picked from Bibb's history, infused with the folk and blues tradition with contemporary sensibilities. The performance features an all- star lineup of musicians including Eric's longtime collaborator, MD and producer Glen Scott on bass, keys, drums and backing vocals, Olle Linder on drums and acoustic bass, Johan Lindstrom on pedal steel and electric guitar, Christer Lyssarides on electric guitar and mandola, Esbjorn Hazelius on fddle and cittern, Greger Andersson on harp, Lamine Cissokho on kora and vocals, special guest vocalists Sarah Dawn Finer, Rennie Mirro and Ulrika Bibb, as well as string arrangements by Erik Arvinder and David Davidson, performed by Hanna Helgegren and Sarah Cross on violins, Christopher Ohman on viola and Josef Ahlin on cello.

As Eric refects on his musical journey, gratitude pervades. Evolution is evident in his voice and guitar playing, with his words grounded in truth and fostering a vision of unity in a world flled with divisive rhetoric. Eric Bibb is more than a blues troubadour - he is a storyteller and philosopher. His legacy is not just in the notes he plays or the stages he graces but in the questions he poses and the hope he instills.

Advertising internationally in roots, blues, folk and americana media International touring through 2024 includes Australia, Europe/UK, North America Radio:
Bishop FM, Dublin City FM, Swindon 105.5, Severn FM

CD Tracks: Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad / Silver Spoon / Along the Way / Bring Me Little Water, Sylvie / Things Is 'Bout Comin' My Way / Rosewood / Whole
World's Got the Blues / River Blues / 500 Miles / Mole In The Ground