for any blues fans here, i was in the presence of greatness last night

my interest in photography has been very good at working with my interest in live music, especially blues.

last night i had the privilege of seeing the great Buddy Whittington. Buddy is formerly a member of John mayalls bluesbreakers, as have guitarists such as Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Walter Trout, Carlos Montoya and Otis Grand amongst others. virtually every guitarist who has been nurtured by John Mayall have gone on to greatness, but Mayall is actually quoted as saying that Buddy is the best guitarist to be a bluesbreaker which is a true accolade.

luckily for about 100 of us, Buddys original gig had been cancelled so the trio were looking for somewhere to play and a friend of mine and promoter jumped at the chance of having him play.

to say that the performance was stellar is really an understatement, Buddy plays the blues like he was born to do it, which of course he probably was coming from Texas.

if you've never heard of him, get onto youtube and have a listen although his cd's dont compare to a live performance.

Another friend is writing a review of the gig for Blues in Britain magazine so next month could well be my first published pictures.

Heres just a few of the many i took.

enjoy, 'cos i did

Graham

re: fans

By: DRMW : April 27th, 2014-13:46

It's always incredible to listen to bands that sound better live than their cd's. I used to work at a place that had treated a lot of musicians. They would often drop off their cd's and we got to listen to a lot of their stuff. Many of the Jazz performers...

there are a lot better...

By: G99 : April 27th, 2014-14:03

there are a lot better pics i just picked a few to post here. you can see all the others on my facebook page G99photography(am i allowed to advertise a free service?). it was very difficult as it was in a village hall, the lighting was awkward and i dont ...

i'll be honest Doc, i've...

By: G99 : April 27th, 2014-14:09

i'll be honest Doc, i've just looked at them again on my laptop and i see few signs of blur. there is some noise due to the iso, but very little blur. then again i do wear varifocal glasses :) G

re: honest

By: DRMW : April 27th, 2014-14:18

It might be the focus points. For example the last pic seemed it was on the microphone. How is your autofocus set? Indoor and low light is always a fun challenge! -MW

i always set it at...

By: G99 : April 27th, 2014-15:08

i always set it at single point centre focus and use back button focusing, but in that lighting who knows what the sensor is doing. G

His erstwhile bandmate would've been . . .

By: Dr No : April 27th, 2014-17:20

. . . Coco Montoya, Graham. Caught his act last year at the Coach House . . . . . . and yes, at this very show.

thanks again Art, brain freeze...

By: G99 : April 28th, 2014-00:19

thanks again Art, brain freeze after a busy weekend. lesson 1 check facts before typing :) the pic for Blues in britain magazine has been chosen so will be getting picture frame ready for next months edition. its a big deal for me to get a pic published e...

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