Orkney Blues Festival Photos

It's taken a wee while, but here are some of the edited highlights of our trip to Orkney. Everyone we met in Stromness was so welcoming, I'm sure we will return some day.

Thunder in the Glens 2009

Here are some photos courtesy of Jake the Singing Biker!

Dundee Blues Bonanza 2009 - Thanks

The Load In

Thanks to all who came to our Dundee Blues Bonanaza gig last night in Fat Sams. It was a great venue for us and hopefully we rose to the occasion. We're now taking a few weeks off to prepare for the various festivals/rallies scheduled for August/September. Thanks to Steve for the onstage photos.

See http://www.myspace.com/wangdangdelta for details.

The Load Out

The End!

Delta Road reviewed in ""Blues Matters"

The November 08/January 09 edition of award winning specialist blues magazine Blues Matters has a review of the second Wang Dang Delta CD "Delta Road (The Blues Foundation, in Memphis, awarded Blues Matters the Keeping the Blues Alive (KBA) Award for 2007, in the Print Media category).

Cracking stuff and as the magazine is clearly a beacon of good taste who have described us as "one of the more original bands on the UK scene" we are happy to commend this magazine to you.

it is 164 pages of sheer blues from cover to cover - all in colour!

The link is http://www.bluesmatters.com/ if you want to investigate further.

Blues at the 'green

Wang Dang's illustrious guitarist Pete Caban has been packing them in at a regular come-all-ye blues session at the Pitcairngreen Inn, just outside Perth. There have been 4 so far and some of the sounds have been awesome.

To whet the appetite until you can manage along to one of the sessions here are some photos.

Thunder in the Glens Rally - Aviemore

Had a real blast at the annual Thunder in the Glens Rally in Aviemore last weekend. The event was attended by around 2000 folks and this was the first time they had run a couple of satellite venues on the rally site - one blues venue and one country venue.

We shared the blues stage with local heroes "Big Bob's Blues Band" (pictured right) who brought the house down with their stomping blues classics.

The Humble Hobos (pictured left) put in two great shifts in the country venue.

Aviemore itself was jumping! The Cairngorm Hotel had two full days of music open-air and it was good to see the inimitable Gilly (pictured right) strut his stuff. The Black Isle Rock Orchestra (BIRO) also put on a blistering show.

Remember that blurred is an attitude! Fuzzy IS the new sharp! Wang Dangography is an undiscovered artform and yes, our drummer really is that small!

Delta Road - Review

The following link takes you to the review by Andrew Welsh published in the PA on 29th July.

The review says that the band "prove themselves to be a sophisticated proposition" and that the CD makes for " perfect late-night listening"

Read the whole review by clicking on the link.

http://www.perthshireadvertiser.co.uk/entertainment-perthshire/gigs-music-perthshire/2008/07/29/album-review-wang-dang-delta-delta-road-73103-21419966/

"CLASSY sounds prevail on the second album from Perth’s own Wang Dang Delta.

Anyone not familiar with the Fair City six-piece’s output is in for a pleasant surprise on hearing Delta Road.

Putting the band's somewhat wacky name to one side, the Wangs prove themselves to be a sophisticated proposition with the emphasis on soul as much as their oft-repeated devotion to all things blues.

Silky smooth album opener Well Runs Dry recalls Average White Band and Steely Dan, and sets the tone for what follows. With lead guitarist Pete Caban setting a carefully controlled pace with some finely honed melodies and solos, the band touch on funk and jazz in an enjoyable set that makes for perfect late-night listening. Vocalist and main songwriter Ian McLaren impresses with his refined croon, while Pete Nicol (bass), Pim Pirnie (drums) and Alan Sutherland (keyboards) can all be heard playing effective parts in a crystal clear production job developed at Dunkeld’s Butterstone Studio last winter.

Key to the Wangs' fluid style, and the real revelation on here, is harmonica player Jim Harcus, whose work brings an inventive and lively edge throughout the laid back proceedings.

The 11-track album will appeal to fans of most musical genres and is sure to boost WDD's prospects of making a commercial breakthrough."