The Blake - Plowman Blues Revue
Whiskey River (formerly Baton Rouge)
The Blake-Plowman Blues Revue
(sadly, are no more)
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The Blake-Plowman Blues Revue were dedicated to producing the sound of classic blues and R'nB. The band was put together in September 2001 and stopped gigging around 2005. The combined talents of Dave Plowman and Ted Bunting on Stratocaster and Tenor Sax respectively helped to give the band its monster sound. This, coupled with the exquisite keyboard skills of the incomparable Ed Thomas and the driving solidity of the rhythm section, were all good reasons to get out and see them! They did a cracking gig at Montgomery Town Hall to a small but very appreciative audience and the whole affair was recorded by engineer Matt Donaldson onto minidisc. Here are a few tracks, recorded live at that gig, that show the instrumental power of the band. Please note that these are not studio quality recordings!!:
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Stormy Monday Blues (live) Baby What You Want Me To Do (live)
Down The Road Apiece (live) The Thrill Is Gone (live)
The Blake Plowman Blues Revue was:
Martin Blake - Vocals & Second Guitar
Dave Plowman - Lead Guitar
Ed Thomas - Keyboards & Backing Vocals
Pedro Brown - Drums
Fred Whitefoot- Bass Guitar
Ted Bunting - Saxophones
And let's not forget the illustrious roadies, Boggy
& Joe !!
Boggy, (below) with a proper pint, having just taken back the undrinkable pint of 'coriander beer' that he bought at one of the gigs. A very scary experience, the coriander beer. Not to be repeated!!
