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| Australian Fiona Boyes Makes First Appearance in Columbus, Ohio Bear in the Chair Productions presents an evening with Australian Finger Pickin Blues Superstar Fiona Boyes. This one night engagement only will be her first ever performance in Columbus. Fiona Boyes has been nominated for 'Acoustic Album of the Year' 2009 Blues Music Awards, Memphis TN; nominated for 'Contemporary Female Blues Artist of the Year'- 2008 Blues Music Awards and 'Contemporary Blues Album of the Year' - 2007 Blues Music Awards. With the release of her debut US album, Lucky 13 Aussie blues woman Fiona Boyes has come full circle. Nominated for Contemporary Blues Album of the Year in the 2007 Blues Music Awards, the worlds premier Blues awards, Fiona is the first Australian blues artist to be so honored. Described by noted critic, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Grammy Awards adviser Jeff Tamarkin as, one of the most sizzling blues albums - by anyone - in years Lucky 13 has propelled Fiona Boyes into the international spotlight. And now, Fiona has followed up in 2008 with her 2nd nomination as Contemporary Female Blues Artist of the Year. Not surprisingly some critics consider Fiona a musical anomaly: a fair haired, hard pickin, down-home blueswoman who just happens to have lived all her life Down Under in Australia, light years from the Mississippi Delta or Chicagos South Side. As one critic observed, Fiona understands blues music as deeply as if she had been raised on Dockerys Plantation. When Fiona performed for legendary bluesman Pinetop Perkins at his induction into the Blues Hall of Fame, he said I aint heard a woman finger-pick a guitar like that since Memphis Minnie shes the best gal guitar player Ive heard in more than 35 years . Fionas achievements quickly brought her to the attention of record labels, bookers, and agents in the US. After careful consideration and reflection she signed with Memphis label, Yellow Dog Records. Fiona went into the studio in Austin,TX early in 06, along with friends and guests Bob Margolin, Marcia Ball, the Texas Horns, and Joel Guzman, along with Derek OBrien, Larry Fulcher, and Frosty Smith, and recorded Lucky 13. With Kaz Kazanoff producing and Stuart Sullivan at the desk she recorded 10 originals and 3 classic covers. The album was released in July and it has received rave reviews, ranking on top of major blues charts, including #1 on XM Satellite radio, and now has earned Fiona a 2007 Blues Music Award nomination for Best Contemporary Blues Album. So, with these growing opportunities Fiona and her husband Steve have relocated to Portland from their home in Melbourne. write your comments about the article :: © 2009 Jazz News :: home page |