Katie Bradley - She's Ready

Year: 2012
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:50
Size: 91,8 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Scans: Full

1. I'm Ready (4:02)
2. Be Careful With My Baby (6:39)
3. I Don't Believe (4:06)
4. I Hear The River (5:32)
5. Put The Shoe On The Other Foot (6:47)
6. Let The Good Times Roll (3:16)
7. Hound Dog (3:42)
8. Damn Your Eyes (5:43)

This is an album that is alive with pure joy of excellent blues music that truly reflects the live recording of Katie Bradley's "She's Ready". This is a debut CD of 8 tracks that take you on a roller-coaster of highs and lows, combining a mix of clever re-arrangements so that they fit into Katie’s style and self-penned tracks. Katie fronts the band, showcasing her strong melodic vocals and playing blues harp, the rest of the band are not mere background to her voice but a quartet of top-drawer musicians - Paul Jobson (keyboard, vocals), Sam Kelly (drums), Joe Sam (bass), and virtuoso guitarist Dudley Ross which all bring something special to the tracks.

The self-penned "I Hear The River" is gorgeous with beautiful lyrics articulated by Katie’s soulful vocals that sends shivers down your spine, and it is not surprising that this has been nominated for The Kevin Thorpe Memorial Prize by Blues on The Marsh internet radio programme. This CD is receiving lots of airplay which is no surprise with tracks like "Damn Your Eyes" and an interesting arrangement of "Hound Dog", and will assure that Katie is definitely ready to have a successful future and should be gracing festivals and venues all over the country, as she delivers songs with a range of emotions from up-beat through to mellow blues. She never overpowers the lyrics but delivers with a clarity and delicate touch that tugs straight at your heartstrings.

She's Ready mc
She's Ready zippy

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Katie Bradley & Chris Corcoran - C'est La Vie

Size: 189 MB
Time: 33:35
File: FLAC
Released: 2017
Styles: Electric/Acoustic Blues
Art: Front

01. Sliding On Ice (3:18)
02. C'est La Vie (3:29)
03. Snap (3:32)
04. Muse (3:38)
05. Hot Rain (3:05)
06. Corky Cuts One (2:17)
07. Take Me Back (3:01)
08. One More Day (4:32)
09. Baby In The Corner (2:34)
10. Use Me Right (4:04)

C’est la vie is an album written by Katie Bradley, Chris Corcoran and Jamie Lawrence. Katie and Chris have been playing on and off together for many years as great friends, but just recently over the last 4 years decided to team up and play many more shows together. On car journeys they often played with the idea of taking their highly honed live sound and pour it into an originals album but the two are very much in demand and the opportunity didn’t arise. Luckily in the summer of 2016 they made determined moves to make it happen

Chris Corcoran and double bassist Jamie Lawrence worked together creating compositions with Katie as lyricist. This album draws on personal experience throughout and there is a dedication to a family member throughout the gospel song ‘One More Day’ a song of hope. This album draws on personal philosophies and conclusions, not least title track ‘C’est la vie’ (such is life).
The album includes guest artists such as celebrated pianist Paul Jobson who was let loose in a sweet shop of pianos: Grand, Fender Rhodes, Hammond C3. Katie had wanted to invite Paul Jobson to play as she couldn’t wait to hear how he would gel with the Chris Corcoran’s grooves and the result was very rewarding. Nigel Feist plays harmonica on two very different tracks ‘Baby in the Corner’ and ‘Use me right’ adding extra colour and feel. Paul Elliott (Jettricks, Hot border special) brings something special too, with percussion that compliments the 1970’s funk fused track ‘Hot rain’

The album was recorded by Mike Thorne at Rimshot Studios in Kent which is gaining momentum as an award winning studio and production. Mike Thorne can be heard on drums as well top notch studio wizardry such as Recordist using sympathetic techniques and mic’s to capture the authentic sounds inspired by musicians love of Sun and Stax studios.

C'est La Vie

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