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The spirit of Yank Rachell lives on in Bert Deivert...  -  Dave Peabody,  Folk Roots, UK

NEWS:

I was in the US in June playing gigs with Bill Abel , Cadillac John Nolden, and T-Model Ford, and doing a gig with Stan Street at the Hambone Gallery in Clarksdale. Bill, John and T-Model Ford came over to join me for gigs at the Åmål Blues Festival and the Göteborg Blues Party in July.

For looking at some of the pictures from the tour, check out this link if you are on Facebook Åmål Blues with T-Model. Cadillac John, and Bill Abel

Recently returned from gigs in and Germany over the past couple of months. I played with the great ragtime and blues guitarist in Bavaria, Willie Salomon, and we helped each other out on some recordings for our respective upcoming cds.

I was recently at the GRAND BLUES festival in Lahti, Finland, and had a great time doing the gig with Brian Kramer, since my brother-in-arms, Janne Zander couldn’t make the gig. Brian is an American living in Stockholm and has played and recorded with lots of great musicians here and in the US.  Someone put up a youtube clip up of us doing Special Agent, by Sleepy John Estes there. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrRFOlMPDzs

I was in Bangkok in Nov. to do some gigs and jams at ADHERE 13 Blues Club in Bangkok on Than Samsen near Khao San Road. It is a wonderful jam place and warm and friendly with a mix of local Thai musicians and artists and expats from all over the world that live in Bangkok. The house band, Banglumpoo Band with stellar guitarist Pong, released their new cd in November. I am happy to be a part of the recording. We recorded at the SEXY PINK STUDIO, state of the art place, and had a great time. The duo track, NONGHARN BLUES, that Pong and I recorded was given the Chad Luek award as the best instrumental of 2009! Cool. The trophy is at the blues club!         

Janne and I did 2 gigs and a blues mandolin workshop at the Ashburton Blues Festival in Devon, UK.  last summer. It was a wonderful place and fantastic people. There are some pics and a slideshow up on Flicker if you want to check it out.

I recently helped young Swedish blues guitar and piano protegé Fredrick Karlsson to record some acoustic slide guitar in my studio for the new Memphis Gold record that just came out Gator Gon' Bitechu!- (Stackhouse Records, USA). I talked to Memphis Gold and sent him some blues mando licks, so he used it too on Catfish Creeper. Check out Memphis Gold's website and music. Great musician and wonderful guy!


OK FOLKS! for all you mandolin blues lovers, the James “Yank” Rachell Tribute CD is out! It includes a number of various artists paying tribute to their inspiration and for some personal mentor. I have one track on the cd, and some of the other artists included are: Rich DelGrosso, John Sebastian, David Grisman, Peter Rowan, Jim Richter, Andra Faye, Sheena Rachell, and Mike Butler.  Yanksville Records, Indianapolis, USA Buy it and help Yank's surviving family. All profits go to them.