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On September 11 Eric Bibb's first live CD ever will hit the streets titled An Evening With Eric Bibb (MC-0059). Eric fuses blues and folk to make a sound
all his own. The 14 song recording features delicious covers as well as Eric's own songs. ,
Eric was born In New York into a musical family. Eric's father, Leon Bibb, was a
trained singer who sang in musical theatre and made a name for himself as part of the 1960's New York folk scene. His uncle was the world famous Jazz pianist
and composer John Lewis, of the Modern Jazz Quartet. Family friends included Pete Seeger, Odetta and actor/singer/activist Paul Robeson, Eric's godfather.
Eric has appeared on major TV and radio shows including Later with Jools Holland and The Late Late Show. Eric and his band have played at most of the world's major festivals including
Glastonbury (twice) and the Cambridge Folk Festival in the UK. He joined Robert Cray on two U.S. tour stints in
2001 and 2002 and opened for Ray Charles in the summer of 2002. Since the beginning of 2006 Eric has toured
Australia, the USA from Montana down to New Mexico, Canada, and through much of Europe. He will undertake his biggest ever UK tour in October/November.
Eric's talent for both performing and songwriting has been recognized with a Grammy Nomination (for Shakin' a Tailfeather) and 4 W.C.Handy nominations (for the albums Spirit and the Blues, Home To Me and A Ship Called
Love; for 'Kokomo' as Best Acoustic Blues Song of the Year, and for Best Acoustic Blues Artist of the Year). His
songs have featured on TV shows such as BBC TV's 'Eastenders' and "Casualty", and "The District" in the USA.
Eric's version of "I Heard the Angels Singin'" was included in the feature film "The Burial Society" and Eric appears
on Jools Holland's double platinum-selling album "Small World, Big Band", singing his own composition "All That You Are".
"Bibb is just about stunning." Los Angeles Times
Eric On Tour
Thu 09/06/07 Yellow Springs, OH Antioch College
Fri 09/07/07 Columbus, OH Midwest Arts Conf.
Sat 09/08/-09/10 Remus, MI Wheatland Festival
Wed 09/12/07 Newport, KY Southgate House
Fri 09/14/07 Chattanooga, TN Miller Plaza
Sun 09/16/07 Cary, NC Sertoma Amphitheatre
Sat 09/22/07 Santa Cruz, CA Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Sun 09/23/07 Chico, CA World Music Festival
Thu 09/27/07 Vancouver, BC Four Seasons Hotel
Fri 09/28/07 Mount Vernon, WA Lincoln Theatre
Sat 09/29/07 San Francisco, CA San Francisco Blues Festival
Sat 10/06/07 Anchorage, AK Snowgoose Restaurant
Sun 10/07/07 Palmer, AK Vagabond Blues
Sat 10/13- 10/20 San Diego, CA Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise
 On Sept. 25 look for New Orleans sensation Anders Osborne's first studio recording in over five years. On Coming Down
(MC-0060) Ander's sings about his two great loves, his wife and New Orleans.
Anders Osborne was born in 1966 in Uddevalla, Sweden. Anders left home at age
sixteen and hitchhiked south. He spent the years that followed working odd jobs and playing music throughout Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, Asia, then
across the U.S. and eventually ending up in Louisiana in 1985. New Orleans was a perfect match for Osborne, with its mixture of Afro/Euro culture, vibrant lifestyle and
welcoming attitude, the city was reminiscent of the stories told by his grandfather, a life-long sailor and resident of New Orleans during the twenties, thirties, and forties.
Anders remembers his grandfather's stories of travelers, seekers, and eccentric people from all around the world meeting up in the colorful port towns like New Orleans.
Anders and his band toured the country hard during these years and in 1995, he was signed to Okeh Records, which had just been revived by Sony's Michael Caplan. For Okeh, Anders cut Which Way to Here. The record
received rave reviews world wide and became Osborne's first commercial break with two top-five singles on the
national charts, "Favorite Son" and "Pleasin' You." Both were featured in several Hollywood movies, and the latter
was later recorded by Johnny Lang. Anders also recorded a second CD for Sony's Okeh label, called New Madrid.
These recordings were never released, though they toured the U.S. extensively behind the Okeh record. One of these live performances was captured on the record - Live at Tipitina's, released in 1998.
Since 1994, Anders has been working as a professional songwriter in Nashville, first for Polygram and now for
Universal. He spends a couple of weeks there each month, writing and producing for/with other artists. His song,
"Watch the Wind Blow By," was recorded by country music star Tim McGraw, hitting No. 1 on the country charts for
2 weeks and selling over 3 million albums. Osborne's songs have been recorded by artists like Keb' Mo', Tab Benoit
, Double Trouble, Dr John, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux and many others who have garnered Anders' Grammy Awards for songwriting and producing.
Anders On Tour:
Sep 13 2007 Lafayette Square Concert Buffalo, New York
Sep 20 2007 Doug Fir Portland, Oregon
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