A Blues pilgrimage from the Delta to the Delaware.

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Watch: David Bromberg performs two Mississippi Blues classics

June 12, 2013
Watch: David Bromberg performs two Mississippi Blues classics

Below, from our session with David Bromberg, watch him perform “Kind-Hearted Woman,” and “Wee Midnight Hours.” You can listen to the full session

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Listen to a Spotify playlist: Mississippi Blues Project, Various Artists

June 10, 2013
Listen to a Spotify playlist: Mississippi Blues Project, Various Artists

Below, listen to a Spotify playlist of Mississippi Blues artists. Listen to the first volume of the Mississippi Blues Project playlist here.

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Listen: Rory Block releases Avalon: A Tribute To Mississippi John Hurt

June 9, 2013
Rory Block photo by Sergio Kurhajec

Rory Block, who performed a concert for the Mississippi Blues Project, has released Avalon: A Tribute To Mississippi John Hurt on Stony Plain Records. The album is the fourth CD in her “Mentor Series.” Previous tribute have been to Rev. [...]

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A Visit With David Bromberg (and his guitar!) by Jonny Meister

June 6, 2013
A Visit With David Bromberg (and his guitar!) by Jonny Meister

Listen to this special Mississippi Blues Project session with David Bromberg here. David Bromberg dropped by the studios at WXPN in Philadelphia in April to talk about, and play, Mississippi Blues. Bromberg cited the influences of players such as Muddy [...]

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Listen to Super Chikan and the Fighting Cocks live in concert

May 21, 2013
Listen to Super Chikan and the Fighting Cocks live in concert

Award winning Blues guitarist and singer Super Chikan and the Fighting Cocks made the trip from his home in Clarksdale, Mississippi to Philadelphia last Thursday, May 16 in a double header Mississippi Blues Project concert as part of WXPN’s Non-COMMvention [...]

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Listen to the Homemade Jamz Blues Band live in concert

May 21, 2013
Photo by Mike Lynch www.mikelynchphoto.com

Last Thursday during XPN’s Non-COMMvention, the Tupelo, Mississippi brothers and sister trio, the Homemade Jamz Blues Band, performed in concert with Super Chikan for the final Mississippi Blues Porject concert series. The band performed songs from its new album, Mississippi [...]

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