Eric Bibb is an old smoothie. Since his debut with ’72’s Ain’t It Grand, Bibb’s flight path has been a swooping glide that has him soaring aloft with mellow, folky ruminations on the state of the world and his place […]
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Eric Bibb has built a career as Mr. Mellow with his soft-spoken, bluesy folk meanderings since his 1972 debut, Ain’t It Grand. For his latest, Ridin’, the global griot, soulful troubadour, street preacher, and mellow bluesman continues down the same […]
If Eric Bibb were any cooler, he’d have to hang out in a refrigerator. Chilled out, blissed-out, and laid back, Bibb radiates mellow like the coils of a Frigidaire, spreading clouds of cool every time he opens his mouth. But […]
Eric Bibb has finally claimed his unofficial title. For decades, fans and critics have known him as a Global Griot, a soulful troubadour projecting Sam Cooke’s mellow vocals on a worldwide web blend of folk, blues, and soul. Son of […]
Cambridge Folk Festival, one of the longest running folk festivals in the world, established in 1965, has always promoted equality and inclusion. Original founder, the late Ken Woollard, gave all artists the same billing on posters and publicity arguing that “they […]
Cambridge Folk Festival, one of the longest running folk festivals in the world, established in 1965, has always promoted equality and inclusion. The late Ken Woollard, the original founder, gave all artists the same billing on posters and publicity argued […]
This year’s festival started and finished with a tribute to Alan Surtees, founder and co-director, who sadly passed away a few months ago, having succumbed to cancer. Festival patrons John Jones (Oysterband) and Steve Knightley (Show of Hands) spoke warmly […]
Eric Bibb is back, though he was never really gone, along with a boatload of new blues. And, like John Cephas once said of him, Bibb is right on time. He has an uncanny knack for being both timely and […]
Eric Bibb, the veteran U.S. bluesman, is a migrant. He has lived in Scandinavia — currently Sweden — since the 1970s. He left America disillusioned at the time with what he says was the collapse of of the Civil Rights Movement […]
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