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IZZY AND CHRIS
Booking Now For 2014 Festival Season
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 Izzy and Chris were united at an open stage in the summer of 2007. In four short years they have established themselves as one of the top acoustic blues acts in the world. Their first cd went to #17 on the Roots Music Blues Chart and received critical acclaim. They are 2 time Appalachian Blues contest winners and 2011 International Blues Competition FINALIST! Izzy and Chris have performed on main stages at numerous Blues Festivals throughout the USA and at the Himalayan Blues Festival, Nepal!
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 Festival Appearances
- Kalamazoo Blues Festival, MI
- Heritage Music Blues Festival, WV
- Floyd Fest,VA
- Common Ground Festival, MI
- Foot Hills Blues Festival, OH
- Big Bend Blues Festival, OH
- Gahana Blues and Jazz Festival, OH
- Soul Of The Blues Festival, NY
- Carnegie Blues Festival, PA
- Blues Brews and Barbeque Festival, WV
- Rhythm, Blues and All That Jazz Festival, WV
- Marietta Brewery Music Festival, OH
- Blues and Shoes Festival, WV
- Ribs Rhythm and Blues Festival, OH
- Charlie West Blues Festival, WV
- Canal Winchester Blues Festival, OH
- Traditional Acoustic Blues Festival, OH
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Himalayan Blues Festival, India/Nepal
Opened For/Performed With
Hubert Sumlin, The Nighthawks, Watermelon Slim, Buckwheat Zydeco, Buddy Guy, Keb Mo, Charlie Musslewhite, Dale Watson Johnny Winter, Indigenous , Robert Cray, Hakensaw Boys, Robin Trower, The Outlaws, Frank Marino, Eddie Money, Dick Dale, Pat Benetar and Phil Wiggins
Accolades
- 2008 Appalachian Blues Competition Winner, Charleston WV
- 2008 Competitor International Blues Challenge, Memphis TN
- 2009 United States Artists Grant Nominee
- 2010 Appalachian Blues Competition Winner
- 2011 International Blues Challenge Finalists
- Chris is an official endorser of Seydel Harmonicas
- 2013 Virginia Harmonica Festival Instructors
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Syndicates
- Blues Deluxe, USA (110 Stations worldwide)
North America
- KMST Kodiak, AK
- WOAB Dothan, AL
- KMFB Mendocino, CA
- KHEN Salida, CO
- KRZA Alamosa, CO
- WHUS Storrs, CT
- WECS Windham, CT
- WPKN Bridgeport, CT
- WCNI New London, Ct
- WUCF Orlando, FL
- WRTB Rockford, IL
- WGLT, Normal, IL
- WMEB Orono, Maine
- WEMU Ypsilanti, MI
- WCMU Mt Pleasant, MI
- WRHC Three Oaks, MI
- KMSU Mankato, MN
- WMWU Conway, NH
- WPCR Plymouth, NH
- WITR< Rochester, NY
- WGMC Rochester, NY
- WUKR, NY
- WDPS Dayton, OH
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- WQLN Erie, PA
- WYEP Pittsburgh, PA
- KRUM Eugene, Oregon
- WDUX Waupaca, TN
- WWSP Steven Point, WI
- KTEP El Paso, TX
- KURX, Austin, TX
- WITR< Rochester, NY
- WGMC Rochester, NY
- WUKR, NY
- WDPS Dayton, OH
- WQLN Erie, PA
- WYEP Pittsburgh, PA
- KRUM Eugene, Oregon
- WDUX Waupaca, TN
- WWSP Steven Point, WI
- KTEP El Paso, TX
- KURX, Austin, TX
Australia
Europe
- Teree Marine, Paris Fance
- Radio Blues Intense, France
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 This guitar-and-harmonica duo, hailing from West Virginia and western Pennsylvania, is the real thing. Live, they're so earthy they sound like scuffed-up boots on a muddy trail, and this disc captures that gritty but melodic sound well. Chris's soulful harmonica dances like a dusty rain over Izzy's guitar, Dobro, and mournful vocals. Simplicity is key in these tracks; it's a real accomplishment to achieve that while still sounding honest in a style of music that's storied and, in some quarters, set in its ways. Izzy & Chris have no need to invent anything, except for writing their songs; they tap into the fundamentals of country blues and mine that vein for all it's worth.”
John Sobel, Soul Of The Blues Promoter
“I have an old Hot Tuna album, full of old timey folk blues tracks like this. Check out who was playing in that band- you'll see that I'm comparing Izzy and Chris to some very big names. This is a great example of the genre, superbly played, sung and recorded. I love it.”
Darowyn, Blues Guitarist, UK
“Hey, yuppies, here’s a roll back to your college days. Remember when two white cats would get together on guitar and harmonica and have a chemistry that would just blow the roof off the sucker? These two cats, who came together in a chance meeting, have managed to gel in a grand way and they are keeping the train a-rollin’! Totally cool, organic stuff that’s a blast to hear and shows you never know where some great blues is coming from next.”
Chris Spector, Midwest Record
“Those two will help fill the void with the passing of John Cephas. They are as smooth as Silk!!! with a dash of FUN (on the side) “
Ramblin Bert, WHUS 91.7FM
“Okay l have to come clean, l thought here we have another Blues duo of guitar and harp. No big deal, l will give it a listen. The sound you just heard was my size 12's being extracted from my mouth as l was being treated to some of the purist no frills stripped back Blues that l have had the pleasure of hearing for a very long time. Where do l start? Do l first talk about St. Louis born Chris's amazing harp playing or do l talk about West Virginian Izzy's down the line no frills guitar? Hey maybe l just did. If you are looking for Blues as it was and can still be then this cd, "Preachin' The Blues Vol 1" is the very one you must have. The emotion is raw and pleading, tearing at you with every word then ripping into your soul with a harp that Sonny Boy would approve of. All of this is held together with a simple but sublime guitar. This is certainly one not to miss as it will make you hunger to go back and re discover the past or just appreciate that we have the talent to pay proper homage to our past masters and continue into the 21st century."
Peter Merrett is Music Manager for PBS 106.7FM in Melbourne, Australia
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Foreign Bands at Himalayan Blues Festival 2011 Nepal
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