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Kenny Parker Band’s Hellfire is a Winner!

Hellfire – Kenny Parker Band – A New Favorite

One of my favorite blues albums over the last several months has been Hellfire from Kenny Parker, using it as the soundtrack for a couple of runs. Additionally three of the tracks, “Dance with Me”, “Hellfire” and “Bye, Bye Baby” are on my most recent Dance-Cardio workout playlist.

I must say that when I first spotted Hellfire on the Roots Music Blues charts, I had never heard of him. Now if I had been a blues fan in Detroit in The late 70s or 90s I probably would know Kenny because that was where he learned his craft. First playing with Mr Bo ( Bo Louis Collins) and the Butler Twins. It was while he was touring Europe with those twins that JSP founder John Stedman signed Kenny to a record deal. Raise the Dead was the album that resulted from this deal. It was released in 1994. Now 25 years later Hellfire is his sophomore release. And it’s been worth the wait! read more

My Fastest Training 5K-Music by Bryce Janey

Tuesday night before bed I checked what kind of temperatures to expect yesterday morning. The temperatures were predicted to be in the mid-30s, which is perfectly acceptable, to this weather runner! My temperature law is that anything below 30 is just a little too cold! Anyway, I was thinking about adding some distance to my 5K run and running four miles.

I actually did a little work around the house before my run, so I decided to stay with my 5K run.

When I was contemplating my run I want to map the route before hitting the road. I previously would use WalkJogRun to create routes. However last time I tried to use the site I discovered it had stopped working. I had downloaded Map My Fitness, but I have never used it on a run. Anyway, I discovered you can map routes with it. So I checked the route I thought about running and the route would be 4 miles. But as you know I decided it’s to run the 3.1 miles instead. read more

Voodoo In the Shadows – Fiona Boyes

Voodoo in the Shadows – Cajun Blues from Australia

I may not have known about blues artist Fiona Boyes., until the last few years, but the Blues music world certainly did! Consequently, Fiona is Australia’s most celebrated and successful blues artist. Here are a few of the latest awards…..

Professin’ the Blues, received the 2017 Acoustic Album of the Year award from Blues Blast Magazine

The Blues Foundation in Memphis has honored her with 6 Blues Music Award nominations, including Acoustic Album of the Year and Best Acoustic Artist in 2017.

In 2003, she won their International Blues Challenge, representing the Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society.

The Run – 3.13 Miles

So today was my first run since Thursday the 25th of last month. I took off last week because of a head cold with lots of nasal congestion. Anyway the run was pretty good except for a little heart rate scare that slowed me down.

I completed the first mile in 10:50 and was running fairly comfortably. My HR was around 145-147 beats per minute (bpm). The rate dropped a little over the next half-mile and didn’t hit 147 until I got to the top of a short hill near the 1.75 mile mark. I did a quick check of my HR a few minutes later and it said 183? I didn’t feel bad so I thought it was just a fluke from the Fitbit. As I passed the 2 mile mark it was still rising 200 then 202 I slowed down but still felt ok. When it went over 210 I though I better stop and make sure everything was OK. When I stopped and started to walk I pushed up the sleeve covering my Fitbit and discovered that the reading had switched from heart rate to miles. So it was 2.16 miles instead of 216 bpm! I was one hand relived and one the other I felt really stupid!! Anyway after I had walked a few feet my HR was really 126 bpm. I started again and finished the run throughout the last mile my HR was between 142-147 bpm like it had been through the first part of the run. Here are the splits: Mile 1- 10:50 Mile 2- 11:20 Mile 3- 11:26 Mile 0.13 9:37 So overall it was a good return!

The Soundtrack – Peace, Love and Loud Guitars – Anthony Gomes

The soundtrack for the run was Peace,Love & Loud Guitars the new album from blues artist Anthony Gomes. From Wikipedia:

Anthony Gomes is a Canadian blues and blues rock guitarist and singer. He was born to a Portuguese father and a French-Canadian mother. After his 1998 debut album release Blues in Technicolor, he began touring the United States and Canada and he has since recorded eight more albums. Read More: Wikipedia

I knew throughout the first 1.5 to 1.75 miles that I was running comfortably because never lost contact with the music. Here’s a little about the album From Gones’ Website…..

Peace, Love & Loud Guitars, is the culmination of a life spent honoring blues traditions while never losing sight of his own identity. He is that rare artist able to take the Zen simplicity of blues music, fuse it with the rush of rock and roll, and write memorable new songs that exist somewhere between creative geniuses Willie Dixon and Billy Gibbons. He stands his ground as a creative artist, not a derivative history lesson, and is eager to push the blues back into the mainstream.

“White Trash Princess”, “Nasty Good” and “Whiskey Made Me Do It” are three of the songs that I remember listening to. Any question about the topics?? Two other songs mention blues greats. “Come Down” is a plea for B.B,King to come down from heaven. While the other tells the story of Robert Johnson “Stealin’ from the Devil” All in all it’s a Great Blues album. So Check it out!

Links for the Further Exploration of the Blues of Anthony Gomes….. read more

Santa Fe Trail – New Native American Flute from Douglas Blue Feather

Hey All! I will try to post later in the day the list of the 13 albums that I will be trying to listen to this week. I made the list from my Release Radar on Spotify. The list has a lot of new albums from musicians I like, so I can’t wait to listen to them.

First New Music from Douglas Blue Feather

This morning though I decided that the first album I was going to listen was going to be Santa Fe Trail. The latest release from Native American flute player Douglas Blue Feather and guitarist Danny Voris From Blue Feather’s website…. read more

New CDs From the Princeton Record Exchange – Yeah!

While we were raising four kids my wife and I rarely spent money on ourselves. So when it came time that two oldest boys started to buy CDs, I was thrilled when we found Tunes Used CD store in Marlton,N.J. At the time they had bins and bins of cheap used CDs. Thanks to the fact that my taste was slightly different than their typical clientele my CD collection skyrocketed. I found albums from a ton of Americana artists that I couldn’t find anywhere else, at prices I could afford!! Texas music artists like: Ray Wylie Hubbard, Jack Ingram and Pat Green along with Americana musicians like Jack Williams and Chris Knight. read more

Steve Krase Band – Just Waitin’ – Gets A Body Moving!!

Just Waitin’ – Steve Krase Band

Over the last few years one of my favorite blues harmonica players has been Steve Krase. So the other day when I saw his latest release Just Waitin’ on Spotify I knew it would be going into my music rotation. The other morning I decided that it would be the soundtrack for my morning walk.

“Settin’ the Woods on Fire” opened the album and started my walk off on the right foot. The only problem was the song sounded a lot more rockabilly than bluesy! Not that it was a problem because Krase handled the song just fine!! And the rockin’ music got me started in a good mood! It set the tone for the songs that followed, note necessarily the blues but just flat-out good music. read more

Peaceful Being by Richard Noll leads to Being a Peaceful Being

Over the last month Peaceful Being the debut album from Richard Noll has been he soundtrack for many of my morning yoga routines and meditations. Overall, it has become one of my favorite albums. And listening to it has led to some of the most relaxing and calming meditations I have ever had.

About Richard Noll’s Music

Richard Noll is one of the few recording artists who plays primarily recorder and he is amazing! On Peaceful Being he plays both tenor and alto recorders. He also plays an electronic wind instrument, the EWI 4000s. But he doesn’t stop there. He also plays electronic keyboards. He uses the keyboards to create piano, percussion gamelan-like tones and other instrumental sounds. read more

My Yoga and Walking Challenges Lead to a Month of Runs…

A few weeks after I started my 21-day Yoga Challenge I realize that wanted to add some more to my exercise regime. I thought back and remembered how I started to gain weight, when I stopped babysitting Oliver two plus years ago. While I was babysitting I would take him for two or three 30 minute walks during the day.

Once those walks stopped on came the weight! Anyway I thought even though you won’t be pushing a stroller you can walk twice a day numb nuts! So I created the 30-day Oliver Walking Challenge. The aim of the challenge was to use walking to help me get back into shape with the idea that I would then be able to start and run again. read more

The High Cost of Low Living a Great Soundtrack for a Slow Run!

The Run – (if you can call it that)

Yesterday afternoon I looked at my Fitbit totals for the day and saw that I only had recorded 2,200 steps. Now I had proof that I had sat around all day!. So my thoughts maybe I’ll run became I have to run today if want to get to 10,000 steps!

As I prepared to run, I decided that the plan was to run. a minimum of two miles or a maximum of 30 minutes. My main focus during the run was not how fast I was running but keeping my heart rate below 150 beats per minute (bpm). So as I was running every time I saw the rate going over 150, I slowed up until my rate went down and back under 150. read more

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