Alan "Blind Boy" Qualtieri - Guitar/Vocals
Jay Henshall - Bass/Vocals
Rich Milne - Drums
Influences
SRV, Jimmie Vaughan, Freddie King, Albert King, BB King, Albert Collins, Otis Rush, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Omar and the Howlers, Eric Clapton, Long John Hunter and everybody I've seen or played with!
Sounds Like
Drawing from blues, funk, roots and rock music we create a modern alive sound all our own yet still true to it's traditions and influences.
From high powered grooves sure to get a crowd moving to gut wrenching slow blues poured straight from the heart we..ll give you a show you won..t forget.
Bag Full of Blues came about in March 2003 as a collaboration of Alan "Blindboy" Qualtieri and Billy Parsons, two south shore guitarist who met up on the jam circuit and found a immediate chemistry. Because Alan and Billy both brought diverse styles, used different bass players and drummers and never knew who might show up to sit it the name seemed to say it all. Later in 2003 Billy left to work on other projects. Alan continued and grew into the trio working regularly with Jay Henshall on bass and Rich Milne on drums. The band still deserves it's name as Jay from time to time take a turn on guitar and vocals and friends are always showing up and sitting in bring diverse sounds and styles.
If you're expecting to hear the same old over rehearsed boring material when you see these guys, forget it! It is amazing how tight they sound considering they rarely rehearse together. It even gives them a edge keeping their sound spontaneous and in the moment. It's amazing to watch them pull off songs that they may never have played before!
If you haven't seen them yet, you're missing a true treat!
Please take some time to reflect on why we celebrate this day, and teach somebody else what it is all about, lest we lose sight of our cause. This nation is a grand experiment in democracy, and the most successful so far, but it is slipping through our fingers. -----------------
"And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor." --- last sentence of the Declaration of Independence, 1776
"We must hang together, gentlemen...else, we shall most assuredly hang separately." - Benjamin Franklin, at the signing of above Declaration
We are proud to announce that we are HEADLINING the Cream
Insturment Cable Stage at the Lesser Muni as part of the 2009 Great British
R&B Festival in Colne, Lancashire, UK on Monday August 31st. The
Charlie White Project and Sheffield’s blues
poet Mr Billy Martin Jnr are also appearing. Expect great music and utterly
immaculate sound quality using cutting edge PA cables and power amps. Ticket
details are available at www.bluesfestival.co.uk.
Doors open at 7.30pm and we will be onstage at 10.15pm.
Our new album “A Time and Place” is available directly from www.robinhoare.com via Pay Pal and from
good record stores.
Hey Alan, I just joined a cover band called Smoke N Mirrors. ever heard of them? I noticed you were playing in the area on Bostonbands.com so I figured I'd throw you a comment!
Thank you so very much for the friendship and the kind words........you rock! Visit us often or the crazy dancin cat on our page will come after you....
