Blue Shaddy

Bio:

***‘I stood at the side of the stage on the Friday night. My eyes got wider, my jaw hung slacker and my feet developed a mind of their own and danced along, outta control. The Tent in the Tattersalls car park was pretty much reduced to smouldering rubble by the time Blue Shaddy had finished their set and I got the feeling that night that this is something this Surf-Funk Roots band does on a regular basis’
- Sam Fell / Rhythms Magazine Oct 2007***

Western Australian outfit Blue Shaddy have started to attract a lot of positive national attention in the last twelve months. The band reached No. 1 on the Perth Indie Charts in May, received a Best Instrumentalist Award (Belly McClelland) at the 2007 Blues at Broadbeach Awards in the same month, and then in November took out the 2007 MusicOz Best Blues & Roots Artist.

Plus, the word of mouth on their amazing live show saw Blue Shaddy gain invitations to most of the major music festivals on offer. Early 2008, and that attention is set to grow further, with Blue Shaddy releasing 'BURY MY GHOST' – their fourth album and best yet. With multi instrumentalist and band member Arun Satgunasingam in the producer’s seat, the aim was to capture the raw, infectious energy and exuberance that is synonymous with Blue Shaddy. Combine that with the unique mix of world drumming and percussion, groove laden bass, acoustic and lapslide guitars, rhythmic harmonica and heartfelt vocals and the result is a true reflection of the exciting Blue Shaddy sound.
'BURY MY GHOST' offers a full and varied soundscape. The big wide open groove of the title track, the intimate vocals and guitar work of ‘Out of Place’, the grind of ‘Freedom’ (featuring Arun on Chicken Box) and an exceptional remix of ‘Wagtail’ are fine examples of what Blue Shaddy can deliver. Blue Shaddy went back to their roots to record Bury My Ghost. Spending time in the old farmhouse where Sandy, Belly and Jim McClelland grew up proved to set the perfect scene and added to the atmosphere. The one metre thick stone walls of the old farmhouse combined with the quiet isolation of the vast country landscape worked its magic on the album.

“Bury my Ghost took us in many new directions” says Jim.
“We really tried to push the boundaries and at the same time not lose our musical roots”.

'BURY MY GHOST' certainly achieved all that and then some.

The first single for the album is ‘West Australian Sun.’

'BURY MY GHOST' is available in all good record Stores now, distributed through MGM.

www.blueshaddy.com

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About Blue Shaddy-

Singer/songwriter and guitarist Jim McClelland, his brother Belly (harmonica) and Sandra (bass guitarist and wife of Jim) were born and bred in WA’s remote wheat belt – a harshly beautiful environment complete with dust and flies, but with not a lot else to do but focus on their shared love of music. When you listen to Blue Shaddy’s songs you get a strong sense of where these three come from and it is very much apparent that their heart still lies in their country roots.

Festival highlights:
West Coast Blues and Roots Festival, 2005/2006/2007
East Coast Blues and Roots Festival, 2007
Woodford Folk Festival2007
SOCO Cargo2007
Blues on Broadbeach 2007
The Australian Blues Awards 2007
Bridgetown Blues Festival consecutively for the past 6 years
UBLUES blues/roots & soul Festival, Singapore 2002 & 2003
Vintage Blues and Roots Festival, Albany (2005,2006,2007)
The Mordialloc Festival Melbourne 2006,
The Whale shark Festival, Exmouth 2006.

To date Blue Shaddy have three albums independently released and are receiving national airplay on Triple J.

For further information and contact: www.myspace.com/blueshaddy , info@blueshaddy.com

Booking Contact
Cole Bishop
Email: info@blueshaddy.com
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..Blue Shaddy are..:
Jim McClelland: singer songwriter/guitarist,
playing both acoustic and lap slide guitars
and stomp box.
Sandy McClelland: electric bass guitar.
Graham McClelland: Harmonica.
..Arun Satgunasingam: Drum kit / percussion.
..Kanchana Karunaratna: Percussion.



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Influences:

Hound Dog Taylor
Ben Harper
Sonny & Brownie
Bob Marley
Arni Di Franco
Jeff Lang
Stevie Ray Vaughan
AC/DC
Jestofunk
Albert Collins
Ani Difranco
Patty Griffin
Flea
Bootsie Collins.

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Record Label:

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