"Home to Me" Thanks to everyone that helped make it possible!
8 WEEKS ON THE FOLK MUSIC DJ's LIST OF TOP ALBUMS PLAYED !!
PLAYERS
Phil Minissale - guitar & vocals
------Featuring------
Ken Korb - harmonica
---and also featuring---
Abbie Gardner - dobro
Mike DiGeronimo - drums
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CONTACT or BOOK Phil at: minissalemusic@yahoo.com
Acoustic LI- St. James, NY w/Ken "The Rocket" Korb
"Blues Boy"-Towne Crier- Pawling, NY w/Fred Gillen Jr.
Me- Guitar/Lap Steel/Harmonica/bit of piano
Influences
Dave van Ronk, Bob Dylan, John Hammond, Jorma Kaukonen, Keb Mo, Chris Smither, Canned Heat, Robert Johnson, Mississippi John Hurt, Skip James, Son House, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Mississippi Sheiks, Bhukka White, Charlie Patton, Blind Willie McTell, Blind Blake, Blind Willie Johnson, Elmore James, Lightnin' Hopkins, Howlin' Wolf, Albert King, Freddie King, Albert Collins, Buddy Guy, Stevie Ray Vaughn, B.B. King..... and many more...
Sounds Like
The Ressurection of the Piedmont Blues...
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"Home to Me" JERSEY BEAT's The Quiet Corner -Best 10 of 2008-
PHIL MINISSALE – Home to Me . Phil has an old poet’s soul that expresses itself in the form of Delta blues. His material is strong, his guitar work is superb, and his songs go the entire range from tragic to funny, from dirgy to spritely, and his personality shines through all of it. Robert Johnson meets Uncle Sun meets, well, central Long Island. He plays around a lot in the New York and Pennsylvania area, so check him out if you can.
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"Home to Me" Reviews
"Phil Minissale is a young acoustic bluesman from Long Island, NY who's been rapidly ascending the ladder of recognition, and with good reason. Though his youthful voice hasn't acquired the gravitas we associate with traditional blues, these eleven songs are loaded with down-home honesty.
Minissale respects the traditions but writes his own songs. He tickles the guitar with assurance but without excess flash or flab, and happily offers the spotlight to his guest musicians, notably Ken Korb on harmonica and Red Molly's Abbie Gardner on dobro.
His approach to blues guitar traditions is reverent, but not so careful and precious that it sounds academic, as can sometimes happen with students of blues guitar. Finally, lest anyone claim that country blues is a game for the grizzled, let's not forget that Robert Johnson never made it past age 27.
Securely recommended for fans of traditional blues and folk."
-Jon Sobel, “Soul of the Blues”-
"PHIL MINISSALE is sparkling and friendly, youthful and enthusiastic. Then he plays his music, such as on his new CD, “Home to Me,” and one is tempted to think, is this the same guy? Yep, it is. Singer/guitarist/songwriter Phil’s sound is solid delta blues, with a jangle in a Son House steel string style to rattle the roof. All but the first cut are originals, and LI- and PA-based Phil shows what he has is not a one-EP wonder. There is the sprightly “Just Getting Started” somewhere in the middle, but most cuts are pretty straightforward blues. While his group ably supports him here, special notice should be given to mouthharper Ken “The Rocket” Korb. Yeah, one can hear the white on him, but Phil blows a lot of white blues artists away, even at his age. He should be playing at places like the House of Blues or B.B. King’s regularly. If your muse is blues, or if you just want to choose to hear what’s what, check this out." --Robert Barry Francos/Jersey Beat, November 2008
"Add some hiss and crackle to the latest record from Stony Brook's Phil Minissale and it would sound like it had been recorded in a Mississippi delta juke joint sometime in the late 50s or early 60s. 'Home to Me' is rootsy with a capital R. Minissale's voice has authentic, gritty character and the instrumentation is solely acoustic." --Michael Isenbek-- WEHM's New Release Tuesdays, LI Pulse Magazine, October 2008
November 24, 2008..."The intimate setting was welcomed by the perfomers, and they made the most of it. Phil Minissale closed out the night with a fantastic blues performance, even giving us concert-goers a lesson in the different styles of blues music. His performance was particularly inspiring - it was as if he was born to play the blues." --Jackie Bartomioli-- Pulp Magazine, University of New Haven
"You're sounding good, kid. I like that 'Just Getting Started' piece. Reminds me of the good old days in NYC back in 1964." --Billy Cross (lead guitar - Bob Dylan's Street Legal band)--
"Gotcher CD this week n truly enjoyin it. Feels like theres much more to you then this li'l sweet baby.!!?... I'm playing it (already) on me Blues Radio Programs in West Australia." --Jayme--107.3 Heritage FM- "Cruizin' fora Bluezin'"
“It’s not that someone chooses to play the Blues, rather, the Blues chooses who will play it. The Blues has chosen Phil Minissale as its next torch carrier, and in that regard, has made a wise decision. Phil has what it takes, and will be someone to watch for in the near future. My hat’s off to him.” -–Little Toby Walker–-
"I hear a lot of people tryin' to do this music, but few coming across with it. (He's) doing it no doubt."
--David Mowry of Beaucoup Blue--
“It does my heart good to see a young man, like Phil Minissale, playing the blues and doing it well! He’s walking in the footsteps of folks like Mississippi John Hurt and Blind Blake…with an old Gibson strapped to his back! Phil’s got the heart and soul of an ‘old bluesman’ along with the drive and enthusiasm of a young musician just starting out! I’ve got the feeling this kid’s going places…and thankfully he’s taking us along for the ride.”
--Jerry Schaefer, "Graveyard Blues" on Long Island’s 103.9WRCN--
Phil Minissale represents the future for the acoustic finger-styling of the Piedmont. Dubbed the “Long Island Blues Boy”, when he first appeared in public at the age of eighteen on Long Island, NY in 2006, Phil is fast becoming one of the premiere finger-style guitarists on the east coast. At just 22 years old, Phil is a seasoned performer, appearing at music venues, folk clubs, festivals and colleges from Maine to Georgia. Phil’s cross generational appeal has many folks watching very closely as he exposes his generation to the acoustic folk/blues sound. Combining contemporary songwriting with the traditional finger styling of the blues masters, Phil is cultivating a whole new and much younger audience. For many of his younger listeners, Phil is their very first acoustic blues experience, while his nostalgic sound is a warm reminder of the Greenwich Village acoustic scene of the early 60s.
Growing up in the Brandywine Valley of southeastern Pennsylvania, Phil began listening to Elizabeth Cotton, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Jorma Koukonen and Gary Davis at a very young age. His understanding of the music and its patterns is as complete as it is for musicians two, three, and even four times his age. Out on the circuit, Phil has attracted the attention of many veteran musicians as he continues to expand his audience and appeal. Having already shared the stage with John Hammond, Paul Geremia, Steve Forbert, Little Toby Walker, Hubert Sumlin, Bill Morrissey, and Eilan Jewel; he is now sought after as a feature performer, and rightly so, having been reviewed by magazines, radio DJs, music venues and writers across the United States, Europe and Australia.
With the recording of his second full CD (due out in the spring of 2010); Phil continues to build bridges between various acoustic genres, keeping the traditional integrity of the music in tact, while breaking new ground with his timely songwriting.
Love the new photo- but that's not the only reason I stopped by your page, just wanted to stop over too and add your song 'Love on the Line to the Brick Wall Music Player." It is exciting to read about your new CD coming out soon too.
Ciao,Phil Thank you for the add and the friendship. you are very good, I like your stupendous music a lot,Band, and stupendous voice. compliments ..really. you are one of my prefeitis, I feel great admiration for you, be really one whom is worth rather a lot! I hope to listen soon to you, in italy .. talk to you soon, and all of my best wishes to always listen to your good music all the best.. from italy.. and good life.. every day neal
Hey Phil, keep talking, what's goin' on? How are you buddy! I'm landing two years after our meeting. Bound to meet blues radio programmer here. You'll be on their list I promise! I'm organising actually my web site for steel and slide guitar. Any chance to have a song played slide from you? Hope you're fine! All the best. Franz!
Just stopping by to say hi. We had a wonderful birthday concert with your friends BeaucoupBlue last week end.Looks like you are staying very busy! BRAVO the flyin furlanis
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