Edinburgh Blues Club present Hamilton Loomis & The Blueswater – Thursday 11th June
Hamilton Loomis
Overwhelmingly voted our most popular act during the first six months of the club’s inception, Hamilton Loomis returns to the club for a second year. “Innovate, don’t imitate.” Hamilton Loomis took his mentor, Bo Diddley’s advice. It speaks volumes when the likes of Diddley, Johnny “Clyde” Copeland, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, and Albert Collins take you under their wings. The twenty-something Texas sensation isn’t just another cat-in-a-hat with a Strat. He has crafted his blues roots into a funk-a-fied recipe all his own. A multi-instrumentalist, Hamilton practically grew up in the spotlight. He began on drums and piano at age five, guitar at age six, then conquered the harmonica. Gigging non-stop since age fourteen, he formed a family doo-wop group with his musician parents. By seventeen, he had played the world-famous Delta Blues Festival for an audience of 40,000. Enjoy funky rhythms, booming horns, powerful yet refined harmonica and Loomis’ soulful vocals coupled with his stellar guitar work. Loomis is at the forefront of bringing blues based American music into the 21st century and redefining it for a contemporary audience.
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Loomis and crew shine on stage proving his music is best experienced in person, where one can see and hear its intended splendor. Described by Blues Blast Magazine as “a non-stop turbo of power, one minute moving from side to side of the stage, and then taking on his horn player in a head-cutting contest on the apron of the stage the next minute.†Loomis’ energetic, get-in-with–the-crowd antics are infectious. The swaying and clapping are just as he envisioned.
“Being comfortable on stage is something that comes completely natural to me,†he says. “I feel joy when I play music and it literally moves me. It moves my body. I learned long ago that whenever music is coming from you, from deep inside your soul and from the right place, people will feel that on a deeper level and might not even know what’s going on inside of themselves. I enjoy engaging the crowd and feel a show should be an interactive experience.â€
The Blueswater
The Blueswater are a young award-winning act from Edinburgh who regularly perform across Scotland and the UK. The band brings in the sounds of gritty old-school rhythm and blues, drawing inspiration specifically from the Chicago blues style of Chess records, building guitar riffs and harmonica solos around a tight rhythm section.
In 2011, they premiered their show BLUES! At the Edinburgh Fringe to great acclaim, and in 2012 received a Mervyn Stutter Spirit of the Fringe Award. The show is still running every August. Other festival gigs include playing at the Dundee Blues Bonanza, the Islay Feis Ile Festival, Doune the Rabbit Hole, and the Kelburn Garden Party.
They also have supported New Orleans’ Hot 8 Brass Band, Big Boy Bloater, and played a week-long residency as the house band for the 2013 and 2014 Edinburgh Fringe’s infamous comedy night, Late n’ Live.
Buy Non Member Tickets Here
Non member tickets also available at Ripping Records, Tickets Scotland or the Voodoo Rooms.
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