"We're very happy to
hear your coming to the State Theater!!! Can't
wait to give a big hug to a fellow
blues lover of the highest caliber. Thank you
for all that you do to keep the blues singing
through the
airwaves. Where would we all be without
you....Love, Honey"
Honey Piazza
California
July 5, 2008
Note From Dave:
I'm am REALLY looking forward to seeing Rod
Piazza, Honey and the rest of the
Mighty Flyers real soon! Honey just won the 2008
Pinetop Perkins Award for Blues Piano!
A VERY well deserved award!
"Hey Dave,
I came across your site while looking for
podcasts that feature blues
artists. I love that you have such a passion for
the blues. It really
comes across strongly in your podcasts."
Joanne
July 9, 2008
"Dave,
Yet
another great show! Also an excellent theme for
this show.
When
we play the blues we are giving homage to folks
who worked 12 hours a day, 6 days a week, at the
hardest of labor, lived in dirt-floored
clapboard shacks without water or heat, yet had
time and energy to play the blues on Saturday
evening, then get up and go to church.
God's
music on Sunday, and the devil's music Saturday
nights...
We
should be eternally grateful for all they gave
us.
Keep
giving us the fruits of that labor of love, my
friend. Keep the blues alive."
Best wishes,
Michael Watters
03/28/08
"Hi
Dave,
Peter here from Australia.
I have just found your website and downloaded
ALL the
podcasts and I am still listening to them. What
a great
website. It has introduced me to many artists I
have never
heard of before. I particularly like Watermelon
Slim and
bought all of his CD's.
Have you visited the website from my hometown in
Adelaide at
www.sablues.org which also has podcasts for
download.
Keep up the good work. "
Peter Latus
June 26, 2008
"This is the kind of podcast I listen
to again and again.
Thank you so much for it.
Was walking home along the river tonight, after
a few drinks, listening to this, feeling so very
much at home
I sat down on the grass for a while and just lay
back and listened. Beautiful. So very fine.
Thank you so much.
The BluzNdaBlood Blues Podcast
from the program notes . . . . .
Tue, 26 February 2008
The BluzNdaBlood Show 43, Black and Blues!
This is show 43, Black and Blues for the last
part of February, 2008.
Hey, welcome back, my blues brothers and
sisters! This is Dave Harrison, your bluesman
coming at ya once again from the Star City of
Virginia. This month is Black History Month! As
a result I've created this show with a lineup of
only African American bluesmen and blues women.
But this show is dedicated to the black men and
women that were in the cotton fields that
created this music that has evolved and enriched
our lives through the years! . . . . . . . . .
Very happy to say you can also find this fine
podcast among my myspace friends.
BluzNdaBlood"
Dharma Nick
03/12/08
(Posted on his
MySpace blog)
"Dave,
It was a pleasure to have met you at the
festival. Thanks for all the support that you
have given."
Patty Benson
11/09/07
Note From Dave:
I have to admit, I had a tough time recognizing
Patty before she took the stage
at the 2nd Annual Women in Blues Festival in
Wilmington, North Carolina in early November!
She was dressed in a beautiful white dress with
her hair tightly pulled back. Okay, I hope this
doesn't
get me in trouble but Patty was...... ABSOLUTELY
STUNNING! She belted out a lot of tunes off of
her
2,666 Miles CD, and had the house rocking!
Thanks goodness she hung around so I could
introduce
myself and tell her what a super job she did!
You'll be seeing a picture of the two of us on
the web site
soon, and you listeners can be assured that
you'll be hearing more of her on my podcast!
"Dave
If you only know how happy I was that you
made it...and thank you again for all your
support. Your Pod Casts for the
WiB were so well done and you showed so much
respect to everyone involved.
You are a true brother of the blues!"
Woman (wink)
11/05/07
"Hello David!
Love your page and its tribute to women in
the blues. There are so many powerful,
soulful women in this industry who
deserve the spotlight shined upon them. So
thank you! And thank you for the play you've
given to Detroit Women,
a group I've been a member of for four
years."
Rhonda Bantsimba
11/05/07
"Hi Dave,
Thanks for taking your time and interest
in women in blues, you're doing a great job,
I listened to show #35
and I loved it.
See you next week."
Suzanne
Note From Dave:
Suzanne will be playing at the upcoming WiB
Festival with her band
Suzanne and the Blues Church!
Subj:
Official National Women in Blues Thank You
Date:
10/19/2007 1:03:42 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time
From:
To:
"Dear Dave
What can I say other than you have done us proud and you are only half done! Oh my goodness
I did enjoy show #35 and all the artists coming to the National Women in Blues Festival. I love
how you mention our sponsors because without them we would not have an event. You did your
homework on the ladies and give out some nice background on them. It was fun for me and
I run the event!
Even though I have read up on these ladies, you made it fresh. Thank you for your enthusiasm
and continued support to blues and women in blues too!"
Sincerely
Michele Seidman
National Women in Blues Festival Producer
"Hi Dave,
First off, thanks for a GREAT podcast! Stumbled
upon it a week or so ago and I really
am getting some Blues nda blood!
Can’t seem to download show # 9 though, and as
it features ‘Blues In My Blood’ I’d
really like to listen to it. I tried going to
your site and downloading manually, but I still
get an
error message – can you help?
As I said, love the show, especially the songs
from seminal bluesmen like Lead Belly and
such – I guess I am just old-fashioned, but give
me a 12-string acoustic over an electric guitar
any day! "
Keep up the good
work,
Clare from Australia!
9/29/07
"Thanks so much for the
spins...I like the commentary you give during
your show, gives people some
background on blues talent."
Chainsaw Dupont
9/28/07
"Dave....
Great job at the Big Lick Blues at Elmwood
Park...
We would LOVE TO HEAR more from Little Rodger and the Cheap Thrills!
They were
the bomb and then they played at Blue Moon5 and
were awesome.
I know they are working on a new CD......and their website lists local
clubs we
can hear them...can't wait. "
Patsy B.
9/25/07
"Hey Dave,
Love the shows. Podcasting has made the blues so
accessible and put it
back out front for so many.
I have a question about show #33. You played
some live cuts from Paul
Thorn. I am in instant fan! Would you be so kind
to share with me what
album or where you got that recording. I have
looked on his site and I
think I know which one it is but there are not
enough examples to be
sure. Thanks and keep up the great work."
Brad M.
Note From Dave:
Hey, Brad! Thanks for the kind words, bro!
Actually, I had a helluva time finding the
tunes I used for the broadcast. But I did find
some recording that Paul mentioned on his web
site that I
downloaded the entire concert and
included snippets or songs that I thought my
listeners would enjoy!
Check out:
http://1moeradio.com/ and scroll down. One
can download some of his entire shows!
"Dave, I wanted to thank you for your support of
this year’s BLB Festival and for producing the
podcast.
I hope you enjoyed yourself on Saturday, I was
very pleased with the execution, food and music
and I
believe it was a great start for this new
festival. Thanks again. "
Lawrence A. Landolt
Executive Director
EventZone
9/12/2007
"Hi Dave, Number 32 was a
great show. Thanks for including me in
your playlist (right before Walter Trout,
Yikes).
Have been recording my next one. Let you know
when it gets
done. "
-Chris Juergensen
http://chrisjuergensen.com
8/11/07
"Hello Dave,
Thank you for thinking of us dial up guys. I am
in an area that I can't get fast downloads
without paying a fortune.
I have not got to listen to the entire show yet
but I was very impressed by your selection of
music. You do a great job in presenting the
music You carry the torch well Bro. and I look
forward to your shows and telling others.
Harvey
Posted by: Harvey York on Saturday, 6/30/07
10:59 AM EDT
"Hi,
I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoy
your podcast. It's my favorite in the blues
genre.
Keep up the great work!
Sincerely,
M Danielson"
Posted by: M Danielson on Monday, 6/18/07 08:17
PM EDT
"You've been a little quiet
lately.....hope you have a new show for us fans
real soon.
Try and keep up the great work!
Thanks for your efforts-they are much
appreciated."
Posted by: Michael Watters on Tuesday, 6/12/07 08:42
PM EDT
"Hi Dave
Great show! Been catching up on all your old
shows on the way to work. Nothing like a little
blues in the morning :-)
Not sure if anyone has emailed you about this
before but I have been having some trouble with
the audio levels. I find it quite hard to hear
you when you are speaking on the podcast but I
can hear the songs fine. This means that
whenever you start speaking I have to turn the
volume right up and then go deaf when the first
song comes on. I spend my whole bus ride turning
the volume up and down. Was just wondering if
you are aware of this.
Love the show though and keep up the fantastic
work. And in case you are curious about your
audience demographic, I'm 27 originally from
South Africa, but have been living in London for
2 years :-) "
Regards
Mike
Note From Dave:
Hey, Mike! Thanks for touching base and letting
me know! Actually, this is
something that I'm
aware of now. When I first started publishing a
lot of the shows they sounded
fine on my PC. But
once I started listening on my laptop or my iPod
I soon discovered I wasn't
testing this
thoroughly enough before
publishing them to my hosting service!
Unfortunately,
once the shows are published and
are available for a couple of weeks, they are
moved to an
area where I can't edit them any
more! Bottom line a lot of my older shows do not
have the
audio levels equalized. I'm hoping that
doesn't happen too much with the new shows!
I've also started to use a higher quality mic
that's making it easier to work with! Thanks
for
you patience
and to all the other patient listeners! Hey,
this is what gives me the blues!
Please
keep in touch and let me know if there are any
other ways to improve the show!
Dave
"Thank you for the fine programs. My
sympathies and condolences to all those
suffering as a result of the
Va Tech Massacre. I was a student at the
University of Texas at Austin at the time of the
massacre there,
so I identify with you, and wish you, and
everyone else grieving at this time, well as you
go through the
healing process."
Posted by: Dharmanick on Saturday, 5/12/07 08:15
PM EDT
"Thank you sincerely for being my friend on
here, its an honour.
Great music you play, very classy indeed.
Best wishes from England & me"
Terry K
April 23, 2007
"thanks sooo much for playing me! I am so
blessed to play this music i love in the
tradition of big maybelle,
memphis minnie and bessie smith! I love you for
playing me. couldnt do it without you! xoxox"
candye kane
Apr 16, 2007
"Add my comments if you wish. I just want
podcasters like yourself to
know how much your efforts are appreciated.
The blues doesn't get a whole lot of radio time
(before I made the IPod,
podcast breakthrough, I was limited to about
three hours weekly up here
near Edmonton) and lets face it, the music
deserves far more airplay. Its
guys like you and Dave Raven and Tony Steidler-Dennison
who are making
real contributions for lovers of the blues and,
more importantly, blues
musicians who deserve a wider audience."
thanks again
brent
Note From Dave:
Amen! Brent, my response from Maria is below!
This, my friends, is how we keep the blues
alive! Dave
"Dear Dave,
Bluesman Tom 
