THE BLUES AGAINST YOUTH
Musican Pub 4th December 2023
Another evening in the The Musician Pub and a really great night it was, in the company of a really gifted country blues player THE BLUES AGAINST YOUTH (Gianni Tbay). He hails from Rome, and normally plays with a bass drum and hi-hat, but tonight we had the stripped down authentic version... just guitar and voice which is just perfect for me! His voice is easy to listen to and perfect for the material he plays, at times i thought there was a touch of early John Prine in his voice, but at all times he sounds like an authentic old time country blues player. Not only does he sing so well, but i have rarely heard a man whistle so well and so enjoyably. His guitar playing is impeccable, especially the two slide guitar pieces he played.
He delivered a huge wide range of material, even covering the Tom Paxton classic "Last thing on my mind" and unless my ears deceived me a version of ZZ Tops "Cheap Thrills". There were a good number of classic country blues pieces and a host of songs totally new to me... many of which i suspect were his own, though i could be wrong!!
The range of material played amply shows his great versatility and technique... whatever he played, whatever the tempo and style, he was pure country blues!
If you have a liking for country blues give this guy a listen, better still go and see him, there is no way you wont love him as much as i, and everyone else did.
I could have sat and litened to him all night... he was that good!!
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