100 CLUB TUESDAY BLUES featuring Ken Pustelnik’s GROUNDHOGS + CROW BLACK CHICKEN + BORN HEALER
Ken Pustelnik’s GROUNDHOGS
Way back in the halcyon days of rock, there came a trio of ‘superheroes’ known as the Groundhogs, riding the blues boom into unchartered territory, they gained a reputation as one of the most dynamic live acts around, and are influential and inspirational to this day. The classic line-up of Tony McPhee, Ken Pustelnik and Pete Cruickshank toured the world for 6 years straight, including seminal shows with the Rolling Stones, John Lee Hooker, John Mayall and Canned Heat, and at the legendary 1970 Isle of Wight festival along with Jimi Hendrix. In this time they produced 4 renowned albums: ‘Blues Obituary’, ‘Thank Christ for the Bomb’, ‘Split’ and ‘Who Will Save the World’…
Now Ken Pustelnik brings you a new and exciting line-up – Groundhogs, playing that classic material with verve and power, and giving performances of energy and excitement that are as fresh and relevant to the modern audience as the originals were back in the day…
“They pretty much tore shit up and blew me away.. one of the best acts of the entire festival” (orangeamps.com)
CROW BLACK CHICKEN have earned a reputation as one of Ireland’s top blues acts. Their sound combines elements of folk and hard rock with the blues rock of bands like Gov’t Mule, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Led Zeppelin. An extremely hard working band, they have built up a strong underground following throughout Ireland, the US, and Europe with multiple well received tours and one off gigs, including a slot at Glastonbury.
“These guys do the nasty blues like the devil himself was hurting and rock like they’ll skate come judgement day” Ray Wylie Hubbard
“CBC could save rock and roll” Alvin Youngblood Hart
“Maybe it’s the luck of the Irish or maybe it’s these boys’ immense talent, but they’ve managed to find a sound that’s all their own. In a world of cliché blues songs, these lads take what they want and leave the rest far behind.” Blues Rock Review
BORN HEALER
Featuring three members of the award-winning Bare Bones Boogie Band, whose last album, ‘Tattered & Torn’, was voted one of the best of 2013 by ‘Classic Rock: The Blues’ magazine, Born Healer is a brand new band from Helen Turner (vocals), Iain Black (guitar) and Andy Jones (drums), who are joined by new boy Marek Funkas on bass.
The band got together earlier this year, and have been gigging since the summer, taking their live show around the UK. The band introduced themselves to the world with a feature in Blues in Britain magazine in July and some teaser videos of rehearsal demos released via their website (www.bornhealer.com).
Musically, Born Healer play soulful, heavy blues, with a groove, and Helen has been likened to such great names as Janis Joplin and Maggie Bell. The fact that Robert Plant dropped into see her, Iain and Andy play a pub gig last year speaks volumes, and makes Born Healer one to watch in 2015.