Late night London

Well, tonight we put up our baby. The birth has been a bit tricky but we think she will grow up strong and healthy. Our aim is to provide a webcaster dedicated to the blues, live music and real people rather than celebrities. Our initial material is aimed to demonstrate where we are going with the concept. What we have found is that blues musicians are usually articulate about the world and its problems and we want to give the blues community a platform. We also know that blues is enjoyed around the world, the Ben Smith piece was made because people in St Petersburg wanted to know more about him. So when people travel the world and are looking for a blues venue we hope they will be looking to the listings on the blues channel to find genuine entertainment and genuine people to enjoy their favourite music with. In terms of editorial policy we seek only lively debate, vibrant discussion and friendly disagreements, but that may change over time. In fact, the blues channel is an organic instrument of communication and it will grow and change from a baby to adulthood. Welcome aboard.
PSL.

Welcome to theblueschannel.com

Welcome to the blog for theblueschannel.com

Well it is a week since we completed the blues channel web architecture and now we are begining the task of creating the programming. The plan is really quite simple, we will set about attracting film and video material for the site whilst also creating our own. I have been chatting to various clubs and bands from all over the world and the response so far has been a bit guarded. Natural enough I suppose, if something new comes along into a field already rich in history and tradition then uncertainty is to be expected. I have been used to that over a lifetime of rowing my own boat in my own peculiar way so excuse me if I just keep pulling at the oars.
We are probably going to make our first expedition "In Search of Blues Clubs in Japan". What we are looking for is getting to the roots of blues popularity around the world. Surely purists may question the value of such an excercise and there are questions to be raised about cultural appropriation but it's the music and the people who play it that we are after and we'll leave the intellectual debates to those who like their blues as PhDs! Will be posting our progress on this blog from here, via Japan, into next year with the aim of having a full program list by February. Kishti, Jack.