Ian Siegal (born 1971) is a British blues singer and guitarist.
Biography
Ian Siegal is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, bandleader and recording artist whose music encompasses Blues and Americana. Born near Portsmouth in England, he dropped out of art college in the late 1980s and went busking in Germany.
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, ''Sussex Express'', 14 July 2010, retrieved 2011-07-30 He has toured in the UK and Europe.
In 2005 he released the first of several albums on the Nugene label. ''Meat & Potatoes'' was recorded with Nikolaj Bjerre (drums), Andy Graham (bass),
Jonny Henderson (organ), and with guitar contributions by
Matt Schofield
Matt Schofield (born 21 August 1977, Manchester, England) is an English blues guitarist and singer. His band, the Matt Schofield Trio, play their own material, a blend of blues, funk and jazz, as well as covers of blues classics such as Albert ...
, who also acted as producer. The album includes several songs written by Siegal or co-written with Keith Harrison, that have since become readily identified with Siegal's sound and style. The album is listed in the ''Penguin Book of Blues Recordings'', with a rating of four stars out of four.
Two further albums with the same line up follows: in 2007 ''Swagger'' and in 2009 ''Broadside'', the latter picked by ''MOJO'' magazine as blues album of the year. A year earlier, he released his first solo acoustic album, 2008's ''The Dust''.
At the inaugural
British Blues Awards The British Blues Awards were inaugurated in 2010. The prize was awarded in various categories, such as 'Male vocals', 'Female vocals', 'Guitarist', 'Bass player' and 'Keyboard player', 'Blues band', 'Young artist', 'Blues album', 'Blues festival' a ...
in 2010, Siegal won Best Band. In the following three years, he collected awards in various categories including Best Male Vocalist, Best Solo Artist, Best Album, and Best Song. He was one of the early inductees to the British Blues Awards Hall of Fame.
His 2011 release, ''The Skinny'', was recorded in North Mississippi when Cody Dickinson of the
North Mississippi Allstars
North Mississippi Allstars is an American blues and southern rock band from Hernando, Mississippi, founded in 1996. The band is currently composed of brothers Luther Dickinson (guitar, lowebow, vocals) and Cody Dickinson (drums, keyboards, elect ...
was hired as record producer and also played on the album. Other American musicians were Robert Kimbrough, on guitar, Garry Burnside on bass, and on drums Rod Bland. Guesting were
Alvin Youngblood Hart
Alvin Youngblood Hart (born Gregory Edward Hart; March 2, 1963) is an American musician.
Career
Hart was born in Oakland, California, and spent some time in Carroll County, Mississippi, in his youth, where he was influenced by the Mississippi ...
and Duwayne Burnside. This album was nominated in the 2012
Blues Music Award
The Blues Music Awards, formerly known as the W. C. Handy Awards (or "The Handys"), are awards presented by the Blues Foundation, a non-profit organization set up to foster blues heritage. The awards were originally named in honor of W. C. Handy, " ...
for Best Contemporary Blues Album.
A return visit to the Dickinson's Zebra Ranch studio in Coldwater, Mississippi, resulted in the 2012 album, ''Candy Store Kid'', credited to Ian Siegal & The Mississippi Mudbloods. This album was also nominated for a Blues Music Award in the Contemporary Blues Album category. This album was also produced by Cody Dickinson. Other musicians included Garry Burnside, Luther Dickinson, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Lightnin' Malcolm, and a trio of backing singers Stefanie Bolton, Sharisse Norman, and Shontelle Norman.
In 2012, Ian Siegal & The Mississippi Mudbloods performed at the Manchester Bluesfest recorded by the
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. Later he was the guest interviewee of
show. An appearance at the London Bluesfest in 2013 resulted in an album release (April 2014) entitled ''Man & Guitar'' recorded by the BBC and released by Nugene Records.
In a twist to his career, he played for several years with France's
songs entitled Broadway in Satin. Backed by a 12-piece orchestra of young hand-picked musicians and accompanied by the French singer Karen Lanaud, Siegal performed Broadway in Satin at festivals across France and South America and East Africa.
* 2004 ''Standing in the Morning''
* 2005 ''Meat & Potatoes''
* 2006 ''A Bigger Plate of Meat and Potatoes''
* 2007 ''Swagger''
* 2008 ''The Dust''
* 2009 ''Broadside''
* 2011 ''The Skinny'' (with the Youngest Sons)
* 2012 ''Candy Store Kid'' (with Mississippi Mudbloods)
* 2014 ''Man and Guitar''
* 2015 ''The Picnic Sessions''
* 2015 ''One Night in Amsterdam''
* 2016 ''Wayward Sons'' (with
* Ian Siegal – vocals, guitar
* Dusty Ciggaar – guitar
* Danny van 't Hoff – bass guitar
* Rafael Schwiddessen – drum
Ian Siegal featuring the Mississippi Mudbloods
* Ian Siegal – vocals, guitar, bass
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– bass, vocals
* Duane Betts – guitar, vocals
* Lightnin' Malcolm – guitar, bass, vocals