Geoff Achison
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Geoff Achison

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | INDIE

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | INDIE
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"Achison's latest album 'One Ticket, One Ride' shows that while he's sown his seed in fertile blues/roots territory, he's a master of driving funk and jazz inspired ambience."
Mike Uricheck - Elmore Magazine (One Ticket, One Ride CD review)

"Geoff is one of the finest blues guitarists I know with a completely individual style."
Jorma Kaukonen - Jefferson Airplane/Hot Tuna

"Catchy, intelligent songwriting."
Downbeat Magazine - USA (Little Big Men CD review)

"At last, the album fans have been wanting for."
Lee Howard, Sunday Herald Sun (Little Big Men CD review)

"... a beautifully integrated production with every musician sharing the honours and playing a vital role."
Peter Dougherty, Artstreams (Little Big Men CD review)

"The great sound quality and Achison's inspiring music make this an extremely enjoyable DVD."
Chris Gersbach, Australian Guitar (Souldiggin' DVD review)

"Achison has been hailed as one of the finest blues players in Australia."
Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop

"Possibly one of the most gifted musicians to arrive on the scene..."
The Times, London UK (Live gig review)

"Down Under six stringer Achison is who teenage white boys should be dreaming of while doing their best SRV/Hendrix impersonations in bedrooms and garages across America. Achison taps those same well-worn resources but does so with taste and a healthy influx of reggae, funk, soul grooves and jazz inflection."
Powel, Creative Loafing, Atlanta, GA.

"Achison gets the true believers with a gruff, suitably soulful voice, and lets everybody else in with his winking wit."
Regan Kelly, Creative Loafing, Atlanta, GA.

"Geoff's influence on young blues players today is unimaginable, with all the young guns idolising Geoff and learning his licks."
Rooster, Bluesletter, Melbourne, Vic.

"Geoff's guitar work was flawless - a true pleasure to listen."
Paul Daigler, Atlanta Blues Society

"Geoff Achison is simply a phenomenal guitarist, great singer, and a riveting live performer."
Cranleigh Arts Center flyer, Surrey UK.

"His poetry on guitar ascends to some fine and succinct lyrics delivered in an individual and unique style, that quaver in the voice still has a peck of outback dust to assist with the delivery."
Blues On The Farm programme, Chichester,UK.

"The power and energy coming from the stage was just incredible, you immediately got the feeling that you were in the presence of a rare and gifted talent. We were mesmerised, showing our appreciation after every song."
The Captain, Willie Brown's, Uxbridge, UK.

"With his high octane live gigs and rootsy albums this Australian blues guitarist has built up quite a following in Britain."
The Times, London UK.

"Geoff drops in technical features one after the other yet in a timely fashion that is a treat to watch ... Congratulations are due once again to John Adams for his foresight and perserverance in raising Geoff's profile in the UK."
Frank Franklin, Blueprint magazine, London UK.

"Every one or two years, if you listen to enough music and go to enough gigs you finally get to hear something exceptional and Geoff Achison is certainly that."
Brad, Stoned Free, London UK.

"His mastery of both the acoustic and electric allow his guitars to achieve heights never reached by most accomplished rock guitarists."
Todd Prusin, Craetive Loafing, Atlanta USA - Various


Discography

Albums:
One Ticket, One Ride 2009
Acho Solo 2007
Souldiggin' 2007
Little Big Men 2005
DVD:
Souldiggin' DVD 2005

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A jaw dropping, crowd pleasing virtuoso with a rich vocal style, Geoff invokes the spirit of the Blues & Soul greats to create his original sound.
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He has spent many years living and touring in AmericaĆ¢€™s deep South, writing a stack of new songs and amassing some entertaining road tales to tell.
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A highly regarded singer, songwriter and guitarist, Geoff with his band, The Souldiggers, presents a show that is rich in blues history yet irresistibly danceable with soulful vocals, blues guitar and contemporary, funky grooves.   

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