The Blueprints
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada | INDIE
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Homegrown blues band The Blue Prints strike all the right chords on their debut album, Blues With A Feeling, an 11-song set recorded in November of last year and April of this year at Tea Hill Studio. Guitarist Mike Robicheau, bass player Chris Roumbanis and drummer Roger Greaves logged a lot of hours together before going into the studio so when they finally got there they were ready to roll. You have to make an album the way they made this one."
"All of the tracks on this set were recorded live and most are first takes. Much of the material on Blues With a Feeling will be familiar to any serious blues fan. There are traditional blues tunes like Good Morning Little School Girl and Early in the Morning plus gems from the catalogs of blues legends like Lowell Fulson and Buddy Guy. The mix of material is great and the balance between hard chargers and slow, smoldering blues numbers is just right. Robicheau delivers some very tasty licks on this set and the vocals, most of which are delivered by Roumbanis, who also produced, engineered and mixed the CD, are right on the money. Prime tracks on this set, which is nominated for a Music P.E.I. Award, include Honey Hush, Early in the Morning, Midnight Train, Why Get Up and Good Morning Little School Girl. (Rating: 3 stars out of 5)" - Doug Gallant - The Guardian
Electric blues live from the floor! The tunes on this CD are classic blues; some obscure chestnuts and the occasional surprise as in their version of a John Prine tune. - Lloyd Doyle - Sandbar Music Group - Sandbar Music Group
Discography
Blues With A Feeling - 2006 - Sandbar Music Group
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The Blueprints are a blues band with an electric edge based out of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
The band was formed in 1998 and have become an island blues institution. They are known for their heartfelt, rockin' blues. They won the 2007 Music PEI Jazz & Blues Recording of the Year Award and were also nominated for PEI Music Awards in 2002, 2003, 2004. They were nominated for a 2007 East Coast Music Award for Blues Recording of the Year. They have performed at the 2003 PEI Music Awards Association Gala Awards Evening at the Jubilee Theatre in Summerside, The Music PEI Gala Awards post party in 2006, and at the Millennium Celebration at the Confederation Center for the Arts.
They have shared the stage with many great blues acts including: Garret Mason, Joe Murphy and the Water Street Blues Band, Eileen Joyce, The Rattlesnakin' Daddies, Theresa Mallefant ,Charlie A'Court, Matt Anderson, JP LaBlanc, Ross Neilson, Mark Haines, Saddle River, and Scott Parsons.
They had the great pleasure of performing mainstage at the 2007 Dutch Mason Blues Festival in Truro, Nova Scotia where they opened for blues legends Buddy Guy and James Cotton. They played at the 1st and 3rd annual PEI Jazz and Blues festival in 2005 & 2007 where they shared the main stage with the Downchild Blues Band and Morgan Davis, the 2007 Blues & BBQ Festival in Shediac, New Brunswick, opened for Big Dave MacLean & Doc MacLean as the PEI part of their Big Road Blues Tour 2007, and at the East Coast Music Awards during the "Breakfast with the Blues" portion of the show in 2006 along with showcases during the East Coast Music Awards Weekend in 2007 at the Mercury Club, The French Quarter and Hell's Kitchen in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Members of the band include Chris Roumbanis on bass and vocals; Mike Robicheau, guitar and vocals and Roger Greaves on Drums.
Visit the band on line at www.theblueprintspei.com and www.myspace.com/theblueprintspei
For distribution Contact The Sandbar Music Group www.sandbarmusic.com
For additional information or bookings contact:
Chris Roumbanis
23 Century Terrace
Charlottetown
PEI Canada
C1A 3G9
1- (902) 626-1279
Email: music@theblueprintspei.com
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