ABOUT: JAMES SOUTHWELL
RESENT MAJOR FESTIVAL APPEARANCES!
Thredbo Blues Festival 2009
Blues at Bridgetown WA 2008
Great Southern Blues & Rockabilly Festival 08 in Narooma NSW 2008.
Gympie Muster QLD 2008
Bay of Islands Jazz & Blues Festival , New Zealand (Headline Band) NZ 2008
Blues on Broadbeach, QLD 2006/2008
SUMMERNATS 21 (Headline Band) ACT 2008
Thredbo Blues Festival, NSW 2008
Australian Blues Festival, NSW 2007
Yass River Festival, NSW 2006
Tuggaranong Festival, ACT 2006
Hume Heritage Festival NSW 2006
JAMES SOUTHWELL is Australia's Hottest New Electric Blues Guitar Player!
James was asked up to play with Kevin Borich, Phil Manning and Aussie Legend rhythm section Mark Kennedy & Harry Brus when he was just 13. A year later he was asked up on stage to play with Chain, Phil Manning handed the lead over for James to play the solo on Black & Blue.
James' first album, “DARK ANGEL”, was recorded at Kevin Borich's studio in December 2005. Mark Kennedy, Harry Brus & Kevin played on Dark Angel as well as Phil Emmanuel & Mal Eastick who both featured on the cover of Stevie Wright’s “GUITAR BAND” with James & Kevin.
James Southwell Band is HIGH ENERGY ELECTRIC BLUES!!!!!
Since the release of Dark Angel by MGM in June 2006, the James Southwell Band has been in constant demand playing almost 250 shows all over Australia including Major Festivals, (Blues on Broadbeach, Australian Blues Festival, Thredbo Blues Festival, Yass Festival, Tuggaranong Festival, Hume Heritage Festival ) Blues Clubs, Dedicated Music Venues as well as Pubs & Clubs from the top of WA all the way down to the bottom of TAS. During 2006 James also played three shows with Angry Anderson as his lead guitarist and two for Easybeat Stevie Wright.
In 2007 JSB had a 70 show “ROCK’N THE BLUES” National Tour with 21 of these show in WA alone, playing Headline shows at top venues including the Perth Blues Club where Matt Taylor (Chain) joined JSB on stage for three songs.
2008 was also a great year for JSB with an All Star line up Headlining the Entertainment at SUMMERNATS 21 in Jan, followed by the Thredbo Blues Festival, then a huge Australian Tour before heading to the Gold Coast for two shows at Blues on Broadbeach at the end of May. Then in early July a run of shows before heading to New Zealand to Headline the " Bay of Islands Jazz & Blues Festival" on the 10th, 11th & 12th August, then also in August the TOYOTA MUSTER at Gympie and then another 60 show Australian Tour kicks off in September through till early Jan, including playing at the Great Southern Blues & Rockabilly Festival 08 in Narooma and Blues At Bridgetown in WA. Then it all starts again with the Thredbo Blues Festival in Jan 2009!!!!
James Southwell / Office's Blog
Southwell lines-up with Rock & Blues Legends in Bendigo
1/04/2009 4:00:00 AM Rural Press, By Lloyd Scroope
Bowning Blues Guitarist James Southwell will accompany a line-up featuring some legends of Australian rock ‘n roll in Bendigo this weekend to say thanks to those who helped battle the recent bushfires and put a smile back on the faces of our southern friends.
James Southwell & The Fallen Angels will join the likes of Rose Tattoo, Dragon, Choir Boys, The…
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Posted on April 1, 2009 at 2:30am