Music.

Over the past 20 years, I have conducted numerous workshops throughout the USA and Europe.  As a cultural arts performer, I have promoted African-American culture through the use of blues music.  I have lectured for the Smithsonian Institute (USA), Oxford University (UK) and more recently at the University of Metz (France).  In July 2004, I was involved in the organization of a conference held at the University of Gloucestershire (UK) called ‘Overseas Blues - European Perspectives on African American Music’.  I am the founder of the European Blues Association and serves as its Development Officer and Newsletter Editor.  I am the Director and Guitar Instructor for the annual Blues Week 2000 - 2006 programme (a week of lectures, guitar, harmonica, piano/keyboards and vocals tuition) at Exeter University (2000/2004) and the University of Northampton (2005-2006).  I also presented ’Deep Blue’, a three part series on blues music featured on BBC Radio 4 in March 2003.  It is my communication skills together with my musicianship that has enabled me to bring about a greater understanding of blues music and the Black experience.

Cypress Grove by Skip James

Louisiana Blues by Muddy Waters

Look Over Yonders Wall by Elmore James

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to present blues music.  From rural to city blues, my aim is to show how the blues had a baby and they called it rock and roll.