In this case the blues. Full confession: the slimster is a failed blues rhythm guitarist. It was for him the easiest but also the hardest genre to pick up. Easiest due to the standard chord progressions; hardest thanks to the difficulty of achieving originality. Or soloing… Thus skilled bluesmen have held great appeal, and any newcomer with great chops is to be commended.
After writing about Kolumbus Kris a fellow fan introduced the slender one to The Tanel Padar Blues Band. Padar first made international news by winning the Eurovision Song Contest along with Dave Benson in 2001. He has been called the most notorious figure in the Estonian musical scene. Not sure about that, but hey, infamy sells. Padar formed the blues outfit in 2012 as a “one-time old-friends-project.” It evolved, however, into a steady band. A really good one, judging by their 2016 EP Goldfish.
This disc introduced these ears to Raul Ukareda. Never heard of this guitar genius. According to the liner notes he is Estonia’s most acclaimed blues guitarist. Well, self-promo never hurts, and on this recording Ukareda proves that he is a damn fine axe man.
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