Kent DuChaine & Leadbessie: Press/Videos

KENT DUCHAINE…WHAT THE PRESS SAYS……

SUNDAY TIMES COLOUR SUPPLEMENT 2001...

One of the best top five concerts nationwide (across ALL music genres)

405 MUSIC REVIEW INTERNET SITE, CONCERT AT THE NORWICH ARTS CENTER 2009...

a show not to miss..into the sold out venue…This is what the blues is all about..his uplifting persona & crowd pleasing demeanor (and of course his incredible musical proficiency) is the reason this man is loved all over the world.

BLUES IN BRITIAN MAGAZINE REVIEW 2008...

Two hours of genuine entertainment…closed proceedings amid something resembling a mass hoe down..I recommend you take advantage when he brings the “DELTA” to your town.

BLUES IN BRITIAN MAGAZINE 2008 AT THE GUILDHALL, LICHFEILD

West Midlands blues fans enjoyed a master class when American guitarist and singer Kent DuChaine played at the city’s Guildhall venue.

BLUES IN BRITIAN JAN 2009 ~ THE BRONTE BLUES CLUB, LICHFEILD

Kent is the first artist to be invited back a second time to this venue. It was an outstanding performance from a consummate professional.

THE ORCADIAN, ORKNEY BLUES FESTIVAL 2004...

Not only is Kent know as a well known master of the blues…..his guitar playing is exceptional and his deep intriguing voice a great combination that really set the old style delta blues alight…..DuChaine really has lived the blues life which is clearly evident in his music.

REVIEW ~ THE CUSTOMS HOUSE ARTS CENTER, SOUTH SHELDS, 2005...

The voice is good, the aura the 53 year old emits is wonderful and his rapport with an appreciative audience is fantastic. But what allows DuChaine to be rated as one of the worlds best is the amazing sounds he gets from his 1934 National ‘steel guitar.

BLUEPRINT MAGAZINE ~ THE TOWN HALL, READING, 2000...

DuChaine’s commitment, enthusiasm and love of the blues shines through his every move and transmits itself to his audience…As a solo performer maybe only Keb’ Mo’ touches him in the charisma stakes….Honest entertainment this good should not be missed.

STEEL CITY BLUES FESTIVAL, SHEFFIELD ~ 2000 FESTIVAL DIRECTOR

AWESOME!!!!!

BLUEPRINT MAGAZINE ~ COLNE BLUES FESTIVAL,

The unpredicted star of the evening, and possibly, of the whole event, was the Minnesota born vocalist/guitarist Kent DuChaine. Mere words cannot describe the charisma and genius this man exudes

Kent DuChaine - Norwich Arts Center show…
January 16th, 2009 ·

“Since going solo in 1982 and hitting the roads, riding the rails, flying the skies and sailing the seas, Kent and Leadbessie have probably by now clocked up over two million miles together including over 71 overseas tours”

I knew this would be a show not to miss.

As I walked a blues kinda’ walk towards the Norwich Arts Centre last night in anticipation of what musical delights would befall my ears, the closer my feet took me the more I could hear and feel the southern states gently ripple through the crisp atmosphere of the city at night. Kent DuChaine was back in town after a long absence (too long some would say) and he bought along a special friend, of course, the one and only, Leadbessie. “She’s a beat up 1934 National Steel Guitar”, and oh! How she can sing…

Blues’ing down the path towards the entrance the air turned from a winter’s eve to a summer’s night as delta blues emanated from the old church venue and caused the heat from distant stars to warm my path. The sound of the wind through cotton fields could be heard as a gentle whisper whilst packs of wolves howl a hello to the echo of Leadbessie, and the powerful southern voice of her owner, Kent DuChaine.

Blues slide on finger and Leadbessie in hand Kent was in full swing as I headed through the doors into the sold-out venue to a sea of swaying heads and tapping feet, no need for a drummer. Kent has a very powerful playing technique that screams for your attention. With intricate finger picking and gracefully prose bottleneck glides accompanied by a hand hammer drum beat, leaves one thinking – This is what the blues is all about. Every lyric bellowed from his heart and every note personifying his soul, Kent has the blues absconding from each and every cell of his being, and the whole audience feels it. From teens to tombstones, goth’s to classics, no one was anyone that night, just zephyrs upon the surface of the Mississippi.

The entire evening through, in a wonderfully typical blues musician style, Kent told stories of his youth, his adventures, his family and friends, to the old greats and their comedic exploits while travelling the train lines and dusty roads following the summer to their next stopping point, wherever that might be. His uplifting persona and crowd pleasing demeanour (and, of course, his incredible musical proficiency) is the reason this man is loved the world over, with songs such as Little Red Rooster demanding complete crowd participation resulting in full belly laughs in one instance, to tear jerking covers like St James Infirmary in the next, the whole evening flowed like a journey through the southern states, its ups and downs, wisdom gained and naivety found, on the path for an endless summer.

With six albums to his name and fans screaming out for more I think I will not be the only one in expressing how I wish him to be around for many more years to come. If you get the opportunity to see Kent play live, go and experience it for yourself. You will leave with a smile on your face, and thoughts of realisation that your blues aren’t as blue as another man’s may be.

- Lewis Gibbs