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EMS Gets a Taste of the Blues
The Crossroads Blues Society from Rockford sponsored an opportunity for Eastland Middle School students to listen and learn from an exceptional blues duo - Paul Rishell and Annie Raines - on Tuesday, November 1, 2011. Touring internationally at festivals, clubs, and concert halls, and teaching workshops and seminars, Paul Rishell & Annie Raines have earned loyal fans around the globe. Although they have become known for their close attention to prewar acoustic blues styles, Paul and Annie first found their musical common ground in a Chicago/Texas-style blues band. (Top) Paul plays a rousing Chicago-style blues number on his old Fender Stratocaster, an audience favorite, while Annie (at right) delivers on the harmonica, showing students the many techniques used to produce different sounds on the harp.
Annie (photo at left) said they are always pleased to get the chance “to educate a new generation about the Blues - the original American music. All music today - from country, to rock, hip hop and rap, started with the Blues.” Steve Jones, Byron, IL, and a member of the Board of Directors with the Crossroads Blues Society (www.crossroadsblues.com) introduced the duo, who also played that evening in Rockford. The photos don’t do justice to the performance. See exclusive video of their Blues in the School gig below, which will be available soon.
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