To Whom it May Concern:
We hope you will consider the Blues Counselors for your special event.
We are a group of professional Pacific Northwest musicians that perform a tasty mix of danceable blues and R&B.
Here’s what some of our clients have said about us:
·
“The Blues
Counselors were one of the best bands at our 4th of July music festival.
Their energy and groove kept the crowd moving all night. We've had several
requests to have them back already. I would hire them again without
hesitation”. Juliette Deggendorfer, Kingston 4th of July Festival
Coordinator
·
“You kept
the crowd on their feet the entire evening with an enthusiastic blend of blues
and r&b. We definitely look forward to having you return soon! Kim
Sands, Owner – Port Townsend Brewing Company".
I trust we will have the opportunity of providing for your musical
entertainment needs!
www.bluescounselors.com
Blues Counselors
Biography
The band consists of:
Rick Allyn (guitar, vocals). Rick
began his musical career at the age of sixteen, writing and performing his
original music in coffeehouses around the Pacific Northwest. In the early 1970's he joined a
six-piece band that toured the U.S., including two entertainment tours for the
U.S. military in Europe and many television and radio appearances. After numerous recordings and solo
projects Rick decided to take a break from the road and continue his solo
career. In 2001 Rick recorded his
latest CD, "American Boy”.
Leyland
Foster (lead guitar)
Leyland began his guitar journey when he was 13
years old and, while heavily rooted in prog-rock,
he feels equally at home with the blues.
Guitar influences include Jeff Beck, Robert Fripp (King Crimson) and Trey
Anastasio (Phish). His musical
career began playing trombone in jazz bands around the northwest area before
transitioning to bass and then his true love, guitar. He is often times heard to mutter,
“what?!”.
Teresa
Fraser
(vocals,
percussion)
Teresa is an extremely active vocal music
educator in the Northwest region. Receiving her BA and Masters in Choral
Music and Jazz from University of Northern Colorado, she is currently the
director of choral activities as Olympic College in Bremerton, Washington.
She has sung in numerous bands through out her long musical career but made a
conscious decision to pursue music education, which she has been teaching for 18
years. With jazz influences like Ella Fitzgerald, Diane Schuur, Diana
Krall and Carmen McRae she naturally moves into the blues styles of Bonnie
Raitt, Lucinda Williams and Etta James. Recently, Blues Counselors asked
her to join them singing harmony and leads in their band. She is enjoying
this endeavor as an expressive outlet for her singing passion and relieving
and enjoyable change from her teaching responsibilities.
Michael McCurdy (drums)
Michael has been drumming since early childhood and has studied with jazz great and
Motown legend Mel Brown in his native Portland, Oregon. After performing and
recording with various local bands in Portland, with styles ranging
from alt-rock to jazz to country, Michael has settled down in the Puget Sound
area with his dream job of teaching music to children and laying down the groove
as a Blues Counselor. His drumming influences include Jim Keltner, Bernard
Purdie and Charlie Watts.
Stuart Wakefield (bass)
Stu has been playing a variety of instruments
since he was in elementary school. He’s played the bass in various rock &
jazz acts in the Puget Sound area and Western Montana for the past 27 years.
He loves playing blues, jazz and funk and cites Marcus Miller, Victor Wooten,
Melvin Lee Davis, Stanley Clarke and others as major influences on his playing
style. “It’s all in the groove!” he says.
Blues Counselors
Partial Song List
Song
Artist
Ø
Chain of Fools
Aretha
Ø
Runaway
Bonnie Raitt
Ø
Rock Me Baby
BB King
Ø
Pride and Joy
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Ø
Blues is My Business
Etta James
Ø
Sweet Home Chicago
Clapton
version
Ø
Thrill is Gone
BB King
Ø
Thing Called Love
Bonnie Raitt
Ø
Mustang Sally
Wilson Pickett
Ø
The Midnight Special
Creedence Clearwater
Ø
Love Letter
Bonnie Raitt
Ø
Rock Me Right
Susan Tedeschi
Ø
Red House
Hendrix
Ø
Rock and Roll
Zeppelin
Ø
I Don’t Need No Doctor
John Mayer version
Ø
Let the Good Times Roll
Koko Taylor version
Ø
Born Under a Bad Sign
Koko Taylor version
Ø
Black Cat Bone
Albert Collins
Ø
Woman Like Me
Bettye LaVette
Ø
Bad to the Bone
George Thoroughgood
Ø
I Can’t Let Go
Lucinda Williams
Ø
Love Me Like A Man
Bonnie Raitt
Ø
Lay Down Sally
Eric Clapton
Ø
Some Kind of Wonderful
Joss Stone/Grand Funk
Ø
Stop Breakin’ Down
Rolling Stones
Ø
Walkin’ Blues
Hindu Love Gods (Robert Johnson)
Ø
In the Midnight Hour
Wilson Pickett
Ø
Smokin’ Gun
Robert Cray Band
Ø
Feels Like Rain
John Hiatt
Ø
Before You Accuse Me
Eric Clapton version
Ø
In the Midnight Hour
Wilson Pickett
Ø
Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean
Susan Tedeschi
Ø
Everything is Broken
Bob Dylan
Ø
Hittin’ on Nuthin’
Irma Thomas
Ø
I Got a Woman
Ray Charles
Ø
Take Me to the River
Delbert McClinton version
Blues
Counselors
Sample Performances
The Upstage Blues Club, Port Townsend, WA
“Summer Nights at the Bay” / Poulsbo, WA
Port Gamble Arts & Crafts Festival / Port Gamble,
WA
“Arts by the Bay” / Poulsbo, WA
“North
Kitsap Arts & Crafts Festival”/ Port Gamble, WA
Port Townsend Brewing Company,
Port Townsend, WA
Mor Mor Bistro, Poulsbo, WA
Harbor Days / Olympia, WA
Kingston Mainstreet
Association’s 4th of July Celebration, Kingston, WA
Anacortes Arts Festival,
Anacortes, WA
Kingston “Music at the Cove”,
Kingston, WA
“Viking
Fest” / Poulsbo, WA
Weddings/Private parties