Papa George (Blues)
“There’s one! That’s what I say to myself when I meet a musician – anywhere – any age – who is a powerful Deep Blues player. It happened again tonight – Papa George was playing solo and is a spectacular blues artist. He’s got power and nuance, he’s a master entertainer and pure player. I’ve become a big fan of his music.”
Bob Margolin, February 2010
“Papa George is generally regarded as one of the major electric blues musicians playing on the British Blues scene today. Although inspired by the southern style of country blues that grew out of the Mississippi Delta and Louisiana his sounds and techniques also lean heavily towards the influence of the Chicago blues sounds reminiscent of Muddy Waters.”
Art & Lifestyle, Staines, UK, April 2009
‘Presenting a rich mixture of classics and self-penned numbers, they set about wowing the crowd with a display of first-class musicianship. Papa George pulled some beautiful sounds from his Amistar tri-cone guitar, which he used for most of the gig. Fine examples of this instrument’s versatility were “Blues With A Feeling”, with its rolling railroad feel, and “The Sun Don’t Shine” in which the combination of slow poignant guitar and Glen’s subtle harp playing was superb.”
Lewis A Harris The Dorset Blues Society. 8 March 2008.
