Taste of Polonia

1) R&B band from Glasgow, Scotland Sharing a mutual love of roots, rhythm & blues (and cheap blended whiskey) Sam West, Calum McCann, Michael Law and Graham McGeoch formed soon-to-be internationally acclaimed band The Fortunate Sons in a smoky Glasgow West End flat in 2005. They cut their teeth in the wee hours jamming rhythm & blues in dark and dirty venues till the next morning when they picked up their coats and cases and moved on. The Fortunate Sons are knee deep in country and blues, stained from the muddy banks of the River Clyde. Unmoved by fashions or trends of the month, their debut album is a dirty bluesy experience, inspired by the energy and soul of early blues music. This self produced body of work draws upon life stories, delivered with infectious enthusiasm and authenticity. Growing up in the UK’s toughest city The Fortunate Sons found that they empathized with many of the delta blues players of America’s south such as Muddy Waters, Big Bill Broonzy and Willie Dixon whose lyrical stories told of love lost and found and the hard walk of life. They were similarly inspired by Bob Dylan’s evocative and poetic lyrics as well as the spontaneous spirit of Crosby Stills Nash and Young. These influences have been forged together into songs like “Slave Chain” and “All I Need”- with the latter featuring a Creedence Clearwater Revival sounding riff coupled with Muddy Waters inspired verses and a John Lee Hooker style middle eight. Furthermore, flavours of Rory Gallagher stand out in the blues rocker “Say Nothin” which also seems to have a peppering of Albert King and Ray Charles. The Fortunate Sons are at odds with the current musical climate, relying on an old-school ethos of hard work, camaraderie and a well won reputation, not spin! Pour yourself a glass of whiskey and listen to the new blues explosion of gritty tunes that will put fire in your belly and cleanse your soul. 2) Creedence Clearwater Revival tribute from The Netherlands

Fuze is a modern electric jazz-rock band from the Detroit area that creates all original music as well as improvised jams. The band blends high energy rock rhythms with the improvised nature of jazz to create a unique and hard hitting sound. The band started out as a weekly jam session amongst friends in 1995 and consisted of members Joe Purrenhage on keyboards guitar and bass, Marcus Roland on drums and Craig Wisper on guitar and bass. During these early years, the band recorded a CD Blown which was distributed by the now defunct MP3.COM. Around the year 2000, Doug Nolls joined the band on bass guitar and taurus pedals. Doug left the band in the year 2005 to spend time with his family. During this time period, the band recorded and released the CD DiG with classic songs such as Complicated Man, Critical Mass and Two Doors Down. In mid 2005, Dave Kneeves joined the band on lead guitar with Craig Wisper moving to bass. This lineup created a more rock oriented or progressive sound and the band went into heavy improvisational experimentation. This time period was captured on the 2006 release Best of Saturday Night Jams 2005-2006 and contained all immprovised jams from the weekly Saturday Night Jam webcast. In 2008, the band released a more more commercial sounding CD Pop Fuze which was primarily written by Joe Purrenhage and was recorded and mixed at the Online Bands Studio by the band. Fuze continues to create original instrumental music and plans on more studio and improvisational CDs as well as the weekly jam session called the Saturday Night Jam More information about Fuze can be found at their home page at www.onlinebands.com/fuze