BlueTouch Present a new show for theatres and clubs
Women in Blues
The first blues song recorded by a black female vocalist, was sung by Mamie Smith in 1920. During both World Wars, the ladies of the blues kept it going and the day never ended. Booking the band, sewing costumes, cooking meals, keeping the band out of harm & putting on a show - Sometimes, while raising a baby.
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Blues has become the basis of much of our music today and we wanted to pay tribute to some of the great performers, past and present
The Show
Performance is the act of keeping the music alive and there is nothing like the feel of a great show. As a female-fronted blues-rock outfit, BlueTouch is indebted to those lady artistes who helped pioneer the blues as an art form throughout the 20th century
This show is presented as a celebration of their songs and in particular, the essential female spirit that is often required to prevail against impossible odds.
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The Idea
Traditionally it seems that people always think of the 'Blues Men' such as Robert Johnson and B B King. After years of singing their songs Andrea Maria wanted to do a show that focussed on the ladies!
We look at the lives, artistry and song writing of such iconic blues women as Memphis Minnie, Billie Holiday, Etta James, Bonnie Raitt, Beth Hart and many more, while tracing the evolution of blues music from its gospel roots in the 1920s to the blues rock of the 60s, 70s and beyond.
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Our 'Women in the Blues' show includes a more laid back first half and then
gets decidedly livelier for the second set.
We perform a range of songs including some penned by Andrea Maria and the Band.
