Product Description CD Description Born in Santa Barbara, California, Mitch Kashmar has grown up witnessing first-hand many of the blues giants as they came to town, courtesy of the country s first and oldest blues society, the Santa Barbara Blues Society. Leader of blues band Pontiax, Kashmar performed in local clubs and venues in his hometown before moving to Los Angeles and releasing his debut album, 100 miles to go. In the years that followed, he toured throughout the USA and Canada and eventually paved the way for his tour in Europe. Kashmar made rock n roll history appearing onstage alongside legendary British rocker Eric Burdon & War for a reunion concert held on April 21, 2008 at London s Royal Albert Hall. On Friday, August 24, 2007, Kashmar was invited to perform at the 9th Annual Edmonton's Labatt Blues Festival in Western Canada, and fortunately for blues fans everywhere, the event was captured for posterity in front of an enthusiastic crowd by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Joining Kashmar on his performances for this release are Pontiax drummer Tom Lackner, bassist Steve Nelson, pianist Jimmy Calire, and former William Clarke guitarist John Marx providing the perfect foil to Kashmar's dynamic harp playing and emotive vocals. The live concert format allowed Kashmar to really stretch out instrumentally and strut his stuff as he runs down a program featuring fan favorites off two of his critically acclaimed releases and additional material including Lollipop Mama, a tribute to his old friend, the late great William Clarke Product Description (2007 'Delta Groove')(66:09/10) 'Recorded live at the Edmonton's Labatt Blues Festival, Edmonton, Canada August 24, 2007. Der langjährige Chef der Pontiax aus Santa Barbara füllt jene Lücke aus, die durch den Tod von William Clarke 1996 gerissen wurde. Er zählt fraglos zu jener kleinen Riege herausragender Harmonicaspieler in Kalifornien und setzt damit nahtlos die Tradition von Rod Piazza und Kollegen fort. Bei diesen starken Aufnahmen wird er zudem vom ehemaligen Clarke-Gitarristen begleitet, der mit seinem von Hollywood Fats inspirierten Spiel den nötigen Groove und Schub liefert. Perfekt für alle Freunde des Westcoast Blues