Hell it's been a hectic couple of months after completing Alpha Male Delta Blues (see Recordings page) and going down a storm at The Swanage Blues Festival in early March, Slim has recorded yet another album. Blues & Two's was done and dusted in just over a days recording with piano demon Jimmy Hammond adding a couple of his favourites as well as some fine accordian playing. It was meant to be a sedate get together a Slims Hideaway to thrash out some old tunes and kick out the jams but quickly gained momentum when the tape started rolling and the results weren't 'arf too bad. Highlights were renditions of Hoochie Coochie Man, Mess Around & Howlin' At My Darling as well as a new Slim composition Dirty Water Blues, lowlights, there are none!  The Hammond is now another bow to the six strings that Slim already possesses and will be seen in a live setting with Slim & The Backbones, ALL ABOARD!!!  Other news is that Slim is appearing at the odd festival or two this summer with The Brecon Jazz, Ealing Blues festival and an Hayling Island bash already in place (Slim Lightfoot - Live) . ABCINYou's..... 

January 2007 : Alpha Male Delta Blues

This is the title of Slims new LP which he is currently recording. It'll be a collection of his favourite Delta blues tracks old and new and will be a totally solo affair with Slim picking on the Dobro and acoustic guitar with not a electric string in earshot. It is due for release late January, early February and will feature songs such as, Travelling Riverside Blues, How Do you Live With Yourself?, Hold Your Head Up High, You Cant Get That Stuff No More & Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning. More seismic news is that Mark 'The Knuckle' Burns didn't make the grade and had to leave town with the local mafia and debtors on his tail, his whereabouts are potentially rewarding to those in the know. This should have led to the return of Juicehead Jackson but alas because of the toll the festive period had on his internal organs he is recuperating in the garden of England, we wish him well.  

January 2007 part two : Orlando Joins!!

These departures though have paved the way for a very special double bass player to fill the void, ORLANDO SHEARER ex-Otis Grand and Cadillac Kings sidekick has signed on the dotted line and will make his debut at The Swanage Blues festival in early March  httpwww.swanage-blues.org . This is a big scoop for Slim as this man is the b#**ocks when it comes to slapping a double-bass and we all eagerly await his contribution to the The Backbones line up.

August 2006 : Reviews of Standing On The Banks Of The Mighty Blues & Dust Bowl Soup

As both these albums were released in 2004, it is tempting to think of them as two sides of the same recording. However, it is more accurate for them to be viewed as totally separate Blues bookends of Slim Lightfoot’s not inconsiderable talents.

"Standing On The Banks Of The Mighty Blues" is a slightly malevolent collection, while "Dust Bowl Soup" contains many moments that go a long way to rehabilitating a much-maligned form – the instrumental. You wouldn’t imagine that there is anything more you could extract from ‘I Just Want To Make Love To You’, the second track on "Standing….", but Lightfoot isolates it and turns it from an entreaty into a seductive threat here and accurately sets the tone. This is an album that is constantly gripping and at times spine-tinglingly good, even the rustic instrumental ‘Marching My Way Back Home’ comes with an unspoken but ever-present threat. On "Standing….", Lightfoot shows himself to be respectful of the Blues but not reverential. He kneads and moulds ‘The Southern Rain’ into a country Blues hybrid that is his alone. "Dust Bowl Soup" offers a neat contrast to its predecessor. Freed from the need to carry lyrics, Lightfoot allows the music to roam, seemingly at will. The frankly bizarre ‘Rag ‘n’ Drones No. 1’ would seem out of place on a normal album but here it’s right at home. Again because of the absence of lyrics, "Dust Bowl Soup" is a much more visual album. ‘Slingback’, for one, conjures up images and begins a journey that is as impossible as the desert landscape it evokes. Wedged in between ‘words’, instrumentals can come across as almost lightweight pieces of filler but here, each track drives the album on, allowing it develop and flourish. On both albums, Slim Lightfoot shows himself to be both an innovator and an explorer, constantly looking to see where he can take his beloved music next. Wherever it may be it’s sure to be one hell of a ride!

Michael Mee – Blues Matters! Aug / Sept ‘06

May 2006: Lightfoot HQ is moving....

Slim was due to start work on a Delta-Blues inspired album this month but this has been put back a few weeks as he is about to move to a new shack. Some of you may have seen him brandishing a acoustic guitar recently, well this gives an indication of his next move. Most of this new stuff will be just Slim and a a wooden guitar but he has been rehearsing some ol' folk blues and fleshing out some dusty and sparkling new tunes with a washboard, double bass and kazoo for accompaniment courtesy of The Backbone boys. So a mid-summer release is more likely as the ideas are thick and flowing.....

April 2006: Review of Devil & The Deep Blue Sea in Blues Matters....

A tolling bell announces "A Bad Storm A Coming" and the album shows its intent with some raw and unsophisticated blues. The material is all self-penned and "Cherry Blues" features some manic slide playing and rough-edged vocals, reminiscent of Captain Beefheart. "She's Alright" employs an almost Slim Harpo type rhythm but the slurred and distorted vocals allied to the insistant attack put it firmly in the Fat Possum territory. This is a challenging album and they are a band which eschew the easy option of churning out blues/rock covers and full marks to them for that. "Devil's Got The Best Tunes" continues the rough and ready approach as it rocks along steadily with Slim venturing into some falsetto vocals. The album closes with "The Missing Link", a churning slide guitar instrumental which only serves to heighten the intrigue. A different album that is enjoyable and that doesn't fall easily into any given category.       http://www.bluesmatters.com

March 2006: Stompin' The Blues is released...

In just two weeks Slim recorded, produced and mastered his new CD, 'Stompin The Blues'. If you want his live sound then this is the one to get. It's a collection of some of his most popular blues re-workings and includes Dust My Broom, Dimples & Frankie & Johnny (see Feb 2006). Most tracks are played with his trusty ol' battered Stratocaster, though the Dobro makes an appearance on three of the tracks. This is part of a double bill of albums that Slim is recording this Spring with a latter yet to be named CD showcasing his favourite Delta-Blues songs. This will be a totally acoustic sounding album and like 'Stompin' will just be a solo affair....Due out May sometime

February 2006:  Slim's back in the studio...

At last a straight down the line no nonsense CD is on the way. Due to popular demand, Slim is in the process of recording a new solo album with just himself, guitar and stomp board for company. If you've seen him live, then this is his sound straight to tape, no overdubs, no thrills, just a undiluted Slim roughing up some old favourites like Little Red Rooster, Shame Shame Shame &  Shake Your Moneymaker. Due for release in March.......  

For those who like their blues raw & rockin' this is the one for you, it's as rough as old boots and kicks like a mule. It opens with a tolling bell to herald in A BAD STORM A COMING and doesnt let up from there on in. If your a fan of early Chicago Muddy Waters & Howlin' Wolf diverted thru the prism of CPT. Beefheart & Creedence Clearwater Revival, then you'll love this, so dont hesitate and make your life swing like a deranged chimpanzee by ordering thru the website>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>