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LighTNiN’ guy (B)

WiNNER BELgiaN BLuES aWaRd ‘11

4Th PLacE EuRoPEaN BLuES chaLLENgE ‘12

VoTEd BEST LiVE acT ‘12

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high EnErgy SlidE guitar & harmonica

“great songwriter, singer, slide guitar player, harmonica player and an exceptional entertainer.” Block Magazine (NL)

“Simply impressive how much energy time after time this band gives to their audience”Back To the Roots Magazine (B)

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BELgiaN BLuES REVELaTioNafter years of hard work, Lightnin ‘guy is now the pride of Belgian blues. although it may sound like a dusty cliché, he is by far “the hardest working performer” in the Belgian blues scene. Now, also the European blues scene has discovered and embraced Lightnin’ guy. his authentic and soulful slide guitar & harp styles bring high energy to every Lightnin’ guy show. he is a real crowd pleaser who always surrenders himself to the audience.

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Lightnin’ guy & thE mighty gatorS

They are Belgium’s most popular blues band, consistently delivering high-energy shows with genuine foot stompin’ blues & roots music. This band carries on the traditions of american bluesmasters from the Mississippi delta to chicago’s Southside. Lightnin’ guy & the Mighty gators always succeed in bringing the crowd to the dance floor with its tight, groovy, honest riffs & licks. Lightnin’ guy is not only an excellent musician & singer, but also an all-round entertainer. it does not matter for whom he plays nor where, people always start shaking their asses and having a mighty good time, when Lightnin’ guy is on stage. Laissez le Bon Ton Roulet!!!

Lightnin’ guy onE man Band

it all started for Lightnin’ guy with an acoustic guitar & a harp. although he never picked cotton in the fields, he surely had his share of bad luck and trouble. you can hear these feelings and thoughts in his original contemporary acoustic blues songs, with deep roots ranging from Flanders’ clay, over the Mississippi delta to the swamps of Louisiana. during his one Man Band shows Lightnin’ guy takes his audience back to the roots of his musical career and plays a variety of resonator guitars, a Weissenborn guitar, harmonicas and an old suitcase as a kick drum.

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“ Definitely the future of Belgian Blues“Blues Matters magazine (uK)“ he sure knows how

to blend all the best of the blues tradition into his contemporary songwriting. “ Rootstime (B)

LighTNiN’ guy PLayS houNd dog TayLoR

Lightnin’ guy pays tribute to chicago slide guitar legend hound dog Taylor by playing his music in the same setting & with the same intensity as he did. The playlist includes: Take Five, hawaiian Boogie, it’s alright, give Me Back My Wig, Let’s get Funky, Sadie, … if you never got the chance to see “the dog” live, this is a perfect chance to experience the magic of a hound dog Taylor concert.

BLuES iN SchooLS

The “Blues in Schools” project is a music education program developed by Lightnin’ guy that gives young people an overview of the different styles of blues (delta Blues, Chicago Blues, …), the most influential musicians (Muddy Waters, BB King, ...), the most important instruments (guitar, harmonica, ...) and highlights the socio-cultural background of the blues with stories and anecdotes. Each story is illustrated by musical examples, performed live.

“what a warm musician! as if the spirit of rory gallagher reincarnated in this Belgian

blues man“Bluesnews magazine (d)

NTERNaTioNaL highLighTS

FESTiVaLS Beautiful Swamp Blues Festival calais (FR), Blues Sur Seine Festival (FR), Blues Express differdange (LuX), Blues Peer (BE), gouvy jazz & Blues festival (B), European Blues challenge Berlin (d), Bluesfestival dresden (d), Bluesfestival ingoldstadt (d), Rostocker Blues Festival (d), Volksdorfer Blues Festival (d), Vienna Blues Spring Festival (aT), Sierre Bluesfestival (ch), Luzern Blue Balls Festival (ch), Moulin Blues ospel (NL), Kwadendamme Blues Festival (NL), Elorrio jazz & Blues Festival (ES), Burlada Blues Festival (ES), …

cLuBSLe Plan Ris-orangis (FR), Le Bikini Toulouse (FR), Mjc athena Saint-Saulve (FR), chorus Blues Sedan (FR), l’abbatoir Lillers (FR), Sang a Klang Luxembourg (LuX), Bag Blues geneva (ch), ancienne Belgique Brussels (B), Spirit of 66 Verviers (B), de Roma antwerp (B), Quasimodo Berlin (d), Kulturbrauerei Berlin (d), Laboratorium Stuttgart (d), Räucherei Kiel (d), Mehlsack Emmendingen (d), chabah Kandern (d), Kultuzentrum Sinsteden (d), Wunderbar Weite Welt Eppstein (d), Neue Welt ingolstadt (d), Wespennest Neustadt (d), Reigen Vienna (aT), Bluesiana Velden (aT), M.o.B. Bratislava (SK), …

SuPPoRT acT FoRB.B. King (uS), john Fogerty (uS), Tony joe White (uS), Keb' Mo (uS), Kenny Wayne Sheppard (uS), jimmy Vaughan (uS), Lucky Peterson (uS), georges Thorogood (uS), johnny Winter (uS), ian siegal (uK), Shemekia copeland (uS), Sherman Robertson (uS), canned heat (uS), john Primer (uS), Eddie c. campbell (uS), joe Louis Walker (uS), The Fabulous Thunderbirds (uS), Studebaker john (uS), guy Forsyth (uS), …

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inhale My World (2013)Electric Studio cd

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Blood For Kali (2012) acoustic Studio cd

Plays hound dog Taylor (2012) Live cd

Live From The heart (2009) Live cd

Banana Peel Sessions ft. guy Forsyth (2010)Live cd

“rooted in the history of the blues, with branches that’ll be important for the future of

the blues” concerto Magazine (aT)

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