180g vinyl with poster booklet and MP3 download link.
Michael van Merwyk has already made a name for himself in the European music scene, playing countless concerts and sessions across Europe. Along the way, he's won several awards, including being the first European act to compete in the 2013 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, where he finished second. But at the core, his performances in cafes, pubs, at blues festivals, and at private parties are always about the music and the people.
"His new release 'Blue River Rising' has everything done right, exquisitely tasteful, well-crafted songs, with hot, superb instrumentation. All that in a generous set of songs, mostly written by van Merwyk. His harmonica partner Gerd Gorke plays along sensitively and elegantly, adding just the right touch to van Merwyk's powerful and gritty merrymaking."
– Frank Matheis Contributing writer to Living Blues magazine; Co-Author of 'Sweet Bitter Blues – Washington DC's Homemade Blues' with Phil Wiggins; Publisher of thecountryblues.com
PAGE A
01 Blue River Rising
02 Won't Get Any Better Than This
03 Keep Sinking
04 Circumstances
05 The Blues Will Do Your Heart Good
SIDE B
01 Heal My Wounds
02 I Ain't Got No Home In This World Anymore
03 Bye Bye Blues
04 Dark & Dreary
05 The Road of Life
06 Travel On
