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Sue Foley: A Witness to Certainty in a World Gone Mad
by John Ephland
Sue Foley Old Dog Tavern Blues Bash Live 2022 Kalamazoo, MI July 16, 2022 It was a variation on what one might see at a contemporary classical music concert. Lots of grey heads, lawn chairs, not much movement. But there were numbers, lots of them, out to see and hear live music, outdoors, at one of jny: Kalamazoo's best, most congenial night spots for evening entertainment. A kind of latter-day Woodstock generation of ...
read moreSue Foley: Love Comin' Down
by Ed Kopp
Sue Foley is one of the best blues guitarists around, male or female. While her guitar work is more versatile than ever, her songwriting skills have also matured. The knock against the Canadian artist is that she can't sing. To these ears, however, Foley's vocals have improved greatly from album to album, to the point where her singing today is far better than adequate. Love Comin' Down finds the diminutive Foley returning to the blues after a one-album ...
read moreSue Foley: Ten Days in November
by Ed Kopp
Guitarist, singer and songwriter Sue Foley actually transcends the blues with these 11 self-penned tunes, incorporating elements of rock and folk. At least one critic has called Foley a female Bob Dylan, and the characterization is not entirely off the mark. Though not as nasal a singer as Dylan, Foley also possesses a limited vocal range. However, she uses her voice to great advantage here. Her lyrics grow more heartfelt and poetic with each release, and her guitar playing remains ...
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