Show Me the Way Home, Honey

Slidin' Slim & Big Fred - Ten Long Years

Styles: Country Blues
Released: 2004
Label: No Budget
File: mp3 @320kbps
Size: 74.5 MB
Time: 32:24
Art: front + back

1. Brand New Face - 3:02
2. I know Pain - 3:47
3. Six O' Clock In The Morning - 3:13
4. Through The Dirt And Shame - 3:21
5. Follow You - 2:44
6. Let It Ride - 2:48
7. Boogie King - 1:55 *
8. 16 Years - 2:10
9. Gettin' Up Didn't Cross My Mind - 2:19
10. Someday - 2:52
11. True Love - 4:13


All songs composed by Slim
* Slim, Big Fred

Notes: Slidin’ Slim is a blues guitarist/singer from Linköping, Sweden.
In 1991 Slim discovered the country blues of Son House, Big Joe Williams, Fred McDowell and Robert Johnson. He started to learn to play slideguitar and sing the blues. Slim took the stagename Slidin’ Slim and began to work with pianoplayer Fredrik Östergren. Slim played his first bluesgig at the legendary bluesclub Jefferson in Linköping. Another highlight was a gig together with Bluesväder (that later changed name to Knock-Out Greg and Blue Weather) at Skitiga Duken in Stockholm.
First recording
1995 saw his first recording ”How blue can a young man get?” that consisted of 6 classic countryblues tunes played solo. Slim started to play full-time together with guitarist David Book with whom he made his bluesfestival debut in Mönsterĺs.
Second recording
His second recording ”Going down slow” with acoustic countryblues and electric Chicagoblues came out in 1996. Among the players was David Book and Big Fred. Slim joined forces with established bluesmusicians (harmonica/guitarplayer Lasse Olsson from the Nightcats, drummer Roger Mörck, bassplayer Magnus Ekman and guitarist Ari Hautala) and formed The Jungle Kings. Also that year he released the recording ”Introducing The Jungle Kings”. and toured and played at festivals in Järfälla, Mönsterĺs and Ĺmĺl. Due to geographical reasons the Jungle Kings disbanded later same year.
EP
”I´ve had my fun” was released in 1998, and consisted of 5 original songs written by Slim. The music was a mix of alt.country and acoustic blues. The blues man also leaves Little Slim & The Roadmasters and starts to tour more with Big Fred again. He records a new CD-Ep during the summer with Big Fred, ”The stars come out at night”. It consists of 4 songs (2 originals by Slim).
First full-lenght album
The following year, 2004, he starts the year with signing a publishing deal with Sweden Songs. Slim begins to write songs for his first full-lenght CD together with Big Fred. Mylla begins to work with bassplayer Nicklas Brännström and drummer Krister Persson and plays at Linköpings folkmusicfestival among other places. In November the CD with Big Fred, ”Ten Long Years”, is released on No Budget Records. 10 out of 11 songs are originals. The record gets great reviews and soon recieve airplay in countries like Denmark, Germany, France and Holland among other contries around the world.

Ten Long Years



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Oznake: Slidin' Slim, Big Fred, Country Blues, Sweden