Three-Time GRAMMY Nominee and Blues Legend

Eric Bibb Announces New Live at The Scala Theatre Album.

 

Buy the album here.

Stream the album here.

Lyrics and credits here.

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Stony Plain Records, under an exclusive worldwide license agreement from Repute Records, will release on April 5th the new album from 2024’s “Best Traditional Blues Album” GRAMMY nominee and Blues/Roots music legend Eric Bibb, Live at The Scala Theatre. The upcoming disc follows 2023’s Ridin’, which has also received two Blues Music Award nominations from The Blues Foundation.

 

Performed in front of a live audience at Stockholm’s Scala Theatre in 2022, the atmosphere captured in these recordings is electric. Live at The Scala Theatre contains a selection of songs cherry-picked from Bibb’s history, infused with the folk and blues tradition with contemporary sensibilities. The performance features an all-star lineup of musicians including Eric's longtime collaborator, musical director and producer Glen Scott on bass, keys, drums and backing vocals; Olle Linder on drums and acoustic bass; Johan Lindström on pedal steel and electric guitar; Christer Lyssarides on electric guitar and mandola; Esbjörn Hazelius on fiddle and cittern; Greger Andersson on harp; Lamine Cissokho on kora and vocals; special guest vocalists Sarah Dawn Finer, Rennie Mirro and Ulrika Bibb, as well as string arrangements by Erik Arvinder and David Davidson, performed by Hanna Helgegren and Sarah Cross on violins, Christopher Öhman on viola and Josef Ahlin on cello.

 

“The Live at The Scala concert was, without a doubt, the most ambitious gig and recording project of my career,” says Eric Bibb. “Captained by my super-talented friend, musical director and producer, Glen Scott and graced by an amazing array of musicians, the resulting album is one that defines me as an artist. I couldn’t be more pleased and eager to share it with you all.

“In selecting the album’s songs we wanted to cover three categories: 1)Tried and true fan favorites that had not appeared multiple times on previous live recordings; 2) A few songs from the recently released studio albums, Dear America and Ridin’; 3) At least one song that I’d never before recorded.

 

“Every song on the album holds a special place in my heart. I’ll elaborate on three of them: ‘Rosewood,’ which tells the story of the horrendous massacre in 1923, that wiped out the African American community of Rosewood in Florida, is both an important history lesson, particularly relevant today in the current climate of disunity in America and the world and hopefully, a story that encourages us to face and learn from our past.  ‘Whole World’s Got The Blues’ is, in the way that songs can sometimes be, prescient. It is both a lament about the current state of the world and a warning. ‘Things Is ‘Bout Comin’ My Way,’ adapted from ‘Sittin’ On Top Of The World’ and written by Walter Vinson, is a bluesy affirmation that resonates with my own journey.  And one of my fondest memories of that night at The Scala Theatre was being surrounded by the spirited singing, on stage and in the audience, of ‘Mole In The Ground.’“ 

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With a career now spanning five decades, three Grammy nominations, a multitude of Blues Foundation awards and countless more accolades, Eric Bibb has secured his legacy as a legendary figure in the blues and roots genre.

 

As Eric reflects on his musical journey, gratitude pervades. Evolution is evident in his voice and guitar playing, with his words grounded in truth and fostering a vision of unity in a world filled with divisive rhetoric. Eric Bibb is more than a blues troubadour – he is a storyteller and philosopher. His legacy is not just in the notes he plays or the stages he graces but in the questions he poses and the hope he instills.

 

Live at The Scala Theatre is a continuation of the vision that informs Bibb’s artistry as a modern-day Blues troubadour. Grounded in the folk and blues tradition with contemporary sensibilities, Bibb’s music continues to reflect his thoughts on current world events and his own lived experiences, whilst remaining entertaining, uplifting, inspirational and relevant.

 

Eric Bibb summarizes the new album by saying: “To all the wonderful players, singers and facilitators who contributed to this triumphant endeavor, I can only say, from the bottom of my heart: Thank You! Merci Mille! Tusen Tack!”

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Tracklist:

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01 Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
02 Sliver Spoon
03 Along The Way
04 Bring Me Little Water, Sylvie
05 Things Is'Bout Comin' My Way
06 Rosewood
07 Whole World's Got The Blues
08 River Blues
09 500 Miles
10 Mole In The Ground

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Lyrics here.

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Musician credits:

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Eric Bibb - lead vocals, acoustic guitar, 6-string banjo.

Glen Scott - bass, keys, drums, backing vocals.

Olle Linder - drums, acoustic bass.

Johan Lindström - pedal steel, electric guitar.

Christer Lyssarides - electric guitar, mandola.

Esbjörn Hazelius - fiddle, cittern.

Greger Andersson - harp.

Lamine Cissokho - kora, vocals.

Sarah Dawn Finer - vocals.

Rennie Mirro - vocals.

Ulrika Bibb - vocals.

Erik Arvinder - string arrangements.

David Davidson - string arrangements.

Hanna Helgegren - violin.

Sarah Cross - violin.

Christopher Öhman - viola.

Josef Ahlin - cello.

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Produced, arranged, mixed & A&R by: Glen Scott

Recorded by: Håkan 'Brollan' Söderström / ELECTROSOUND AB

Mastered by: Larry O'Malley

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Venue of Recording: Scala Teatern Stockholm

Management: Repute Artist Management (R.A.M)

PA: Ulrika Bibb

Record Label: Repute Records Ltd under exclusive worldwide license to RHM Linus, LLC. Marketed by Stony Plain Records.

Label Management: SGO Music

Product Management: Agnese Stengrevics⁩ & Sophia Ongley

Cover Photography: Leo Ahmed

Artwork Design: Jan Malmstrom

Executive Producer: Jesper Wikstrom

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℗ © 2024 Repute Records Ltd under exclusive worldwide license to RHM Linus, LLC. Marketed by Stony Plain Records.

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