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SUMMARY:Mississippi MacDonald (Band)
LOCATION:Chapel Arts Centre
DESCRIPTION:3x UK Blues Award Winner #1 recording artist\, radio presenter
 \, Take Me To The River All Star Oli "Mississippi" MacDonald (Mac) is a So
 ul-Blues singer/songwriter/guitarist from London\, England. In 2024\, he w
 on 2 UK Blues Federation Awards – Traditional Blues Artist Of The Year a
 nd Acoustic Blues Act Of The Year. In 2025\, he won the Best Acoustic Act 
 for the second time. Since his signing to APM Records in 2021\, he has app
 eared on BBC Radio 2's Blues Show with Cerys Matthews\, showcased on Beale
  Street and appeared on the legendary King Biscuit Time (Helena AK). He ha
 s recorded with established US artists Vaneese Thomas (Rufus Thomas)\, Ben
 ny Turner (Freddie King\, Mighty Joe Young)\, and the Reverend Shawn Amos.
  Most recently\, he has recorded with Hi Rhythm (Al Green\, Ann Peebles\, 
 Otis Clay) in Memphis at Royal Studios\, with 2x Grammy Award winning prod
 ucer Boo Mitchell with albums to be released in 2026. His second APM album
  "Heavy State Loving Blues" charted for multiple weeks at the top of the R
 MR Global Blues Report\, second only to Buddy Guy\, was in the Living Blue
 s (US) top 25 charts for January and February '23 and received major inter
 national airplay\, including Sirius XM BB King's Bluesville in the US. In 
 the UK\, the record was #1 in the IBBA Blues Charts for 2 months running 
 – a feat that hadn't been achieved by any artist (UK or International) f
 or many years. Mississippi's album\, I Got What You Need\, was released on
  25th October 2024\, and hit number 1 on the RMR Global Soul Blues Chart w
 ithin one week. IGWYN was the IBBA #1 album of November 2024 (#2 in the pr
 ior month). The record has had extensive international airplay\, and in th
 e UK\, including Cerys Matthews' BBC Radio 2 Show. In April '25\, Mac join
 ed Maritimeradio.co.uk in London\, presenting the weekly Oli Mac Show\, an
  hour of the greatest soul\, blues\, gospel and more. In 2025\, celebratin
 g his third UK Blues Award\, Mac released Oli Mac Presents Slim Pickin'. C
 harting at #1 in the RMR Acoustic Blues category\, RnR magazine awarded th
 e record a coveted 5 stars stating "Mississippi MacDonald has produced a t
 rue nugget of acoustic folk blues... all ten tracks represent 21st century
  blues of the highest order. If only all side projects were this good". Ma
 c's 2026 started strong - 2 nights with Paul Jones & Friends at GLive in G
 uildford (including Andy Fairweather Low\, Colin Blunstone and Sir Van Mor
 rison)\, and touring with Grammy Nominee and BMA Award Winning Artists Cur
 tis Salgado\, including an appearance at London's January Blues Festival. 
 In late January\, Mac was nominated for no fewer than 6 UK Blues Federatio
 n Awards for 2026\, more than any other artist. Oli "Mississippi" MacDonal
 d's fluid fingers\, a singular voice and songwriting talent mark him as th
 e new voice of British soul-blues – note his name. What they say about M
 ac: "He just has it\, he gets it\, the sound\, the feeling\, the legacy is
  wrapped up in him and his playing" MISS CARLA THOMAS Blues Matters Magazi
 ne said Mississippi is "a UK Blues-Soul Master who consistently turns out 
 top quality music with an eye and ear steeped in Memphis Soul" "Mississipp
 i MacDonald represents the next generation of great guitarists who hail fr
 om the UK...wholly authentic\, he's earned the right to claim the name" Li
 ving Blues\, USA "He has a rich full voice and plays some stunning guitar\
 , but most of all his heart and soul are filled with the blues as it shoul
 d be played" Blues In Britain "Contemporary British bluesman Mississippi M
 acDonald proves he's as legit as they come on his hard-charging new record
  HSLB...a compelling\, engaging artist who is going to make a lot of new f
 riends with this record. Make sure you're one of them" Rock and Blues Muse
  "Hell Yeah!....fabulous\, very Albert King circa his Stax days and in my 
 world\, it doesnt get much better than that"\, Blues Matters! "Superior so
 ul-blues singing and songwriting" Mojo\, Issue 345 "Mississippi MacDonald 
 has very capably demonstrated that he is a next generation blues man carry
 ing on the soul blues traditions of his predecessors." Blues Blast Magazin
 e (US) "Born in London\, "Mississippi" MacDonald may have been immersed in
  Brit pop as a child\, but he's one of the deepest\, true-blue and soulful
  artists in Europe today. A two-time UK Blues Award winner\, he absolutely
  shines\, delivering stinging single-note runs on a six-string while deliv
 ering vocals in a honeyed style that would make his forebears in Memphis s
 mile" Chicago Blues Guide "MacDonald's blues ring with authenticity — qu
 ite an achievement considering it's mostly original music. He's a powerful
 \, soulful vocalist\, and his guitar work is stunning" BluesRoadHouse.com 
 "British musicians have long had a burning passion for American roots musi
 c and none more than Mississippi MacDonald..... [he] continues to carry th
 e torch as a next generation blues man". Bluestownmusic.nl Slim Pickin’:
  https://open.spotify.com/album/7tYkF3AVja8tRTGIzVRL2R?si=a0XD6RtiTSG5B5ea
 bZVR0w I Got What You Need: https://open.spotify.com/album/5553FboAdeKg90a
 AVUtLMX?si=AzlMrOuhQJC92M-bkX1O4Q Heavy State Loving Blues: https://open.s
 potify.com/album/3Yh5Oq9qa4e7PvKN3bCPTQ?si=Bh2tZdPJQ8ufo4l8JtfPfg Website 
 - www.mississippimacdonald.com Instagram: @Mississippimacdonald Youtube Ch
 annel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaOjCq79MBr6DMaTGy9LINQ\n\nBoletos
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