Blues with a Feeling - The Official Podcast

Shaun Bindley
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Shaun Bindley’s Blues with a Feeling has been playing the latest and greatest blues releases, album features and interviews from Australia and across the world for almost 30 years. With a dedicated following both locally and internationally as a radio show of 27 years, Shaun is now working on producing Blues with a Feeling as a Podcast.

  1. 6d ago

    SE 6 Ep 25 - Classic Album Feature - BB King Eric Clapton - Riding With The King

    This week on BWAF, I'm bringing you a blues feast built around one of the great modern collaborations — B.B. King and Eric Clapton’s Grammy‑winning album Riding With the King. Across 12 tracks and 61 glorious minutes, two masters trade warmth, wisdom, and guitar lines that feel like conversations between old friends. I’ll take you through the album across four feature segments, from the jubilant opener “Riding With the King” to the deep blues of “Three O’Clock Blues”, right through to the soul‑stirring closer “Come Rain or Come Shine”. It’s a celebration of legacy, friendship, and the timeless power of the blues. Alongside the feature album, I've lined up a killer selection of new releases — Keb’ Mo’, Aaron Webb, Billy Price, GA‑20 with Charlie Musselwhite, Bywater Call, Chris O’Leary, Jason Ricci, Jovin Webb, Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra, John Primer, Ray Beadle, and Taj Mahal and the Phantom Blues Band.  Settle in for two hours of blues storytelling, new discoveries, and one of the most joyful albums ever recorded.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    SE 6 Ep 25 - Classic Album Feature - BB King Eric Clapton - Riding With The King

  2. Jul 20

    SE 6 Ep 24 - Classic Album Feature - Otis Rush - So Many Roads

    This week on BWAF I’m shining a light on one of the most electrifying live blues recordings ever made — Otis Rush’s So Many Roads: Live in Japan. Recorded across two unforgettable Tokyo concerts in July 1975, this album captures Otis in full flight: inspired, fearless, and feeding off a crowd that welcomed him like a returning hero. With Jimmy Johnson’s guitar lines weaving around him and a rhythm section locked tight beneath him, Otis delivers some of the most emotionally charged performances of his career. From the fire of “All Your Love (I Miss Loving)” to the aching beauty of the title track, So Many Roads shows exactly what happens when the blues travels halfway around the world and finds an audience ready to embrace it. I’ll be diving into the story behind these concerts, the musicians who shaped the sound, and the magic Otis brought to those hot Tokyo nights. It’s a classic album that still hits with full force nearly fifty years later. Blues With A Feeling — real people, real blues, real stories, real soul. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    SE 6 Ep 24 - Classic Album Feature - Otis Rush - So Many Roads

  3. Jul 6

    SE 6 Ep 23 - Classic Album Feature – Hubert Sumlin – Wake Up Call

    This week on Blues With A Feeling, we shine a warm and grateful spotlight on one of the great architects of modern guitar playing: Hubert Sumlin. His 1998 album Wake Up Call sits at a remarkable point in his life — late in his career, seasoned by decades of triumph and heartbreak, yet still playing with that unmistakable spark that shaped generations. Sumlin spent his life as the heartbeat behind Howlin’ Wolf, creating guitar lines that became part of the DNA of blues and rock. Clapton, Richards, Page, Beck, Santana — they all heard something in Hubert that changed the way they played. But Wake Up Call is different. It’s not a sideman record. It’s Hubert stepping forward with clarity, confidence, and a band who lift him beautifully. Across three sets, we explore the emotional depth of this album: the warmth, the spontaneity, the late‑life fire, and the way the band create a perfect vehicle for Hubert to sing and play with more ease and presence than he’d shown in years. Tracks like I’m Coming Home, Wake Up Call, Hubert Runs the Hoodoo Down, and Get This Love Straight reveal a musician reconnecting with himself — relaxed, expressive, and still capable of surprising you. Surrounding the feature, we’ve got a full spread of new releases and contemporary blues from Sean McDonald, Taj Mahal, Ruthie Foster, Harrell Davenport,  Kyle Rowland, Aaron West, Jason Ricci, John Primer & Friends, Keb’ Mo’, and Hussy Hicks. It’s a rich, generous two hours — a celebration of the past, the present, and the artists who keep the blues alive. Join us for a heartfelt journey into the life and legacy of Hubert Sumlin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    SE 6 Ep 23 - Classic Album Feature – Hubert Sumlin – Wake Up Call

  4. Jun 29

    SE 6 Ep 22 - Classic Album Feature - Buddy Guy & Junior Wells – Alone & Acoustic

    This week on Blues With A Feeling, we open the door to a room most people never got to enter — a small studio in Paris, May 15, 1981, where Buddy Guy and Junior Wells sat down with nothing but a couple of Guild acoustics, some harps and fifty years of shared history between them. No band, no amps, no armour. Just two giants of the Chicago blues, alone and acoustic, telling the truth. Our feature album is the extraordinary Alone & Acoustic, recorded in a single day and released a decade later. It’s a time capsule of two men who helped electrify the blues returning to its earliest form: wood, wire, breath, and memory. Across fifteen songs — from “Give Me My Coat and Shoes” and “Rollin’ and Tumblin’” to “I’m In the Mood,” “Catfish Blues,” and “Boogie Chillen” — Buddy and Junior revisit the Delta, the migration, the clubs, the lineage, and the friendship that shaped their lives. We also bring you nine brand‑new releases, opening the show with a powerful set from Jason Ricci, Chris O’Leary, Jovin Webb, and Aaron West. In set 2, Billy Price, John Primer & Friends, Keb’ Mo’, and the late Mike Finnigan deliver soul, grit, and deep blues storytelling. Then we settle into three acoustic sets from Buddy and Junior — five songs each — letting the Paris session unfold in real time. It’s intimate, warm, spontaneous, and deeply human. We close the night with Ruthie Foster’s beautiful “Thank You,” a perfect final word. Join us for two hours of new blues, deep tradition, and one of the most revealing acoustic albums ever recorded.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    SE 6 Ep 22 - Classic Album Feature - Buddy Guy & Junior Wells – Alone & Acoustic

  5. Jun 22

    SE 6 Ep 21 - Artist Feature - Paul Oscher

    There’s a special kind of joy in saying this: welcome back to Blues With A Feeling. After a big few weeks of new music, travel, and life rolling on as it does, I’m settling in behind the mic tonight with something a little different — a blend of the brand‑new and the deeply familiar. We’ll open the show with two sets of fresh releases from across the blues world — John Primer & Friends lighting up the room with a tribute to Theresa’s Lounge, Chris O’Leary digging deep on his new Blue Collar record, Taj mahal & the Phantom Blues Band, and Aaron West flying the Koori Jack flag with all the swagger you’d expect. And that’s just the first set. But then… we’re going back. This week, I’m revisiting one of the most meaningful episodes I’ve ever made: my tribute to the great Paul Oscher. When Paul passed, the blues world lost a storyteller, a tone‑master, a man who carried Muddy’s bandstand spirit into the modern age. That original show was built with a full heart, and tonight I’m bringing it back — reshaped, remixed, and threaded with the wisdom of a few more years. You’ll hear the songs from the albums that defined Paul’s last decades — Alone With The Blues, Cool Cat, Bet On The Blues, Knockin’ on the Devil’s Door — along with the interview grabs that gave us Paul in his own words. The stories still hit. The tone still stuns. The man still matters. Thanks for listening, sharing, and keeping BWAF alive in its 33rd year. Settle in. This one’s special.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    SE 6 Ep 21 - Artist Feature - Paul Oscher

  6. Jun 15

    SE 6 Ep 20 - Laura Chavez Interview and Album Feature - My Voice

    Some artists don’t just play the blues — they expand its emotional vocabulary. This week on Blues With A Feeling, we welcome one of the most distinctive guitar voices of her generation: Laura Chavez, joining Shaun in conversation to celebrate the release of her long‑awaited debut solo album My Voice. For years, Laura has been the guitarist whose tone, fire, and emotional depth have shaped the sound of contemporary blues. Her résumé reads like a map of modern roots music: Deborah Coleman, Nikki Hill, Dani Wilde, The Mannish Boys, Mike Ledbetter, Vanessa Collier, Casey Hensley, Whitney Shay — and of course the late Candye Kane, whose band became both Laura’s musical home and her artistic crucible. Now, after decades of elevating the voices of others, Laura steps forward with a voice entirely her own — expressed not through lyrics, but through the instrument that has always spoken for her. As the press notes say, “the album is fully instrumental — because for Laura Chavez, the guitar is her voice.” Across ten tracks, Laura tells stories rooted in heritage, memory, and the places that shaped her. There’s the driving, uptempo reimagining of “Born On The Bayou,” recorded as a tribute to her father — “He is a huge CCR fan and would play the tape all the time in the car.” There’s “El Cascabel,” honouring her Mexican heritage and life near the border. And there’s the haunting emotional peak “La Llorona,” arranged as a slow blues at the insistence of Thomas Ruf — “The story of La Llorona is dark and so is the music, but also beautiful and haunting.” In the interview, Laura opens up about the making of My Voice, the challenge of telling stories without lyrics, the emotional weight behind these songs, and the journey from sideman to solo artist. To deepen the arc, we’ll also revisit her powerful years with Candye Kane, drawing from Comin’ Out Swingin’ — a period where Laura’s tone sharpened, her confidence grew, and her musical identity crystallised. Those tracks don’t just provide context; they reveal the roots of the artist we hear today. A rare conversation with a modern master — and a chance to hear the stories behind the sound. Laura Chavez. My Voice. In her own words. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    SE 6 Ep 20 - Laura Chavez Interview and Album Feature - My Voice

  7. Jun 8

    SE 6 Ep 19 - Tinsley Ellis & the Heartfixers - Cool On It - Classic Album Feature

    This week on Blues With A Feeling, we’re celebrating one of the great modern bluesmen by going back to the album that set his long road in motion. Before the national tours, before the magazine features, before the decades of relentless gigging, there was Cool On It — the mid‑80s record where a young Tinsley Ellis stepped up to the microphone for the first time and showed the world exactly who he was becoming. Recorded in Atlanta with The Heartfixers, Cool On It captures Ellis in full early flight: raw, hungry, and already playing with the conviction that would define his career. It’s the album that caught the ear of Alligator Records founder Bruce Iglauer and opened the door to a partnership that continues today — fitting, as Alligator celebrates its 55th anniversary this year. And with Tinsley currently touring the world behind his latest release, Labour Of Love, it feels like the perfect moment to revisit the spark that lit the fuse. Alongside the feature, we’re also rolling out 14 brand‑new releases — over an hour of the fresh blues, roots, soul, and Americana tracks from across the scene. From Robert Finley and Keb’ Mo’ to Hussy Hicks, Gina Coleman, Billy Price, Robert Randolph, Taj Mahal, Mike Finnigan, Laura Chavez, Ruthie Foster and more, it’s a set packed with depth, colour, and discovery. Join me for a show that looks back, steps forward, and celebrates the blues in all its forms. Cool On It isn’t just a chapter in Tinsley Ellis’ story — it’s the ignition point.     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    SE 6 Ep 19 - Tinsley Ellis & the Heartfixers - Cool On It - Classic Album Feature

  8. Jun 1

    SE 6 Ep 18 - Classic Album Feature - T‑Bone Walker – Good Feelin’

    G’day there my friends, and welcome to another week of Blues With A Feeling This week, we’re tipping our hats to a man whose shadow stretches from Linden, Texas all the way to Paris, France — the great T‑Bone Walker — and his 1969 Grammy‑winning masterpiece Good Feelin’. Recorded in Paris in ’68, it’s T‑Bone in full command — unhurried, unbothered, and playing like a man who’s lived enough life to know he doesn’t need to prove a thing. The horns shimmy and sway, and T‑Bone glides through it all with that sly, conversational tone that changed the course of the electric guitar forever. Across the show, we’ll wander track by track through all twelve cuts — from the easy swagger of “Good Feelin’” to the deep‑down ache of “Reconsider,” the playful grin of “Poontang,” and the late‑night glow of “Sail On Little Girl.” It’s a portrait of a pioneer standing tall in the twilight, shining like a Parisian streetlight And wrapped around that feature, I’ve stitched together three sets of brand‑new releases — Sean McDonald, Laura Chavez, Mike Finnigan, Harrell Davenport, Hussy Hicks, Selwyn Birchwood, Robert Randolph & The Family Band, Gabe Stillman, Studebaker John, JT Lauritsen, Taj Mahal & the Phantom Blues Band, Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    SE 6 Ep 18 - Classic Album Feature - T‑Bone Walker – Good Feelin’
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Shaun Bindley’s Blues with a Feeling has been playing the latest and greatest blues releases, album features and interviews from Australia and across the world for almost 30 years. With a dedicated following both locally and internationally as a radio show of 27 years, Shaun is now working on producing Blues with a Feeling as a Podcast.

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