Artist description 10 piece funky blues soul from Scotland featuring the seasoned voice of vocalist Tam White and Bad Company's Bass player Boz Burrell. Also featured in the band is Brian Kellock, Scotland's top piano player.This band combines serious grooves along with fine soloing and of course Tam's charismatic singing.

Music Style Funk/Blues/Jazz

Musical Influences Bobby Bland, JB's, Donny Hathaway, Dr John, Charles Mingus, Miles Davis

Similar Artists Bobby Bland, JB's, Dr John, Tom Waits

Artist History Tam White has been a major part of the UK blues scene since the 60's. His latest line up features Bad Company bassist Boz Burrell. The band have supported Robert Cray and appeared at major Jazz and Blues festivals in Europe.They are currently working with Maggie Bell.

Group Members Tam White - Voice Boz Burrell - Bass Brian Kellock - Keyboards Neil Warden - Guitar Russell Cowieson - Sax Tom McNiven - Trumpet Alec Phillips - Trombone John Henderson - Drums Gary Martin - Harmonica

Albums Tam White/Boz Burrell - The Celtic Groove Connection

Press Reviews Tam White got straight down to the business of rocking a busy house, with his all-star band lineup including Bad Company bassist Boz Burrell, west-coast harmonica wizard Fraser Speirs and Neil Warden in superb form on lead guitar. A seamless set spanning two decades of his work focused on his contemporary repertoire, encompassing a vast array of influences from folk, jazz and all the way to hip-hop. Several refreshing soul standards such as "Let the Good Times Roll" were thrown in for good measure. By now fiftysomething, his understated style and low, gravely voice do much to soothe the soul - and there was plenty of good-humoured chat at the ready. Superb melodies, vacuum-tight arrangements and an awesome musicianship are hammered home by his ability to make it all look so easy. In an excellent two-hour show, White and his band were sounding great, perfectly suited to the Spiegeltent's general good vibe and cheer. A fabulous night. Marlene Zwickler - The Scotsman MEL Gibson's pal's in his element, exhorting the troops to use the groove in his best Howlin Wolf-meets-Beefheart growl, employing Blue House's soul sister backing singer service and, best of all, fronting a band that must be giving guests at the Balmoral the funkiest lullaby Of. Their. Lives. This is White's classiest outfit yet. Twin guitars pick, slide, and snicker. Dr Brian Kellock romps gleefully over his keyboard. Duck's bum-tight horns punch White's message home. And King Crimson-Bad Company veteran Boz Burrell's, fat fretless bass puts the roots under their toots. Pollution Blues, with its crying harmonica, and a pumping Johnny Guitar Watson's I Need It reached the notebook - but only through an act of sheer knee-steadying will. Happenin', as they used to say. Rob Adams - The Herald

Location Edinburgh, Lothians - United Kingdom

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