My favourite guitarist right now...

[mightymonoped]

Is actually my youngest son’s housemate Eilidh McKellar... former protege of Joe Bonamassa, she has an uncanny habit of making everything she plays in sound better.

This little version of MJ’s “Human Nature” is q
quite frankly sublime.....

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CCMJH5MHDwf/?igshid=kcrgwgyy0zeo


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[Gazjam]

Ok,
you had me at Bomemassa...

She’s great.
What’s the connection?

[mightymonoped]

Ok,
you had me at Bomemassa...

She’s great.
What’s the connection?

She’s part of a tightly-knit group of housemate/friends (of my youngest son Nathan) who have lived together since they were students at Leeds College of Music.

They are all professional musicians pursuing their own careers quite successfully (until the lockdown hit us).

Eilidh’s connection to JB goes back to when his dad saw her playing one of JB’s songs on Youtube (back in 2011). Joe invited her to come play with him on stage. She has done this on three separate occasions now.

https://youtu.be/oQ_XTI5V9gA

She still keeps in touch with JB but is pursuing her own musical career through session work and varied genres.


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[Gazjam]

Apple doesn't fall far from the Tree...
Joe is obviously grateful for the opportunity he had as a Youngster when BB King let him play alongside...
Can't help but think that's Him paying it forward.
Always struck me as one of Life's good guys, not surprised to hear it played out in real life.

A fan of Joe's here, going back way back when.
Big part of that is him being such a nice guy.
Like what he does and he's very inclusive.

Good for her, she's great.

For a happy girl, she's got the Blues :)