Bridget Kelly Band
Bridget Kelly Band is an electric blues band that rocks the house with their unique blend of hot smokin' blues. Look for their pending CD Blues Warrior which will be released June 2018. Blues Warrior is a project that is deeply and personally important to the Bridget Kelly Band. It is a socially relevant CD spoken through a Blues Women's perspective inspired by the Me Too movement. It includes songs addressing Human trafficking, domestic violence, the opium/heroin addiction epidemic and the homeless. "Bone Rattler" which was released in May 2017 was number 1 on the Electric Blues RMR Chart for over 6 months! "Outta of the Blues" 2016 hit the charts hard and was #1 Electric Blues on RMR! It was #1 on Blues 411!!! Both CDs have global airplay and were on the consideration list for a possible Grammy nomination! “Forever in Blues” was released in June 2014. Forever in Blues was picked by Hit-Tracks Top l00 - 26 TIPS FOR HIT-TRACKS TOP 100! Tracks from all three CD's were played on Bluesville, Sirius Radio along with airplay around the world! Charlie Boyer from JazzandBlues Magazine says, "The CD Gods have been very, very good to us lately! The Bridget Kelly Band are going to put themselves on the map with this one. Great tunes, production, and delivery - on every single cut! And, no doubt about it... they are ALL the blues." http://www.reverbnation.com/bridgetkellyband
Their CD “Back in the Blues”, released in March of 2013 (Alpha Sun Records),contained all original blues songs couched in styles that range from Chicago and Memphis blues to Texas Blues. The Bridget Kelly Band performs at a wide variety of music venues -- clubs, concerts, and festivals across Florida and the US; and have shared the stage with numerous recording and touring blues artists including Albert Castiglia, Willie Green, Jeff Jensen, Brandon Santini, Biscuit Miller, & Victor Wainwright. Bridget Kelly fronts the band with sultry blues vocals and Tim Fik smokes a thrilling blues guitar. The Bridget Kelly Band were semifinalists in the International Blues Challenge 2015 and 2016!. Bridget Kelly Band was chosen top 4 by the IBBA for August 2014 and also Top IBBA pick for 2014 Best Albums. The band’s music has been gaining International recognition, and is regularly featured around the world on many radio shows including Tony Colters Bluesville on Sirius Radio, Vinny Marini - Yes! They sat on the couch and are now couch kids! Cleve Baker - Confessing the Blues, Kevin Black's "Women in the Blues“ and "Black on Blues" show (U.K.), Tony T.C. Corner’s “Blues Corner” radio show (U.K.), and many others! The BKB earned Best of 2013 CDs on John Hammer’s “Hammered by the Blues” show. The group continues to perform at festivals and live entertainment clubs/venues throughout the USA. The Bridget Kelly Band is a featured artist at the Women in Blues Showcase Memphis and is proud to support Women in Blues! Recent dates have included performances at the Hard Rock Cafe Atlanta,International Blues Challenge, Bradenton Blues Festival Appetizer Kickoff Concert, Buckingham Blues Bar, Vetfest and Bikefest (Thunder Music Park,Hampton, FL), St. John's River Blues Festival, Florida's Azalea Festival, The High Dive (Gainesville, FL) with Albert “The Kid” Castiglia, The Dirty Martini Bar (Gainesville,FL), The Thomas Center (Gainesville, FL), Billy's Downtown Blues Bar (Palatka, FL)with Victor Wainwright, Roberts Hall (Lynn Haven, FL), Skipper's Smokehouse (Tampa, FL), Topsail Hill State Park's "Red, White & Blues" Concert (Santa Rosa Beach, FL), Ellie Ray's (Branford, FL), Bradfordville Blues Club (Tallahassee, FL), Florida Folk Festival and Florida's Blue Crab Festival... just to name a few. Bridget Kelly Band's "Back in the Blues" CD (2013) won the North Central Florida Blues Society’s regional entrant into the IBC's Best Independently Produced CD for 2013.