Let’s rewind first to the end of 2020 when the Covid-19 pandemic unfortunately also affects Travellin' Blue Kings. Originally founded by Belgian and Dutch musicians, it turned out that it was no longer possible to keep the band active & creative across national borders. The renewed "full Belgian" line-up bears solid letters of nobility and an impressive pedigree: Blues Lee, Howlin’ Bill, Rhythm Bombs, Fried Bourbon, Jim Cofey, Hideaway … just to name a few.
Travellin’ is not in the name by chance, these five gentlemen worked with their respective bands all over Europe. You could find them on festival stages in Norway, Sweden, Poland, Germany, France, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Italy and Spain. And of course, in every corner of Belgium and the Netherlands.
The album "Bending The Rules" was released in 2022. It is the synthesis of the passion and ability of five gentlemen who have nothing left to prove. The record has been very well received by the media and generated considerable airplay in Europe and the States, resulting in the band being booked in France, the Netherlands, Germany, Norway and at the 1st Buck Moon Blues Festival in Imber Court/London UK in July 2023.
The new single "Brothers and Sisters" confirms the path taken, albeit this time with a pinch of gospel, and testifies once again to a critical view of the goings-on in the world anno 2023.
Single releases:
• Nov 2020: “Live Your Life”
• Mar 2021: “Gotta Get Away”
• May 2021: “Too Many People”
• Feb 2022: “A Stiffer Drink”
• Apr 2022: “Never Never Land”
• Aug 2022: “Hold Your Horses”
• May 2023: “Brothers and Sisters”
Worldwide album release “Bending The Rules” on April 22, 2022:
• #15 in April, #7 in May and #20 in June in the Independent Blues Broadcasters Association airplay chart in the UK.
• #10 in May and #6 in June in the airplay chart of the Collectif des Radios Blues in France.
• 36 weeks in The Roots Music Report’s Top 50 Blues Rock Album airplay chart in the US.
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Jb Biesmans: vocals, saxophone, harp
Jimmy Hontelé: guitar, backing vocals
Patrick Cuyvers: Hammond organ, backing vocals
Winne Penninckx: bass
Marc Gijbels: drums
