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.
Last year, the two Corona singles "Gotta Get Away" and "Too Many People" set the tone and demonstrated a critical view of the world's goings-on. In February "A Stiffer Drink" once again articulated a state of mind anno 2022. And now there’s the album "Bending The Rules", the synthesis of the passion and ability of five gentlemen who have nothing more to prove. The title says it all: honest songs that aren’t necessarily painted within the dotted lines of the genre, but who simply fill themselves in. Up to you to judge ...
Worldwide debut album release “Wired Up” on January 25, 2019:
• No. 1 in the Independent Blues Broadcasters Association airplay chart of January 2019 in the UK.
• No. 4 in the Powerblues chart of the Association des Radios Blues of February 2019 in France.
• 17 weeks in The Roots Music Report’s Top 50 Blues Rock Album airplay chart in 2019 in the US.
Single releases: • Nov 2020: “Live Your Life” • Mar 2021: “Gotta Get Away” • May 2021: “Too Many People”
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Jb Biesmans: vocals, saxophone, harp
Jimmy Hontelé: guitar
Patrick Cuyvers: Hammond organ, backing vocals
Winne Penninckx: bass
Marc Gijbels: drums
