Blues is the Truth
Blues is the Truth is a weekly 2 hour radio show, featuring some of the very best new Blues Music alongside some classic tracks that define the genre. Presented for a decade by Ian McHugh, frontman and guitarist with the band Blues is Truth and compere of the Ealing Blues Festival main stage,
The show is informative, entertaining and sometimes a little different....
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 119 minutes
- Episodes
- 263
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Blues is the Truth 590
It's the first show of December so a Christmas song may have sneaked into this week's playlist, but when it's joined by the likes of Led Zeppelin, Otis Rush, Bernie Marsden, Bob Margolin, Robert Hoku…
02:00:00 |
Mon 13 Dec 2021
Blues is the Truth 589
The latest show from Blues is the Truth is packed with amazing music... there are tracks new and old and birthday greetings for one of our most loyal listeners. We have tunes from Chase Walker, Fran …
02:00:00 |
Mon 29 Nov 2021
Blues is the Truth 588
How packed is this week's edition of Blues is the Truth? The answer would be extremely... It's bursting at the seems with amazing music from folks like John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Dave Hunt, Dudley …
02:00:00 |
Sun 21 Nov 2021
Blues is the Truth 587
We start with an amazing track from the amazing Buddy Whittington and move on through some of the very best music you're likely to hear this week with tracks from The Starlite Campbell band, Dave Fer…
02:00:00 |
Sun 14 Nov 2021
Blues is the Truth 586
It's the first show of November, and that means a new Song Remains the Same on this weeks Blues is the Truth, along with a packed collection of amazing songs both old and new... We start with Taj Mah…
01:59:56 |
Sun 07 Nov 2021
Blues is the Truth 585
After an astounding beginning with Aretha Franklin it's a packed edition of Blues is the Truth... with songs from Dave Specter, Half Deaf Clatch, Roger Hubbard, Emma Wilson and Terry Reid, Kirk Fletc…
01:59:49 |
Sun 31 Oct 2021
Blues is the Truth 584
Random play took control of this week's show but we still have a show packed with amazing music... It starts with Bonnie Raitt and them moves through Mike Zito, The KingmiXers, Albert King, Michael M…
01:59:54 |
Sat 23 Oct 2021
Blues is the Truth 583
It all starts with Jesse Davey, and moves through two hours of amazing music on this weeks edition of Blues is the Truth. Before we finish with Paul Butterfield there are tracks from Ben Reel, The St…
01:59:52 |
Sun 17 Oct 2021
Blues is the Truth 582
This week starts with Bob Margolin, and takes a stroll through some of the best the blues has to offer. We see the return of the Song Remains the Same feature with a take on Howling for My Darling fr…
01:59:57 |
Sun 10 Oct 2021
Blues is the Truth 581
We start with Jimmy Reed and then move through some amazing music on our way to finishing with Marco Pandolfi. There are new tracks and old from artists like Joanne Shaw Taylor, Champion Jack Dupree,…
01:59:51 |
Sun 03 Oct 2021
Blues is the Truth 580
There's so much great music in this weeks show. It starts with Buddy Guy and work our way through tunes, new and old, from Joanne Shaw Taylor, BB King, Little Junior Parker, Neil Warden, Lachy Doley,…
01:59:56 |
Sun 26 Sep 2021
Blues is the Truth 579
From Bernie Marsden through to Katie Bradley this is another amazing edition of Blues is the Truth... Along the way we pay tribute to Byther Smith, there are new tracks from Richard Townend and the M…
01:59:54 |
Sun 19 Sep 2021
Blues is the Truth 578_mixdown
This weeks show starts with an absolute Bo Diddley classic, and ends with another from Taj Mahal. In between there's the usual mix of brand new tunes and absolute classics with songs from Connor Selb…
02:00:00 |
Sun 12 Sep 2021
Blues is the Truth 578
This weeks show starts with an absolute Bo Diddley classic, and ends with another from Taj Mahal. In between there's the usual mix of brand new tunes and absolute classics with songs from Connor Selb…
01:59:54 |
Sun 12 Sep 2021
Blues is the Truth 578
This weeks show starts with an absolute Bo Diddley classic, and ends with another from Taj Mahal. In between there's the usual mix of brand new tunes and absolute classics with songs from Connor Selb…
01:59:54 |
Sun 12 Sep 2021
Blues is the Truth 578
This weeks show starts with an absolute Bo Diddley classic, and ends with another from Taj Mahal. In between there's the usual mix of brand new tunes and absolute classics with songs from Connor Selb…
01:59:54 |
Sun 12 Sep 2021
Blues is the Truth 577
It's another packed edition of Blues is the Truth, with shed loads of new music and more than a sprinkling of classics! We start with the Greaseland All-Stars and wend our way through Eric Bibb, The …
01:59:53 |
Sun 05 Sep 2021
Blues is the Truth 576
It's another random play episode where we let the gods of the shuffle button decide the music choice... well apart from a few specifics! We start with Freddie King, end with Elles Bailey and in betwe…
01:59:56 |
Sun 22 Aug 2021
Blues is the Truth 575
We start this week with a great Freddie King classic, and take a stroll through some amazing tunes... For people who missed the Ealing Blues Festival there's one of the mixes I played while hosting t…
01:59:55 |
Sun 15 Aug 2021
Blues is the Truth 574
In another packed Blues is the Truth we have a huge selection of tracks that represent the very best of the blues, new and old! With tracks from Taj Mahal, Debbie Bond, Connor Selby, Elles Bailey, GA…
01:59:55 |
Sun 08 Aug 2021
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are the property of Ian McHugh. This content is not affiliated with or endorsed by eachpod.com.