Blues tell the story of day to day struggles of ordinary people to make ends meet and get along with one another. The blues invites each of us to tell our own story and even to make fun of our troubles. A rousing boogie, a clever ditty, or a sad slow blues lament some how make us feel good enough to keep on going. Some early blues piano players of the 1920s, 30s and 40s worked their way into fancy restaurants and dance combos, but others had to improvise not only in their tunes but in their playing conditions. Will Trave l Drawing on the frontier tradition of making do, Barrelhouse Bonni will play your piano even if it isn't in perfect tune.
Fees are negotiable, based on time, travel distance and benefits such as meals.
Barrelhouse Bonni can arrange to bring along some talented friends, such as , the award winning blues and soul harmonica artist and vocalist from Manassas, Va., or the folk-rock band Chill Factor, featuring the original tunes of Francis Chilcoat . BonnieRaitt brought this one back, and everybody sings it during Augusta Blues Week in Elkins. Dry Blues, Bonni's tune about the 1999 drought, with personal and environmental innuendoes. See See Rider, akin to the old fashioned Ma Rainey way.