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A lot has happened since guitar legend Elvin Bishop was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame and soon after into the Blues Hall Of Fame.Elvin - along with his friends, guitarist/pianist Bob Welsh and percussionist/vocalist Willy Jordan - launched The Big Fun Trio. The music is rootsy, spirited and soulful, performed by serious musicians hell-bent on having a good time.
Elvin Bishop's Big Fun Trio features Bishop's down-home delivery, deep blues picking, and slide guitar, playfully meshing with Welsh's piano and guitar licks and Jordan's soul singing and propulsive cajon playing. When it comes to the formation of The Big Fun Trio, it's best to let Elvin tell the story himself:
Me and a couple of fellas got to jamming in my studio one day and we lucked up on The Big Fun Trio. I knew Willy Jordan from when he played percussion on some of my albums, and I liked his singing and rhythm feel. This time he brought a cajon, a South American percussion instrument. It's a square box you sit on to play it, and he got some amazing sounds out of it--bass drum, snare, anything--and he's a real strong singer. Bob Welsh is a member of my regular band, an amazing talent. He plays great guitar or piano and can get a tremendous bass sound on his guitar.
In a trio, there's no place to hide. You need to be totally into it all the time and you got to have the right guys. The combination of the three of us clicked big time. We went out and played a couple of gigs, and it was really cool to see how the people reacted to the goin'-for-it feel of the music.
Now, with Elvin Bishop's Big Fun Trio, Bishop confidently debuts his new--yet satisfyingly familiar--sound, ready to share the group's happy-go-lucky vibe with listeners near and far. The trio's instrumental, vocal and songwriting talents guarantee a boisterous good time. Living Blues says the music is "rousing, swaggering and rollicking." In other words: Big Fun.
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