TRAVELLIN' BLUE

Started late 2020 as 'full Belgian' band, Travellin' Blue Kings had a major update in autumn 2023, displaying solid letters of nobility and an impressive pedigree: Blues Lee, Last Call, The Electric Kings, The Scabs, Hideaway, Howlin' Bill, ... just to name a few.

Travellin' is not in the name by chance, these five gentlemen worked with their respective bands all over Europe. One could find them on festival stages in Norway, Sweden, Poland, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Italy and Spain. And of course, in every corner of Belgium and the Netherlands.

The 'Bending The Rules' album, released in 2022, has been very well received and generated considerable airplay in Europe and the States (61 weeks (!) in Roots Music Report's Top 50 Blues Rock Album airplay chart in the US), resulting in the band being booked in France, the Netherlands, Germany and Norway.

But from now on, never say 'Travellin' Blue Kings' again, but say 'Travellin' Blue' !! A modified line-up, a renewed repertoire, written for the forthcoming 3rd album, which will do even more justice to the previous album title "Bending the Rules", prompted the band members to make this (minor) name change.

In early January, we introduced the single 'Come Hell or High Water' as a foretaste of the new album and here it is: 'Take The Edge Off', Travellin' Blue's new, highly varied album, on which five experienced musicians showcase their respective qualities. But at the same time, this album sounds like an organic and timeless whole. The sound palette resolutely breathes the 21st century, but the songs rely on tradition, with a dose of 'know your classics' and an occasional pinch of seventies. 

Back to the future as it were ...

JB Biesmans: vocals, saxophone, harp

Luke Alexander: guitars

Patrick Cuyvers: Hammond organ, piano, backing vocals

Winne Penninckx: bass

Steve Wouters: drums