Blackwood Rising – a blues duo
rebranded as Blackwood Rising to better link the outfit to it’s spiritual home for band mates Patrick Steinbacher and Geoff Rowe. Such a line up inevitably will be inspired and influenced by other two pieces such as The Black Keys, The White Stripes and The Mess Hall et al, however Blackwood Rising is primarily a vehicle for its two members to immerse themselves in a tribute to the blues sounds that have been in existence for far, far longer. These sounds are dredged up and thumped into a shape that will prove to be a point of difference in the current blues and roots landscape – a landmark that might come in handy amongst so much uniformity.