Eric and Habib Koite with percussionist Mama Kone.

A fabulous show with a mixture of blues and world music. Songs from the new cd "Brothers In Bamako" that have been written by Eric and Habib is an absolute gem!!

Photos taken by : Michel de Brock

Eric wins Acoustic Artist of the Year award at the Blues Foundation, Memphis, May 10, 2012

CONGRATULATIONS ERIC!!

Eric has been nominated!

Released last summer, Eric Bibb's Blues, Ballads & Work Songs ( Opus 3 Records) has been nominated for a Swedish Grammy Award in the Folk Music category. Meanwhile, across the Atlantic, his last release, "Troubadour Live" (Telarc) has been nominated for a Blues Foundation Award in Best Acoustic Album category. Eric has also received a Blues Foundation nomination for Best Acoustic Artist. What a year!

More good news! Downbeat Magazine has chosen Troubadour Live as one of their best cds of 2011!!!

Eric is coming back to Australia!

Click the link for further infos.
http://www.artistmarketing.com.au/EricBibb/2012.html

Eric's song writing workshop on Gabriola Island

Eric Bibb's song writing workshop on beautiful Gabriola Island, BC Canada. Spend some time with Eric and other friends at the workshop exploring the journey from inspired idea to finished song! All are welcome! For a full description of the workshop, please visit the site - : http://www.haven.ca/programs/spirit-in-the-song.html

Eric Bibb has been nominated by the Blues Foundation for 2011

You can offer your support, by becoming a member of the Blues Foundation. You can join online at https://www.blues.org/#ref=members_index or call Cindi James at +0 901.527.2583 ext. 10 to join.

Everybody loves Booker's Guitar

Eric's latest album make the Top 10 list of the Folk Roots/Folk Branches blog.

http://frfb.blogspot.com/2010/12/top-10-for-2010.html

Booker's Guitar Makes Another 2010 List

1.   Pinetop Perkins / Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith – Joined At The Hip
2.   Eric Bibb - Booker's Guitar
3.   Janiva Magness - The Devil Is An Angel, Too
4.   Peter Karp / Sue Foley - He Said She Said
5.   The Holmes Brothers - Feed My Soul

http://www.seattlepi.com/pop/431467_149847-blogcritics.org.html

The Sunday Times Top Jazz Albums 2010

Booker's Guitar makes #3.

Eric Bibb’s new Ariel

Eric is constantly travelling, building up his air miles to buy new guitars, but of course struggling to keep his guitars safe. He tries hard to keep one with him in the plane cabin, and asked me to make him a smaller one that would make the flight attendants a bit more cooperative. Message from Eric to all flight attendants- you are all wonderful, good looking, hard working, efficient and incredibly helpful human beings.

Somewhere in the "Fylde Book" is a picture of Eric admiring a piece of Purpleheart timber. Since that day, he has wanted a purple guitar to go with his pink one, his black one, his red one, etc etc. That was a large part of the inspiration for this guitar- colour. Purpleheart back and sides, Seqouia Redwood top, African Blackwood bindings with blue dyed lines, gold tuners. Inside the guitar there is white, brown and probably yellow. Next time you see him, ask Eric for "I can sing a rainbow -----" No, don’t.

The sound is sort of "explosive", (best not to mention that to the airline),Seqouia being so light and stiff, it responds immediately, helped by the "classical” bridge position right in the centre of the lower bouts. Not a guitar to be played hard, maybe sitting on a suitcase, singing quietly while waiting for the Volcano ash cloud to clear

Eric and Roger Bucknall

Eric with Roger Bucknall, Fylde Guitars

Feature from Helsingin Sanomat in Finland

Click here to read it.

A message from Eric

Dear Friends,

We had an wonderful response to Tab Book song ideas! We would like to thank-you for your input and we're very excited to be starting to work on this during the summer.

There will be an announcement made on the website as to when this will be released.

Looking forward to sharing it with you all!!

Peace,
Eric.