Meena Cryle & The Chris Fillmore Band (AT)
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„It
was like Etta James meets Stevie Ray Vaughan…“.
(this statement of a concert-visitor is not too far-fetched)
Meena
Cryle & The Chris Fillmore Band
create an exceptionally honest and exciting brand of music.
Southern
Soul, Blues, Gospel and Rock'n'Roll are the labels most commonly used to
describe this stand-out formation from Austria. But the band prefers to avoid
clichés and pigeonholing.
Cryle/Fillmore’s
Roots-Cosmos is wide-ranging and eclectic but always deeply rooted in the Blues.
This
also shows in their songwriting, an indispensable part of a distinctive and
unique musical identity.
Chris
Fillmore,
a exceptionally gifted guitar-player, plays a far more important role for the
overall musical concept than just being a supportive piece of the band’s whole.
He acts as a pivotal figure, an anchor which allows the singer to freely explore,
and a safe-haven she can return to again.
Both
form a team that, in its intensity, is an exceptional and rare thing in
today’s Blues-scene.
Meena
Cryle and Chris Fillmore share a deep artistic connection that goes back
more than 20 years.
Today
their understanding is nothing less than intuitive.
In
2009 Meena was signed by Ruf
Records, a famous record label in the international Blues field. That same
year they recorded their debut album „Try
Me“ (2010) outside Memphis, Tennessee; the collaboration with legendary
producer Jim Gaines (Santana, Stevie
Ray Vaughan, John Lee Hooker,…) and a slew of top-class guest artists was a
huge challenge and important stepping stone.
Their
strong follow-up „Feel Me“ was released in 2012.
Their
experience on tour and in the studio, both in Europe and the USA, has given them
the confidence to follow their own muse.
The
result was „Tell Me“ (2014), a compelling new album with twelve songs that
come straight from the heart.
Meena's
powerful
voice sounds richer and more natural than ever before. Chris
Fillmore demonstrates once again that he's more than just an outstanding
guitar player; as songwriter, arranger and co-producer, he forms – together
with Meena – the foundation of the
band.
The
energy that flows between the two soul mates makes „Tell
Me“ a uniquely gripping listening experience.
Meena
Cryle & The Chris Fillmore Band
were runners-up at the European Blues
Challenge 2011 in Berlin and went on to receive accolades from the jury and
audience at the International Blues
Challenge in Memphis in 2013.
That
same year, Meena was also nominated for the AMADEUS
- Austrian Music Award.
Meena
Cryle & Chris Fillmore
believe in the transcendent power of music. "I
don't think when I sing," she says.
In the process, they also allow their listeners to escape from reality – at
least for a little while.
www.meenacryle.com