RUF'S BLUES CARAVAN - Jeremiah Johnson, Whitney Shay, and Ryan Perry

RUF'S BLUES CARAVAN - Jeremiah Johnson, Whitney Shay, and Ryan Perry

Ruf Records’ Blues Caravan is unstoppable. Blues Caravan 2020 is going to continue the tour in autumn 2021. Fifteen years after Europe’s most respected label put on its first showcase tour, the founding concept is instantly familiar to blues fans: every night, on club stages across the US and Europe, three rising talents will burn down the house and kick the blues into the modern age. But there’s a twist. With the lineup chosen each year from the cream of the Ruf roster, every Caravan has a fresh vibe, a fizzing chemistry and plenty of flying sparks. And with three wildly different artists running the gamut of styles in 2020, all bets could have been off.

But in 2020 a virus destroyed a year full of shows all over the world. Luckily before the lockdown, we recorded the show on the 18th February 2020 at the Hirsch in Nuernberg (Germany).

Now 1 year later, we can finally send our Blues Caravan back on the road.

Are you sick of enjoying concerts on your screen from your couch? Well, how about join a "Blues Caravan 2020" show in autumn 2021! 

Jeremiah Johnson is the St. Louis bluesman from the school of hard knocks. After early days as the Southern circuit’s best-kept secret, 2018’s acclaimed Straitjacket album put the bandleader in the spotlight with its searing performances, smart hooks and blue-collar lyrics. “I am Southern blues- rock,” states Jeremiah. “It’s in my blood, my heart and my soul. I always sing my songs from my heart, with the same passion that I had when I wrote them. They come from the blood, sweat and tears of a blue-collar worker in the Midwestern United States. I couldn't be more excited about the Blues Caravan lineup – it’ll be hotter than a two-dollar pistol!”

There’s no mistaking Whitney Shay. When this San Diego fireball hits the stage, the first thing you’ll notice is the flammable hair and sparkling dresses. But on this year’s Blues Caravan, the singer’s show will match her style, as Whitney shakes out the R&B floor-shakers from her acclaimed A Woman Rules The World album – and gives you a sneak preview of the studio material to come. “When I perform,” she says, “I want people to dance and be engaged. To me, blues has always been about catharsis, the purging of sad experiences. If I can make the audience leave smiling and feeling like they’ve forgotten about the troubles of their day, I’ve done my job.” 

We first met Ryan Perry as a teenage phenomenon, when he hijacked 2007’s International Blues Challenge in Memphis with his Homemade Jamz Blues Band, and announced his talent for sharp storytelling, stinging guitar and soulful vocals. This charismatic bandleader’s talents have only grown over the last decade, and following 2019’s solo debut on Ruf Records, Ryan is the finished article, armed with a setlist to raise the roof.“Fans can expect high action and low ego on the Blues Caravan,” he says. “My live shows are packed with passion and soul, always fun and full of energy – as only a Mississippi bluesman can deliver.”

 

TICKETS	COUNTRY	CITY	VENUE	TICKETS
06.09.2021	DK	Kolding	Godest
07.09.2021	DK	Brönshöj	Pilegaarden
08.09.2021	DK	Odense	Dextor
09.09.2021	DK	Helsingør	Karosserifabrikken
10.09.2021	DE	Berlin	Kiste
11.09.2021	DE	Jodelund	Guitar Heroes Festival
13.09.2021	UK	Southhampton	1865
14.09.2021	UK	Chiselhurst	Beaverwood
15.09.2021	UK	Nottingham	Bodega
16.09.2021	UK	Grimsby	YardbirdsClub
17.09.2021	UK	Doncaster	The Leopard
18.09.2021	UK	Hartlepool	Hartlepool Steelies
19.09.2021	UK	Edinburgh	Bannermans
20.09.2021	UK	Bilston	Robin2
21.09.2021	UK	London	100Club
23.09.2021	SE	Malmö	Victoria
24.09.2021	DE	Münster	Jovel
25.09.2021	NL	Kwadendamme	Bluesfestival
28.09.2021	SE	Göteborg	Netefertiti Jazz pa Valand
30.09.2021	SE	Sundsvall	E-Street
01.10. 2021	SE	Härnösand	Bryggeriet
02.10.2021	SE	Avesta	Kulturgaraget
05.10.2021	CH	Rubigen	Mühle Hunziken
06.10.2021	CH	Frick	Fricks Monti
07.10.2021	A	Rankweil	Altes Kino
09.10.2021	CH	Fraeunfeld	Eisenwerk
10.10.2021	UK	Carlisle	Blues Festival
11.10.2021	A	Salzburg	Rockhaus