Name: Black Wind Howlin'
Brand: Samantha Fish

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RUF1195

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-03-25

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710347119524

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Artist

Samantha Fish

Genre GB

Blues / Gospel

Label GB

Ruf Records

Ruf Records is a German Blues label that was launched in 1994 by Thomas Ruf. With its extensive catalog of blues music, the label has become a prominent figure in the industry. Known for its commitment to promoting and preserving the blues genre, Ruf Records has worked with some of the most talented *artists* in the business.

As one of Germany's leading independent record labels, Ruf Records has gained recognition worldwide for its high-quality releases and dedication to showcasing authentic blues music. The label's impressive roster includes both established *performers* and emerging talents, ensuring a diverse range of styles and sounds.

With two Label Codes - LC 1956 / LC 01956 - Ruf Records continues to make waves in the music industry. Whether you're a long-time fan or new to the blues scene, this label offers an unparalleled selection of albums that will satisfy any discerning listener's craving for soulful tunes.

Samantha Fish is an American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist, born on 30 January 1989. Growing up in Kansas City, Missouri, she initially played drums but later switched to the guitar at the age of 15. Fish developed her musical skills by attending performances of touring Blues artists at Knuckleheads Saloon. After turning 18, she frequently joined in with the singers and bands performing there.

With its lyrical thunderbolts, lightning-flash fretwork and ground-shaking grooves, Black Wind Howlin’ is a record to blow your roof off – and Samantha Fish is stood at the eye of the hurricane. Released on September 20th through Ruf Records, Black Wind Howlin’ flips a finger at the cliché of the ‘difficult second album’, firing off 12 classic tracks that chart Samantha’s evolution as songwriter, gunslinger and lyricist. While lesser artists work to a template or settle into a pigeonhole, Samantha shifts her shape across the Black Wind Howlin’ tracklisting. She can be brutally rocking on cuts like the tourbus snapshot of Miles To Go (“Twelve hours to Reno/ten hours til the next show”), the swaggering Sucker Born (“Vegas left me weary, LA bled me dry/skating on fumes as I crossed the Nevada line…”) and the venomous Go To Hell (“Oh, this ain’t my first rodeo/You hit yourself a dead end/ Your voodoo eyes, ain’t gonna cast a spell/ So you can go to hell!”).

And yet, elsewhere, backed by the versatile production of Royal Southern Brotherhood guitarist and longtime collaborator Mike Zito, you’ll find Samantha shifting gears to the aching slide- guitar balladry of Over You (“Echoing words, said I’d never make it on my own…”) and the redemptive country strum Last September (“Don’t remember the curves of my face/Can’t feel the warmth in my embrace/Well I’m here to remind you…”). She might stop off for a gritty cover of Howlin’ Wolf’s Who’s Been Talkin’, and co- wrote Go To Hell with Zito, but all other tracks are Samantha’s self-penned originals, and it’s a mix to keep listeners on their toes. “I wanted this record to have a modern rocking sound,” she explains of the light-footed vibe. “I also wanted it to have elements of Americana, country and roots.” 

Black Wind Howlin'

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