EP 318 | Blues Master Robert Finley interview at Edmonton Folk Festival

Episode Notes

Terry David Mulligan joins Blues lifer Robert Finley in the media tent at the Edmonton Folk Festival.

Robert spins the stories of how he went from losing most of his sight to becoming the hot new voice in the blues.

It’s quite a story he tells.

Inviting himself to do a cold walk-on at the Blues Festival in St Helena.  The crowd loved him and that moment set things in motion.

The Music Maker Relief Foundation, a non-profit blues support system,  heard him busking in the streets and offered to help.

Finley released his first album “Age Don’t Mean a Thing” in 2016.

Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys heard him and they started recording together – with Dan as producer.

They’ve now done 4 albums together. Each one is bigger and better.

The latest is Black Bayou.

There will be no more busking for Robert Finley. He’s 70 years old and an overnight sensation!!  

www.robertfinleyofficial.com