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The performance features an all-star lineup of musicians including Eric's longtime collaborator, MD and producer Glen Scott on bass, keys, drums and backing vocals, Olle Linder on drums and acoustic bass, Johan Lindstrom on pedal steel and electric guitar, Christer Lyssarides on electric guitar and mandola, Esbjorn Hazelius on fiddle and cittern, Greger Andersson on harp, Lamine Cissokho on kora and vocals, special guest vocalists Sarah Dawn Finer, Rennie Mirro and Ulrika Bibb, as well as string arrangements by Erik Arvinder and David Davidson, performed by Hanna Helgegren and Sarah Cross on violins, Christopher Ohman on viola and Josef Ahlin on cello.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Eric reflects on his musical journey, gratitude pervades. Evolution is evident in his voice and guitar playing, with his words grounded in truth and fostering a vision of unity in a world filled with divisive rhetoric. Eric Bibb is more than a blues troubadour - he is a storyteller and philosopher. His legacy is not just in the notes he plays or the stages he graces but in the questions he poses and the hope he instills.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stony Plain","offers":[{"title":"Black LP.","offer_id":50402550907211,"sku":"2179144","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50402551038283,"sku":"2179516","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_2ab41ad8_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726549524"},{"product_id":"in-the-real-world-2","title":"In The Real World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn The Real World\u003c\/i\u003e is the latest album from blues troubadour Eric Bibb, following his Grammy-nominated 2023 release, \u003ci\u003eRidin'.\u003c\/i\u003eRecorded at Peter Gabriel's iconic Real World Studios, this album is a vivid representation of Bibb's musical and personal evolution, offering a glimpse into the world he's experienced and the hope he continues to foster through his music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There's a wholeness about \u003ci\u003eIn The Real World\u003c\/i\u003e that deeply moves me,\" Bibb reflects. \"It feels like Glen Scott and I have reached a milestone on our collaborative journey. Musically, the album feels like a self-portrait because it truly represents my influences.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a career spanning five decades, three Grammy nominations, and numerous Blues Foundation awards, Eric Bibb has solidified his legacy as a legendary figure in the blues and roots genre.\u003ci\u003eIn The Real World\u003c\/i\u003e stands as a testament to his evolution as an artist, deeply rooted in the storytelling tradition of the blues; \"It really tells me where I've been, where I am, and where I'm headed,\" Bibb explains. \"Thematically, it's about the you-me-we connection. It's about the world we've created for ourselves and the world we long for.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecording at Real World Studios provided the perfect backdrop for this deeply introspective album. \"The sheer natural beauty of the grounds and the caring hospitality of the staff were inspiring, to say the least. We worked with a terrific engineer, Katie May. If I had to describe the sessions in one word, it would be 'flow',\" Bibb shares. \"What's particularly enjoyable for me, listening to this album, is the prominence of my guitar. Glen Scott's arrangements and production are a joy to hear. All the musicians involved made great contributions. Robbie McIntosh's outstanding playing, in particular, is a treat. Every track is a favorite, and the duet with Lily James is a gift to my soul.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stony Plain","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50455207346507,"sku":"2224001","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50455206854987,"sku":"2223990","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_50f904a1_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727189305"},{"product_id":"dear-america","title":"Dear America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDear America\u003c\/i\u003e is blues veteran Eric Bibb's first album for Provogue Records.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you could call out to your country, what would you say? When Eric Bibb embarked on the title song that would galvanize his latest album, \u003ci\u003eDear America\u003c\/i\u003e, the songwriter found himself unpacking a seven-decade relationship with a partner of dramatic extremes. Bibb has known many different Americas, the good, the bad and the ugly. Born in New York City on August 16th, 1951, the thunderbolt of the Sixties folk revival remains an era so alive in the 69-year-old’s memory. Yet just as vivid are the dark societal flashpoints of the last year, when protesters highlighted the open wound of US race relations while a bitter Presidential election scrawled jagged battlelines. “This album is a love letter,” Bibb explains of the record’s root concept, “because America, for all of its associations with pain and its bloody history, has always been a place of incredible hope and optimism. You see young people now and it’s amazing, with the whole Black Lives Matter movement. All of those things let me know that there is a kind of reverberation from that Sixties energy. You can’t keep a good thing down.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecorded before the pandemic shuttered the world’s recording studios, the chemistry on\u003ci\u003e Dear America\u003c\/i\u003e is palpable, with each musician playing with the emotional commitment demanded by the material. In November 2019, the bandleader hit Brooklyn’s Studio G to track the album with producer\/co-writer Glen Scott, along with a studio band featuring the talismanic drummer Steve Jordan and Memphis guitar sensation Eric Gales. What resulted is a thoughtful record that brings Bibb full circle, taking the pulse of these febrile times while returning the songwriter to his proud roots in New York. “My home now is Sweden,” says Bibb, “But New York City was where I came of age. So to be there, recording this album that had so much to do with my whole journey – it was really inspiring.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd yet, just as the history of the United States has both light and shade, so does ‘Dear America’. It’s a record that laces its exploration of the nation’s most poisonous issues with hope, love and a brighter road ahead. All is not lost, stresses Bibb, and neither are we. 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