Bottleneck John

Doors open at 6 p.m. Stage time at 8 p.m.
Food and full rights.

Welcome!
Any remaining tickets will be sold at the door, but it's safest to buy in advance!

All over again:

Johan “bottleneck John” Eliasson was born and raised in a small Jämtland community called Lit, in the middle of Sweden. This area is also a junction for several small rivers that form a “delta”. So you could say with a twinkle in your eye that BJ grew up in the Litsdeltat, haha!

BJ: "..It seems like I'm always drawn back in time and space to the Mississippi Delta around the 1920s and 30s.. I guess this is the music that touches my soul the most?! It must be, I haven't found any music yet that can match these old 78-rpm recordings in terms of soul, emotion and honesty.. What I never do is exactly copy the blues musicians and songs of the time but instead try to interpret and bring to life an almost extinct music form for today's audience!! It feels great to be able to offer a new-old repertoire for contemporary blues enthusiasts.."

A concert that offers delta blues, hokum & spirituals with roots deep down in the Mississippi Delta of the 1920s/30s. Music that is intense, raw and fast-paced but also laid-back and emotional!
A musical journey through time with songs by legends like Robert Johnson, Leadbelly, Son House, Charley Patton and Blind Willie Johnson but also our own material in this tradition-filled genre. Blues & roots music as it used to sound, a voice and acoustic instruments, a foot stamping the beat on the floor replaces the drums.
For the past 3 decades, Johan has toured extensively in Scandinavia and Europe with over 2000 concerts solo or with bands. From the Norwegian Lofoten in the north to Tropea in southern Italy but also in the USA and the home of the blues around Mississippi with gigs at clubs and festivals there, including the legendary King Biscuit Blues Festival in Helena, Arkansas!

BJ's blues has received great reviews in the media around the world, here are some quotes:

• "..It doesn't matter what corner of the planet the artist comes from, you either have a blues soul or you don't. This man has one in spades!.." - Greg Szalony, Blues Blast Magazine, USA.
• "..One of the best Swedish blues records I've heard.." – Lennart Götesson, Dalademokraten.
• "..No doubt, one of the finest Acoustic Blues artists around.." - John Vermilyea, Blues Underground Network, Canada.
• "..The Van Gogh of European bluesmen.." - Roy Bainton, Blues Matters Magazine, UK.
• "..Has to be some of the finest that Swedish blues can present when it comes to soulful and beautiful vocals.." - Freddy Toressen, Blues News, Norway.

Read more here: www.bottleneckjohn.com