This is a recording of a live show at The ESO in Belle Haven, Virginia on January 13, 2007. The ESO (Eastern Shores Own) is an art center that also hosts musical shows in an intimate black box setting. Jim Smith of Muddy Hole Studios recorded the show, mixed and mastered the CD. What's important to me is, this is what went down that night. We didn't retake this or punch in that. I picked out what songs would go together best and fill up a CD, and kept them in the same order of the show. All in all this is an honest recording of a live show the way it used to be done and I'm real proud of that.

C. English



Chris English was born and raised in Salisbury, Maryland and started playing guitar at age 11. His older brother introduced him to the blues in the late 1960's, during his high school years. Chris concentrated on slide guitar and harmonica at this time teaching himself, using open tunings. Chris is now primarily performing as a solo act, playing traditional and acoustic blues. He has an authentic style of