Mojo Rodeo - The Paul Rishell and Annie Raines Band
2-13-2016
You saw them play with John Sebastian. Now see them with their full band, Mojo Rodéo (pronounced Ro-DAY-oh).
After 17 years and six albums, including the W.C. Handy award-winning "Moving to the Country", Paul Rishell and Annie Raines have become the blues' most dynamic duo. And with their band, Mojo Rodéo, you can experience the big full range of their appetite for the Blues. The band features the stellar talents of Brad Bensko on Bass and vocals, Chris Rival on guitar, Kathleen Parks on fiddle, and Marty Richards on drums, with Annie switching between harmonica, guitar and keyboards and Paul on guitar and doubling on pedal steel guitar. They combine searing Chicago Blues, genuine old-time Honky-Tonk music and Oldies.
"W.C. Handy Award-winners Rishell & Raines are rousing interpreters of country blues, the original acoustic style that gave birth to electric blues, R&B, and rock. While their guitar, harmonica, and vocals are roiling, muscular, and masterful, their shows are down home-friendly and fun-loving." -- Scott Alarik, BOSTON GLOBE
"Rishell's ability to convey the essence of acoustic Delta Blues is shocking. His guitar playing is tremendous. His vocals are exceptional..." -- SKYLAND BLUES NEWS
"W.C. Handy Award-winners Rishell & Raines are rousing interpreters of country blues, the original acoustic style that gave birth to electric blues, R&B, and rock. While their guitar, harmonica, and vocals are roiling, muscular, and masterful, their shows are down home-friendly and fun-loving." -- Scott Alarik, BOSTON GLOBE
"Rishell's ability to convey the essence of acoustic Delta Blues is shocking. His guitar playing is tremendous. His vocals are exceptional..." -- SKYLAND BLUES NEWS