Blues Matters Album Review
Posted on | February 3, 2012 | No Comments
HOT NEWS!
“Whiskey in the Mornin’” (Mike de Velta) reviewed in the latest issue (64) of the prominent British/International magazine Blues Matters.
http://bluesmatters.com/
I’ve ordered my copy 
“Whiskey in the Mornin’” No 20 on The Australian Blues & Roots Charts
Posted on | January 19, 2012 | No Comments
Monthly Chart #24 December 2011
** 25 of the most played cds in December **
(This Month / (Place Last Month) / Artist / Album / (Label))
1 (1) FIONA BOYES Blues For Hard Times (Blue Empress/VizzTone)
2 (13) RAY BEADLE Spellbound (Ray Beadle Music/Independent)
3 (7) SHAUN KIRK Thank You For Giving Me The Blues (Independent)
4 (24) ANDREW WINTON Happy (Independent)
5 (-) VARIOUS Tony Cini’s Blues Explosion Volume 2 (Bad Penny Records)
6 (-) CASS EAGER AND THE MO-DEBLEYS Santa’s Got Soul (Little Bliss Records)
7 (3) BACKSLIDERS Starvation Box (Independent/Fuse)
8 (8) DARREN JACK Better Place (Independent)
9 (5) BUDDY KNOX Buddy’s Blues (Independent)
10 (-) CLAIRY BROWNE & THE BANGIN’ RACKETTES Baby Caught The Bus (Independent)
11 (15) GEOFF ACHISON & THE SOULDIGGERS Live At Guitars Across The Bay (Jupiter 2 Records)
12 (-) JUNIOR BOWLES The Time Will Come (Independent)
13 (2) 8 BALL AITKEN The Tamworth Tapes (Phoenix Movement records)
14 (17) JULES BOULT Live Carnivale (Independent/Booyah Music)
15 (10) MARISA QUIGLEY Marisa Quigley (Independent)
16 (12) PAULIE BIGNELL Red Eye Flight (Black Market Music)
17 (-) DAXTON & THE SWEETLIPS Thin Tall Lily (Foghorn Records)
18 (-) DOC SPAN & ROSS WILLIAMS 20 Years Of Blues Rare Recordings (Independent)
19 (-) DOM TURNER & IAN COLLARD Mama Thinks We’re Crazy Too (Independent)
20 (-) MIKE DE VELTA Whiskey In The Morning (Independent)
21 (-) OWEN CAMPBELL Sunshine Road (Independent)
22 (4) ALI PENNEY & THE MONEY MAKERS Wait A Minute (Independent)
23 (-) CAL WILLIAMS Jr King Billy (Independent)
24 (-) CLAUDE HAY Deep Fried Satisfied (Independent/Only Blues Music)
25 (11) DAMN FINE GENTLEMEN Damn Fine Gentlemen (Independent)
Live Sound Seminar
Posted on | January 18, 2012 | No Comments
I’ll be on stage tonite at the FLY BY NITE in Freo where I’ll be assisting Rik van der Velde as he demonstrates concepts in sound with three of my beautiful guitars. Should be awesome, really looking forward to it.
https://www.facebook.com/events/197872306968539/
LIVE SOUND SEMINAR, PART 2, WITH RIK VAN DER VELDE
?18 January at 20:00 at Fly By Night Musicians Club
via Mike de Velta.
Mike de Velta – Blues and Roots -The Eastern Hotel Series
Posted on | January 10, 2012 | Comments Off
Latest gig news.
Things are warming up, literally here in Perth. Just booked! Acoustic sessions with a rather tasty PA system set in the courtyard for those balmy summer nights at the Eastern Hotel in Midland. A few ales, a few yarns, and well … some Blues and Roots! 
Times and dates.
Sat 14th January 8:00pm – Courtyard Performance
Friday 20th January 4:30pm – Courtyard Performance
Sunday 29th January 5:00pm – Courtyard Performance
Facebook event here
https://www.facebook.com/events/197744806987696/
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By sharing or inviting friends to this event you can help make these nights a success and support local,
or please if you have time head to the link below and click on LIKE. We are so close to 500!
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Every little bit counts and your time and energy is truly appreciated.
Hopefully we’ll catch you there!
Have a great week and don’t forget to get down the beach this Summer, just beautiful…
Mike de Velta
Sundowner at the Eastern Hotel, Midland
Posted on | January 2, 2012 | No Comments
Award from Global Thunder Network – Best Blues Artist 2011
Posted on | January 2, 2012 | No Comments
http://www.globalthundanetwork.com/section-8/mike-de-velta-best-blues-artist-2011.html
BEST BLUES ARTIST 2011
Mike De Velta has beaten the boards everywhere in 2011 and has also released his much aniticipated, “Whiskey in The Morning” to national acclaim.
Appearances and supports, radio interviews and non stop performance in a fashion that is truly recongized among his peers as ‘the right stuff’, it is our pleasure to honour the bluesman, Mike De Velta.
With the most frequently played tracks on Global Thunda Network’s Australian Independent Radio, we are proud to announce Mike De Velta/ Best Blues Artist 2011
Tags: best blues artist 2011 > best blues artist perth > best blues perth > blues award from GTN > Global thunder network > GTN > mike de velta best blues
“This Great Love”, featured on Salty Dog Blues and Roots Podcast
Posted on | December 28, 2011 | No Comments
Great news!
This Great Love, a track from my new release, “Whiskey in the Mornin’ “can be heard on Salty Dog’s excellent podcast for Dec 2011.
Tags: lap slide > Mike de Velta > salty dog blues and roots > spiritual > this great love
Elizabethan Village Pub Gig
Posted on | December 21, 2011 | No Comments
Mike de Velta, Peter Hardinge and Bobbi Marchini, Alanna Eileen
Tags: Alanna Eileen > Elizabethan Village Pub > Mike de Velta > Peter Hardinge and Bobbi Marchini
Mike de Velta (You got to move – Fred McDowell)
Posted on | December 19, 2011 | No Comments
A cover of one of my favorite musicians, Mississippi Fred McDowell. I just love his passion and did my best to present this one in a true light.
Please like https://www.facebook.com/mikedeveltamusic if you dig this track.
Tags: blues slide guitar > Fred McDowell > mississippi > you got to move
Review of Whiskey in the Mornin’, X-Press Magazine
Posted on | December 4, 2011 | No Comments
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Typically associated with the Blues and Roots movement and acoustic in nature Mike De Velta's intoxicating compositions and performances are constantly on the move. A rich showcase of modern folk,blues and a hint of the eastern expressed through the shimmering and delightful tones of lap slide, ukulele and acoustic guitars.