British Blues from Marcus Bonfanti – Shake the Walls
Marcus Bonfanti – Shake the Walls – and he does!! When I first reviewed the nominees for the 2014 British Blues awards, one of the many nominees whose name I was unfamiliar with, was Marcus Bonfanti. So I downloaded and put his most recent album, the one that is among the nominees for Blues Album of the Year Shake the Walls, on the iPhone. Where it has been in my regular rotation ever since. If I had a vote for the Best British Blues album, it would most likely get my vote! While Bonfanti may be unfamiliar to me, he certainly isn’t unfamiliar to the lovers of British Blues. Bonfanti won the award for Best Acoustic Performer in 2013 and took home the Best Songwriter award in 2012! This year in addition to his nomination for Blues Album, Bonfanti is also nominated for the following awards….. Male Vocalist Acoustic Act Blues Song “Cheap Whiskey” Blues Album Shake the Walls Shake the Walls is the third release from Bonfanti the others are 2008”s release Hard Times. Marcus’ 2009 release What Good Am I to You (2009) was listed in Classic Rock Magazine’s top 50 albums of 2010 & Single “Give Me Your Cash” top 40 songs of 2010. Being listed in Classic Rock Magazine probably meant a lot to Bonfanti. Bonfanti started his musical career as a young trumpeter at the age of 16, but after hearing the first few bars of Led Zeppelin’s “Black Dog”, he knew he wanted to play guitar!!…
