Blues Caravan 2019 Katarina Pejak, Ina Forsman, Ally Venable

• Ina Forsman, Katarina Pejak, Ally Venable:
• 1They Say I’m Different 07:25
• Katarina Pejak:
• 2She’s Coming After You04:41
• 3Roads That Cross04:18
• 4Turtle Blues04:56
• Ally Venable :
• 5Texas Honey03:38
• 6Nowhere To Hide03:03
• 7Broken04:04
• Ina Forsman:
• 8All Good05:45
• 9Miss Mistreated 06:52
• 10Genius05:18
• Ina Forsman, Katarina Pejak, Ally Venable:
• 11Love Me Like A Man 05:43
• 12I’m A Good Woman04:52
• 13Sixteen Tons 04:44
• 14The House Is Rockin’ 05:01
• Total Runtime01:10:20

Info for Blues Caravan 2019

The Blues Caravan rolled again. In 2019 – just like every year since the first trek back in 2005 – you could experience a night of house-rocking live music, as three unique artists hit the stage at clubs across the US and Europe.

Ina Forsman is no stranger to anyone who’s serious about modern blues. The Finland-born belter lit up the Blues Caravan back in 2016, when we first heard her head-turning smoky vocal and the material from that year’s acclaimed self-titled debut album (dubbed “joyous” by Classic Rock). This time, Ina returns to the Caravan with the speaker-rattling soul, blues, Latin and acid-jazz flavours of her upcoming second album, Been Meaning To Tell You. “I’ll be bringing a bunch of as-yet-unheard songs,” she says, “as well as some funky hidden treasures from back in the day. It’s going to be a once-in-a-lifetime tour, full of raw female power.”

And they don’t come much more powerful than Ally Venable. Adding her modern twist to the proud heritage of Texas blues, this Lone Star State gunslinger has gathered armfuls of awards for her burn-it-down guitar style and the original songs of her recent Puppet Show release. Now, as she lights up the Blues Caravan 2019 – ably backed by the locomotive rhythm section of Roger Innis (bass) and Elijah Owings (drums) – you’ll walk in curious and leave as a convert. “I’m excited to bring my show and my Texas-influenced guitar slingin' background to this Blues Caravan,” says Ally. “When I play live, I want to connect with people and for them to let go of their troubles.”

There must be something in the water in Belgrade. The Serbian capital has already given us Ruf legend Ana Popovic – and Katarina Pejak promises to make the same impact. With her soulful piano-playing, purred jazz vocal and sneak previews of the material set to appear on her forthcoming Mike Zito-produced album, this Berklee College Of Music graduate will have the crowd in her hand. “My shows provide a blend of blues, country, jazz and rock ‘n’ roll wrapped in a piano-driven sound,” says Katarina. “Between me and the other two ladies, the audience will get a 360 tour around the crossroads where blues meets with other genres.”

Ina Forsman, vocals
Ally Venable, vocals, guitar
Katarina Pejak, vocals, piano
Roger Inniss, bass
Elijah Owings, drums

Katarina Pejak
is a singer/songwriter and piano player who combines genres of the American roots music, filtering them through her Balkan descent and a classical musical training.

Inspired by Tom Waits, Bessie Smith, Norah Jones, Otis Spann and many other artists whose music she had access to through her father's collection in her home in Belgrade, she decided to stray away from her classical upbringing and started writing songs.

Katarina started performing in her late teens, playing blues clubs in her hometown (Belgrade) and other cities in Serbia. She put out three albums in her home country, "Perfume&Luck", 2010, and "First Hand Stories", 2012 and “Old, New Borrowed and Blues”, 2016, a live mini album recorded in 2015. Katarina’s albums are critically acclaimed in Serbia.

In January 2011, she started her songwriting studies at Berklee College of Music, where she was admitted on a scholarship. She graduated in May 2014 and in her last semester was awarded the Songwriting Achievement Award for her overall success within the department. At her studies at Berklee, she was mentored by the likes of Dave Limina (a long-time keyboardist for blues legend Ronnie Earl), Pat Pattison (an internationally acclaimed lyric writing guru), Scarlet Keys (accomplished song and jingle writer).

Currently living between Nashville, TN and Belgrade, Serbia, Katarina has performed all over the globe, including Vienna Blues Festiva, Reigen Blues Club, Sangit Kala Mandir (Calcutta, India), and many performance venues in Tennesse and the USA.

Katarina's fourth album is underway, having been recorded in Nashville, TN (Southern Ground studio and The Smoakstack studio), and it will feature young Nashville Americana musicians including: Evan Galante, John Mailander, Royal Massat, Joe Dickey, Slaven Ljujic, Zach Torres and Bre Kennedy.

Booklet for Blues Caravan 2019