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Tag Archives: Emil Balsgaard
Album review: THORBJORN RISAGER & THE BLACK TORNADO – Best Of

Ruf [Release date 21.09.21] If there’s still a debate about the merits of European blues as opposed to its American antecedents, then Denmark’s Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado have finally kicked the argument into touch with this stellar ‘Best … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, album, big band, blues, compilation, country, Danish, Emil Balsgaard, funk, Harold Adamson, horns, Joachim Svensmark, Kasper Wagner, Martin Seidelin, Nat King Cole, Peter Kehl, review, rock, ruf records, soul, Søren Bøjgaard, Thorbjorn Risager &The Black Tornado, vocals
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Gig review: THORBJORN RISAGER & THE BLACK TORNADO – Boom Boom Club, Sutton, 14 November 2016

Just like their viking history, Danish bues-rockers Thorbjorn Risager & The Black Tornado came, saw, conquered by funking up the house with a high energy show that breathes fresh life into the big band blues review format. With a name … Continue reading
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Tagged big band, blues, boogie, Boom Boom Club, Danish, Emil Balsgaard, funk, gig, Kasper Wagner, Martin Seidelin, Nat King Cole, Peter Kehl, Peter Skjerning, Ray Charles, review, Robert Cray, rock, Sly Stone, soul, Thorbjorn Risager &The Black Tornado, Tom Waits, vocal
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Album review: THORBJØRN RISAGER & THE BLACK TORNADO – Songs From The Road

Ruf [Release date 25.09.15] If ever there was ever a case to be made for a European blues band emulating or surpassing their American counterparts, then you need look no further than Denmark’s Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado. ‘Songs … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, Emil Balsgaard, funk, Lisa Lystam. Joe Walsh, live album, Nat King Cole, Peter Skjerning, R&B, Ray Charles, review, rock, Rolling Stones, Songs From The Road, soul, Søren Bøjgaard, Thorbjorn Risager &The Black Tornado, Tom Waits, vocals
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Album review: Album review: THORBJØRN RISAGER & THE BLACK TORNADO – Too Many Roads

Ruf [Release date 21.03.14] This is arguably the most original and impressive blues related album since Moreland & Arbuckle ‘7 Cities’ last summer. Denmark’s Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado have cut a blues related album in the sense of it … Continue reading
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Tagged David Clayton-Thomas, Emil Balsgaard, J.J. Cale, John Campbell, Lea Thorlann, Martin Seidelin, Moreland & Arbuckle, Nat King Cole, Pia Trojgaard, Ray Charles, review, Rolling Stones, Ruf, Thorbjorn Risager &The Black Tornado, Tom Waits, Too Many Roads
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