The Messers at Harper-McNeeley Auditorium. Photo from Augusta Blues & Swing Week (Davis & Elkins College, WV).

Hey there,

It's hard to believe it's already August! I hope your summer's been as fun as ours. The band and I want to give a big shout out to everyone we've seen out on the road for supporting our gigs so far this summer. Of course there's plenty more summer fun left, and we're gonna be out there bringing you music, including Erin Harpe & the Messers, Lovewhip and Erin Harpe & the Delta Swingers, with a couple of very special appearances coming up in the Boston area! More details below on our upcoming tour schedule!

New England Music Awards Nominations!

Exciting news!!! ERIN HARPE & THE DELTA SWINGERS have been NOMINATED for not one, but TWO categories in this year’s New England Music Awards! The even better news is YOU get to VOTE for us NOW, from ANYWHERE!

Mark your calendars! 

5/31 | EH & the Delta Swingers at Jasper Hill | Millis, MA

6/1 | EH & the Messers at The Vault at Greasy Luck | New Bedford, MA

6/6 | EH & the Messers at Glenn's | Newburyport, MA

6/7 | EH & the Messers at Sarah Street Grill | Stroudsburg, PA 

6/8 | EH & the Delta Swingers at Cambridge Springs Music Festival | Cambridge Springs, PA 

6/11 | Corrib | Brighton, MA Erin, Jim & Jason at Eddie Scheer’s Tuesday Night Allstars!

6/16 | EH & the Messers at HK Too | Hull, MA 

6/18 | EH & the Delta Swingers at Henniker Concert Series | Henniker, NH

6/21 | EH & the Messers at The Local Tavern | Holden, MA

6/23 | EH & the Messers at Town Square Concert Series | Bangor, ME 

6/27 | Lovewhip at Portland House of Music | Portland, ME

6/28 | EH & the Delta Swingers at Red Square | Burlington, VT 

6/30 | EH & the Messers at Marty's Driving Range | Mason, NH

Erin Harpe & Jim Countryman Country Blues Duo at the Green Note, London on March 4, 2019. Photo by John Gregory.

Spring is finally here, and, though I was so busy I missed sending you a newsletter last month, I'm happy to report that last month's UK tour went great, and we've got plenty of news to share! Our second UK tour (my acoustic duo with Jim Countryman on U-bass) was a whirlwind of well-attended and sold-out shows, with a couple guitar workshops thrown in, an overnight ferry (or two), snow in Scotland, and lots of fun adventures, travelling to new places meeting new friends. I made a really fun photo and video album of the tour

Photo by Deke Rivers, from the Women In Blues Showcase at Alfred's on Beale in Memphis TN.

Happy February darlin’!

2019 is off to a great start, I just returned from the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, where I made it to the semi-finals, saw many old (and new) friends, and made some great contacts. It was also a lot of fun. Big thanks going out to the Boston Blues Society, fellow semi-finalists Soul Box and the rest of the Boston crew who came down, and all you watching from home! Love you all!! One of the most special parts of being in Memphis for me this year was getting to play the Women in Blues Showcase 2019.

We are very excited to announce that we made DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE's 2018 Yuletide Music Roundup with our very first holiday release!!! How cool is that?!? (I have always wanted to be on a list that included the great Diana Ross!!) “Singer and guitarist Erin Harpe spans the gap between historic blues and rockabilly, satisfying a roots music fan’s thirst

The first, glowing review has come in of our new holiday album "The Christmas Swing", from our friend Aj Wachtel! Thanks for the nice words Aj! Check it out:

"This music is for the listener who would rather celebrate the holidays with their friends and family drinking at the bar with a live band instead of enjoying the yuletide with the solitude and warmth of their own cozily lit living room fireplace; contemplating good times past.

Today is the world premier of our new music video “JINGLE BELL BLUES” – the first single from our new album “The Christmas Swing”! I'm very excited to share this audio/visual creation with you! We filmed and edited the whole thing ourselves, and I think it came out really great! Take a snowy trip with Erin Harpe & the Delta Swingers on a one-horse open sleigh complete with slide guitar, harmonica, bass, drums, and plenty of fishnets! CLICK HERE TO WATCH IT NOW!

Are you ready for the holidays yet? I'd love to help you get in a festive mood! Pre-order our first ever holiday album “The Christmas Swing” (coming out December 7th on VizzTone/Juicy Juju Records) and get an instant song download, plus other exclusive (pre-order only!) perks! (Or choose to pre-order just the download for $10!)

Exciting CD Pre-Order Perks:

• Instant song download of “Jingle Bell Blues”!

• Personalized, signed Christmas card from yours truly!

• Beautiful 4-panel color digipack, which I designed myself!

• Exclusively hand-signed and numbered!

• First download! You’ll get the album download TWO WEEKS EARLY! (on 11/23/18)

• Early delivery! Your CD package will be sent out ONE WEEK EARLY! (on 11/30/18)

CLICK TO PRE-ORDER NOW!

I recently won the Boston Blues Challenge, so I'll be headed down to Memphis to compete in the 2019 International Blues Challenge, coming up January 22-26th! If you wanna help me get there, please check out my GoFundMe page…

I am so excited to announce that Erin Harpe & the Delta Swingers has been nominated for “BLUES ARTIST OF THE YEAR” by the Boston Music Awards! WE'D LOVE YOUR VOTE, LET'S GET AS MANY VOTES AS POSSIBLE…

It's been a very busy summer, we've got some fun photos from our whirlwind summer tour! And... lots of great shows around New England this month and next to keep your spirit flying high!!

And coming up... Next month…

Exciting news! We've been nominated by The New England Music Awards in THREE categories! Please take a minute to vote!

Click on Erin Harpe and the Delta Swingers for: 

• Band of the Year 
• Album of the…

Playing a song for the enthusiastic crowd at Blues & Swing Cultural Session: New Blues. Photos by Augusta Heritage Center.

What a week! I just got home from Augusta Blues & Swing Week, at Davis & Elkins…

Lots of great live video has been coming in recently! I thought I'd share it with you over at our YouTube Channel. You can SUBSCRIBE to Erin Harpe & the Delta Swingers LIVE playlist so you know when we add…

I recently travelled down to the mountains of North Carolina for my first performance at Merlefest – “America's top roots-based festival”! I was invited to play at a special blues showcase – “The Greatest Acoustic Blues Show on Earth”…

Photo by Dan Busler Photography.

Erin Harpe & the Delta Swingers recently taped an episode of The Extended Play Sessions, which is a great weekly American Roots music television program. It features some of the top acts…

The June issue of Vintage Guitar Magazine includes a review of our new album Big Road, as well as a video that I recorded especially for VGM! Their description of the video:

“Erin Harpe plays classic blues stylings…

The official music video for Erin Harpe and the Delta Swingers' song Big Road takes you on the road and backstage with the band. The slide-guitar-fueled song evokes the feeling of the road, with real video footage from our…

Hey there, Delta Swingers friends, fans and family!

We're so excited to announce that for the FIRST time we have made an actual RECORD! Our new album, Big Road, is now available on VINYL -- for all you…

Thanks to all of you who came out to one (or more!) of our album release shows over the weekend at the Bull Run, City Winery Boston, and Pitman's Freight Room! I would also like to thank our special guests…

Hey there, Cyber Swingers!

Since it's Cyber Monday, we decided to do a 72-hour sale – to celebrate the new BIG ROAD MERCH! For the next 72 hours, you can get 20% off all Delta Swingers music and…

“a guitar slinger for modern times. Easily Bonnie Raitt on modern performance enhancing drugs, Harpe is blues mama for our times.”
-Chris Spector, Midwest Record

“Listening to your new cd – just knocked something over because I am boogying…

It's here!

Introducing the new album Big Road, released on VizzTone/Juicy Juju Records! Our sophomore album highlights my diverse influences, from my roots in acoustic piedmont blues, to my electric side – slide guitar, boogie blues, funk…