Roots, heavy blues, twang and more. A melting pot of Americana.

9 MP3 Songs
ROCK: Americana, BLUES: Electric Blues



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Roots, blues, americana, twang, folk can all be used to describe Seattle based Blue Healers. Initially formed as a blues cover act in 1999, Don(guitar) and Diane(vocal/bass) Forsyth chose to pursue sounds of other favorites that werenât necessarily blues, like Neil Young, Sparklehorse, Steve Earle and Townes Van Zandt while still paying homage to blues greats like Howlinâ Wolf, Otis Rush and their contemporary, Tom Waits. The band has continued to thrive in pursuing the blend of the past and present, which became easier once united with drummer and pianist Billy Spaulding.

Shake You Down is a collection of songs that walk the line of old and new. 8 original songs plus one haunting cover of the Otis Rush (Willie Dixon penned) song âMy Love Will Never Dieâ with special guest Reggie Miles on the musical saw. The Healers gently grace country on the pedal steel driven âHelp is on the Wayâ which stands at the other end of the frenetic âYouâre gonna Miss My Lovinâ while âCome See About Meâ and âWitnessâ leave no question of the bands roots in the blues. A slew of Seattleâs alternate blues current guest on the album, lending their unique skills to many of the albumsâ tracks.