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Philipp Fankhauser's Song "Love Man Riding" gets an honorable mention at the 16th Billboard World Song Contest
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Strong, subtle songs that resonate with quiet authority!
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On the 27th December 2008 Philipp Fankhauser received a Gold Award for his album "Love Man Riding" at the sold out live show at the KKL concert hall in Lucerne
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Fankhauser's Love Man Riding listed among best cds of 2008 in Downbeat's January 2009 issue!!
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The song writing is of a very high standard. A melodic joy.
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Philipp Fankhauser's "Watching From The Safe Side" is incredible!
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Fankhauser is a good, authentic singer, both soulful and strong when needed and very gentle at other times!
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"Too Little Too Late" I could definitely hear Robert Cray doing - Fankhauser delivers a convincingly aching vocal on an exquisitely arranged Soul song!
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Fankhauser is not adding anything new to the tree trunk, but he shapes his art well!
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No band in that genre has convinced and touched me as much since the early days of the Robert Cray Band!
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Down In The Valley gives an idea of how Fankhauser sounds in the live environment and very good he sounds too!
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The Blues music world is richer for "Talk To Me", don't miss it!
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Fankhauser doesn't sound the least bit like a visitor from Switzerland!
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A highly impressive CD from a guy way ahead of much of the competition!
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Philipp Fankhauser signs a world wide contract with the US label "Memphis International Records"!
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Philipp Fankhauser is the first Swiss Blues artist ever to appear at the world's largest Blues Festival on June 12 2004.
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BLUES ART, UNITED KINGDOM / AUSTRIA 
The result is certainly to be in consideration for blues album of 2008.



Swiss singer and guitarist Philipp has journeyed a long way over the last couple of decades, from the leader of a central European blues band with a decent reputation to an internationally known and respected solo act. This release proves that the acclaim is certainly justified as it mainly presents Philipp as a singer – Philipp’s mentor in the nineties was none other than Johnny Copeland, whose ‘I Got A Love’ is given a slow, sparse, achingly soulful treatment which shows that Philipp certainly learned all he could from the Texas bluesman. Elsewhere there are traditional styled blues, modern blues, and many tracks that hover between soul and blues, in the best tradition of the ‘Robert Cray out of O. V. Wright’ style. 




This is no coincidence either as Philipp, besides using his own regular band, has drafted in some who were prime movers in establishing the successful Cray sound (and of course bassist Richard Cousins is a regular member of Philipp’s band anyway). The result is certainly to be in consideration for blues album of 2008.



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