Award-Winning Guitarist/Singer/Songwriter Sue Foley Set to Release Sue Foley Live in Austin Vol 1 on October 27 via Her Guitar Woman Records
Texas-based, Canadian-bred guitarist, singer, and songwriter Sue Foley releases Sue Foley Live in Austin Vol 1 CD on October 27 via her Guitar Woman Records, with a vinyl LP release to follow on December 8. Recorded on May 19, 2023, at Austin’s legendary Continental Club, this electrifying album captures Sue Foley and her unique Texas blues sound. The album features 11 tracks of grit, sweat, and devastating guitar playing that has propelled Sue Foley to the top of the Blues world. It’s a retrospective collection of songs from her recording career, with a few surprise covers thrown in.
The first single off the album, “New Used Car,” was released on September 3, and will be followed by “Howlin for My Darlin’” on October 13, with a third as-of-yet-determined single coming on the album release date.
First arriving in Austin at the urging of nightclub impresario Clifford Antone, Sue cut her teeth amongst Texas guitar slingers like Albert Collins, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, and The Vaughan Brothers. Drawing on the inspiration from her early heroes, Foley branches out on this new release and delivers some hard-hitting blues-rock tracks. It’s real and it’s tough as nails. This is Sue at the top of her game.
In 2023, Foley was awarded the Blues Music Award for Traditional Blues Female Artist (Koko Taylor Award) in Memphis – an award she also won in 2022 and 2020. She was also recently honored with Guitarist of the Year and Blues Act of the Year at the 2023 Austin Music Awards, and Guitarist of the Year at the 2023 Maple Blues Awards. Her last album, Pinky’s Blues, took home Best Traditional Blues Album at the 2022 Blues Music Awards.