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British blues guitarist Mick Clarke - New Releases

Latest Releases and Info



Welcome to the official website for British blues guitarist Mick Clarke. Explore the site for full details of all releases, tour history and more.



New album 'Dirty Work' released Friday 13 September. Click for details.

British blues guitarist Mick Clarke on Roots Music Report UK Album Chart 2024
British blues guitarist Mick Clarke on Roots Music Report UK Album Chart 2024

The album has reached Number 2 on the Roots Music Report UK Album Airplay Chart - Also Number 9 on their Blues Rock Chart, and is currently Number 41 on their main International Blues Chart - the only British artist in their Top 50.

'Dirty Work' is also showing at Number 7 on the Independent Blues Broadcasters Association September Chart. Thanks to all those presenters in the UK and around the world who are playing tracks.

British blues guitarist Mick Clarke on IBBA UK Album Chart 2024

First Reactions:

"the album dominates with its diversity, energy and special atmosphere, it offers us something for everyone"
Mladen Loncar review - Croatia

"Great Album" - Mark Stenzler, Blues Zeppelin, Radio Bern (RaBe) 95.6 MHz Switzerland.
www.blueszeppelin.net/podcast

"This is Great!" - Simon Flint, 94.1fm 3WBC, Australia
Rock Stompin' Funk & Blues Show

Radio Stations can download latest tracks from Bandcamp, or email for links. Many thanks to all those radio presenters who are already playing the album.

Out now: New EP of remasters from the 'Relentless Boogie' album - 'Nothin' in Ramblin''



Current single - Dallas Frazier's Country R&B Hit 'Elvira' - out now on Spotify / Pandora / Apple.



British blues guitarist Mick Clarke at Blues.Gr Read the new interview from the 'Tending the Pale Bloom' blog. Thanks to Greg Chance.

British blues guitarist Mick Clarke at Blues.Gr Read the new interview from Blues.Gr
Thanks to Michael Limnios.

British blues guitarist Mick Clarke at Simply The Blues, Mumbai, India Read the new interview from Global Blues. Thanks to Luke Wolk.

“Mick Clarke is a bluesman thru & thru. You know with each release, he’s gonna give you something new and exciting. Mick NEVER disappoints…”
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Blues guitarist Mick Clarke

Mick's Blog

Hi -

Thanks for checking out my site and my music.

My new album 'Dirty Work' was released on Friday 13th. Always exciting putting out a new album, even though most of the tracks have already been released through the last year.

But that's the way I like to do things these days, and it has a lot of advantages. The songs get thoroughly road-tested and can be tweaked where necessary. And it keeps me entertained throughout the year and keeps the buzz going.

So I'm trying to get the best use out of this new fangled streaming world. I do love the immediacy and versatility that it provides.

Releasing the album also gives me a chance to catch up with my many friends and associates in the blues radio world - many thanks to all those already playing or planning to play tracks from the album.

'Dirty Work' will be online only for now, but might, if I ask them nicely, be included in a future BGO CD package release.

Meanwhile, a little background..

From 1968 I was a full time on the road blues rockin' guitar player with Killing Floor and then SALT, and then from the mid 80s led my own band, touring all over Europe, the US and beyond. These days I mainly enjoy making music in my own small recording studio here on the Surrey / Sussex border and releasing it online.

Unencumbered by record company, management or even other musicians, I just go where my muse takes me and feel free to experiment.

I like to explore different styles which might go towards country or retro pop, but fundamentally I'm a blues guitar player, and I try to give my 'official' albums a more focussed blues / rock direction.

And with some success - the last album 'The Blues, Man, Rides Again' made it to the No.1 spot on the Roots Music Report UK Airplay Chart, knocking the Rolling Stones off in the process!

Lots of music in the pipeline including a brand new single coming up this Friday 11th... More news to follow. Blues guitarist Mick Clarke 72nd birthday - a beach in Sussex, England

Mick's 72nd birthday - July 2022 - Shoreham Beach, West Sussex. Photo by Linda Cooper.

My music is available all over the world, but sadly I have to support major distributors Spotify and others in withdrawing their services from Russia as part of international sanctions until the whole of Ukraine is free once again. Apple - why am I being streamed in Moscow? Please sort yourselves out.

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And finally - just to avoid confusion. There are, naturally enough, other Mick Clarkes out there - notably Mick Clarke of the Rubettes and Mick Clarke, guitarist with Long John Baldry, who has the dot.Net website.

Latest: I also see another new release that ain't me - a track called 'Midnight Train' by another Mick Clarke already causing confusion on my Youtube page and other places - Rubette Mick - please take the track down and then release it properly!

So please be sure of whom you're listening to, particularly on Youtube and Facebook. Generally the best source of info is right here on mickclarke.com. Do check in regularly!