Azurdee & The Blue River Band
Old-school Country Rock with a modern edge..
Azurdee & The Blue River Band is an original country rock group who have created an eclectic style with America meets South Africa, old meets new. Finding inspiration from such legends as Johnny Cash, Sugarland, Sheryl Crow, Bruce Springsteen and Lynyrd Skynyrd they have just released their debut album, "Kentucky Fried," which is guaranteed to bring out the foot-tapping country flavor in everybody.
Azurdee (which means “Blue River” and is her given Native American name), originally from Kentucky, USA, has been resident in South Africa for only 7 years, and drawing on her good old-fashioned country upbringing, she crafts lyrics and melodies that evoke both sensibilities of yesteryear and of a modern world.
"Those who’ve been lucky enough to have seen Azurdee & The Blue River Band live will confirm that she is testament to the old saying ‘dynamite comes in small packages’. Any performance will be a seriously high-energy affair, guaranteed to deliver some catchy, feel-good country tunes..."
"Originally from Kentucky, Azurdee has made SA her home and is staying true to her roots by showing our beautiful country how to make music, Midwest style (and we mean really, really Midwest style!)"
-Live Music Review, Jacaranda FM Blog
Combining the sounds of rich vocal harmonies, electric guitars, drums, bass, harmonica, mandolin and mountain dulcimer, their album tells the story of survival, love, celebration and die-hard redneck fun that audiences can instantly sing along to.. Such tracks as the radio-friendly "Janis Joplin" will take you through a journey of self-discovery into the swampy "Black Muddy River (Home)," which pays homage to Azurdee’s roots and of course the album titled song, "Kentucky Fried," which lays out the stage for good foot-stompin’ Creedence-style rock.
Azurdee & The Blue River Band have shared the stage with some of South Africa's top performing artists including Jack Parow, The Black Cat Bones and Albert Frost. They have performed at events and venues as diverse as Aardklop, the Radium Beer Hall, Rock Meets Blues Fest in Durbanville, Jacaranda Liggiefees 2015 and even beyond the borders for STRAB 2015 in Mozambique.
More recently, the band performed the Hyundai Rock the Run and won the prize for top band at the incredible event. The band has enjoyed a very busy 2016 and will be wrapping up the year with two performances at the Jacaranda Liggiefees 2016, whilst also starting work on their second album.
You can purchase their debut album, "Kentucky Fried," through the social media links provided below or even better, get the friends and family discount at a live show.
Thanks for listening and welcome to the Blue River Band family!
