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Billboard-charting, award-winning, and Boston-based, The Barrett Anderson Band “packs enough raw energy on stage to power the whole of New England,” (JD Nash, American Blues Scene). This Roots & Blues quartet (electric guitar, organ, upright bass, drums) has “plenty to appreciate… from slide-driven blues to full-on rock and roll, taking in some jam band and North Mississippi influences,” (John Mitchell, Crossroads Blues Society) and are thrilling audiences nationally and internationally.
“Barrett Anderson continues to carry the torch that J. Geils left behind” – Jay Chelstowski, Disciples of Sound
“Opening with Bo Diddley’s Mona, this band shows you immediately that no one in the crowd is gonna remain seated ” – Bman’s Blues Report
“Anderson has the chops and spark to make a real statement his own way. Hot stuff” – Chris Spector, Midwest Record
Troy Mercy
Home: Massachusetts (Rural)
Eye color: Blue
Hair: Madman Regular
Height: 5’ 11.75” (I’ll get there…)
DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS: Brave New Blues
PROFESSION: Singer/Guitarist/Songwriter/Unusualist
DRINK OF CHOICE: The blood of my enemies
MOST MEMORABLE BOOK: Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase & Fable
FAVORITE BAND: Little Walter, Richard Thompson, Captain Beefheart, Otis Redding, Black Sabbath, Lester Young
QUALITY YOU LOOK FOR IN A COMPANION: To-The-Deathfulness
CV: Guitarist with: Booker T. Jones, Fabulous Thunderbirds, Hubert Sumlin, Billy Boy Arnold, Louisiana Red, Pinetop Perkins, Calvin “Fuzz” Jones, Willie “Big Eyes” Smith, etc.
NOW: “I breathe the blues. I have a rock ‘n’ roll heart.
“It’s about the songs and connection with the audience for me. That and bringing an element of danger and excitement to the stage.”
POWER-DUO?: “The power-duo format has brought me to life. I kinda need a lot to do musically or I just end up chewing the furniture, you know?
“Stripping things down to just voice/guitar/drums gives me the most immediate emotional connection between my singing and guitar playing.
“There are no presets. I can steer the whole thing right off the edge of the world if I want to. Or play something pretty, too.”
