Jupiter, FL/Miami, FL (Top40 Charts/
Little Silver Records) -
Little Silver Records and Size Thirteen
Music are pleased and proud to announce that IKO IKO frontman, Graham Wood Drout, has received the Blues Critics Choice award for SONG OF THE YEAR with "The
Ghosts of Mississippi" [p Big Bolt
Music - BMI that was featured on three releases in 2006.
Graham has a great way of painting pictures with his songs and they inspire me to add my own twist. The song was recorded by Drout on his live acoustic release with Albert Castiglia, The Bittersweet Sessions, as well as Castiglia's own version on his BluesLeaf release, A Stone's Throw. Joey Gilmore recorded the song and won the IBC award for Best Blues Performance in 2006 with his version and it was the title track of his current release on Bluzpik records.
"Graham has a great way of painting pictures with his songs and they inspire me to add my own twist." - Albert Castiglia
Visit https://www.bluescritic.com/2006contemporarybluesawards.htm for the complete list of winners.
Graham Wood Drout & Iko-Iko perform live at the following upcoming appearances:
February 8, 2007 Tobacco Road, Miami, FL
February 9, 2007 Legend's, Boca Raton, FL
February 10, 2007 St. Ann's Church Mardi Gras Festival, West Palm Beach, FL
February 16, 2007 O'Hara's Jazz & Blues, Hollywood, FL (Mardi Gras Weekend)
February 17, 2007 Sebastian Beach Inn, Sebastian Beach, FL
February 18, 2007 Feista Tropical Mardi Gras, Hollywood, FL
February 20, 2007 Seminole Hard Rock Casino Mardi Gras, Hollywood, FL
February 22, 2007 Clematis By Night, West Palm Beach, FL
February 24, 2007 Gina's Jazz & Blues Cafe, Delray Beach, FL
March 2, 2007 Zane Gray, Islamorada, FL
March 3, 2007 Zane Gray, Islamorada, FL
March 4, 2007 Sound Advice Riverwalk Blues Festival, Fort Lauderdale, FL
March 9, 2007 The Green Parrot, Key West, FL
March 10, 2007 The Green Parrot, Key West, FL
March 24, 2007 Harriet Himmel Theater, WetPaint/ArtStart, West Palm Beach, FL
March 29, 2007 House of Blues, Orlando, FL
March 30, 2007 Lou's Blues, Indiatlantic (Melbourne), FL
March 31, 2007 Frisky Mermaid, Amelia Island, FL
April 1, 2007 Gainesville Inn, Gainesville, FL
April 4, 2007 University of Miami, Miami, FL
April 13, 2007 City of Tamarac, Tamarac, FL
April 14, 2007 River Cities Music Festival, Miami Springs, FL
April 21, 2007 Cocowalk Night in New Orleans, Coconut Grove, FL
For complete appearance and press information, visit them online at the following web sites:
HOMEPAGE: https://www.iko-iko.com
EPK: https://www.sonicbids.com/ikoiko
JamBase: https://snipurl.com/ikoikojambase
MySpace Friends: https://www.myspace.com/voodoocrew
Albert Castiglia: https://www.albertcastiglia.com
Joey Gilmore: https://www.joeygilmore.net
