Live in Denmark

One of the most powerful blues singers working today, Fuchs has captured lightning in a bottle with Live In Denmark. Recorded on a single night last October at Godset in Kolding, Denmark this is an intense album with no overdubs or post-production fixes- it’s a force of nature. It was decided last fall by management and label to record a live show during a mini-tour of Denmark. “My previous record, Borrowed Time, was underserved because of the pandemic and this felt like a chance to make things right” Dana says. “This album is raw, honest and alive in ways I didn’t think were possible to capture. It’s me at my most vulnerable and most powerful, all at once.” Hey, she ain’t whistling Dixie, kids. Fuchs’ raw power is on full display here, placing her on the same level as singers like Janis Joplin, and her band grooves most excellently. Jon Diamond on guitar and bg vocals, Kevin Mackall on bass and Piero Perelli on drums play without ever getting in her way, it’s a perfect combination. “When I finally sat down and listened to what we’d captured, I wept” Fuchs says. “I remember thinking ‘Damn, I wish so many people who have never heard me before could hear this’ and I never feel this way about my own work.” She’s right to be proud of this disc. Live In Denmark is 10 tracks in all, including a powerful cover of the Stones’ classic Sympathy For The Devil. Pulling songs mainly from her Ruf Records albums like the aforementioned Borrowed Time, this is a well-balanced disc between hot rockin’ numbers like Double Down On Wrong (the opening track) and heartbreaking blues ballads like Nothing You Own, which put Dana’s vocal gifts on full display. This one of those albums every blues/rock fan should check out, and those who haven’t heard Dana before will be able to hear cuts out on my internet radio blues shows in April on stations in the UK and Canada- I just have to share this. www.danafuchs.com HOT TRACKS: Hard Road, Nothing You Own, Battle Lines