Mahajibee Blues: CD's & T's
The cd was engineered, mixed, and recorded by our good friend Rick Witkowski and his assistant Anthony Rankin at Studio L in Weirton, West Virginia. It was Mastered by Jim Pointkowski at 20/20 Mastering in Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania. Art direction and photography: Michael Tevis.
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Mahajibee Blues - CD
Cover photo: *Bottle tree in front of the “Cadillac Shack”, Hopson Plantation, Shack Up Inn, Clarksdale Mississippi. Michael Tevis 2004.
About the tree: from “Bottle Tree A Vanishing Southern Tradition”
“…the bottle tree is now an increasing rarity as ancient folk beliefs and customs fall from common usage. The origins of the tree go back to the 9th century Congo where hand-blown glass was hung on huts and trees as a talisman against evil. The practice consists of removing the foliage from a tree (preferably a cedar because all the branches point heavenward) and placing the tree in the yard of the house. The bare branches are then covered with colorful glass bottles that attract any evil spirit that may be lurking near the house. The spirit becomes mesmerized by the play of sunlight through the colorful glass and becomes trapped inside the bottle. When the wind blows past them, the moans of ensnared spirits can be heard whistling on the breeze.” (www.cruger.com)
“Blue was an especially potent spirit repellent and the bright colors of the bottle trees were used to attract evil or ancestral spirits and keep them away from the home...Bottle trees are seldom seen these days, even in the backcountry of the Deep South, though blue-painted doors and windowsills still are.
It is an ancient belief that blue, the color of sky and water, has the power to repel or overcome evil. Blue is the color of dreams, spirituality, of distance, and the heavenly realm. It is likely that many of those who still paint their doors blue or make bottle trees today do so because of tradition rather than belief.” (www.sherryaustin.com)
For more on the bottle tree also:
http://www.dikenga.com/films/firecracker/sessions2/session7/bottle.html
** “The shotgun house plays a role in the folklore and culture of the south. Superstition holds that ghosts and spirits are attracted to shotgun houses because they may pass straight through them, and that some houses were built with doors intentionally misaligned to deter these spirits. They also often serve as a convenient symbol of life in the south. Elvis Presley was born in a shotgun house, the Neville Brothers grew up in one, and Robert Johnson is said to have died in one…”
For more please visit our friends at: www.shackupinn.com
Back photo: Guitar nailed to a tree next to the famous *“Hollywood Café” – home of the fried dill pickle! (1130 Old Commerce Road, Robinsonville, Mississippi, 38664), on old 88 just off Highway 61, **“The Blues Highway.” Photo by Michael Tevis 2004.
* “The famously atmospheric and funky Hollywood Café is one of the official local thrills. It made the country charts by being memorialized in popular song “Walking in Memphis” by Marc Cohen. Go into the café and see the piano where Cohen wrote the song. Linger a bit around the old 88 and then do the smart thing. Sit down and order. Make sure you have a mess of fried pickles — dill pickles, coated with a lush cornmeal batter. Traveler thinks of them as exotic, tasty pickle pekoras. There’s great cole slaw and distinctive vegetables prepared in down home fashion. I’ll have some fried okra please. As always, Veggievores, do ascertain which of today’s vegetables are meatless and were not prepared with pot likker — then dig in and enjoy.” www.topquarkia.com
** “Called The Blues Highway, because it carried so many bluesmen from the Delta and Freedom Road because it led out of the Jim Crow South, Highway 61 carried tens of thousands of Delta citizens north during the Great Migration. In the process, they transformed America.” The Delta Center for Culture and Learning at Delta State University. www.blueshighway.org
RADIO AIRPLAY
KFFA Radio, "The King Biscuit Time" Radio Show
with Award-winning Sunshine Sonny Payne, Helena, Arkansas
90.5FM, WICN, Worcester Massachusetts
(Reporting Station to LIVING BLUES)
WBGU 88.1 FM, Blues Breakfast, Bowling Green, Ohio
(Reporting Station to LIVING BLUES)
Living Blues Radio, Umbertide, Umbria Italy
(Reporting Station to LIVING BLUES)
WYEP 91.3 FM, Pittsburgh, PA
KDKA 1020 AM, Pittsburgh, PA
STAR 100.7 FM, Pittsburgh, PA
WUSR 99.5 FM, Scranton, PA
WCLG 100.FM, Morgantown, West Virginia
KRVM, FM, Eugene, Oregon
K211BP 90.1 Florence, Oregon
KSYD 92.1 FM, Reedsport, Oregon
WMWM 91.7 FM, Salem, Massachusetts
WTUL New Orleans 91.5
88.7 WBFO, Buffalo NY
WITR 89.7 FM Rochester, NY
89.1/103.5 FM Central Illinois
90.1 FM KSYM San Antonio, Texas
CFFF 92.7 FM (95.3 cable), Ontario, Canada
CFRO, 102.7FM, Vancouver, BC, Canada 5EFM
VFM RADIO 91.6 - Vinkovci, Croatia
90.3FM N.E.A.R. FM Dublin. Ireland
89 FM BEAUB B.L.U.E.S. FM Mercredi, France
3HOT-FM Blues Beat Radio, Victor Harbor, Australia
107.3 Heritage FM BluesAustralia
Spirit FM 91.1 Spirit of the Blues, Australia
The Salty Dog Blues N Roots Podcasts, Melbourne, Austrailia
Port FM 107.1 in Australia's life style capital in Tropical North Queensland
"CRUIZIN' fora BLUEZIN"
Thayrone - The Bone Conduction Music Show
Bandana Blues, Internet radio
Auburn, Alabama Wildman Steve Radio, Internet radio
Radio Highway 61, Internet radio, Florida
Illinois State University, GLT Blues Radio 24/7
KIAC Internet Radio ,("Little Man" Cash Box #1 R&B song for 7 weeks!)
HD Radio
iheartradio.com 350+ Radio Stations
Live CD"s
"Live at Rosebud Cafe" - June 22nd. 2002
This performance marked one of the first times Mahajibee played in front of a blues crowd and a large venue. If you're a fan of "live" music and blues, then we believe that you'll love this set. The band members on this recording include: Tim Ambrass, Mike Bowen, Chazz Kramer, Brent McConnell, Pat Tevis. 
"Live at the Hard Rock" - April 26th, 2004
This CD was recorded on Monday, April 26, 2004 at the Hard Rock Cafe in Station Square, Pittsburgh, Pa. in front of a packed house. Mahajibee opened for Memphis Queen Barbara Blue and opened some eyes with a smokin' set of blues. The CD was recorded and produced by Studio L, Rick Witkowski, and it captures the true essence of Mahajibee's live performance. The band consisted of: Tim Ambrass, Tim Baloh, Lonny Holbdy, Chazz Kramer, Brent McConnell, Pat Tevis.
CD Compilations
Big City Blues Sampler #5
The Big City Blues Magazine included "Little Man" on this disc!
- Big City Blues Magazine
- Get the 2009 Big City Blues Sampler CD #5 "Crossed Roads" FREE! When you subscribe (or renew) as well as your bonus CD choice!
A cure for the blues six times a year. 
"Blues from the Burgh" - Vol. 1 & 2
The Blues Society of Western Pennsylvania included "Blue Guitar" on this disc!
The Blues Society of Western Pennsylvania included "Little Man" on this disc! All proceeds from the CD compilation project will enable the BSWPA to continue their work to host benefits for the Greater Area Foodbank, Adagio Health to provide breast cancer screenings and for musicians in medical distress. The Blues in the Schools, PITCH (Putting Instruments in the Children’s Hands) and Veterans projects will also benefit from the proceeds. Inquiries can be directed to: Jonnye Weber, President BSWPA 724-378-8926 More information: www.bswpa.org
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