We had a very successful CD Release Show on July 30th at the Princeton Pub in Vancouver, BC. The band included Scott Smith, pedal steel & guitar; Lee Oliphant, bass; Kelly Van Camp, drums & harmonica and Jill Newman, lead & slide guitar and vocals. It’s always a joy to play with such a world class group of players and they really delivered.  It was truly a great night with lots of love and support in the room!

Announcing my new CD, Little Bit of Luck, now available on bandcamp at https://jillnewman.bandcamp.com/album/little-bit-of-luck and on most major streaming services.

I’m delighted to announce that my new CD, Little Bit of Luck has arrived and is ready to share! The CD features 9 original roots and blues tunes with my first ever recorded cover, one of my favorite Bonnie Raitt tunes, Love Has No Pride. I tracked the album on a snowy weekend in February at Seattle’s iconic, Studio Litho (Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews) with Floyd Reitsma as engineer.  I produced the CD along with Floyd Reitsma and Vancouver’s Scott Smith (Terminal Station). This CD features a great cast of top musicians including Seattle’s Kelly Van Camp on drums, percussion and harmonica and Patrick McDanel on upright and electric bass.

For this album, I let the songs determine the direction of the music. Little Bit of Luck is a bit less bluesy than my prior album, but the blues vibe is still present. For this project, I included many of the players who I play live shows with in the US along with some of the finest BC based musicians around. The title track, Little Bit of Luck features musical interplay between me on electric guitar and drummer and harpist Kelly Van Camp. Track #2 happens to be my yellow lab, Lucy’s favourite of all my songs – she comes running to find me when she hears that song. It’s been a long time since I’ve included cello in my recordings, but after writing Someone Like You, I kept hearing a cello part and reached out to the fabulous, Peggy Lee, Vancouver, BC to bring this beautiful song to life. Yellow Dog Shuffle is a funky instrumental with Scott Smith on rhythm electric, me on lead electric and Vancouver BC’s Chris Gestrin playing a soulful organ solo.

My BC CD release is coming up on Wednesday July 30^th at the Princeton Pub in Vancouver!

May 2025

It’s been a labor of love and commitment travelling back and forth to Seattle’s Studio Litho these past few months to record, produce and participate in mixing my third CD, Little Bit of Luck. This album represents the challenges of the past few years, the highs, the lows and my reflections on past experiences. Little Bit of Luck features a stellar group of musicians who help make my eclectic mix of original roots, funk and blues shine.

Anyone who has written an original album knows the work that goes into this – sitting with my guitar, finding the words and the chords and editing and then editing some more. My yellow lab, Lucy lay at my feet for much of my writing and arranging process, so it was only fitting I named my instrumental funk song for her, Yellow Dog Shuffle. From my ballad, Someone Like You, featuring BC cellist, Peggy Lee to my slide guitar work on my blues rock tune, Not Gonna Change My mind, there should be something for everyone. Manufacturing should be underway soon and I look forward to celebrating with some CD release parties. Will also have digital downloads available soon. Stay tuned for details!

It was a blast spending the first two days of February at Seattle’s Studio Litho recording with a fabulous group of players. The bed tracks are solid and I’m excited at the eclectic mix of original roots and blues. I also recorded my first cover tune, Bonnie Raitt’s,Love Has No Pride. I’m currently mixing in the studio and finishing up lead guitar parts. I can’t wait to release the tracks and celebrate my new songs! Stay tuned!

The colorful leaves and cooler weather are here as we move from playing outdoor stages to gigs and concerts inside. Fall is perfect for gigging and the shorter days are great for hunkering down and working on new music. I’ve been working on new songs and plan to have new music ready to release in the New Year!

I’ve got a variety of shows coming up in Canada and Washington. I’m returning to Skylarks in Fairhaven, Bellingham for a scaled down dinner show. I’m delighted to return to the Unbound Blues Jam as their featured guest on Nov. 6th at the Madison Avenue Pub in Everett, WA. Their jam has won numerous blues awards. The Blues women are back by popular demand on Nov. 10th 3-7pm at the Anavets Club in Maple Ridge, BC.

Upcoming shows:
Skylarks Bellingham (duo) Oct. 19th 8-10pm
Blues Women Show – Nov. 10th 3-7pm Anavets Club, Maple Ridge, BC
Madison Avenue Pub – Nov. 6 7-10pm