A Meeting of the souls

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”The Bright Sorrow” is the story of a long standing friendship between Emmanuel Picardi and Marc Weymaere. As youngsters, they created their first band: ’Just in Case’, with Jack Thysen on the bass. In the 90s, they played in various blues clubs and festivals. Then, each went their own way and reunited in 2022 at a blues-rock  jam at Les Deux Ours in Belgium.  Eyes lit up, heads swayed and sparks started flying! And off they went: ’The Bright Sorrow Blues Band” was born! . First, they paid tribute to Blind Willie Johnson, C. Singleton, Albert King, B.B. King, Don Nix, Sonny & Brownie, R.L. Burnside, Big Bill Broonzy, Robben Ford, but also Cream, and of  course, Jimi Hendrix . When Emmanuel brought in his own compositions, the band became

”Emmanuel Picardi & The Bright Sorrow”.

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Why ”The Bright Sorrow”? The name alone sums up what the Blues means and what it should express for the band members: a constant tension between light and joy on one side – Bright,  and sadness on the other – Sorrow, without ever really knowing towards which side one will truly lean.

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When Emmanuel and Marc called upon a well-known Blues bassist, René Stock,  they came a real power Trio. For the recording of the soon-to-be-released album, Xavier Bouillon joined the team to add depth to the harmonies. The result is a finely crafted piece of music.