TIA & the Patient Wolves

 Tia and the Patient Wolves are Chicago Blues followers. Tia is young (27), she's a french woman so that her blues has a very personal touch : a mix of lowdown rhythm and sensuality. She plays with her guitar at the tip of her fingers, which gives it a very particular attack associated with a satured sound. Tia has a very strong personality and already proves to have great experience. In 1999, when the famous "Chicago Blues Festival" made a stop in France, she met Larry Garner who offered her to come and "jam" with him in his tour an experience which was repeated in his 2000 and 2001 tours (around France, Germany, Switzerland and Austria). It simply was incredible! Tia could believe neither her eyes nor her ears! Being able to spend thous precious moments with such musicians sure was the best way to learn. And she did, thanks to the spontaneous sessions performed right at the end of the gigs, on the road, where you actually understand how it works and how tough this job is but also the great satisfactions one can get from such music. Encouraged by Larry Garner and many musicians, she formed her own band, Tia and the Patient Wolves, in 2002. Since then she has already given 500 gigs everywhere in France and in Switzerland and Poland - where she ranked 3rd (out of 12 candidates) in an international Blues contest. Tia is currently working on her first album and she already booked for several festivals as follows :

 2009

May 8th : Bluesfest. Kwadendamme : http://www.bluestown.nl

!!! 1ST ALBUM IS OUT : "FOGGY HEAD WARM HEART"!!!

disponible le soir du concert : VENDREDI 27 JUIN AU RAT PACK A CLERMONT FERRAND (rue de l'Ange) à partir de 20h30 

ou : envoi d'un chèque de 18 € (Cd : 15€ + frais d'envoi : 3€) à l'ordre de Juke it Production chez Perez le bourg 63480 Vertolaye

Mardi 1st April : salle Georges Brassens à Clermont-Fd  20h week of women's rights

 Entrée Gratuite, début des animations : 19h

Samedi 12 April : Nuit du Blues à Tremblay (93) salle J.R.Caussimon 21h open for Darrel Nullish

Vendredi 27 June :  NE MANQUEZ PAS CONCERT SPECIAL!! : invités : Cédric le Goff (piano/orgue) et Freddy Poharty (sax) au Rat Pack A Clermont-Fd (63) + Samedi 28 June : Parc de Chatelguyon (63) à 21h + Dimanche 29 June : au Café des Arts à Aubusson d'Auvergne (63) à 17h

Mercredi 23 July

Samedi 2 August : Boogie Fest à Aurillac (15)

Samedi 27 et dimanche 28 Septembre : Festival Blues au Mont Dore (63)

2007 :

JANUARY : 31th SEVEN NIGHT TO BLUES FESTIVAL in Lille (F-59) with Big Dave (Open for "Knock out Greg and Blue Weather")

pics here....

APRIL : 21th DALLET BLUES FESTIVAL (F -63) (Open for Louisiana Red)

MAI:GUINGOIS IN MONTLUCON (F - 63)

JUNE:MUSIC FEST IN CEZERIEU (F - 01)

MUSIC FEST IN CLERMONT (F - 63)

MUSIC FEST IN MORESTEL (F - 38)

JULY:"GARCON LA NOTE" FEST in AUXERRE (F - 89)

OFF COGNAC BLUES PASSIONS (F - 16)

AUGUST:VERTOBLUES FEST (F - 63)

"APERO DE BLESLE" FEST (F - 43)

SEPTEMBER:24/28 RECORDING 1ST ALBUM !

OCTOBER : FRIDAY 19 DVD RECORDING AT L'ETOILE ROYALE I LYON (free)

2006 :

MARCH : 21th Open for Mike Sanchez in La Coopé Clermont-Ferrand (F-63)

JULY : Tour with the great harp player and blues singer : Big Dave!

CAHORS BLUES FESTIVAL, PAMPARINA, COGNAC BLUES PASSION,...

Cahors Blues Festival/photo Anouk Durand-Gasselin

COGNAC BLUES PASSION/photos Patrick Lagaie

SEPTEMBER

3 : open for Booboo Davis & Eugene Hideaway Bridges! "Blues Station" in Tournon d'Agenais (F-47) http://www.bluesstation.fr/

 2005 :
 NUIT DU BLUES in Saint-Chamond (F-42) January 14th 

 SALAISE BLUES FESTIVAL in Salaise Sur Sanne (F-38) with Fred Brousse April 1st (open for BB and the Blue Shacks)

GRESIVAUDAN BLUES FESTIVAL in Crolles (F-38) July 9th (open for Beverly Jo Scott -Tribute to Janis Joplin)

 CAHORS BLUES FESTIVAL OFF : July 20th Eden Bar in Cahors (F-46)

 BOURG EN BLUES FESTIVAL (F-01), : November 4th

CHICAGO BLUES FESTIVAL : November 28th open for Jimmy Johnson, Eddy King and Mary Lane La Coopé in Clermont-Ferrand (F-63)

Influences : So many!!! Like Freddy King, Magic Sam, Jimmy Reed (and Mama!), Muddy Waters, Jimmy Rogers, Johnny Guitar Watson, TBone Walker, BB King, Etta james, Little Esther, Elmore James, Eddie Taylor........