JULIAN PIPER is the only British guitarist to have played on two
albums that have received the prestigious W.C. HANDY AWARD in Memphis
He has appeared on stages alongside BUDDY GUY, ROBERT CRAY, B.B.
KING and LOWELL FULSON.
Iin 1987 Julian spent a year in Baton Rouge – a place he now regards
as a second home. Working sometimes night after long humid Louisiana
night, on the bandstands of the small black juke joints, Julian
was quickly accepted by the local blues community.
Whilst in Louisiana, Julian collected material which was subsequently
broadcast on his successful BBC RADIO THREE series ‘Blues On The
Bayou’. Julian's band JUNKYARD ANGELS was formed in 1975 and still
performs regularly. Over the years they have appeared at just about
every European Blues Festival on the map, and in 1998, along with
harmonica player JEFF FULLER, Julian appeared at the Baton Rouge
Blues Festival. Julian currently writes for ‘Guitarist’ and ‘Guitar’
magazines as blues correspondent on a regular basis, his slide guitar
playing appearing on ‘Guitarist’ tutorial CD’s, and his writing
has also been published recently in MOJO and the national daily
newspaper THE GUARDIAN.
