Bluesman down to final five in prestigious award
A well known local musician is hoping fans will get him over the line in a public vote after reaching the final five in line for a prestigious award.
Alt blues troubadour Dave Arcari has been shortlisted – alongside four other finalists from south of the border – in the Acoustic Blues Act of the Year section in UK Blues Federation’s UK Blues Awards 2023.
Having been nominated and selected as a finalist by a panel of music industry experts, the final placing is down to a public vote which opened runs until midnight on Sunday, February 19.
“I’m not entirely comfortable with canvassing for votes, but I guess it’s like a lot of these awards programmes and it goes with the territory,” said Arcari.
“At the end of the day success means wider recognition and can bring many benefits, especially to an independent artist like myself, so I’m trying to spread the word and attract as many votes as I can.”
As well as spreading the word about the awards, Arcari has a series of live shows over the coming weeks and is also preparing for a new release on March 3.
This week he headed to Finland for two shows in Helsinki, however he’s back on home turf with a show at Buchanan Memorial Hall, Milton of Buchanan by Drymen on Saturday, February 18.
Arcari’s forthcoming single is a totally new arrangement of Loch Lomond (Home) – his re-write of the Scottish classic released back in 2021.
“I was sitting in front of the fire the other week messing around with the guitar and out came a very ‘un-arcari-like’ version of the song. I kinda liked it and posted it on Facebook, not expecting much response but I was amazed by the feedback and prompted to record a version properly.”
You can vote for Dave via bit. ly/votearcari – and find out more about UK Blues and the awards at Ukblues.org. The winners will be announced on April 13 at the awards ceremony at Bush Hall, London.
At the end of the day success means wider recognition and can bring many benefits, especially to an independent artist like myself, Dave Arcari