30 Day Song Challenge
A song-a-day selection spanning blues, classic rock and newer songwriting, from Cream to Father John Misty.
30 tracks
Blues Playlists
Start at the heart of TheBluesland: blues in its many forms. Follow an acoustic guitar, settle into a soulful vocal, or turn to a full electric band. These playlists offer different ways into the music.
A Name with Rain 🌧️ ☔️
Rainy-day rock and folk with Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt and Led Zeppelin, moving between gentle reflection and heavier skies.
40 tracks
American Gods Among Us
Gospel, Americana and soundtrack atmosphere, with Brian Reitzell, Bob Dylan and Creedence Clearwater Revival.
23 tracks
An Evening With Mark Knopfler
Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler's solo work, built around his fingerpicked guitar tone and understated songwriting.
15 tracks
Arka Veranda Blues
Acoustic fingerstyle guitar, from John Fahey and Robbie Basho to Leo Kottke and Kaki King.
31 tracks
Blue for Day
Modern and classic blues-rock side by side — Albert Collins and Allman Brothers Band next to Beth Hart and Buddy Guy.
41 tracks
Blues Perişan by Aptülika
Psychedelic rock across borders, with Amon Düül II, Asia Minor, Buffalo Springfield and Barış Manço.
78 tracks
Blues Will Save Us
Soulful blues for a slow evening, with Albert King, Al Green and B.B. King bringing warmth and bite.
211 tracks
Bluesland
A wide-ranging blues collection, from acoustic roots to electric bands, with A.C. Reed, Albert Collins and more.
1601 tracks
Bourbon Scented Mix
A slow-sipping blues set built around Albert Collins, Albert King, and B.B. King's guitar tone.
50 tracks
Chillmode
Laid-back blues-folk and desert rock — Hermanos Gutiérrez, John Frusciante, José González and Jack Johnson.
50 tracks
Covers of Crossroads ⛌
Different interpretations of Crossroads, with Cream and Eric Clapton among the guitar-led versions.
18 tracks
Daily dose 💊 But No Medicine Like the Blues
Blues-rock to return to, with Cream, Derek and the Dominos, Dire Straits and Eric Clapton.
49 tracks
Damn to Atomic Physics and Being a Professor
Raw blues and garage rock, pairing Howlin' Wolf and John Lee Hooker with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and KALEO.
33 tracks
EC at Hyde Park
A Hyde Park-inspired blues-rock selection featuring Eric Clapton and Joe Cocker.
14 tracks
Echo of John Henry
Blues, folk and blues-rock connections, with Albert Collins, Albert King, Allen Toussaint and Arlo Guthrie.
342 tracks
Ginger Baker Tribute at Hammersmith Apollo
Cream and Blind Faith selections in tribute to Ginger Baker, with Hammersmith Apollo as the setting.
16 tracks
Harmonica Blues
A harmonica-led blues set — Big Walter Horton, Billy Boy Arnold, Charlie Musselwhite and the instrument's other masters.
21 tracks
History of the Blues Guitar Riffs with all respect The Band
A guitar-riff survey of blues history, from Albert King and Big Bill Broonzy through Eric Clapton and Gary Moore.
48 tracks
If I had a band, what would I play?
An imagined setlist across blues, rock and soul, with Alabama Shakes, B.B. King, Bruce Springsteen and Buddy Guy.
207 tracks
Lone Star Got Blues
A Texas blues-inspired guitar mix, with electric blues and blues-rock connections beyond the Lone Star State.
238 tracks
Mark Knopfler - A Night In London, 1996
A selection centred on Mark Knopfler's A Night in London, with songs from his solo work and Dire Straits.
16 tracks
Prepare for Ginger Baker Tribute
Cream, Blind Faith and Ginger Baker's own projects — a primer before seeing his music performed live.
58 tracks
Sad Radio
Early blues and gospel-blues voices, with Bessie Smith and Blind Willie Johnson at the centre.
117 tracks
Single Malt Woman 🥃
Blues with bite — B.B. King, Bo Diddley, and a run of guitarists who treat the twelve-bar form as a showcase.
61 tracks
Slaves of Cotton Field
Early blues, boogie-woogie and field recordings, with Albert Ammons, Alberta Hunter and recordings collected by Alan Lomax.
3195 tracks
Solos of The Slowhand
Eric Clapton's guitar playing with Cream, Blind Faith, Derek and the Dominos, and beyond.
20 tracks
Songs with a Woman in the Name
Songs named for women, with selections from Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, Cream and Neil Diamond.
27 tracks
Songs with Blues in Their Names
The word blues connects a mix of genres, with AC/DC, Albert King and Barış Manço among the selections.
138 tracks
The Band Nerede ?
Band energy across soul, blues and rock, with B.B. King, Bruce Springsteen, Dire Straits and Chuck Berry.
113 tracks
The Blues Foundation BMAs 2023
A blues selection looking back at the 2023 Blues Music Awards, with Buddy Guy, Billy F Gibbons and more.
96 tracks
The songs I want to be.
A focused selection of Eric Clapton and Lou Reed, with guitar and songwriting at its centre.
4 tracks
Tired and Busy
Blues for the exhausted — Albert Collins, Aretha Franklin, B.B. King and the genre's most world-weary voices.
81 tracks
War is gone
Protest, reflection and folk-rock with Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix.
36 tracks
Weekly Intricate
An eclectic rock and folk mix, with 13th Floor Elevators, Ali Farka Touré, All Them Witches and Alabama 3.
717 tracks
Weight of the Guitar
A guitar-tone survey from blues-rock through metal — Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Deep Purple and Blind Guardian.
37 tracks
Without the blues there would be no Devil's music whatsoever.
A broad collection of raw blues sounds, with acoustic roots, electric textures and gospel connections.
926 tracks
You Don't Know The Blues
Guitar-led blues with Albert Cummings, Ash Grunwald, Ben Harper and Beth Hart.
133 tracks
Young Blues Boy
Contemporary blues and blues-rock voices, with Joe Bonamassa and Beth Hart among the selections.
641 tracks
Dear Mr. Fantasy
Soulful, guitar-driven blues rock from the overlapping worlds of Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, and Traffic.
125 tracks