Mississippi MacDonald @ De Cactus (Acoustic Duo, Blues, UK)
Schedule
Fri Jun 19 2026 at 08:30 pm to 11:30 pm
UTC+02:00Location
Pastoriestraat 37, 7551DJ Hengelo, Netherlands | Hengelo, OV
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Oli “Mississippi” MacDonald op vrijdag 19 juni in De Cactus!**Rising British Soul/Blues Artist Makes His Mark**
Oli “Mississippi” MacDonald from London, England speaks quietly but makes music with real gravitas. Mac (as friends call him) is a rising star, having been honoured with a session by Cerys Matthews on her BBC Radio 2 Blues show, championed by Mojo Magazine, and given 3 UK Blues Awards. Both his fellow musicians and many music industry pundits predict big things for MacDonald.
His 2023 album Heavy State Loving Blues demonstrated how Mac’s gravitas has developed, matching his remarkable guitar playing with soulful vocals and strong original songs: here is a rising talent making his mark on the soul/blues scene.
“I first got interested in guitar when I was a youngster at school and grunge and Britpop were what everyone was listening to,” recalls Mac, “but I was more interested in what I heard in my folks’ record collection – B.B. King and Al Green, classic American blues and soul artists. I never dreamed of being in Nirvana or Oasis, instead I wanted to go to Chicago and see the clubs where Muddy Waters used to play!”
MacDonald learnt guitar from studying the Kings – B.B., Albert, Freddie – and Albert Collins. He listened intently to the likes of ZZ Hill and O.V. Wright, Southern soul singers whose voices possessed a blues inflection.
“They express themselves with real power yet remain so eloquent and soulful,” says MacDonald. “No histrionics or showing off – the greats sing in a way that conveys the song as if a friend was telling you of their trials and tribulations. Same for my favourite guitarists – I value the stories you can tell with the guitar, not just the riffs you can play”
Mac, happy to be a tortoise not a hare, worked away at his craft, playing locally and privately pressing recordings, a suburban bluesman with a family to support. Then, post-lockdown, he raised his game, signed to Another Planet Music and started getting booked beyond the local pub/club circuit he’d cut his teeth on. His APM debut album Do Right, Say Right was released in late-2021 and won accolades across the UK, Europe and the US. Guesting on US harp player/vocalist Steve Bailey’s Crazy About You album (a tribute to Sonny Boy Williamson II) demonstrated that Mac could hold his own with the Americans.
Then came Heavy State Loving Blues and I Got What You Need – here MacDonald demanded and grabbed attention: he is the most exciting British blues guitarist in years as well as a singer and songwriter of considerable note. And never less than soulful.
www.mississippimacdonald.com
3 x British Blues Award Winner
Nr.1 CD in UK Blues charts 2023
Nr.1 CD in UK Blues charts 2024
Nr.2 CD in UK Blues charts 2025
**Vrijdag 19 juni 2026, koffie klaar vanaf 20.00 uur, showtime 20.30 uur.**
Voorverkoop vanaf €15,- (ex service fee, maar inclusief Buma/Stemra afdracht).
Aan de deur (indien niet voortijdig uitverkocht) €20,00
(Voor donateurs en Vrienden van Cactus Live zijn er speciale tickets beschikbaar als ze ingelogd zijn met hun account).
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