“The best live blues I’ve heard for some time… John Butters lays down a wicked rhythm akin to some of the Windy City’s finest, like Willie “Big Eyes” Smith , S.P. Leary and Ted Harvey…with bassist Kelvin Hill locking into the groove, the engine room was purring…..Craig Fillbrook’s rock’n’roll background has allowed his relatively new band – mates to take a slightly different approach…. With singer and harp player Luke Arnold also playing guitar on some of the tracks, Blues Situation are now a group ready to make its mark nationally”
Stephen Foster EADT, Evening Star & BBC Radio Suffolk, September 2013
“A frigging brilliant band – better than spot on”
Blues at the Farm review 2012
“Suffolk’s premier blues band played a 2 hour set which deserved a much bigger audience than it got.”
Stephen Foster’s top 10 gigs for 2014
“With the engine room purring Blues Situation are regarded as Suffolk’s premier blues band. They lay down wicked Chicago style blues rhythms to which vocalist Luke Arnold adds some virtuoso blues harp playing. Gutsy, spine chilling, ever entertaining slow heart rending bent tones start driving straight down the line until it sounds like the train is coming right on through. Luke is one of a handful of top Norfolk blues men who have been invited to host Norfolk Blues Society’s celebrated open blues jam sessions.”
Dereham Blues festival review