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TOM TRAGO, GREGG GIARELIS, AMSTERDAM DANCE EVENT, We (heart) AMSTELREDAMME, VT4D, EC13, VALERIA HOROZIDI, ΣΤΕΦΑΝΟΣ ΚΑΚΑΒΟΥΛΗΣ, LA CATEDRAL FUTUMÉTRICA, HARALAMPOUS, CAVEMAN

TOM TRAGO, GREGG GIARELIS, AMSTERDAM DANCE EVENT, We (heart) AMSTELREDAMME, VT4D, EC13, VALERIA HOROZIDI, ΣΤΕΦΑΝΟΣ ΚΑΚΑΒΟΥΛΗΣ, LA CATEDRAL FUTUMÉTRICA, HARALAMPOUS, CAVEMAN

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artist<br />

Interview. alexandros gerasimou (a.gerasimou@gmail.com)<br />

interview with | συνεντευξη<br />

GREGG GIARELIS FIVE YEARS OF TROUBLE<br />

Ο κιθαρίστας, τραγουδιστής και τραγουδοποιός Γρηγόρης Γιαρέλης γεννήθηκε το 1982 στην<br />

Αθήνα.<br />

Η επαφή του με το blues ήρθε σε μικρή ηλικία μέσα από δίσκους του Muddy Waters και του<br />

Buddy Guy, ενώ ξεκίνησε να παίζει κιθάρα στα δέκα του μόλις χρόνια. Βασικές του επιρροές<br />

υπήρξαν κιθαρίστες όπως οι: Otis Rush, Albert King, Albert Collins, Ronnie Earl και Buddy<br />

Wittington.<br />

Από το 2004 βρίσκεται στο προσκήνιο είτε ως σόλο μουσικός είτε ως μέλος μουσικών<br />

σχημάτων, ενώ έχει μοιραστεί το πάλκο με καλλιτέχνες όπως ο Lucky Peterson, Michael<br />

Dotson και Eddie Taylor Jr.<br />

Ολοκλήρωσε την πρώτη προσωπική δισκογραφική δουλειά του το 2012, με τίτλο “Five years<br />

of trouble” και έξι πρωτότυπες συνθέσεις.<br />

Gregg Giarelis is a guitarist, singer and songwriter born in Athens, Greece.<br />

Early recordings of Chicago bluesmen heard around the house and a deep fascination towards the guitars hanging in the<br />

living room was what triggered Gregg’s interest in guitar playing at the age of ten and led to a further involvement with<br />

blues. Over the years he intensified his relationship with the guitar, singing and songwriting.<br />

His playing was influenced by great blues artists such as Otis Rush, Albert king, Albert Collins, Ronnie Earl, Colin James<br />

and Buddy Wittington. Gregg has been performing frequently since 2004 as a solo artist or in the context of blues bands<br />

and has shared the stage with great blues artists like Lucky Peterson, Michael Dotson and Eddie Taylor Jr.<br />

“The boy can play the blues...” Such were Benny Turner’s words to the audience after the 10 minute long jam that took<br />

place at the “Saloon” blues club in New Orleans, during one of Greg’s trips to the United States.<br />

His first solo album, entitled “Five Years of Trouble”, consists of six original compositions; five songs and one instrumental<br />

track.<br />

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