Roxanne Potvin - Vocals, Electric Guitars - Frank Scanga- Harmonica, Vocals on If I can't have you - Johnny Russell - Piano and Organ - Steve Trecarten - Saxophones - Nigel Troop - Electric Bass - Nathan Morris - Upright Bass - Bill Brennan - Drums - Ben Cooper - Accoustic guitar on Careless loving -Michael Ball - Violin - JW Jones - Electric Guitar on Long John Blues CARELESS LOVING - A GAL - A - ROCKIN'! Can an old Blues guy like me be impressed with the new generation of Blues artists? Damn right I can! After seeing, hearing and meeting Roxanne Potvin at her showcase at the Silver Dollar Room on Saturday March 13, I’m in awe of her talent and professionalism. At the young age of twenty-one, Roxanne can sing and pick on her guitar with the best of those that have been on the scene much longer than her youthful years. Roxanne’s debut CD “Careless Loving”, on the Careless Records label, conveys exactly the same feeling that she puts into her live shows. Her recording not only hi-lites her vocals, guitar playing, but her gift for writing meaningful lyrics as she has penned six of the ten tunes on the album. The record kicks off with the rockin’ 1955 R&B classic, a Buddy and Ella Johnson song, “I Don’t Want Nobody (To Have My Love But You)” complete with the full horn lines. Roxanne’s Blues comes out in her song “Make Me Yours” with back up harmonica by Frank Scanga. More horns and Roxanne’s strong singing and guitar hits the Blues nerve in her ‘have to let you go’ lyrics of “Ain’t It A Shame”. “If I Can’t Have You” first done by Etta James and Harvey Fuqua in 1960 shines as much as the original release with Roxanne and Frank sharing the vocals. You can rock away with a little taste of the country/rockabilly styling in Roxanne’s “Missing You”. The tempo slows down a bit on her composition “My Book” aided by her guitar riff. Time to groove again in her song “Don’t Get Close To Me’’ with some hot harmonica and guitar stingin’ from Frank and Roxanne. The title track “ Careless Loving” is a slow ballad that really has a country feel with beautiful lyrics from Roxanne. More horn led R&B is next in line as she does an incredible version of Ruth Brown’s 1953 hit “Wild Wild Young Men”. The CD finishes with another timeless tune by Dinah Washington, the 1947 risqué “Long John Blues”. In reality, I can’t do justice in writin’ about Roxanne’s live show or talkin’ about her new CD except that both of them are totally worth checkin’ out. All you need to know is that even an old grease ball like me can still be turned on by great performances and inspiring music. What can I say in finishing this review? Roxanne is a Gal-a-rockin’, she has it all! Eddy B - Bluesheart Archive VERY PROMISING "Careless Loving", the self-released debut of Ottawa's Roxanne Potvin shows that the 21-year-old singer/guitarist's sense of style is highly developed; she belts out originals such as the R&B 'Ain't It a Shame' and the butt-rockin' 'Missing You', plays sultry on 'My Book' and Dinah Washington's 'Long John Blues', and caresses Buddy Johnson's 'I Don't Want Nobody' and Etta James' 'If I Can't Have You'. In addition to the Thunderbirds-style songs, Potvin's compositions include the Howlin' Wolf pastiche 'Make Me Yours', the title ballad and the jazzy, straight-four blues 'My Book'. The band, especially Johnny Russell (keyboards) and Frank Scanga (harmonica), turns in a strong performance. Very promising. Tom Hyslop - Blues Revue www. ROXANNE POTVIN. com