This show celebrates the album release and launch of a new album by reggae band Soulshot featuring Duke Robillard and Andy Bassford, two master guitarists in different genres (Blues & Reggae)

David “Daveydread” Turano on bass, Rob Liguori tenor and alto, Mark Berney on trumpet, Thom O’Brien rhythm guitar and vocals, Rider McCoy on Keys, Krys Jackson on drums, Zeke Carlson on percussion, Dion Knibb on vocals (son of the late legendary drummer of the SKATALITES Lloyd Knibb) and Johnny Letourneau on guitar with Andy Bassford guest guitarist. Mark Berney is an original member of the band ,has toured the world with The Skatalites and has blown his horn with many other international artists such as Aretha Franklin, Franky Valli and worked with Itzhak Pearlman on many occasions . He has written 6 of the tunes on this 2025 release 

The band was formed in 2003, playing clubs and festivals around New England and the New York area. We recorded our first album, THE ECHOBASS SESSIONS in 2005, recorded live to ¼ inch tape! In 2010 we released our second album, SHOT HEARD ROUND THE WORLD, consisting of nine originals and 5 cover tunes, five composed by Thom O’Brien. A next album of mostly originals penned by Thom O’Brien , LIARS and THIEVES was released in 2022.

In 2008 Soulshot was invited to perform on the small stage at the Jazz and Blues Festival in Montego Bay, Ja. and so impressed the management that we were called back in 2009 to perform on the MAIN STAGE alongside the likes of Lionel Ritchie, The O’Jays, Chicago, Maxi Priest and many more! While in Ja in 2008 Soulshot also appeared at the Black Mystory Concert in Kingston and at several other venues around the country.

Soulshot has been the backing band for Jamaican legend Ernie Smith on many occasions and has also backed the legendary Alton Ellis at the Rhode Island Reggae Festival, (Alton put a video of this performance on his website before he passed), Roger Robin from the UK, Doreen Shaffer, queen of Ska, and touring vocalist with the Skatalites, and Dalton “Screwdriver” Lindo on several occasions and several others.