Blues Way revives unreleased Tim Broad recording with Robbie McIntosh

Mehran Matin, Julyo & SF1 have released Blues Way, a nine-track traditional blues album recorded in Dublin and built around a previously unreleased Tim Broad performance featuring Robbie McIntosh. The project links archival British blues history with new recordings across a nearly 34-minute set.

Why it matters: - Blues Way connects a previously unreleased 1980s recording to a new album, giving Tim Broad’s music a second life decades after it was captured. - The project also shows how traditional blues can still be built as a cross-generational, international collaboration. - The album aims to preserve musical history while keeping blues in active circulation as a contemporary form.

What happened: - Mehran Matin, Julyo & SF1 released Blues Way, a nine-track traditional blues album. - The album was recorded between November 2025 and July 2026 at Camden Studios and Yellow Door Music Studios in Dublin, Ireland. - The release is on Buoy Music. - Official album information and listening are available at BluesWayFYC.com.

The details: - Blues Way runs nearly 34 minutes and moves through intimate performances and fuller arrangements. - The instrumentation includes guitar, Hammond organ, harmonica, saxophone, percussion and drums. - One key track, “The River of Love,” was originally recorded in the 1980s and was never officially released. - The track features the late Tim Broad and British guitarist Robbie McIntosh on lead guitar and backing vocals. - Emma Gale helped preserve the recording and bring it onto the album. - The album’s track themes include home, distance, memory, loss, longing, resilience and the desire to find one’s way home. - Featured performers include Giulio “Julyo” D'Agostino, Tim Broad, Robbie McIntosh, Chris Lonergan, Ken Watkins, Hugo Lee, Suzanne “Sax Diva” Grzanna, An Vedi, Federico Gucciardo, Jack Walker, Igor Wilcox, David Herzhaft, Fernando Moncada, Dario Rodighiero and SF1. - The album was produced by Andrea Fresu, Dimitris Nezis, Emma Gale, Robbie McIntosh and Tim Broad. - Engineering credits go to Alessandro Di Camillo, Robbie McIntosh and Mason Mazziotti. - Mixing and mastering were completed by Mehran Matin.

Between the lines: - The album’s central creative move is pairing an archival performance with newly recorded material, which gives the project a historical arc instead of treating blues as a fixed genre. - The Dublin sessions and the range of musicians suggest the record was designed as a shared platform rather than a solo-led release. - The unreleased Tim Broad recording appears to be the emotional and historical anchor of the project.

What's next: - Blues Way is now available through its official album page for listening and information. - The release may draw attention to the restored Tim Broad recording and to the wider collaborative lineup behind the album.

The bottom line: - Blues Way is both a new traditional blues album and a rescued piece of blues history.