2019 International Blues Challenge Finalists Jennifer Milligan & Pascal Fouquet (aka Lil Red and the Rooster)

A deep calling lead them both to the Blues, and the Blues brought them together in 2010. For over a decade, Jen 'Lil' Red' Milligan and Pascal 'The Rooster' Fouquet have been fine-tuning their style while living and breathing their music. Decades of knowledge and experience ring through Pascal's tasteful touch and the sparkle in Red's sassy smile. Their self-described retro modern blues is constantly evolving just as the artists themselves, but the roots remain firmly in the Blues. Onstage they're intimately real and at times hilarious. They exude a contagious charm for a guaranteed feel-good experience, no matter how haunting the song or biting the message. The heart of It all is a love and reverence for the Blues and humanity.

Born in Normandy, France in the early 60's, The Rooster began studying classical guitar at eleven and discovered the Blue note a few years later. A professional musician since 1980, his music pays endless homage to his master teachers: B.B. King, Albert King, T-Bone Walker, Kenny Burrell and more. A multi award-winning guitarist, Fouquet has shared the stage with many great artists including: Diunna Greenleaf, Dave Specter, Russell Jackson, Candye Kane, Kid Ramos.

Lil' Red, born in Columbus, Ohio in the late 60's, grew up with a deep love of rhythm and groove. A devotee of Hollywood entertainers Bojangles, Gene Kelly, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald and the Nicolas Brothers, Milligan studied all the artistic disciplines: music, dance, acting, writing, painting, martial arts and meditation. A graduate of Fort Hayes Performing Arts High School, Milligan holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and an MFA in Contemporary Performance from Naropa University.

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Label: Blue Heart Records

Genre: Blues

Run Time: 1 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 10/21/22

UPC: 755491238141