Foley

This highly touted vocalist/guitarist originally hails from Ottawa, Canada, although her home base shifted to Austin, TX, when she signed with Antone's Records and cut her debut set, Young Girl Blues, in 1992 (an encore, Without a Warning, quickly followed). Foley's wicked lead guitar makes her a rarity among blueswomen. When she was a child in Ottawa, Foley listened to rock & roll and blues-rock groups like the Rolling Stones. Although these bands sowed the seeds of her affection for the blues, her love for the music didn't blossom until she witnessed James Cotton in concert when she was 15 years old.

Mère de James Foley, premier otage américain exécuté par l'Etat islamique en représailles à l'intervention militaire de la coalition internationale en Irak et en Syrie, Diane Foley a souhaité rencontrer Djihadi John, le bourreau de son fils. Colum McCann, qui a assisté à ce face-à-face, raconte l'histoire de James et Diane Foley, explorant les racines de la violence et le besoin d'empathie. …