Well as I missed this gig from the original March line-up I decided that I’d better make a special effort and repost the press release. OK here goes… Little Toby Walker at the Harbourside Club, Liverpool Marina Wednesday 8th March 2006 (doors open at 8pm) Little Toby Walker was born in New York and now [...]

Fabulous music posters. Love the art work on these. The South Side R & B Posters Page One

Today is Paul Jones’ birthday he’s 64. If it was not for his Radio 2 Blues show I would not be a harmonica player now. His playing of all those brilliant records when he started the show in the 80s made me buy my first harp. I finally got chance to record a session for [...]

Ok so I’m sitting here, Jonesy has finished and I’m listening to this week’s Dave Raven’s podcast available here. Dave says that there’s a tune coming up that mixes old with new. My ears prick up – I love sample-based music and the blues are closest to me heart. The tune will be by Stephen [...]

Follow the link to see that one of Chuck Nevitt’s favourite quotations is also one of my favourites. the blues and then some: One Of My Favorite Quotes About Music. . .

Thanks to Lionel Ross for the following review. Phil Bates at Worthenbury Village Hall, Friday 17th February 2006 The acoustic days of the Dragon Blues Festivals invariably delivered a surprise package to delight the audience. The successor to those memorable events, the Worthenbury Blues and Roots Festival in July 2005, was equally productive in that [...]

Follow this link to see that Jon Amor will be supporting The Christians in Sale on Sat 25th Mar at The Waterside Arts Centre, Sale.

3rd Mar – Big Dez (Paris- France) – Warrington Blues Club 4th Mar – Fatmouth & The Swampstompers – The Citadel, St. Helens 7th Mar – Blues Caravan Tour 2006 – Pacific Rd, Birkenhead 8th Mar – Little Toby Walker – Harbourside Club, Liverpool Marina 10th Mar – Emily Druce and Steve Jones – Worthenbury [...]

Pete has sent me one that I didn’t know about. Here’s the whole list again. 3rd Mar – Big Dez (Paris- France) – Warrington Blues Club 4th Mar – Fatmouth & The Swampstompers – The Citadel, St. Helens 7th Mar – Blues Caravan Tour 2006 – Pacific Rd, Birkenhead 10th Mar – Emily Druce and [...]

Here’s what I know for March, please let me know if I have missed anything…. 3rd Mar – Big Dez (Paris, France) – Warrington Blues Club 4th Mar – Fatmouth & The Swampstompers – The Citadel, St. Helens 7th Mar – Blues Caravan Tour 2006 – Pacific Rd, Birkenhead 11th Mar – Tom Doughty & [...]

I’m not a big Carvin Jones fan but thought it churlish not to mention these. 20th Feb – Carvin Jones, Alexanders, Chester 21st Feb – Carvin Jones, Zoo Cafe Bar, St. Helens.

A tour manager goes down to the reception of the hotel and rings the bell. “Hey Mr. receptionist, I’m with the band staying here and my singer is in room 24 and I’ve rung the room like 20 times, and banged on the door but I’m just not getting an answer, do you have a [...]

Walter Marion Jacobs, one of the most influential harmonica players ever died on this day in 1968 aged 44. http://physics.lunet.edu/blues/Little_Walter.html

Check out this short interview. Nice site actually. I also enjoyed the photos.

Grahame Rhodes kindly wrote an Ian Siegal review. Glad to see that Grahame agrees with me; Ian Siegal is really good…. Ian Siegal Warrington Blues Club at Warrington Town FC: 10.02.06 One of my favourite blues releases of 2005 was the excellent “Meat & Potatoes” by Ian Siegal – a heady mix of blues, soul [...]

Grahame Rhodes submitted this review…. Trafficker & Big Blue House Hooker Blues Club at Wrexham Rugby Club: 11.02.06 After over two years away Hooker Blues Club returned to their spiritual home at the refurbished Wrexham Rugby Club – and it perhaps was fitting that the first gig back featured as headliners Trafficker, who played the [...]