The Arts Centre in Southport have some great gigs lined up for the end of the year. Call the venue on 01704 540 011. Sun 4th Nov Paul Barrere & Fred Tackett(Little Feet) Fri 9th Nov Alvin Youngblood Hart Fri 14th Dec Paul Lamb

Live at the Boogaloo Club. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWgRThYAeco

I have been contacted by Carlisle based bluesman Chris James. Chris is looking to promote himself and has sensibly chosen to create a Myspace page and to upload to YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/chrisjamesblues http://www.myspace.com/chrisjamesblues I could not find any gis listings for Chris so I cannot point you in the direction of any live shows. The videos [...]

There is a change on December 15th to the Worthenbury line-up. Roland Chadwick will not be appearing. Instead Harry Skinner and Dave Saunders have been booked. These guys are two of the original members of the top UK band, The Producers who still have a great local following.

This wasn’t Italian singer/guitarist Robi Zonca’s first visit to Warrington. His first appearance, together with fellow guitarist, Stefano Galli, was as an acoustic support act to Memo Gonzalez in 2006. Such was their impact then that they were invited back to the club with their full band. The line-up on this occasion was completed by [...]

PRESS RELEASE The Eddie Martin Band at the Harbourside Club, Liverpool Marina Thursday 8th November 2007 (doors open: 8pm/show starts: 8.45pm) Eddie Martin is a master acoustic & electric guitarist, harmonica player, and powerful singer. Blues in Britain described him as “the most remarkable blues man of his generation”. He has recorded and performed with [...]

What a great band, what a great voice. Darrel Nulisch live in Germany in 2007. Spot the fabulous Jonny Moeller on guitar. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=yq4zQxEAaBE

THE CADILLAC KINGS The Ironworks, Oswestry: 26/10/07 The UK’s premier purveyors of blues and swing, The Cadillac Kings, delivered their customary storming live show at the splendid new venue in Oswestry, The Ironworks – a great room, with excellent sound and viewing all around! The core of the band – Mike Thomas (vocals and guitar), [...]

The pre-Christmas season at Barrow RnB Club held at the King’s Arms Barrow features… November 2nd Tony Dowler’s Hellhounds 9th The Eddie Martin Band (tickets £3) 16th Tin Pan Alley 23rd Buzzard 30th The Ian Parker Band (tickets £3) from Joyce on 01229 827578 December 7th Olly Alcock Band 14th Sean Webster Band 21st John [...]

A bit of traditional Chicago Blues from Rip Lee Pryor (yes Snooky’s son). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goznOA45wW8

Last night I popped down to the Ironworks in Oswestry to see the brilliant Cadillac Kings. Not much of a review from me as Grahame will be doing a proper write up. Ahead of Grahame’s review I will say that the band certainly did not disappoint, another excellent show that won over in short order [...]

This week’s Blueswax features amongst many other things an interview with Omar Kent Dykes mainly concentrating on the new CD “On The Jimmy Reed Highway”. There is also a really sweet short trailer interview with Omar and Jimmie Vaughan on PBS at this link.

I have been contacted by local blues musician Jonathan Armstrong from Blackburn; Jonathan is looking for some help from northwest bands and venues. He says…. My name is Jonathan Armstrong, I’m a bass player and huge blues fan. I lived in Indonesia for 7 years from 1999 – 2006. During this time i was in [...]

If anyone (like me) missed the excellent session from Jon Cleary on this week’s Paul Jones show on BBC Radio 2 then you need to listen again. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/radio2_aod.shtml?radio2/paul_jones I am very proud of Jon Cleary. He’s a Brit of course, but he makes his living in New Orleans. Man, you have to be good to [...]

Pete Evans has confirmed that Louis “Gearshifter” Youngblood will be playing with the Hokum Hotshots on Saturday November 3rd. Louis has blues blood in his veins being the great nephew of the legendary Tommy Johnson hailing from Picayune near Crystal Springs in Mississippi and this will be his first visit to the UK.. This is [...]

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