I posted originally that the Worthenbury date for Harry Skinner and Dave Saunders was Sat 15 Dec.  Actually it is Friday 14th Dec. The calendar has also been updated. These guys are two of the original members of the top UK band, The Producers who still have a great following.

Can anyone help this Ian Siegal fan? I had pushed for a Blackpool Ian Siegal gig to be arranged via a promoter I knew but Ian has since been offered the chance to play at a big Belgian festival and so he’s had to postpone his gig until October 2008 instead of May 2008. I [...]

OTIS GRAND Pacific Road Arts Centre, Birkenhead: 21/11/07 Always one of my favourite bluesmen, it was great to see Otis Grand and his excellent band at Pacific Road, as part of the 19th International Guitar Festival of Great Britain. After a few difficult years which saw him relocated to North Carolina, the big man is [...]

Here’s Kim and the boys at last weekend’s DNA Blues Ball in Dallas. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb2eeiHhjRM There are other clips of the proceedings from Teebee Ferris. http://www.youtube.com/user/teebeeferris 

Some Florida gospel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l95Gk2PcHsE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ulm1Oxv8bmw

Hello dear bluesinthenorthwest.com readers. I fear that in the next weeks (maybe in the Christmas holidays) I need to upgrade the bluesinthenorthwest.com site to the latest version of the WordPress software. Although I work in IT for my day job, the truth is that I am woefully bad at technical stuff. The last time I [...]

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } A couple of days after his excellent show at the International Guitar Festival in Birkenhead, Otis Grand and the Big Blues Band played in France. _MG_5643, originally uploaded by laurent.lagarde. The [...]

Damn this is good. ‘Marvelous’ Marva Whitney aka ‘Soulsister Number One’, from the James Brown Revue, sings for TV show ‘MUSIC SCENE’1969 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvY4LOLchMQ

Pete Evans just emailed to remind us all about the celabrations this weekend. On Saturday 24th November, it will be the 10th anniversary of live blues music being presented in the Wrexham area by the organisers of Hooker blues club and Worthenbury blues and roots club. To commemorate this event, top British blues rock band [...]

PRESS RELEASE The Stumble at Fogherty’s Function Room, Liverpool Saturday 15th December 2007 (doors open at 8.00pm) The Stumble’s six-piece band has been chosen to open “Blues at Foghertys”, after two vibrant performances at the Harbourside Club. Paul Melville’s stunning vocals are backed by one of the best blues outfits in the country. Together they [...]

SON SEALS “A Journey Through The Blues – The Son Seals Story” (DVD – The Vizztone Label Group – SB102) From the good folk at Vizztone comes this DVD release about the life and music of blues guitarist Frank ‘Son’ Seals – with the man telling his story, interspersed with comment from family and friends. [...]

I was reading the list of artists on the Woodsongs Archive page in preparation for posting the Willie Big Eyes Smith post. As I ran down the list there are many acts in the archive that I am sure have some appeal to the bluesinthenorthwest.com readers. I have mentioned a few over the years but [...]

Woodsongs 461 has a live appearance by blues star Willie “Big Eyes” Smith. Willie “Big Eyes” Smith was born in Helena, AR in 1936. At the age of 17 he ventured to Chicago where he heard Muddy Waters for the first time and was hooked on the blues. Willie played drums with Muddy Waters for [...]

As you all probably know I have been a great fan of podcasts for many years. The podcast format suits me well as I am rarely able to commit to a time and place each week to listen to my favourite shows. I much prefer to take them with me in the car, on a [...]

Here’s a short interview with the Hammond master Jimmy McGriff. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfkmclGHWQM … and here is a great clip from the BBC2 Culture Show about the incredible instrument that is the Hammond Organ. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ck__wghRww One day I will own a vintage tonewheel Hammond Organ with Leslie Speaker.