Here is the great and sadly missed Gary Primich forgetting the names of the Wildcards. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObwFUgm5AC0 The video promises more clips so keep your eyes on the stream.

I have broken the mobile version of bluesinthenorthwest.com so until I get back home at the weekend, you’ll not be able to use the site from your mobile device.  Computer based access is just the same as it ever was. Sorry!

Michael Roach      Mon, 30th March Belinda O’Hoole &  Heidi Tidon     Wed, 1st April Liane Carroll         Wed, 15th April Eddie Martin         Mon, 4th May Eugene “Hideaway” Bridges      Sun, 21st June Jalons Restaurant 477 Smithdown Road Liverpool Merseyside L15 5AE Tel: 0151 734 3984 http://www.jalons.co.uk/Index.htm

This just in…. The Hexmen Blues Band @ The Vinyl, Lark Lane, Liverpool, L18 Tonight at 9.15

Stephen Dale Petit Band with Special Guest Mick Taylor. The Cavern Liverpool – 07 May 2009 For larger poster click here.

Son of Dave – Ain’t Going To Nike Town http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daLyrxjfkLc

Thanks to Mike from The Cadillac Kings for tipping us off to the new documentary on the harmonica “Pocket Full of Soul” The people’s instrument. The little ten-hole diatonic harmonica is an instrument that you can hide in your pocket and play on a mountain top, in a jail cell – or on a space [...]

PRESS RELEASE: PRESS RELEASE LINE-UP FOR 2ND COLWYN BLUES FESTIVAL ANNOUNCED A TOP line-up of musicians is scheduled to appear at Colwyn Bay’s second festival to celebrate blues music. THE COLWYN BLUES FESTIVAL launched last year at Theatr Colwyn in the town and did so well that it is back again for 2009 – and [...]

Rhythm Zoo have established themselves as an exciting Rhythm and Blues band. There is a certain feverish excitement when they play, knocking out classic blues with a modern soul slant, they are able to cover a lot of ground in a short time. The band is the brain child of guitarist Steve Alden whose collaboration [...]

After 8 at the Philharmonic, Liverpool The first 2009 lineup of artists at the After8 series at the Rodewald Suite, Philharmonic, Liverpool have been announced.  There are some great artists in this fabulous intimate venue.  Only one pure blues act is booked and that is Hans Theesink on 23 May 2009. A series of select [...]

Shertila has posted some pictures from last Friday’s Paul Lamb gig at Warrington Blues Club – now held at Birchwood Catholic Club. For the whole set visit Shertila’s Flickr site.

Hello readers, Please can some of you help me out.  I have recently updated the bluesinthenorthwest.com page for mobile devices and I wondered if some of you with fancy phones could try it out for me to be certain that it’s working. Please navigate your phone to http://www.bluesinthenorthwest.com and send an email to nwblues@gmail.com to [...]

This from the Bob Corritore Blues Newsletter. Word has just come in from Kevin Johnson of Delmark Records that Chicago blues harmonica great Lester “Mad Dog” Davenport passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2009, after a long battle with prostate cancer. He was a respected figure in Chicago blues, best known for his stunning harp [...]

Here’s Mud from a gig just a few short hours after the great gig in Overton on Dee last weekend. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNrQCLVgxNM If you follow the links there are other clips.  Thanks to Grahame for finding these.

The latest podcast from Shetland is up. Sugar Blue – Bluesman from Code Blue (Beeble) 2007 Root Doctor – Walkin Out On You from Live At The Cadillac Club (Big O Records) 2008 Mighty Boss Cats – House Of Blues from House Of Blues (self) 2009 Bare Bones Boogie Band – Throw Me A Line [...]

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