Nick Dow is this week’s featured band at BJ’s Blues Club at the Hop Pocket, Chorley.

From 2007 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH7N6urQZko

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBbM8aNa_VI

NOTE ORIGINAL INCORRECT DATE CORRECT DATE IS FRIDAY 02 OCT Trafficker will be appearing at The Red Lion Hotel, Malpas on Friday this week as a result of the great success of last month’s jam night. This a cracking little venue with a nice stage, lighting and sound along with some award winning real ales.  [...]

LOZ NETTO “Replay” (LN Productions: LNPCD07) Here’s the latest album from the Brighton-based singer/guitarist Loz Netto, very much a ‘do-it-yourself’ release – with him playing all instruments, bar drums, as well as the production, engineering, mix and sleeve design! After a string of pop and soul-flavoured releases, “Replay” has a more bluesy feel to it. [...]

There are some great blues over on the continent as we know from the one or two who pop over to this side of the Channel/North Sea. These have got to be the best young band that I have ever seen.  None of the blues rock tendencies of the Brit kids. The Rhythm Chiefs – [...]

Check these guys out.  Good attitude.  Good sound. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/theaces

So you are probably wondering what the chuff  Essexboy TV chef Jamie Oliver has to do with the blues.  The answer is simple.  Pigs!  There is a stong relationship between blues and American BBQ – whether that be the Texas variety beef or the more traditional pork BBQ of the rest of the country. This [...]

The 21st International Guitar Festival of Great Britain is coming this November which will be featuring a range of concerts of international quality from some of the most talented guitarists ‘on the circuit’. As part of the festival, the Floral Pavilion is hosting two of the concerts – James Burton (22 November) and Bill Wyman’s [...]

Some Euro blues…. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nO0GZz1EaQ

Check this out.  It’s a cool 20 mins of Duke Robillard demonstrating the guitar styles of some of the legends of the blues. http://www.redoakmusic.com/online-guitar-lesson/blues-guitar-lessons/blues-a-rama/duke-robillard-blues-guitar-lessons.html Better to click the link rather than the embedded version as the link will show you the right hand pane that identifies the guitarist being copied and provides some navigation.

03 Oct – Grappenhall CC, Nr Warrington 07 Oct – Liverpool Marina 09 Oct – Barrow R&B Club 10 Oct – Club 35, Carlisle Australian Blues musician Geoff Achison will be playing Club 35 in Carlisle as part of his world tour on Saturday October 10th. He will be appearing with his band ‘the Souldiggers’ [...]

Not a video unfortunately. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7A_9unv9Gv0

Shertila has uploaded a few pictures from last night’s Bex Marshall gig at the Warrington Blues Club.

Glad Rags: Jimmy DeBerry & Walter Horton – “The Complete 1972/73 Memphis Sessions”.

ANA POPOVIC “Blind For Love” (Eclecto Groove Records: EGRCD507) The Belgrade-born, Dutch-based guitarist Ana Popovic has enjoyed considerable success on the European blues scene, and seems destined to move into a higher league on the back of “Blind For Love” – her second release on the West Coast label, Eclecto Groove Music – Randy Chortkoff’s [...]