BBC News – Blues legend Etta James in hospital http://bit.ly/96tUKA

Hello all I travel a bit as part of my day job but normally my trips are just a couple of days.  This week however, I am away all week from Mon until Friday in the beautiful city of Madrid. It looks like the weather over there will be sunny and cold. http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/43 I may [...]

SUPERCHARGE Alexander’s, Rufus Court, Chester: 24.01.10 Over from his base in Germany for a rare UK visit, the charismatic tenor saxophone player and singer, Liverpool’s own Albie Donnelly brought Supercharge to Alexander’s for a most entertaining evening of blues, r&b and funk, to delight a most healthy Sunday evening turnout at Alexander’s, following on from [...]

What a great idea. Just get some musicians together, let them play and record the results. http://www.livefromdarylshouse.com/index.php?page=ep27

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My old mate Neil Partington’s band were featured live on BBC Radio Lancashire Bluenotes yesterday – with three of the songs from the forthcoming CD. BBC iPlayer – Lancashire Bluenotes: 29/01/2010 http://bit.ly/d5Bepr

Dave Kelly Goin’ Up The Country Blues & Roots Club, Worthenbury Village Hall Friday February 5th- doors 8pm, show 9pm – £12 Following on from the brilliant night with The Blues Band’s Gary Fletcher earlier this month, Dave Kelly from the same band plays solo at Worthenbury for the first time on February 5th. As [...]

No More Doggin’ special – first up – the original by Roscoe Gordon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nTAmoT8iSA Next up – Brazil’s most famous bluesman – Igor Prado http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHPT4Zi7QqM Z.Z Hill souls it up http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2V4EXnG0hU Finally TS McPhee rocks us out with the Groundhogs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RPC2lidkjQ

SMOKEHOUSE BLUES SATURDAY FEBRUARY 20th 8:30pm APPLETON THORN VILLAGE HALL Nr. WARRINGTON The promoters have finally managed to pin the band down to make a very welcome return to the multi-CAMRA award winning Village Hall on Saturday 20th February. Barney Barnett (guitar), Russ Williams (stand-up bass) and Mark Donaldson (drums) complement Johnny Hewitt’s harp and [...]

Peter Green’s playing was simply amazing.  It doesn’t get any better than this.  The Supernatural. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeOKj5XdVAE … and your bonus Peter Green is below – he was also a great singer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxux5LdmjQU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqKKGDcexZs

MARIA MULDAUR “Maria Muldaur & Her Garden Of Joy” (Stony Plain Records: SPCD 1332) Maria Muldaur has been in music now for some 47 years, during which he has dipped into most forms of American roots music – best known for her 1974 hit “Midnight At The Oasis”, but in her teen years in the [...]

Today we are looking back at John Mayall http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qwbg_2ltgRU

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Here is the gig list for Barrow R’n’B Club for February! All take place on Friday nights Feb 5th: The Delux Feb 12th: Tantrum Feb 19th: The Swamp Dog Feb 26th: Marcus Malone (tickets available)

Hi Blues Fans & ‘Live’ Music Lovers on Thursday 28th January at BJ’s  Blues Club, The Hop Pocket, Carr lane, Chorley  www.hoppocket.co.uk HUSTLER This band is a classic blues rock power trio whose extensive repertoire covers classic blues, the 60’s iconic trios such as Cream, Hendrix with some slightly mellower sounds like Neil Young. Don’t [...]

Big Mama Thornton’s last public performance in 1984 and by then no longer big. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjJaJUGMZig