On Saturday 6th March the True Blues Club are welcoming BBC Radio Lancashire’s “Lancashire Bluenotes” presenter Nick Dow and his band to their unique venue!
Nick’s love of the “Blues” and his passion for live music are second to none. Steve & I are licking their lips in eager anticipation of another terrific night in the “Chicago style Blues Lounge”
“One of the finest venues I have played in 40 years” – Cliff Stocker
“Fantastic set up” – Mark Thornley
“Unbelievable” – Robin Hoare
The resident band, Crossfire, will open the evening’s entertainment once again at 8pm.
Doors open at 7.15pm and tickets are £10 each www.truebluesclub.co.uk
Published on Saturday 27 February 2010 in News. 0 Comments
There is another chance to see John Sayles’ southern set blues drama tonight at 2.30am.
HONEYDRIPPER features an all-star cast including Danny Glover, Charles S. Dutton, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Stacy Keach, Mary Steenburgen, Yaya DaCosta and Sean Patrick Thomas; as well as such notable musicians as Keb’ Mo’ and Dr. Mable John. It also introduces a major new talent, Gary Clark Jr. who makes his electrifying film debut as Sonny.
Here’s a report from club owner Graham Woodhouse….
Robin Hoare Band plus Crossfire
True Blues, Earlestown, Newton le Willows
13 Feb 2010
Despite minor technical problems (one amp & two speakers going bang during sound check) our Sound & Light maestro Paul got the show on the road at 8.15pm. The man is a genius!
Crossfire, who never cease to amaze Steve & me, opened the evening’s entertainment with another new set of “Blues”; which included Ken showing his talents on the harmonica for the first time at the True Blues Club!
The band members are…. Steve (lead vocals/bass), Dave (guitar), Brian (guitar/vocals), Ken (keyboards/harmonica/?) and Jon (Drums)….. five extremely talented guys who fit together like a jigsaw!
Crossfire
Up stepped the Robin Hoare Band with two fantastic sets of spell binding material!
With his own self penned tracks regarding contemporary topics, taken from their latest CD, and the bands ability to put their stamp on covers of various Albert King, B B King etc etc numbers, it is no wonder that King Rollo has christened Robin as “Sheffield’s favourite Bluesman”!
Roger Stolle of Cat Head recently sent out a news letter that alerted me to some clips available on the BBC site from the recent Imagine series The Story of the Guitar.
BLUES BY THE ‘BBC’ IN THE UK (VARIOUS DELTA STORIES):
1. “Mr Tater comes from Clarksdale, Mississippi, a town that now finds itself firmly on the blues trail, as one of the possible location for the famous ‘crossroads’ where, according to the myth, bluesman Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil in order to be able to play the guitar with uncommon skill…” – http://www.bbc.co.uk/musictv/guitars/video/mrtater/
3. “Resident of Clarksdale, Mississippi, one of the several places that lay claim to the crossroads at which Robert Johnson supposedly made his pact with the Devil, Super Chikan can make a guitar out of just about anything…” – http://www.bbc.co.uk/musictv/guitars/video/superchikan/
Having travelled all the way from Guildford in Surrey, Debbie Giles’ Midnight Train deserved a much bigger crowd than that which assembled in the Burtonwood Catholic Club. Fortunately, however, as Debbie warmly acknowledged, the sparse gathering proved to be a receptive and attentive audience, which contributed significantly to the undoubted success of the event.
Expertly driven by Sam Kelly on drums and Chris Belshaw on bass guitar, the band got instantly into its stride with a meaty, medium-paced opener and Etta James’s “Somebody To Love” before delivering a fine version of BB King’s “Help The Poor”, which allowed guitarist, Pete Emery, and keyboard player, Steve Oakman, the opportunity to strut their stuff with tasty solos. The first set also included Keb Mo’s slow blues, “Don’t Try To Explain” and Prince’s “Automatic” and ended with a splendid rendition of “On The 7th Day”, which particularly suited Debbie Giles’s sultry vocals.
The second set began with a jumping instrumental followed by an excellent rendition of “The Fundamental Things” from the Bonnie Raitt songbook and the funky, Ann Peebles hit, “I Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody’s Home”. The varied and lively set also featured “Stormy Monday”, Stevie Wonder’s “I Wish” and a bouncing delivery of John Cleary’s “Take My Heart”. Understandably, there was a loud demand for an encore, which was provided in the shape of BB King’s “When Love Comes To Town” to round off a very enjoyable evening.
A night of scintillating Rhythm & Blues from one of Britains` top blues bands
“WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO OTHER WORTHY CONTENDERS, THERE IS
NOW NO BETTER BLUES BAND IN THE UK” Blues in Britain April 2008
8pm. Tickets £12.00
Tel. 01228 531951 www.thestumble.com
New event(s) going live on our box office this week… get tickets whilst you can!
General Sale: Friday 26 February
Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings
Monday 3 May 7.30pm
£25, £30
Rock n roll icon, author, and former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman has seen it all and continues to live life to the full. His latest musical rebirth as the driving force behind the fabulous Rhythm Kings sees him return to his musical roots. This set of virtuoso musicians superbly bring back to life the kind of classic rhythm and blues that first inspired Wyman to pick up the guitar as a teenager. A show imbued with quality.
To purchase tickets, please call the box office on 0151 709 3789 or order online at www.liverpoolphil.com.
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