Maryport Blues Festival 23-25 July 2010 The Maryport committee continue to confirm headliners and festival trail acts. See the website for full details. http://www.maryportblues.com/

The excellent Northwest band Forty4 will be appearing at BJ’s Blues Club in Chorley this Thursday.  I saw them last night at a low key pub gig on the Wirral and they were excellent. Highly recommended. http://www.myspace.com/forty4music

Here is the official flyer for this year’s excellent Worthenbury Festival on 03 July. Incredible value for just £20. Download the flyer in full size from here.

EARL THOMAS & THE KINGS OF RHYTHM with support Chris James Sunday May 2nd 2010 Penrith Leisure Centre Doors open 7.30pm Tickets £12 available from Penrith Leisure Centre 01768 863450 and online at www.seetickets.com For more details see www.edenarts.co.uk/eden-arts-presents-earl-thomas-the-kings-of-rhythm-2/ Eden Arts is a small independent arts agency that are putting on some live shows at [...]

Jim Crawford Goin’ Up The Country Blues & Roots Club Worthenbury Village Hall – Friday April 23rd doors 8pm for 9pm Enigmatic Northener but now Devon resident, Jim Crawford make a very welcome return to Worthenbury on Friday April 23rd. Rated as one of the UK’s finest acoustic blues guitarists, he gave one of the [...]

Two day blues festival at The Box, Crewe on Sat 08 and Sun 09 May 2010 Details are still sketchy but according to the website, the Stumble are appearing on the Sat night http://www.theboxcrewe.co.uk/gigs.php

Connie Lush Warrington & Burtonwood Blues Club At Burtonwood Catholic Club Phipps Lane WA5 4HQ 01925 444332 Friday April 23rd Doors Open 8pm £10 On The Door Flickr photo from liz.aiken.

THE BILL DAISON BAND Thursday 15th APRIL  at BJ’s  Blues Club, The Hop Pocket, Carr lane, Chorley  www.hoppocket.co.uk 9.30 pm Start Free Admission!

Here’s an update from Towerblues….. Sat April 10th at Poulton Community Hall, Breck Road, Rob Tognoni Band. Last seen at The Raikes a couple of years ago Australian guitarist Rob Tognoni brings  his brand of power blues rock back with a bang! Rob only tours the UK for about 10 days each year so catch [...]

CLASSIC CLAPTON will be continuing the 25th Anniversary Tour in Liverpool on 17 April at the world famous CAVERN CLUB www.classic-clapton.com LIVERPOOL The Cavern, Mathew Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, L2 6RE Tel: 0151 236 4041                        www.cavernclub.org SATURDAY 17 APRIL 2010 8.30pm  £10

The Stumble play The Academy in Buckley on Sat 17 April. http://dance-hall.info/

The excellent Merseyside band Forty4 have a couple of dates in the region this month. 21-Apr – Fogherty’s, Allerton, Liverpool 17-Apr – Stanley’s Cask, Wallasey http://www.myspace.com/forty4music http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkmydp_7uXY

The next exciting Blues Night at the True Blues Club is approaching. Friday 16th April sees Blue Bark, one of Suffolk’s premier Blues Bands, making the long trek north to headline the evening. As always, the resident band Crossfire will open the evening’s entertainment at 8.00pm. Doors open at 7.15pm and tickets are £10 each [...]

On Saturday April 10th towerblues is proud to present, at Poulton Community Hall, Breck Road, Australian guitarist Rob Tognoni and his band. On his last visit to the area Rob wowed the audience with his stunning brand of “power blues/rock.” Doors open at 8.00pm, show time at 9.00. tickets £10 on the door, or ring [...]

Worthenbury Blues and Roots Festival Sat 03 July 2010 Here is advance notice of this year’s Worthenbury Blues and Roots Festival.  The date to add to your diary is Sat 03 July 2010 and the location is the beautiful Welsh rural village of Worthenbury between Bangor on Dee and Malpas. Further publicity will follow, however [...]

BLUES NIGHT – SAT 15th MAY – 8:30pm SHAR BABY, STEVE PAYNE & SPECIAL GUESTS This promises to be quite a night!! Shar Baby hails from Birmingham, Alabama and although she’s been playing for over 40 years, only recently began to record. This brought her to the attention of a wider audience, including Steve Payne [...]