You know how it is, you spend ages waiting for a bus and all of a sudden four come along. Well that’s what’s happening at Appleton Thorn Village Hall next year! They have managed to line up four tremendously varied nights, with one theme in common, music of the highest quality presented in an intimate [...]

See below to see the recent note from promoter Roger Kenyon ROSE ROOM – Sat. 10th September We are privileged to play host to Rose Room on Saturday 10th September. Formed last year, Rose Room comprise virtuoso violinist and vocalist Seonaid Aitken, Jimmy Moon on double-bass with guitarists Tom Watson and Tam Gallagher completing the [...]

News from Roger Kenyon from Appleton Thorn Village Hall Our first event of this year on January 15th sees the first village hall appearance of Russ Williams new band, the Rip Roaring Success. In this line up he has ditched his double bass, passed it on to his sister and taken up the guitar to [...]

SATURDAY 20th NOVEMBER 8:30pm – STEVE PHILLIPS Returning after to the Village Hall after an absence of a couple of years, and rightly regarded by many as a national treasure, Steve has been plying his trade to great effect for many years as a solo artist, with Brendan Croker and the Notting Hillbillies amongst others. [...]

** STOP PRESS ** I just heard that tickets are selling really quickly also for the Worthenbury date.  It is extremely unlikely that there will be any tickets available on the door.  Anyone wanting to go to this gig must contact Pete on pete@hookerblues.co.uk  or ring 01948 770215 to avoid disappointment because the gig will [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Martin Stephenson Appleton Thorn Village Hall 26 September 2009 Roger Kenyon has sent in this update. On Saturday September 26th we are delighted to have Martin Stephenson join us at Appleton Thorn Village Hall. He will be ably supported by local hero Chris Jackson. A warm and witty songsmith, Martin is always a wry and [...]

Message from Roger Kenyon GYPSY BILL WILLIAMS & DEL POTTER APPLETON THORN VILLAGE HALL SATURDAY JUNE 13th We are pleased to present another night of acoustic blues with Gypsy Bill Williams and Del Potter on Saturday 13th June. They are a York based duo, and Bill is a talented multi instrumentalist playing guitar (National Steel [...]