**  Please not that this gig is tomorrow, Friday  ** Acoustic Roots comes to the Bluecoat, Liverpool this Friday! on Friday 3rd September @ 8.00pm with acoustic and slide guitar genius TOM DOUGHTY with support from the local Liverpool legend Stan Ambrose Tickets £8/£5 available from the Bluecoat 0151 702 5324 www.thebluecoat.org With his unique [...]

Friday, September 10, 8pm SPIDER JOHN KOERNER Presented by fRoots Magazine Tickets: £12 / £10 concession / £10 members Venue: Main Theatre Spider John Koerner is a traditional American folk and country blues musician and rhythmic guitarist. His musical style stems from a solid foundation of the old blues masters, respect for the traditional song, [...]

Here are the autumn dates for the Midnite Jonny Band Sat  Sept 11th. Ye Old Man & Scythe,  Churchgate,  Bolton. Sat Oct 2nd.    Aprils Bar & Cafe Warrington. Sat Oct 9th.     Sun Inn, Regent St. Llangollen, Clywd. LL20 8HN Sat Oct 23rd.   Ye Old Man & Scythe, Churchgate, Bolton http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOWjD4BNiTA

Goin’ Up the Country Blues & Roots Club, Worthenbury Village Hall Saturday Sept 4th THE TOMMY ALLEN BAND The new season of live blues gigs at Worthenbury Village hall kicks off on Saturday September 4th when top British blues guitarist Tommy Allen and his band appear presenting songs from their forthcoming new cd. In the [...]

Warrington Blues Club Friday 03 September The Ian Parker Band Doors Open 8pm £10 On The Door At Burtonwood Catholic Club Phipps Lane WA5 4HQ 01925 444332

Here are the upcoming gigs for The Hexmen Blues Band.  Please note the new venue Jax Bistro in Bulkeley, Cheshire. Saturday August 28th  9:30pm – 11:00 The Swinging Arm, Birkenhead   Free entry Sunday Sept 5th, 3pm – 5pm The Blundell Arms, Birkdale, Southport      Free Entry Thurs  Sept 9th  9:30pm – 11pm Jaxs Blues Club, Wrexham [...]

Martin Harley makes his first appearance in the area since his stunning gig at Worthenbury last month, where e sold 25 CDs in 5 mins flat. Ironworks, Oswestry 27 Aug 2010

This years Colne Festival features an all Northwest lineup for the Friday night on the British stage.  This event is being sponsored by BBC Radio Lancashire and for those of us not able to go will be broadcast live on the station. 8.00pm  -  Forty4 9.00pm  -  Tipitina 10.00pm  -  Junkhouse Dog Blues Band 11.00pm  [...]

The next in the popular Wyre Blues sessions at The Marine Hall, Fleetwood is on Thursday August 26th and features The After Hours Blues Band. They are a three piece blues rock band based in Preston in the North West of England.  The band has been around since the late nineties and has an established [...]

Blue Funk The Krissy Matthews Band Alex McKown 26 August 2010 Bluefunk@the WMC Park Lane Poynton Northwest SK12 1RG The future of the Blues? Very possibly. Another alarmingly young (17yrs) lad with a huge talent on guitar, fronting his own band of veteran players who can barely keep pace!! I just adore this huge groundswell [...]

Check out the brilliant line up of the 2010 Carlisle Blues Festival.  The best line up of any Festival in the UK this year.  Michael Burks alone is worth the admission price and there are some amazing other artists on there  Trust me!  You won’t be disappointed. Swallow Hotel Carlisle 12-14 Nov 2010 www.carlislebluesfestival.com

Elkie Brooks 50th anniversary show to visit Penrith Elkie Brooks, one of the UK’s most loved singers, will bring her own 50th anniversary show to Penrith on 06 Nov as part of a year-long tour. Tickets are now on sale. Eden Arts are proud to welcome Elkie Brooks as part of its programme of events [...]

Due to holidays, this month’s jam night at the Red Lion, Malpas is a week later than normal.  This month it will be on Thu 19 Aug. See you there.

Ray and Barbara have a great selection of British talent appearing at the Warrington and Burtonwood Blues Club this autumn and winter season. September 3rd  Ian Parker Band September 24th  No Time For Jive October 8th  Geoff Achison Band November 26th  River Devils December 10th  Paul Lamb & The King Snakes All Shows at Burtonwood [...]

C.W. Stoneking, is a musician who draws influence from pre-war blues, jazz, 1920s calypso, folklore, and personal experience to produce his unique original songs. Accompanying himself with National Reso-Phonic  guitar and tenor banjo, and with his amazing brass band the ‘Primitive Horn Orchestra’ Stoneking’s songs range in style from lonesome field holler blues, to hokum [...]

The Boot and Shoe in Nantwich is holding a bank holiday weekend festival and some blues bands are on the bill. The Cartellos Rhythm Zoo The Crawl Check out the website…. http://www.thebootandshoe.com/What%27s%20On/BATB%202010%20home.htm or download the flyer http://www.bluesinthenorthwest.com/Media/2010BATBFlyer.pdf ALL EVENTS ARE FREE