Manchester tribute to Bob Dylan Manchester’s M19 bar in Levenshulme will once again stage a Blues tribute to Bob Dylan in its annual August Bank holiday Bob Dylan Festival weekend.  The Festival which is now in its third year attracts acts from all over the UK and Ireland and is one of only eight such [...]

The highly regarded Americana artist Otis Gibbs has gigs coming up in the region. 20 Jul – Ruby Lounge, Manchester 28 Jul – Grants Arms, Ramsbottom Otis grew up in the rural town of Wanamaker, Indiana. He first stepped on stage at the age of four, when he sang Jimmie Rodgers’ ‘Waiting for a Train’ [...]

THE HOAX plus The Feud 22 July 2010 19:30 – 23:30 Where:     Bluefunk@ the WMC Park Lane Poynton Cheshire SK12 1RG THE HOAX. For the uninitiated the Hoax were voted the best UK blues band in 94,95,96,97,98. They parted company in 99 to go off and get famous doing other stuff. They have reformed [...]

Saturday 17th July will see CROSSFIRE once again open the evening’s entertainment at 8.00pm, they will include a number of tracks from their new CD “Just the Trick” in their set and we expect they will have the True Blues Club audience in the palm of their hands once again! This months headline band, The [...]

The last gig of the season at Worthenbury on Friday July 16th, following on from the brilliant festival last weekend, is a mouth watering first appearance in the area for the Martin Harley Band. The Band is a uniquely talented acoustic trio whose musical palette incorporates all the best roots music styles, from blues to [...]

Those of you not going to the Worthenbury Festival could do no better than to pop down to Telford’s Warehouse for the sensational band The Loving Cup. Rockin’ country and Americana blues. That’s where I would be if it wasn’t festival week. http://www.the-loving-cup.co.uk/

The Hexmen play The Griffin, Earlestown this Friday 2nd July@ 9:30pm Free Admission & parking, Earlestown station close by. After that they are at The Shakespeare Pub, Scarisbrick New Road, Southport 9:30pm on 10th July 2010. The Hexmen line up : George Hexman                     Vocals & harmonicas Dave Prudhoe                         Guitars Claudio Mura                          Bass Wayne Dangerous                  Drums [...]

CLASSIC CLAPTON 25th Anniversary Tour – 2010 St Helens 03 July 2010 CLASSIC CLAPTON will be continuing their 25th Anniversary Tour in St Helens on Sat 3 July. ST HELENS Haresfinch Sports & Social Club, Haresfinch Road, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA11 9NS Tel: 01744 609020                  www.haresfinchsocial.co.uk SATURDAY 3 JULY 9pm Tkts £9

This was the third visit to the Marina by this brilliant ensemble that combines the very best of Australian and British blues artistry. Singer/guitarist Geoff Achison was backed by his customary band that comprises the rich talents of Paul Jobson on keyboard, Sam Kelly on drums and Spy Austin on bass guitar. They bounced into [...]

Just one week to go before this year’s Worthenbury Festival. Here is the official flyer for the always excellent Festival on 03 July. Set in the beautiful North Wales/Cheshire borders just a few miles SE of Wrexham. Less than an hour from Manchester and Liverpool. Great music, camping, real ales, good food and an unbeatable [...]

Stephen Dale Petit O2 Academy 2 Liverpool Mon 19 Jul 10 Door time: 7.00pm Show time: TBC Stephen Dale Petit paid homage to the Blues with the album ‘Guitararama’, and the one time London Underground busker is attracting increasing critical acclaim.

For over 30 years, The Fabulous Thunderbirds have been the quintessential American band. The group’s distinctive and powerful sound, influenced by a diversity of musical styles, manifested itself into a unique musical hybrid via such barnburners as “Tuff Enuff” and “Wrap It Up”. Co-founder Kim Wilson, the sole original member, still spearheads the group as [...]

The Cadillac Kings will play on the opening night of the 2010 Hebden Bridge Arts Festival.  I know that Hebden Bridge is not strictly in the region but it’s just outside our area, it’s a lovely place and the Caddies are so damn good. http://www.hebdenbridge.co.uk/festival/2010/events/26.html

The Robert Cray Band Fri 02 Jul 2010 The Philharmonic Liverpool For thirty-plus years Robert Cray has laid down track after track of good-time, low-down blues. He’s won five Grammy’s and been nominated for 11 more. Cray’s virtuosity has led to collaborations with Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones, B.B. King, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, [...]

** PLEASE NOTE NEW DATE ** Arthur Ebeling  (Rhythm ‘n blues guitarist singer/song writer) Blue Sky Cafe, Bangor July 13th 7.30pm start, food served from 6.30pm. www.blueskybangor.co.uk Arthur Ebeling is known in Holland as one of the most authentic, awesome and all around rhythm ‘n blues guitarists and singer-songwriters. http://www.arthurebeling.nl/images/introgroot.jpgAppreciated for his intricate and divers [...]