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 [...]

The Calva Bar, University of Cumbria, Fusehill St, Carlisle Saturday 26th June    GEOFF ACHISON AND THE UK SOULDIGGERS An Australian guitarist who is equally adept on acoustic and electric guitar. He is on a world tour taking in the USA and UK. He plays Roots / Blues / Rock with a unique soul edge bringing [...]

Billy Walton The Brickyard, Carlisle 22 May 2010 Rock / Blues guitarist Billy Walton from the Garden state of New Jersey in the US of A plays Carlisle’s Brickyard on Saturday the 22nd of May. Walton has played with a host of big names since he started playing when only 15. He has toured extensively [...]

News from the Maryport Festival Here’s the latest Maryport newsletter pasted below Booker T, Paul Carrack, Canned Heat, Mica Paris complete line-up The festival programme is complete and we have another superb line-up for you. One of Britain’s most enduringly successful singer, songwriter musicians, Paul Carrack, and former frontman of Ace, Squeeze and Mike & [...]

Classy British RnB singer James Hunter has a couple of dates for this coming weekend with his excellent band. Friday, 23/04/2010, Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, The Northern Quarter, Manchester M4 5JZ, 0161 834 1786 http://bandonthewall.org/ Saturday, 24/04/2010, Brewery Arts Centre, 122A Highgate, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 4HE,01539 725 133 http://www.breweryarts.co.uk/ Click here for [...]

Powerhouse Blues drummer, Dave Raeburn, brings his newly formed ‘Urban Blues Collective’ to Carlisle’s Club 35, Lowther Street on Saturday 24th April.  Its only the second outing for this experimental band led by Raeburn who has played with some of Britians most famous Blues musicians including the Nimmo’s, Sean Webster and King King. The band [...]

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/

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 [...]

Two dates in the region for Matt Schofield 03/05/10     Carlisle – The Brickyard 04/05/10     Manchester – Band on the Wall

Here are the northwest dates – for the rest of the country, see the web sites below. 21 May 2010 – Brewery Arts Cente, Kendal 23 May 2010 – Baby Blue, Liverpool 25 May 2010 – Band on the Wall, Manchester They’ve been friends and fellow bluesmen for many years – these two exceptional blues/roots [...]

Legendary Grammy Award winning blues guitarist Robert Cray to play Maryport Maryport Blues Festival is proud to announce that the Robert Cray Band will headline the main marquee stage on Sunday 25th July.

Message from promoter Chris Denton…. Now then its The Producers supported by Feed Me next saturday 27th at The Brickyard. Because of Carlisle being at Wembley the next day we need as much support as possible – this was booked over 6 months ago and must go ahead. The Producers did of course win the [...]

Larry Garner UK Tour 2010 30-Apr – The Met, Bury 01-May – Big Wheel – Isle of Man 02-May – Alveston Hall Weekender 08-May – Brewery Arts, Kendal 14-May – Warrington Blues Club AMERICAN BLUESMAN LARRY GARNER with THE NORMAN BEAKER BAND With his wonderful expressive voice, Larry Garner’s songs are delivered with a sense [...]

APRIL 10th – Telford’s Warehouse, Chester, UK (Jon Amor Band) 11th – The Wave, Maryport, UK (Jon Amor Band) TBC

Band:                            The Producers plus support from ‘Feed me’ Venue:                          The Brickyard Date:                            Saturday 27th March Time:                            Doors open 8.00 – support start 8.30 Cost:                            £10 in advance £12 on the door Award winning Blues band ‘The Producers’ return to play in Carlisle on the 27th March following a top [...]