**  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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 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, [...]

Geoff Achison and The UK Souldiggers at Liverpool Marina on Wednesday 23rd June 2010 (doors open at 8pm, show starts at 8.45pm) Yes, the man from Melbourne is returning to the UK for another extensive tour, which happily includes a visit to Liverpool. As before, his gritty vocals and phenomenal guitar playing will be augmented [...]

Big Pete & the Backbones at Liverpool Marina Thursday 20th May 2010 (doors: 8pm, show starts at 8.45pm) Fronted by singer/harmonica player ‘Big Pete’ van der Pluijm, The Backbones are brilliant exponents of the blues and the pride of Holland. Pete’s rise to prominence started when, at the age of 23, he was hand-picked to [...]

There are few bluesmen that could successfully follow a Hamilton Loomis gig but, fortunately for the punters at Garston RBL, harmonica maestro, Simon Hickling, is one who sits comfortably in that exclusive category. Backed by his excellent band, the Honeyboy hit the floor running and maintained his customary, exhilarating pace throughout a highly entertaining performance. [...]

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 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

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 [...]

Maggie Bell, Dave Kelly &  The British Blues Quartet Monday 3rd May 2010, 8pm Main Hall, Clubstyle (unreserved) Maggie Bell (Stone the Crows) and Dave Kelly (The Blues Band) team up with Zoot Money (keyboards/vocals), Colin Hodgkinson (bass/vocals), Miller Anderson (guitar/vocals) and Colin Allen (drums) – a great band with big reputations and fabulous voices.  [...]

The Simon “Honeyboy” Hickling Band at Garston Royal British Legion Friday, 23rd April 2010 (doors 8pm; show starts at 8.45pm) Simon Honeyboy Hickling is widely acclaimed as the finest harmonica player on the current British blues scene. As well as being a superb musician and a fine blues singer, he is a highly charismatic performer. [...]

This was the third gig arranged at Garston Royal British Legion by John and Lorraine Welsh, following the well-supported appearances of The Stumble and The Producers. It was the Hamilton Loomis Band’s sole performance in the north west of England on their UK tour and more than 260 of their fans converged on Liverpool. A [...]

John and Lorraine Welsh have put together a magnificent programme of Liverpool-based gigs for 2010, which will see the return of a number of top class internationally acclaimed performers and the first appearance of the highly talented Mark Flanagan, best known as the guitarist in Jools Holland’s Rhythm and Blues Orchestra. Details of the fabulous [...]