This gig had Cheshire written all through it, combining the talents of Runcorn-based Smokehouse and Northwich’s own Tom Doughty in the palatial surroundings of Lymm Golf Club. The event was organised by Dave Sawyer as a fundraising Winter warmer for the Lymm Festival to be held in June/July. Tom Doughty opened the proceedings with a [...]

‘The Lymm Festival Committee is holding a number of Winter Warmer events in February and March as a prelude to the main festival which commences at the end of June.The Winter Warmer events include a reprise of the popular Festival Blues Night which will take place at Lymm Golf Club on Friday 19th March starting [...]

In keeping with those in the previous four years, the blues night arranged by Dave and Shirley Sawyer as part of the Lymm Festival was well supported by a very enthusiastic crowd. On this occasion, the music was provided by the Tommy Allen Band, two members of which, Tommy himself on Fender guitar, mandolin and [...]

As in previous years, this year’s Lymm Festival Blues Night was a sell-out. The attractive billing featured Stockport-based blues band, Atlanta Roots, supported by Tommy Allen and Johny Hewitt in acoustic mode. The duo set the ball rolling with a cracking set, with Tommy Allen on acoustic and resonator guitars (and bass drum) and Johny [...]