**  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 [...]

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 [...]

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 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

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 [...]

WILKO JOHNSON LIVE @ THE CITADEL ON SATURDAY 15th  MAY 2010 On Saturday 15th May, the Citadel welcomes back original Dr Feelgood guitarist Wilko Johnson with his band for a night of pub rock foot stomping blues at its best. Wilko is the godfather of punk and co-founder of Dr Feelgood who stormed out of [...]

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 [...]