Posts tagged ‘wirral



Junk House Dog Burton Village Hall Burton (near Neston) Cheshire. This is the first time ever with a blues gig here! The band playing is Junk House Dog and they are playing on Saturday 26th March at 7:30pm.  Tickets are available by ringing 0151 336 5613. The village hall in Burton holds about 100 people [...]

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Gig: March events at Pacific Road, Birkenhead

Posted on: Sunday, Mar 6, 2011

King Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys – 11 Mar 2011 Acknowledged as one of the finest live bands in the country, King Please & The Biscuit Boys have appeared with their full-throttle swinging music at every major jazz festival delighting audiences along the way. A night not to be missed! The Hamsters – 19 Mar [...]

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International Guitar Festival of Great Britain

Posted on: Tuesday, Nov 2, 2010

It’s the start of the winter so it must be time for the annual stellar line-up of plankspanking greatness that is the International Guitar Festival of Great Britain. Formerly the Wirral Guitar Festival, this annual event always covers a wide spectrum of all things guitar. As always there is some blues on the bill but [...]

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My old mate from way back Neil Partington is doing a couple of gigs with top Liverpool drummer Lance Donnelly, the son of Supercharge’s Albie Donnelly. You can see the collective band that they have assembled on Thu 04 Mar at The Swinging Arm, Birkenhead.  Expect a night of rock, blues, funk and soul. Free [...]

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The multi-talented, Liverpool blues, rock, funk and groove merchants Forty4 make a rare appearance on the Wirral side of the Mersey this coming week at Stanley’s Cask, Wallasey/New Brighton. 212 Rake Lane, Wallasey, CH45 1JP Free admission. http://www.myspace.com/scarygoodmusic

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You can have a Bluesy New Year celebration with Liverpool slide guitar/bass guitar blues duo Blue C and harmonica player Dylan on New Year’s Eve, Thursday, December 31st. It’s at the Royal Hotel, Birkenhead/Oxton. More details nearer the time – meanwhile, put the date in your 2009 diary! Blue C are Raphael Callaghan, vocal, slide [...]

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Blue C and Guests Fort Perch Rock New Brighton 13 Dec 2009 The final gig of the year for Liverpool slide guitar/bass guitar blues duo Blue C is this Sunday afternoon, December 13th, at Fort Perch Rock, New Brighton, Wirral. It’s the Blues On The Rock Christmas special with resident duo Blue C and a [...]

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A weekend of acoustic blues is in store for blues fans courtesy of Liverpool blues duo Blue C and special guests at their two clubs. Their brand new club the Liverpool Acoustic Blues Lounge on Friday, November 6th, has Bill Hackney as special guest. Bill is an impeccable guitar player and singer with a lovely [...]

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Gary Murphy Solo 11 Nov 2009 An acoustic performance at Williamson Art Gallery Gary Murphy returns to the International Guitar Festival after his sell out performance of his hit show Guitar Legends last year. Returning as an ambassador of The International Guitar Festival, Gary returns to the Williamson Art Gallery for a very special solo [...]

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Gig – Catfish Keith – UK Tour 2009

Posted on: Tuesday, Oct 27, 2009

A mammoth tour as ever for Catfish Keith.  Here are the ones in Northwest England and North Wales. October 28th – Bluefunk, Poynton October 31st – Community Hall, Poulton-le-Fylde, nr. Blackpool 2nd November – Victoria Hotel, Menai Bridge, Anglesea 3rd November – Guitar workshop, Menai Bridge, Anglesea 4th November – Theatr Harlech, Harlech 5th November [...]

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International Guitar Festival of Great Britain

Posted on: Monday, Oct 26, 2009

The 21st International Guitar Festival of Great Britain is being held at various venues in Wirral for three weeks in November. As usual there are blues and rhythm and blues performers, including Woody Man, Catfish Keith, Tom Doughty, Peter Price and Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings with Georgie Fame and Albert Lee. The opening concert is [...]

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News from The Hexmen

Posted on: Tuesday, Oct 6, 2009

The Hexmen will be playing The Varsity, Hanover St, Liverpool this Thursday at 9:30pm 8th October. The album is on sale currently on itunes for £7.99. A limited edition of albums will be on sale at our gigs for £5 only ! Available by post, payment by cheque, paypal etc  contact : george.wickstead@btinternet.com Other gigs [...]

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Blues On The Rock, Fort Perch Rock, New Brighton, Wirral Sunday, October 11th, 1pm-4pm Blue C and Graham Robinson Liverpool blues duo Blue C are pleased to announce that their special guest at Blues On The Rock on Sunday October 11th is Graham Robinson. For fans of acoustic blues this is one not to be [...]

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Gig: Bill Wyman at Guitar Festival – 12 Nov 2009

Posted on: Monday, Sep 28, 2009

The 21st International Guitar Festival of Great Britain is coming this November which will be featuring a range of concerts of international quality from some of the most talented guitarists ‘on the circuit’. As part of the festival, the Floral Pavilion is hosting two of the concerts – James Burton (22 November) and Bill Wyman’s [...]

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The monthly Blues On The Rock club at Fort Perch Rock, New Brighton, Wirral, is this Sunday afternoon, September 13th, when Blue C introduce special guests Forty 4. It’s a return gig by demand for this fine band featuring Neil and Paul on twin lead guitars and a superb rhythm section. And be warned – [...]

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Gig: Woody Mann – UK Tour 2009

Posted on: Saturday, Aug 22, 2009

Woody Mann – UK Tour 2009 We have a handful of dates in the region for the renowned guitarist and performer Woody Mann. 16-Oct – Theatre Clywd, Mold 06-Nov – Worthenbury 11-Nov – Bluefunk, Poynton 13-Nov – Grand Theatre Studio, Blackpool 21-Nov – Guitar Festival, Birkenhead 22-Nov – Guitar Festival, Birkenhead Not only was Woody [...]

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