http://youtu.be/kr1PvBgpvmo JON ALLEN ANNOUNCES UK TOUR FOR AUTUMN 2014 Acclaimed singer-songwriter Jon Allen will tour the UK in October and November 2014 in support of his widely acclaimed new album, Deep River. It’s the first time Jon Allen has toured his trademark mix of catchy tunes and folk and Sixties-inflected country blues in the UK […]

LANCASHIRE BLUES ARCHIVE GOES TO SHREWSBURY The Theatre of Blues Festival, Shrewsbury – April  2013 – A personal Diary As a strong supporter of all genres of  ‘the blues’  and host to the Lancashire Blues Archive which is part of the British Blues Archive, I like to get out and about to as many blues […]

**REMINDER: ONE WEEK TO GO!** The Lion Hotel – Friday, 5th April Theatre Severn – Saturday, 6th April After the much heralded success of the first Theatre of Blues Festival, organisers are delighted to announce that this year, the festival will include an extra evening’s entertainment on Friday, 5th April with the addition of The […]

http://youtu.be/4N4xEoP0KU4 Whitchurch band The Drivetones to play at the Theatre of Blues Festival 2013 Whitchurch-based band, The Drivetones, have been selected to open the Theatre of Blues Festival proceedings on Saturday, 6th April 2013, in The Walker Theatre, Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury. Organisers hope that the band will follow in the footsteps of Shrewsbury-based, Blues Boy […]

Friday, 5th April – The Lion Hotel Saturday, 6th April – Theatre Severn Here’s the flyer for this years Theatre Of Blues Festival in Shrewsbury – taking place over two days this year, 5th and 6th April. A full detailed preview to hopefully come soon . . . . www.theatreofblues.com

The line-up has been announced for the expanded Theatre of Blues Festival in Shrewsbury. Proceedings get underway at The Lion Hotel on Friday, 5th April; with the main stage again at The Severn Theatre on Saturday, 6th April. Full details here on the new official website: www.theatreofblues.com

http://youtu.be/qnDNjsQct74 The excellent Big Joe Louis & His Blues Kings headlining a superb day at Shrewsbury. Big Joe Louis (vocals and guitar), Little George Sueref (harmonica), King David (guitar) and Peter Greatorex (drums).

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Theatre Severn in Shrewsbury was the host of the year’s first blues festival on February 4th 2012 and, with it only being a short distance from my home town, I thought it a great excuse to see many of the acts currently on the blues circuit. Afternoon Session The first act, Babajack, set foot on […]

IMG_3209, originally uploaded by kenpeace. A great day at the Theatre of Blues yesterday. I have uploaded my pictures to Flickr. http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenpeace/sets/72057594077095337/

  To celebrate the rebirth of bluesinthenorthwest.com after an unfortunate incident with the hosting company why not celebrate with some bloody fantastic live blues music. Tomorrow – Fri 03 Feb Big Pete and band will be appearing at Jonny’s Blues Club at Garston British Legion. http://www.johnnysbluesclub.co.uk/ Saturday – 04 Feb is Theatre of Blues – […]

Theatre of Blues – Theatre Severn Shrewsbury 4th Feb 2012 12 until 12 Organisers are proud to announce Big Joe Louis & His Blues Kings as the headline at this new blues festival   Big Joe Louis Big Joe Louis was born in Jamaica, West Indies, and moved to the UK during the 1970s. The […]

Sherman Robertson Band in the North West The Sherman Robertson Band are back out on tour in the UK and Europe this summer including four dates in the North West.  Sherman is considered a master of zydeco, hard-swinging Texas electric blues, R&B and swampy Louisiana blues. Robertson often surprises audiences with his ability to play […]

Theatre of Blues – Theatre Severn Shrewsbury – Saturday 4th February 2012 Organisers have announced the line-up for the very first Theatre of Blues Festival to be held on Saturday 4th February 2012, at Theatre Severn. Big Joe Louis & His Blues Kings Big Pete Blues Band The Jon Amor Blues Group Rhythm Zoo Dave […]

Aug. 21st 2009 The Old Post Office, Shrewsbury SY1 1SZ Aug. 28th 2009 The Great British R&B Festival, Colne, Lancashire. 10pm. Aug. 29th 2009 The Two Henrys, Beer and Blues Festival, Shrewsbury. SY4 3EQ. Sep. 11th 2009 The Ironworks, Oswestry. Tickets £5. Sep. 26th 2009 The Vine, Shavington, Crewe, CW2 5DT Oct. 2nd 2009 The […]