Foz Pays Tribute to Hot Tramp’s Tom Williams
The Suffolk music scene is reeling from the news that one of its most popular figures – Tom Williams – has died…
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Suffolk’s Annual Blues Festival Takes Shape
The line-up for June’s StowBlues in Stowmarket is coming together rather nicely. As ever, the event is being held…
Derek Nash – Some Kinda Wonderful
Later this
Spring the American music legend Stevie Wonder is celebrating his 70th
birthday. I’m sure you don’t…
Ipswich Jazz Club
This month sees the annual Ipswich Jazz Club blues night
which is run in conjunction with BBC Radio Suffolk. The…
Birthday Feelgood Factor
They
(whoever they may be) say that 60 is the new 40 and having recently reached 60
I’m not going to argue with…
Barrie Masters
As the old blues song put it so succinctly – another
man done gone. The Southend music scene has lost one of…
Mari Wilson – Queen of Neasden Soul
I’m going to show my age here, but I reckon when it comes to
pop music, the 1980s is up there with the very best…
Martin McNeill
It’s always good to hear a British-made blues album that stands up against recordings made on the other side of…
Built For Comfort Reunion
They say nostalgia isn’t what it used to be but let me assure you that in the case of Suffolk blues band Built For…
Reflections on StowBlues
There’s plenty of food for thought after the recent StowBlues festival. The now firmly established annual event at…
StowBlues 2019
You know you’re getting on in years when police officers, sports men and women and office staff look so young.…
A Taste of Rory Gallagher
This year is the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the late, great Rory Gallagher’s recording career. His first…
Life Drawings
Lowestoft folk star John Ward is celebrating the release of his eighth album. John and his band go from strength to…
75p Gig tickets, those were the days!
I would imagine all of us have kicked ourselves for missing out on gigs that we really should have been at. A…
Dr Feelgood
It’s remarkable and rather frightening to think that Canvey’s finest – Dr Feelgood – have been playing a Christmas…
Bridget St. John & Rick Wakeman
As you can well imagine, during my forty-plus years broadcasting in Suffolk I have interviewed hundreds, maybe even…
Shakatak
After a thoroughly enjoyed festival season, it’s time to turn our attention once again to the bread and butter of…
Mike Vernon
Legendary record producer Mike Vernon is back in my hometown of Ipswich early next month. Mike’s CV reads like a…
FolkEast #7
It would be very hard to imagine the Suffolk summer without FolkEast, a three day extravaganza celebrating not only…
Dark Matter
One of my favourite blues songs is John Lee Hooker’s Mr Lucky. It’s a track I feel I can relate to. I’ve been lucky…
Blues in Mid Suffolk
The Suffolk town of Stowmarket is really enjoying its increased standing on the local music scene. It has certainly…
Chantel McGregor
Blues-rock sensation Chantel McGregor is gearing up for her latest visit to one of her favourite venues – The Apex…
Top Ten Gigs of 2017
PAUL RODGERS - Ipswich Regent – Tuesday, May 23
STATE OF THE UNION – Colchester Arts Centre – Monday,…
Something for Everyone
This month Foz recommends a visit to one of his favourite venues – The Apex in Bury St Edmunds. As we’ve come to…
Jerimiah Adieu
This time round Foz looks ahead to Brooks Williams’ long awaited Ipswich debut. He also pays tribute to…
Saints Beer & Blues Festival
Foz previews an event in Ipswich this month that he’s particularly looking forward to as it features three of this…
Dave Thomas Blues Band
This month Foz focuses on one of this region’s most respected blues musicians Dave Thomas who lives in Diss. Dave…
Ones to Watch: FolkEast
This month Foz tries to fathom how on earth he’s going to catch all the acts he’d like to see at this month’s…
The Number 13
This month Foz takes a look at the bill for the 13th Cambridge Rock Festival. Next month’s celebration of classic…
StowBlues Returns
Foz doesn’t need any excuse to put his blues hat on but if he did he’d have the best possible excuse this month –…
Mouth of the Blues
This month the man once described by Mean Red Spiders frontman Mark Sharpe as ‘the mouth of the blues’ looks ahead…
The Start of Festival Season
As early as it might seem, we appear to have entered the festival season and with that in mind Foz previews two big…
A Baptism Of Fire
This month Foz brings you news of a line-up change for a leading Norfolk rock band. He also welcomes a new blues…
British Blues
This month Foz previews a couple of blues nights he’s pulled together. The first features one of the most important…
Snape Proms Preview
This month Foz takes us to the Suffolk coast for a preview of the ever popular Snape Proms.
This month the…
Jackelope Pie & Green Jack!
This month Foz previews one of his favourite festivals – FolkEast. The annual celebration of folk music and…
A Serving Of Blues
This month Suffolk gets the blues big time. Foz, once dubbed ‘The Mouth Of The Blues’ by former Mean Red Spiders…