Foster Factor

As the old blues song put it so succinctly – another man done gone. The Southend music scene has lost one of…

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…

It’s always good to hear a British-made blues album that stands up against recordings made on the other side of…

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…

There’s plenty of food for thought after the recent StowBlues festival. The now firmly established annual event at…

You know you’re getting on in years when police officers, sports men and women and office staff look so young.…

This year is the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the late, great Rory Gallagher’s recording career. His first…

Lowestoft folk star John Ward is celebrating the release of his eighth album. John and his band go from strength to…

I would imagine all of us have kicked ourselves for missing out on gigs that we really should have been at. A…

It’s remarkable and rather frightening to think that Canvey’s finest – Dr Feelgood – have been playing a Christmas…

As you can well imagine, during my forty-plus years broadcasting in Suffolk I have interviewed hundreds, maybe even…

After a thoroughly enjoyed festival season, it’s time to turn our attention once again to the bread and butter of…

Legendary record producer Mike Vernon is back in my hometown of Ipswich early next month. Mike’s CV reads like a…

It would be very hard to imagine the Suffolk summer without FolkEast, a three day extravaganza celebrating not only…

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…

The Suffolk town of Stowmarket is really enjoying its increased standing on the local music scene. It has certainly…

PAUL RODGERS - Ipswich Regent – Tuesday, May 23 STATE OF THE UNION – Colchester Arts Centre – Monday,…

This month Foz recommends a visit to one of his favourite venues – The Apex in Bury St Edmunds. As we’ve come to…

This time round Foz looks ahead to Brooks Williams’ long awaited Ipswich debut. He also pays tribute to…

Foz previews an event in Ipswich this month that he’s particularly looking forward to as it features three of this…

This month Foz focuses on one of this region’s most respected blues musicians Dave Thomas who lives in Diss. Dave…

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…

This month Foz takes a look at the bill for the 13th Cambridge Rock Festival. Next month’s celebration of classic…

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 –…

This month the man once described by Mean Red Spiders frontman Mark Sharpe as ‘the mouth of the blues’ looks ahead…

As early as it might seem, we appear to have entered the festival season and with that in mind Foz previews two big…

This month Foz brings you news of a line-up change for a leading Norfolk rock band. He also welcomes a new blues…

This month Foz previews a couple of blues nights he’s pulled together. The first features one of the most important…