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Blues
Egypt
UK blues rock three piece band formed in 1987, all former members of legendary progressive blues outfit The…
Egypt
UK blues rock three piece band formed in 1987, all former members of legendary progressive blues outfit The…
Matt Long & The Revenant Ones
Matt Long has carved himself a reputation as a stellar front man of multi award-winning British Blues band Catfish.…
Egypt
UK blues rock three piece band formed in 1987, all former members of legendary progressive blues outfit The…
Egypt
UK blues rock three piece band formed in 1987, all former members of legendary progressive blues outfit The…
Egypt
UK blues rock three piece band formed in 1987, all former members of legendary progressive blues outfit The…
INTERVIEW: When Rivers Meet
Earlier this week I conducted a safe, socially distanced interview on the phone with Grace and Aaron Bond who…
Gen Irving
17-year old guitar playing singer/songwriter Gen Irving from Essex has plenty of gigs and festivals under her…
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…
2020 Bury St Edmunds Festival Launched
Introduced by Councillor Jo Rayner, the 2020 Bury St Edmunds Festival was launched last night at The Apex. …
Samantha Fish
Samantha Fish has become one of the must see live performers on both sides of The Atlantic over the last 12 months…
Top US Blues star to Headline Blues at the Barns 2020
Charismatic American blues star Alvin Youngblood Hart has been announced as the headline act for May's Blues at…
Cambridge Rock Festival 2020 Confirmed
The organisers of Cambridge Rock Festival have confirmed the date and new venue for the 2020 event.
The 16th…
Dom Martin
We were lucky Dom Martin was convinced to come to Ipswich
while on his ‘Spain to Italy’ tour for a free gig at The…
The Blues Band: 40 Years and Counting!
Many of the Blues Band’s 21st century fans weren’t even born when these five virtuosos, already music industry…
Danny Bryant Releases New Music Video & Tour Dates
Danny Bryant, the critically acclaimed British Blues rock guitarist, has released the music video for ‘Tired Of…
The Mentulls
Regular readers will know that I am a great advocate of both supporting local venues and seeing new bands. My…
Rocktober is on it’s way!
Planet Rock - the country’s leading Rock and Blues Radio Station – is bringing a brand-new rock packed night with…
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…
Laurence Jones Band Head To Norwich
UK Rising Blues Rock sensation Laurence Jones in back with new studio eponymous studio album ‘Laurence Jones Band’.…
Reflections on StowBlues
There’s plenty of food for thought after the recent StowBlues festival. The now firmly established annual event at…
Blues and Boogie, Two Tone, Reggae, Ska and JS Bach
Spa Pavilion, Felixstowe
Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra took the Spa Pavilion, Felixstowe by…
Savoy Brown Release New Studio Album ‘City Night’
Over 50 years of rocking the blues – Savoy Brown, with leader Kim Simmonds at the helm, return with 'City Night' –…
Arkansas Dave
Arkansas Dave
The Pennoyer Centre, Pulham St Mary
Review by: Oliver Scanlan
The talented, rising stars Arkansas…
Dereham Blues Festival 2019
The 2019 Dereham Blues Festival will be bigger and better than ever.
Dr. Feelgood at The Apex
Gritty Rhythm & Blues combo open their tour in Bury St Edmunds.
Laurence Jones Supports Glenn Hughes
British blues rock guitarist and singer-songwriter Laurence Jones will be special guest on the second UK Tour of …
The Slocan Ramblers
Following their well-received debut UK visit last year, Canada’s bluegrass band to watch The Slocan Ramblers…
Mike Vernon
Legendary record producer Mike Vernon is back in my hometown of Ipswich early next month. Mike’s CV reads like a…
Dereham Blues Festival
The Dereham Blues Festival is ready for the opening chords...
New strings are on the guitars. The drums are…
Malaya Blue
Malaya Blue was bubbling with excitement last week when we spoke. A singer-songwriter who wears her heart on her…
Blues in Mid Suffolk
The Suffolk town of Stowmarket is really enjoying its increased standing on the local music scene. It has certainly…
Dan Patlansky November UK Tour
Following his sold-out Perfection Kills March 2018 UK Tour, South African singer-songwriter and guitarist Dan…
Kris Barras Band to support Beth Hart
Grammy nominated singer-songwriter Beth Hart has confirmed the Kris Barras Band as special guest on her UK tour on…
Elles Bailey
Small music venues have been closing down across the UK. According to Music Venue Trust, around a third of the…
Beth Hart
She was the talker, I was the clown.
I arranged my interview with Beth Hart at the end of her 2017 European tour.…