Home Page

Charlie Patton painting © Copyright 2004 Loz Arkle
Painting © 2004 Loz Arkle

Website © Copyright 2000-2011 Alan White - All Rights Reserved

Site optimised for Microsoft Internet Explorer




Home
Up
Credentials
What is the Blues?
Background to Blues
Chronology of Blues
Artists & Bands Index
Featured Article
Blues Essays
Blues Memories
Blues Festivals UK/E10
Blues Festivals (UK) 09
Blues Festivals (UK) 08
Blues Festivals (UK) 07
Blues Festival Photos
Blues Interviews
NewsStand
Blues Movies
Blues DVDs
Masked Marvel CDs
Blues Internet Mags
Blues Video Clips
Streaming The Blues
Blues Masters
Blues Guitar
Blues Anthology
Blues Paintings
Blues Pilgrimage
Blues Courses
Best of British Blues
Top Twenty Blues
Contributors
Blues Books
Blues Mall
Old Blues Adverts
Our Blues Links
Visitor Links
References
Blues Researchers
Cumbria Blues
Lancashire Blues
Lancashire Bands
Lancashire Links
North East England
Southern England
Scotland
Hall of Fame
Resting Places
Blues Recipies
Messages
Guest Book
Blues Forum
What's New
Coming Soon
Search Me!
Search Google




Hero. Legend. Good Bloke.
John Peel OBE, 1939 - 2004

Red Lick Records



 

 

Ray Stubbs
The Plough, Hereford

Saturday, 19th April 2008


 
    Review and Photos from Steve Wosket......

    Allow me to introduce Ted Crook and The Blues Highway:
 

Ted Crook Harp & vocals
"Doc" Gordon Jones Drums
"Stiff" Bass Guitar
Martin "Tiny" Philips Lead guitar

 

 

 


This was the bands second gig at The Plough, the first, I arrived late after a visit to the Ballet -  Swan Lake actually!, and only saw the last number and the encores but it was more than enough to impress. Most of the crowd had first seen Ted and the boys last year at The Tenby Blues Festival, rating them as good if not better than some of the main stage acts, and recommended them on to the landlord. This same crowd had also seen Ted on his first visit to The Plough and tonight were right behind the band all the way through, the rapport was excellent.

For a band who have only been together for eighteen months they show a lot of maturity. Ted  showed the way with his sweet harp in the style of Little Walter and “Tiny”, complete with his Epiphone Zephyr Blues De-Luxe, the tone of which was absolutely outstanding, and also a copy of T Bone Walkers Gibson was a revelation. The set listings show the Harp led style of this band and some of the material; covers of the great Big Joe Turner, Tampa Red, Big Bill Broonzy and Little Walter were authentic enough but the starring roll for me were the covers of the Fabulous Thunderbirds and Ted’s version of Tough Enough could have been Kim Wilson! Worthy of note was their own number “Southside Boogie” and Walkin’ Blues Featuring “Stiff” on vocals covering this Robert Johnson classic.

The good news is they are back at The Plough on Saturday 28/06/08 and also Saturday 8/11/08.

Steve Wosket

Set Lists:

Here are Steve's photos....
 

© Copyright 2008 Steve Wosket. All Rights Reserved.
 

© Copyright 2008 Steve Wosket. All Rights Reserved.
 

© Copyright 2008 Steve Wosket. All Rights Reserved.
 

© Copyright 2008 Steve Wosket. All Rights Reserved.
 

© Copyright 2008 Steve Wosket. All Rights Reserved.
 

© Copyright 2008 Steve Wosket. All Rights Reserved.
 

© Copyright 2008 Steve Wosket. All Rights Reserved.
 


Top of Page

Website © Copyright 2001-2008 Alan White. All Rights Reserved.
Photos and text (this page) © Copyright 2008 Steve Wosket. All Rights Reserved
For permission to copy, email: alan.white@earlyblues.com