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Here is the latest
UK
and European Blues Festivals Guide 2019,
including blues related workshops, exhibitions and lectures.
A few festivals
are shown as "2019
- TBA" (awaiting details from the organisers). At least you can see roughly when
they will take place (most festivals are at the same time of year within
a week or so). Whilst I have taken every care to ensure details are
correct, please confirm dates with festival organisers - I have included contact
phone numbers, email addresses and website addresses. Please let me know
of any other UK or European blues festivals, workshops, exhibitions and lectures not listed here.
I regularly
update this list as I receive more details from festival organisers,
so
please check back often.
Thanks, Alan White.
Email:
alan.white@earlyblues.com
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February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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9th - 10th February
2019
Mahindra Blues
Festival
Mehboob Studio,
Mumbai
www.mahindrablues.com
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Mike Sanchez & the Portions
Earl Jackson Band
Bamboozled
MORE DETAILS SOON
www.bluescruiseuk.com
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Broadstairs Blues
Bash 2019
Friday
22nd Feb to
Sunday 24th Feb 2019
www.broadstairsbluesbash.com
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www.cancerontherocks.co.uk
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28th February - 3rd March
2019
The 19th Swanage Blues Festival
(Also see the 12th Swanage Blues & Roots Festival in October)
"Three days of excellent music in a
friendly seaside town with a great atmosphere"
Contact:
Steve Darrington,
Swanage Blues,
c/o TIC,
The White House,
Shore Road,
Swanage,
Dorset BH19 1LB
www.swanage-blues.org
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Acoustic Blues Weekend
Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd March 2019
Our weekend event is a workshop where we teach country blues
guitar, bottleneck slide guitar and harmonica skills to
students. They are conducted as masterclasses for beginners
to advanced levels. We'll announce the line-up of teachers
and venue early in the New Year when we send out the details
for Blues Week 2016.
Acoustic Blues Weekend
The Beacon,
Wantage,
Oxfordshire
OX12 9BX
Contact: Atrix Box
Office 01527 577330
Euroblues Promotions Ltd.
01242 701765
www.euroblues.co.uk
A weekend of workshops, jams and performances
The tutors are:
Will Wilde (harmonica),
Adam Franklin (bottleneck slide guitar)
Abie Budgen &
Michael Roach (country blues guitar).
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1st -
3rd March 2019
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Das 10. Blues Festival Frauenfeld
findet am Freitag, 22. und Samstag, 23. März 2019
in der Festhalle Rüegerholz Frauenfeld statt
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21st - 31st March 2019
Kenny Neal
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This year The Aberdeen Jazz Festival launches
the first ever Aberdeen Blues Weekend
which features performances from the Queen of
Scottish Blues Maggie Bell, ex-Whitesnake
stellar guitarist Bernie Marsden and
direct from Louisiana, Kenny Neal.
Attendees can also savour a triple-header
featuring Del Amitri guitarist Kris Dollimore,
the exciting vocals of Nicole Smit and
Aberdeen’s own Gerry Jablonski.
Click here for full festival details |
www.aberdeenjazzfestival.com
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21st -
24th March 2019
http://www.bristoljazzandbluesfest.com/
Click here for the full line up
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24th FESTIVAL LE BLUES AUTOUR DU ZINC
BEAUVAIS
Infoline:
+33 3 44 15 30 30
L'association le
Comptoir Magique
29 rue de Calais 60000 Beauvais
France
www.zincblues.com
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Top Secret Blues Festival
2019
Friday 22nd-
Sunday 24th March
2019
Spa Ocean Room, Scarborough
Phone 07956 925 925
Tickets will sell fast - limited availability,
don't be disappointed get them now
2018 was sold out
Tickets for 2019 available now
www.scarboroughbluesfestival.org.uk
Check out photos from 2016
Check out photos from 2015
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Located In
Segesvár, Mures, Romania
Vineri 29 Martie:
19.30- 21.00 CARL SONY LEYLAND TRIO
21.30- 23.00 GRAINNE DUFFY
Sâmbătă 30 Martie:
19.30-21.00 KYLA BROX BAND
21.30-23.00 JOE KROWN & JASON RICCI
https://sighisoaraonline.com/content/sighisoara-blues-festival-2019/
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www.yorkbluesfest.co.uk
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Das Volkshaus
Olten
Basel
Switzerland
http://www.bluesbasel.ch/
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The 8th Bowness Bay Blues Weekend 2019
12th-14th
April 2019
The
Venues
Beresfords
Lake District Boat Club
Hole in’t Wall
Hydro Hotel
Quayside/ Wheelhouse
Grey Walls
Lamplighter
Brookside
The Elleray
Tickets available
now from:
https://www.breweryarts.co.uk/
Box Office
01539 725133
or
https://www.trybooking.com/
www.bownessbayblues.co.uk
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HRH
Blues
13th
-14th April 2019
O2
Academy
Sheffield
http://www.hrhblues.com/ |
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Easter Weekend
18th
- 22nd April 2019
The 23rd Nantwich Jazz, Blues & Music
Festival
Nantwich Civic Hall & The Crown Hotel
Nantwich
www.nantwichjazz.com
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www.nidarosbluesfestival.com
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2019 -TBA
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The
UKBlues Federation is disappointed to have to
announce that the 2019 FORM UKBlues Awards will
not now take place. The reasons for this are
two-fold.
Over
a period of more than two months, we have been
seeking to finalise a hire contract with Preston
Guild Hall (PGH). After a number of redrafts,
the final document supplied by PGH still
contained a number of errors but, more
significantly, sought to impose upon the UKBlues
Federation and its Board members liabilities
that went far wider than common law and against
which we were not reasonably able to obtain
insurance protection. Having sought a legal
review which broadly confirmed our concerns, we
had no option but to cancel the proposed hire of
PGH for the Awards event on Saturday 27th
April 2019.
We
have worked hard to try to source a suitable
alternative venue which is both available and
feasible but these efforts have proved
unsuccessful .
In
order to identify the five finalists in the
various Award categories, we issued an
invitation to a panel numbering more than 750
people drawn from across the blues spectrum in
the UK to submit their nominations in 12 of the
20 award categories. The response to this
invitation has, frankly, been pitiful and of
such a disappointingly low level that we are not
in a position to put forward credible finalists
in these categories.
By
the closing date of the nomination period –
23.59 on the 14th January 2019 – less than 13%
of those invited had submitted nominations!
In
the regional categories, response rates ranged
from a single nomination to a maximum just under
13%, whilst categories such as Under the Radar,
Innovation and Lifetime Contribution were
similarly abysmally supported with single figure
numbers of nominations.
By
contrast, the Club/Venue category, the only one
open to the blues public at large, attracted
over 200 nominations for some 24 different
venues!
The
UKBF is deeply saddened by having to take this
action which we have only done after
considerable discussion and thought, a
considerable amount of work trying to find ways
to avoid doing so and with very heavy hearts. We
set out to create an Awards which had integrity
and were open and honest and we believe that our
action in cancelling this year’s Awards reflects
those values.
It is
difficult to put in words what message this
sends out about the blues scene in the UK. Of
course it means that the blues in the UK will
not have a credible awards for 2019, a year in
which we had hoped to build on the great success
of the inaugural awards and the support that we
thought had been engendered thereby.
Perhaps more significantly, it means that direct
and indirect sponsorship to a value in excess of
£16,000 raised through a great deal of hard work
by members of the Federation’s Board and the
generosity of the sponsors has been lost.
Whilst some of this money would have been used
to cover the costs of the Awards event, a large
proportion would have been used to provide much
needed financial support to the Federation’s
other activities including providing funding to
support the UK’s representative at the
International and European Blues Challenges and
various other initiatives including those
supporting and encouraging young and emerging
artists.
In
this respect we would like to thank most
sincerely all those who agreed to provide
sponsorship for the Awards:
FORM
Fit Out, Blues in Britain, the Lancashire Blues
Archive, Digital Blues, Blues in the South, The
Great British Rhythm & Blues Festival, Blues
Matters!, John Cee Stannard, the New Crawdaddy
Blues Club. EarlyBlues.com, Raven & Blues,
Colourblind Blues Show, Bluefunk Club, Poynton,
Lesley & Terry Marshall, The Meeting Room,
Elland, Jason Elliott & Paddy Maguire, Big House
Blues Bar, Darwen, Red Pepper Promotions,
Edinburgh Blues Club, Mid Wales R&B Club, Blues
at Woodlands and Upton Blues Festival.
The
support and generosity of these individuals and
organisations is greatly appreciated.
Looking forward, we plan to have a UKBlues
Awards in place for 2020 but with a
significantly different nomination process which
we hope will be supported to a far greater
extent than has been the case in 2019.
www.ukblues.org
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27th
April 2019
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27th
April 2019
http://www.hookrock.be/
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2019
- TBA
Saturday
6th May 2017 & Saturday 9th September 2017
19th Big Wheel Blues Festival 2017
Isle of Man
www.bigwheelblues.com
Ticket only event:
Available via the above website or phone: 01624 664460 |
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2019 -
TBA
4th -6th May 2018
Dumfries and Galloway
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Thornhill-Music-Festival-2013/487819717906138
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2019 -
TBA
Overton
on Dee
Blues
Roots and Real Ale Festival 2018
Friday
May 11th & Saturday 12th May 2018
Lineup So Far:
Friday
11th May 2018
Mumbo Jumbo
The Rainbreakers
The Cadillac Kings
Saturday 12th May 2018
Benjamin Bassford and Liam Ward
Little Roger and The House Rockers
Xander and The Peace Pirates
Sari Schoor and The Engine Room
The Revolutionaires
Overton on Dee is
a beautiful little village on the Welsh borders
approximately 8 miles south of Wrexham
Limited tickets
available so early booking recommended
For camping and
caravan info ring before 9pm 01978 710413
Food outlets
available in village + 12+ real ales and ciders, donation
car park available
Shuttle service
available to outlying B&Bs, Hotels and caravan site
Festival
organised by Goin’ Up The Country Blues Club, Worthenbury
www.hookerblues.co.uk
Info
contact
info@overtonvillagehall.co.uk
petevans@btinternet.com
 
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A nostalgic look ....
Check out the 2013 Festival Photos
Check out the 2012 Festival Photos
Check out the 2011 Festival Photos
Check out the 2010 Festival Photos
Check out the 2009 Festival Photos
Check out the 2008 Festival Photos
Check out
the 2007 Festival photos
Burnley Blues Festival Heritage
  
  
  
All photos©
Copyright 2008-2009 Alan White. All Rights Reserved.
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27e Editie van het Kwadendamme Bluesfestival
2019
The Netherlands
10th - 11th May 2019
http://kwadendamme.weebly.com/
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2019 - TBA
May
10 - May 19, 2018
EUROPAfest 21st Anniversary
Bucharest
Romania
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EUROPAfest is an international music festival
held each spring in May, in Bucharest and Sibiu
( European Capital of Culture 2007 ), Romania.
The festival is considered a country brand being
the only one in Europe which presents four music
genres in a single event: jazz, blues, pop and
classical music, bringing together over 300
musicians from around the globe, 45-50
countries.
During festival, numerous events take place,
including concerts, competitions, workshops,
master-classes, jam sessions, cafe festival and
gala concert.
Agenda
12 May - Opening Concert
13 - 15 May - Concerts of jazz, blues, pop
12 - 21 May - Caffe festival & Jam sessions
14 - 21 May - Jazz competition
14 - 21 May - Piano competition
18 - 20 May - Master-classes & workshops
21 May - Gala
The
festival’s aim is to offer a distinct event in
Europe, an enriching experience for the
audience. In 2016 EUROPAfest celebrates 23 years
of music excellence. Starting 2005 the
international festival EUROPAfest is organized
under the High Patronage of Their Royal
Highnesses the Princess Margarita and Prince
Radu.
major concert halls, jazz clubs, coffee shops,
outdoor
Bucharest, Sibiu
Romania
http://www.jmevents.ro,
http://www.europafest.ro |
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www.trieuxtonicblues.fr
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16th -
19th May 2019
Internationales Bluesfest Eutin
Eutin
Germany
www.bluesfest-eutin.de
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2019
Festival
Friday 17th - Sunday 19th May 2019
www.abertillerybluesfestival.co.uk
Box Office: 01495
355800
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2019 -TBA
The 20th Annual International
Guinness Blues on the Bay Festival
Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland
www.bluesonthebay.co.uk
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Situated in the town of Crisser, Switzerland,
located on the outskirts of Lausanne, a few
steps from the shores of Lake Geneva, between
Geneva and Montreux.
Voici les premiers noms de cette
future édition :
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Cedric
Burnside
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Delgrès
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The Como Mamas
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The Goon Mat &
Lord Bernado
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Dr. David
Evans
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Iretta &
Johnie B. Sanders Blues
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Floyd Beaumont
& the Arkadelphians
http://www.blues-rules.com/
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Stafford Blues Festival
Friday 24th May to
Sunday 26th May 2019
http://staffsfest.co.uk/
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2019 -TBA
Montrose Music Festival 2018
https://www.facebook.com/montrosemusicfestival/
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DUVEL
BLUES
ANTWERPEN
https://www.facebook.com/Duvelblues-101155329975964/
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Diggle Blues Festival 2019
Diggle
Saddleworth
Oldham
‘Where the blues meets the greenery'
www.digglebluesfestival.co.uk
www.facebook.com/DiggleBluesFestival/
twitter.com/DiggleBlues
Entrance to all venues is FREE
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31st May
- 2nd June 2019
www.acousticfestival.co.uk
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Sunday
2nd June 2019
(from
6.00pm)
Manchester Acoustic Blues Fest
MABS
Fest
(part of
the International Guitar Festival of Great Britain)
Floral Pavilion, New Brighton
Wirral, CH45 2JS
https://floralpavilion.com/en-GB/shows/the%20manchester%20acoustic%20blues%20festival/info
Bex Marshall
Bluesman Mike Francis
Dai Thomas
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01/06/19
- 14/07/19
DeltaBlues Festival
Polesine, Italy
http://www.deltablues.it/
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8th -
10th June 2019
23rd
Ribs & Blues Festival 2019
Domineeskamp
Raalte
Netherlands
http://ribsenblues.nl/english/
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Sierre Blues Festival 2019
Plaine Bellevue
Sierra
Suisse
13th - 15th June 2019
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14th -
16th June 2019
https://bluesonthefarm.com/home
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Blues Weekend at the Toorak Hotel
Torquay, Devon
Friday 14th – Monday 17th June
2019
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http://www.lymmfestival.org.uk/
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FRIDAY
21st JUNE 2019
Papa
George Band
Climax Blues Band
Hip Route
Click here for Press Release
https://www.bluesandbeer.org/
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26th -
30th June 2019
All Tickets
Sold Out in 36 minutes on October 7th
2018
https://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/
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Bluesland - Slovenia
International Blues Festival!
Exceptional Blues Experience!
Born from
the roots of MotörCity festival, Bluesland
festival will concentrate solely on genuine
Blues music. Although MotörCity was great fun,
we, promoters, learned that 90% of our visitors
are passionate Blues lovers and were visiting
MotörCity just for the Blues music, and are less
interested in Rock & Motorcycles.
This was the major reason behind our decision,
to rename MotörCity into Bluesland, with a
broader focus on real Blues music, that will
satisfy, attract and amaze even the most
doubtful and experienced Blues enthusiasts.
At MotorCity we were
able to host some amazing artists; Chris Thomas
King, Hans Theessink, Terry Evans, Laurence
Jones, Kris Barras, Popa Chubby, Matt
Schofield…to name just a few.
Because we believe
that great Blues music enthusiasts deserve only
the best and so does the capital city of our
beautiful, small country Slovenia, city of
Ljubljana, we decided to stage Bluesland at most
beautiful location there is; Bluesland will take
place at the historical Ljubljana Castle, a
medieval fortress, that was constructed in the
11th century and acquired its present outline
with an almost complete overhaul in the 15th
century. And what an outline that is; you will
be able to experience and see majestic entrance
to the castle complex, Open-Air Prison,
Gunpowder Room, Erasmus Tower, Rock Hall,
Penitentiary, Castle Chapel of St George, Hribar
Hall and Armoury, Palatium,...and an amazing The
Panoramic Tower that offers breathtaking view
over the capital, surrounding hills and
mountains. The festival will be held at The
central Castle Courtyard, that is closed on all
sides, covered with paving stones and full of
dynamic architectural elements, which will
provide a perfect scenery for Bluesland
festival.
Welcome to Bluesland!
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https://www.blueslandfestival.com/
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28th,
29th & 30th June 2019
Almost Blue
Dundee 2019
Dundee, Scotland
https://www.facebook.com/almostbluedundee/
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28th -
30th June 2019
http://belfastcityblues.com/
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23/08/2019
https://www.facebook.com/Abbeblues/
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PuistoBlues 2019
Järvenpää
Finland
www.puistoblues.fi
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25th Cognac Blues Passions
Cognac
France
www.bluespassions.com
Click here for Artist Lineup
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Music at the Crossroads Festival 2019
Hook Norton Brewery
Hook Norton
Oxfordshire
OX15 5NY
www.hookymusic.co.uk
The Hook Norton Charitable Association
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Linton Festival 2019
The Alma Inn
Linton
Ross-on-Wye
Herefordshire
HR9 7RY
www.lintonfestival.org
Click here for 2016 photos & Reviews
Click here for 2013 Photos & Reviews
Click here for 2011 Photos & Reviews
Click here for 2010 Photos & Reviews
Click here for 2009 Photos & Reviews
Click here for 2008 Photos & Reviews
Click here
for 2007 Photos & Reviews
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www.bluesfest.de
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www.bluesfest.net
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12th
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14th July 2019
12th
Burton Agnes Jazz & Blues Festival
Burton Agnes Hall
Driffield
East Yorkshire
YO25 4NB
www.burtonagnes.com
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13th Suwalki
Blues Festival 2019
Poland
www.suwalkiblues.com
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http://sementblues.com/Nyheter
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www.cornburyfestival.com
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https://www.saddlebackmusicfestival.co.uk/
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Friday
13th July 2018 & Saturday 14th July 2018
20th Big Wheel
Blues Festival 2018
Isle of Man
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This is truly a year to celebrate the Big Wheel
Blues Festival as it will be the 20th
consecutive annual blues event: quite an
achievement we think. We are returning to the
Villa Marina over Friday 13th
and Saturday 14th
of July, hoping for some warmer weather. There
will be two ticketed concerts in the Promenade
Suite, doors open from 7.30pm, each night
featuring three excellent acts covering, as
always, a wide range of styles.
In addition on the Saturday afternoon there will
be a free outdoor stage in the Villa Marina
gardens, showcasing some of the cream of local
talent. If by any chance the weather is unkind
the stage will transfer indoors to the Colonnade
Suite.
Do come along and support the festival and help
us mark this anniversary.
Huge thanks are in order to sponsor James
Osborne Financial Services and Isle of Man Arts
Council.
Friday night opens with local band Loose Crew, a
5 piece good time band playing swing jump and
boogie from the 1920s onwards, right up to more
modern soulful blues classics. Next we have a
very welcome return for acoustic roots and
Americana masters Rob Heron and the Teapad
Orchestra, great crowd pleasers. Headlining the
night will be the Laurence Jones band, a real
must-see for lovers of stellar guitar playing,
Laurence being one of the very few top British
exponents.
Saturday night opens with New Orleans style
piano maestro Dale Storr, arguably the foremost
British artist of his genre, followed by the
Elles Bailey Band, rootsy blues country and
soulful rock crossover. Summed up by BBC 6Music
simply as 'the most incredible voice'. Bringing
the festival to a climax will be the Marcus
Malone Band, Marcus being hailed as Detroit's
finest rock/blues export, a supreme vocal
stylist. |
www.bigwheelblues.com
Ticket only event:
Available via the above website or phone: 01624 664460 |
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Cahors Blues Festival 2019
Toulouse
France
www.cahorsbluesfestival.com
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The Larmer Tree Festival
Larmer Tree Gardens, Tollard Royal,
Near Salisbury,
Wiltshire/Dorset border
www.larmertreefestival.co.uk
Phone: 023 8071 1820 |
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www.blueshondarribia.com
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Friday 18th July to Sunday
21st July
2019
In and around the Pubs and
Streets of Upton upon Severn, Worcestershire
British Blues Awards
Festival of the Year 2015 & 2016
UKBlues Awards Blues Based
Festival of the Year 2018
Three Main Stages, Nine Pub Stages and a Boat!
THE RIVERSIDE, ACOUSTIC AND
BIG TOP STAGE BANDS FOR 2019
Holly and the Hounds
Haneys Big House
Northsyde
The King Biscuit Boys
The Mojo Preachers
Elliot Pritchard
Mick Simpson
Phil Doleman
Voodoo Sheiks
Ian Parker
Buffos Wake
Mark Cole and Damon T
The Achievers
Mike Dr Blue
Troy Redfern
Amit Dattani
Big Boy Bloater and the Limits
Jenny Wren & her Borrowed Wings
Chris Bevington
Mojo Hand
Delta Ladies
Rowland Jones
Jack Blackman
Wille & The Bandits
Stephen Steinhaus
Dino Baptiste
Luke Doherty Duo
Connor Selby
Ajay Srivastav Karmic Blues
Stone Mountain Sinners
Kyla Brox
Wily Bo Walker
Rainbreakers
Ma Polaines Great Divide
Jamie Thyer and the Worried Men
Paul Gillings
Astella Soul Band
Vo Fletcher
Xander and the Peace Pirates
Katie Bradley
Blues Boy Kings
Swampcandy
Beaux Gris Gris and the
Apocalypse
Trevor Babajack Steger
Birmingham Community Gospel Choir
Elles Bailey
Dave Ferra Allstars
Danny Bryant
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Set in the beautiful Worcestershire
riverside town of Upton upon Severn (where the flood
defences are robust!), this is a festival where every
band is free to see, with no external funding, government or
local authority support and with no major sponsorship, they
are able to be as independent, flexible and unique a
festival as ever.
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https://www.uptonbluesfestival.com/
Check out some recent festivals:
2013 photos
2012 photos
2011 photos
2010 Photos
2009 Photos
2008 Photos
2007 Photos and Reviews
(with photos of the 2007 devastating floods,
prior to the flood defences
being installed!)
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12th - 21st July 2019
Papa Chubby
www.edinburghjazzfestival.com
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Gloucester R&B Festival 2019
29th
July -
4th August 2019
Cafe
Rene
Southgate Street
Gloucester
GL1 1TP
Tel: 01452 309340
www.caferene.co.uk/live-music |
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Ealing Blues Festival 2019
Walpole Park
Mattock Lane
Ealing W5
London's longest running blues
festival (established 1987)
https://www.facebook.com/EalingBluesFestival/
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25th -
28th July 2019
www.cambridgerockfestival.co.uk
Phone: 0845 299 0845
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http://uckfieldbluesandroots.co.uk/
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Maryport Blues Festival
Maryport Rugby League Club
Melpot Road
Maryport, Cumbria, CA15 6NE
CANCELLED
Details
here:
https://maryportbluesfestival.com/
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18th May 2019
http://www.chiddfest.com/
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Luxembourg Blues'n
Jazz Rallye
Grund, Clausen
Free entry
Bluesjazzrallye
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Sunday 28th July - Friday 2nd August
2019
BluesWeek 2019
Hartpury College
Gloucester
GL19 3BE
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Tutors will include Will Wilde (harmonica), Adam
Franklin (guitar), and Michael
Roach (guitar, vocals) |
http://www.euroblues.co.uk/workshops.php
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https://www.cambridgelivetrust.co.uk/folk-festival
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1st -
4th August 2019
Notodden Blues Festival
PO Box 211
3672 Notodden
Norway
www.bluesfest.no
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www.wickhamfestival.co.uk
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Mold
North Wales
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7 Hills
Blues Festival
Thursday 8th - Sunday 11th August 2019
Armagh
Northern Ireland
https://visitarmagh.com/7hills/
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Saturday
10th August 2019
The Radford
Mill Festival of Rhythm & Blues
Bath’s newest festival set in the idyllic riverside venue of
Radford Mill Farm
2019
Line-up:
http://radfordmillfestival.co.uk/artistes-2019/4590523294
Early bird ticket discounts: go to
http://radfordmillfestival.co.uk/ticketsstalls/4590055320
Radford Mill Farm, Radford (near Timsbury) BA2 0QF
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2019 -
TBA
16th -
18th August 2018
Théâtre
de verdure du Mont Cotton
Bagnols-sur-cèze (30) France
http://bagnolsblues.com/
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34th Rauma
Blues Fest 2019
Rauma
Finland
https://www.raumablues.fi/ |
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Taking a rest in 2018
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16th - 18th August 2019
Old
Bush Blues 2019
The
Old Bush
Callow End
Worcestershire
http://www.old-bush.com/old-bush-blues/
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Le Buis
Haute-Vienne
France
21st -
24th August 2019
http://www.lebuisbluesfestival.com/
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Pordenone, near Venice, Italy
www.pordenonebluesfestival.it
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Wespelaar,
Belgium
Friday 16 August 2019
19:00 – 20:15 Steven Troch Band
20:45 – 22:15 Lucky Peterson featuring Tamara Tramell
22:45 – 00:15 Tinsley Ellis
Saturday 17 August 2019
13:30 – 14:30 Dave Warmerdam Band
14:30 – 15:30 Vitor Bacalhau
16:00 – 17:00 Johnny Burgin and Quique Gomez
17:30 – 18:30 Watermelon Slim
19:00 – 20:15 Bobby Radcliff Band
20:45 – 22:15 Jamiah Rogers
22:45 – 00:15 Shemekia Copeland
13:30 – 14:30 Stef Paglia Trio
15:00 – 16:15 Dany Franchi
16:45 – 18:00 Whitney Shay
18:30 – 19:45 Breezy Rodio
20:15 – 21: 30 Kirk Fletcher
21:45 – 23:15 Mud Morganfield
http://www.swingwespelaar.be/
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2019- TBA
18th
August 2018
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The 2018 Broom Hill Festival on
the Warwickshire / Oxfordshire border is on
Saturday 18th August and will feature legendary
record producer Mike Vernon and his band The
Mighty Combo, Wired, The Buzzin' Hornets,
Mumbo-Jumbo, Beth Porter And The Availables, and
much more.
Tickets on sale soon. |
https://www.facebook.com/BluesatBroomHillFestival
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(Ge)varenwinkelfestival
-Blues roots rock soul-
Het (Ge)Varenwinkelfestival
is het blues- & rootsfestival in Herselt (België) tijdens
het laatste weekend van augustus. Sfeer en topmuziek
verzekerd.
22,23,24
augustus 2019
Gevarenwinkel vzw
Wolfsdonksesteenweg 160
2230 Herselt
België
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22nd
- 26th August 2019
Rye
East Sussex
TN31 7LE
www.ryejazz.com
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The 30th Great
British R&B Festival 2019,
Colne, Lancashire
Bank Holiday Weekend 2019
Friday 23rd - Sunday 25th August 2019
https://www.bluesfestival.co.uk/
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Latest Updates
05/07/19
New Venue Announced For This Summer's
Festival
Earnie’s is a roller rink and entertainment
centre, which will be transformed into the
perfect live music venue for the blues
festival in 2019. Part of the rink will form
the live music stage, with comfortable
temporary seating and a bar. The venue will
host some lively, toe-tapping, dance-able
rhythm and blues. It is one of the festival
'Roadhouse venues'; all acts are free to
enjoy over the festival weekend.
New Stage for
#ColneBlues2019
The Festival Teams With Northern Whisper
Brewing Company
As smooth as Ray Charles in his
heyday, the
festival beer ‘Rhythm
& Booze’ is a wonderful 4% golden ale.
Rhythm and
Booze
Get To Know… Ma Bessie
The festival talk with Ma Bessie about performing on stage as a child, her new album release and… pig feet. Ma Bessie plays the Mini Muni, Saturday, 3pm.
Get To Know Ma Bessie
Festival Volunteers Required
Join the team as a volunteer at this summer’s blues festival in Colne.
Positions involve some light and enjoyable tasks such as; stewarding, box office duties, information point teams, merchandise stalls etc.
Festival Volunteers
30th Anniversary - Festival Artwork
This year's festival "looks a good blend of exciting new talent and a couple of really solid and dependable early favourites among the headliners, which was always Colne’s hallmark". See festival artwork from previous year's blues events in Colne.
Festival Artwork
Festival Buskers are Announced
Expect some surprises as you discover the raw talent and sweet-sounds of these dexterous musicians.
Festival Buskers 2019
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Little Theatre Stage at the Great
British Rhythm & Blues Festival:
Announced
Squeeze up #ColneBlues2019 bands, the
festival have announced their 2019 Little
Theatre line ups.
The Little Theatre is a 75 capacity
venue situated in the heart of Colne. It's
an intimate venue, full of character and
charm, with a full height stage and
comfortable, cinema style seating. A hugely
popular venue at the festival, this stage
forms part of the event's ticketed event
schedule.
The stage is curated by British blues-rock
guitarist and singer songwriter Jack J
Hutchinson, who says…
“It is a real honour to curate the Little
Theatre stage at the Great British Rhythm &
Blues Festival. I grew up just down the road
in Burnley, and it always feels like coming
home when I play or simply attend the
festival. There are a number of acts on the
Little Theatre bill who, whilst tipping
their hats to the past, offer something
refreshing and contemporary. Others present
a more familiar take on the blues, and are
no less vibrant. What they all share is a
commitment to new, original material.”
The artists featured on the stage are:
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As well as the array of talent that
headline the main stages, there are
also blues club 'picks' from around
the UK (from Scotland, England,
Ireland and Wales), a
blues-funk-groove-soul upbeat
'dance' day on Saturday 25th August
(at the Muni), talent from as far
away as Australia, Canada, mainland
Europe and the USA, a pick from BBC
Radio Lancashire's Bluenotes show
and some incredible homegrown new
and emerging talent.
Paddy Maguire, the festival creative
director explains further "I am
incredibly excited to help announce
the 30th anniversary year festival
line up - with plenty of diversity
within the blues music genre,
consisting of celebrated blues music
legends... and the promising legends
of the future. As an internationally
recognised festival, it is our duty
and responsibility to nurture
emerging artists and the UKs weekly
hosted blues clubs, as well
welcoming the founding fathers of
the blues genre".
plus many other incredibly talented
artists, including Dana
Ali Band, Blues
Boy Kings, Tom
C Walker, James
Sayer Band, James
& Black (USA), Russ
Tippins Electric Band, Greg
Coulson, The
Troy Redfern Band (Mid
Wales Blues Club pick), Delta
Fuse (The
Elner Delta Blues Club, NI pick), Andy
Gunn (Edinburgh
Blues Club pick), Rainbreakers (Tuesday
Night Blues Club pick)... and many
more.
Further 2019 line ups announcements will
follow in due course - next
to come will be the Mini Muni stage, the
BBC Radio Lancashire Bluenotes 'pick', the
Little Theatre stage,
special events, then
the myriad of ‘Roadhouse’ venues line
ups.
There will be a chance to apply to play
the 2019 festival via Jessica Foxley
Stages. Applications will be online
soon.
Current line ups can be viewed here: https://www.bluesfestival.co.uk/lineups/
More on the festival:
The Great British Rhythm and Blues
Festival will occur
in Colne, Lancashire, over the bank
holiday weekend of 23rd – 25th August
2019. This is the events’ 30th year
anniversary, and the third year in which
Colne Town Council have organised and
managed the event.
The festival takes place in numerous
town centre venues (from 750 to 50
capacity), Colne & Nelson Rugby Club
(which also doubles-up as the festival
campsite), plus many more restaurants
and bars. This beautiful town is an
ideal location for an event of this
kind, with one long ‘main’ street
(closed to traffic) which hosts
on-street entertainment, busking,
incredible food stalls, bars and more.
Each music venue is within easy reach of
the main street, making this event not
only one
of Europe’s
best contemporary blues festivals,
but also one-of-a-kind and much-loved
festival for people of the local area.
An estimated 15,000 – 20,000 people
attended both
the 2017 & 2018’s festivals; with the
event receiving a HUGE amount of love
(just some of the comments are below).
Tickets for the 2019 festival go on sale
at
10am
on Friday 7th December via the festival
ticket page. Camping
tickets will follow soon afterwards.
There are also many ‘Roadhouse’ venues
dotted around the town hosting events
and live music.
These venues are free
to enjoy.
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More news from the festival:
Facebook: /thegreatbritishrandbfestival
Instagram: @greatbritishrnbfestivalcolne
Twitter: @RandBFestival
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCynO3pUv-zyghzS-8NYuwcA
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www.bluesfestival.co.uk
Ticket hotline: 01282 661234
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Check out:
Photos from 2018 ..
The Great
British R&B Festival 2018
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Photos from 2017..
The Great British R&B Festival
2017
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Photos
from 2016..
The Great British R&B Festival
2016
Check out:
Photos from 2015..
The Great British R&B Festival
2015
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Photos from 2014..
The Great British R&B Festival
2014
Check out:
Photos from 2013..
The Great British R&B Festival
2013
Check out:
Photos from 2012..
The Great British R&B Festival 2012
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Photos from 2011..
The Great British R&B Festival 2011
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Photos from 2010..
The Great British R&B Festival 2010
Check out:
Photos from 2009..
The Great British
R&B Festival 2009
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Photos from 2008..
The Great British
R&B Festival 2008
Check out:
Photos from 2007...
The Great British R&B
Festival 2007
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Openluchttheater De Doolhof
De Drink
5932 CP Tegelen
Netherlands
www.bluesrockfestival.nl
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5th- 8th September 2019
Blues in Hell
Hell, Norway
www.bluesinhell.no
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http://www.harvestblues.ie/HOME
HEADLINERS:
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AmenoBlues Festival
Ameno, Novara, Italy
http://www.amenoblues.it/
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Friday 6th - Sunday 8th September 2019
Margate Rock & Blues 2019
Margate Winter Gardens
www.margaterock.com
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6th - 8th September 2019
The Big Green Cardigan Festival
Hawkhurst Road
Crips Corner
East Sussex
TN32 5SA
www.biggreencardigan.com
www.facebook.com/TBGCardigan
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6th UKBlues
Challenge 2019
Saturday 14th
September 2019
Click here
for interview with The Achievers
Click here
for interview with Ash Wilson
Click here
for interview with Crossfire Blues Band
Click here
for interview with Connor Selby
The 2019 UKBlues Challenge will be taking place at the
Bluefunk Rhythm and Blues Club,
Poynton, Cheshire on Saturday 14th September 2019.
Doors
open at 18.30 and the evening will close at around 23.15.
Tickets
priced at £17.50 (plus booking fee) seated and £15.00 (plus booking
fee) standing are now on sale and can only be purchased via
SeeTickets.com at this link:
https://www.seetickets.com/event/2019-ukblues-challenge/bluefunk-rhythm-blues-club-poynton-cheshire/1392483
Demand for tickets is
already very high
and there are a very limited number of tickets available so,
to avoid disappointment, get yours now before they are all gone.
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Newark on Trent
Nottinghamshire
www.newarkblues.co.uk
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European Blues
Cruise, a unique cruise under the sign of blues
The
particularity of European Blues Cruise is the exciting
meeting between tourism discovery and the love of the
blues. Our boat sails around beautiful cities on the
Mediterranean shores, rocked by blues rhythm.
The cruise is
organized by the association Blues in Marseilles, which
aims to promote the blues in our city through various
concerts. Marseille is one of the oldest cities of
France, we hope you will appreciate is large heritage as
well.
Our Event is
organized thanks to partnerships with the travel agency
Voyages Byblos and various cruise lines.
Since its
creation in 2014, we offer new routes and various great
artists to combine holidays and musical passion. Most of
our artists accompanying you throughout the trip come
from the United States to offer you their voices and
their stories.
By letting
you discover our program, we hope that our services will
attract your attention and we remain at your disposal
for further information.
The team of European Blues Cruise
Info and booking :
www.europeanbluescruise.com |
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2019 -
TBA
SATURDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2018
Edinburgh Corn Exchange
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The Edinburgh Blues ‘N’
Rock Festival returns this year on Saturday 22
September at The Corn Exchange. This year the
festival will be promoted and programmed by the
Edinburgh Blues Club who have shaped a fantastic
contemporary lineup for 2018. The event features
headliners Ten Years After and Dana Fuchs, plus
The Rising Souls, Mitch Laddie Band, The Jensen
Interceptors and Charlotte Marshall & The 45s.
Tickets are available for £30 at
https://www.ticketweb.uk/event/edinburgh-blues-n-rock-festival-edinburgh-corn-exchange-tickets/8006115 |
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Friday 27th -
Sunday 29th September 2019
Friday - 27th
September 2019
Xander & The
Peace Pirates
Sean Webster
Band
Crow Black
Chicken
Nick Steed 5
Saturday - 28th
September 2019
RHR
Connie Lush Band
Stevie Nimmo
Trio
Jon Amor Band
Guy Tortora
Zoe Schwarz Blue
Commotion
Felix Rabin
Junkhouse Dog
Sunday - 29th
September 2019
Andy Fairweather
Low & The Low Riders
Kyla Brox
Ian Parker Band
Mike Bowden & The A917 Band
The Crown & Mitre Hotel,
Carlisle
www.carlislebluesfestival.com
Photos of the
previous
ten festivals are listed here:
Take a look at the
2018 Festival Photos
here.
Take a look at the
2017 Festival Photos
here.
Take a look at the 2014 Festival Photos
here.
Take a look at the 2013 Festival Photos
here.
Take a look at the 2012 Festival Photos
here.
Take a look at the 2011 Festival Photos
here.
Take a look at the 2010 Festival Photos
here.
Take a look at the 2009 Festival Photos
here.
Take a look at the 2008 Festival Photos
here.
Take a look at the 2007 Festival Photos
here.
It just doesn't come any
better !!
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Orkney
Blues Festival
Stromness
Orkney Islands
www.orkneyblues.co.uk
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39th Rawa Blues
Festival 2019
Katowice
Poland
www.rawablues.com
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2019 - TBA
Blues In The City
Chelmsford
Essex
www.bluesinthecity.co.uk
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opens Wed 2nd October 2019
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3rd Oct - 6th Oct 2019
(Also see the 19th Swanage Blues
Festival in March)
"Three days of excellent music in a
friendly seaside town with a great atmosphere"
60 gigs, open mic and
Acoustic & Electric jam sessions in 15 indoor venues.
Artist details to be released on their website soon.
ARTISTS APPEARING include:
Back Porch
Backwater Roll Blues Band
Baroness & The Bear, Nick Hyde & Friends
Ben Tyzack & Guy Tortora
Blue Touch
Blues Dharma
Chicago 9
Dawg n Bonez Band
Fabulous Fezheads
Free's Company
Gary Fletcher
Geoff Garbow Band
Geoff's Jam
Hugh Budden & the Blue Chords - unplugged
John McClean & the Clan
Karena K Band
LedFree
Lewis Cohen
Luke Doherty Band
Open Mic
Paul Lamb & Chad Strentz
Pete Harris & Jon Vaughan
Pete Harris & Ray Drury
Pete Harris Blues Band with Jon Vaughan and Ray Drury
Riverside Blues Band
Robert Hokum, Hugh Budden, Steve Darrington and Stompin' Dave
Robert Hokum Revue
Robin Bibi Band Jam Session
Robin Bibi Band
Stan’s Blues Jamboree
Steamer
Stompin Dave Trio
The Fabulous Duck Brothers
The Great West Groove
The Jawbreakers
The Milk Men
The Mustangs
The RedCrow
The Robert Hokum Mega Session
The Sepia Show Swing Twins (Nick Hyde & Dave Raphael)
Tim Staffell / Paul Stewart Band
Tommy Allen & Jon Vaughan
Tommy Allen & Ray Drury
Tommy Allen's Trafficker
Tommy Harkenrider & The Orange County Rockets
Voodoo Sheiks
Zoe Schwarz Blue Commotion and more...
WEBSITE
www.swanage-blues.org
MAILING LIST
Join the monthly mailing list at
www.swanage-blues.org
FACEBOOK
Swanage Blues
www.facebook.com/swanagebluesfest
Open Mic
www.facebook.com/swanagebluesopenmic
Steve Darrington
www.facebook.com/steve.darrington
EMAIL
info@swanage-blues.org
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2019 - TBA
5th - 6th
October 2018
Mike VERNON &
Mighty Combo
Dani Wilde Blues
Band
Trudy LYNN &
Steve KRASE + The Ozdemirs
Lisa MILLS &
True Believer
Jimmy REITER
Band
http://festival-blues-bretagne.fr/
Association
Blues des deux rivières
Mairie
4 rue Crec'h Ugen
22810 Belle isle en terre
Contact: Office de tourisme du pays de
Belle isle en terre
02 96 43 01 71
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10 - 14
October 2019
www.lancastermusicfestival.com
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2019 - TBA
Southport's
Big Blues Festival
The Atkinson
Lord Street
Southport
PR8 1DB
Artists include:
Ian Siegal
Dr Feelgood
Sam Kelly’s
Station House
Xander and the
Peace Pirates
Rebecca Downes
Tom C Walker
Box Office:
01704 533333
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Blues Weekend
at Norton Grange
Norton Grange,
Yarmouth,
IOW,
Hampshire
Booked so far:
Eugene ‘Hideaway’ Bridges
Papa George Band
Paul Cox Blues Band
Bad Influence
(tbc)
Catfish
The Dellagrants
Stompin’ Dave & Earl Jackson
Jam sessions led by Blues Situation
MC/DJ: Earl Jackson
www.boogaloopromotions.com
www.warnerbreaks.co.uk
Phone: 0870 601 6012
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11th -
13th October 2019
22nd
Beer R&B Festival 2019
Beer
Devon
EX12 3JP
www.beerblues.co.uk
Phone: 01494 511886
Email:
sheila@beerblues.co.uk
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13th October 2018
2019 - TBA |
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21st - 26th
October 2019
Freiburg Blues
N'Roots Festival 2019
www.freiburg-bluesfestival.de
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2019 -
TBA
2019
- TBA
25th - 26th October 2018
London Blues Festival
2018
The O2
www.bluesfest.co.uk
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2019 - TBA
4th P &
O International Blues Revue
Minicruise
Friday
2nd - Sunday 4th November 2018
P & O
Ferries Hull to Rotterdam
www.bluescruiseuk.com
P&O Ferries North
Sea Ferries Ltd
Hull Ferry Terminal 1
King George Dock
Hedon Road
Hull
HU9 5PS
United Kingdom
Tel: 0800 130 0030
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2019 - TBA
13th Blues
Heaven Festival 2018
Frederikshavn
Denmark
www.bluesfestivalen.dk
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2019 - TBA
Vully Blues Festival
Praz, Switzerland
http://www.vullybluesclub.ch/festival.html
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2019 - TBA
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Fri 8th - Sun 10th Nov
2019
14th Tenby Blues Festival 2019
Tenby, Pembrokeshire
www.tenbyblues.co.uk
Contact:
Tenby Events,
De Valence,
Upper Frog Street,
Tenby,
Pembrokeshire SA70 7JD
Phone/Fax: 01834 843568
Email:
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2019 - TBA
10th - 18th November
2018
24th Annual Lucerne Blues Festival 2018
Lucrene
Switzerland
Locations:
Grand Casino Luzern & Casineum Luzern
Mainstage & Clubstage
Haldenstrasse 6
CH-6006 Luzern
www.grandcasinoluzern.ch
Hotel Schweizerhof Luzern
Festival Opening & Bluesbrunch
Schweizerhofquai
CH-6002 Luzern
P: +41 41 410 04 10
www.schweizerhof-luzern.ch
Hotel Seeburg Luzern
Bluesbrunch
Seeburgstrasse 53-61
CH-6006 Luzern
P: +41 41 375 55 55
www.hotelseeburg.ch
www.bluesfestival.ch
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2019
- TBA
Saturday 24th November 2018
Ageas Bowl
Southampton
Get the blues at the Ageas
Bowl
On the evening of Saturday 24th November, Blues @ the
Bowl sees three fantastic acts take to the stage at
Southampton’s Ageas Bowl for the venue’s first ever
blues night.
Hailing from Bristol, 2017 European Blues Awards nominee Elles
Bailey is
known for her 'smoky vocals' seamlessly weaving rootsy
blues, country and soulful rock with a contemporary
edge.
Crossfire,
featuring Marcus Praestgaard-Stevens is
a four-piece consisting of vocalist Alice Armstrong,
drummer Stuart James, Martin Potter on bass, and 14-year
old guitar prodigy Marcus.
The Dan
Sowerby Band plays
original songs written by frontman Dan, as well as
classic blues covers. Matt Paull on double bass and Ben
Coley on drums complete the trio.
Blues themed food will be available, including for one
night only, a special Blues Ale brewed by Downton
Brewery near Salisbury.
Tickets are £15 and Blues @ the Bowl takes place in the
Rod Bransgrove Pavilion at Hampshire County Cricket’s
Ageas Bowl on Botley Road, Southampton. Doors open at
6pm with the first act from 6:30pm. Free parking is
available.
Call 02380 472002 (option 2) to reserve tickets.
Details
of the event can be found at
www.ageasbowl.com/ageas-bowl-live/blues-at-the-bowl/
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