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The City Blues Festival Alldayer (12 noon til Midnight)
Click here or see below for more info:
http://www.themusicianpub.co.uk/cityblues.htm
All the artistes and bands playing have been specially selected by The Musician Venue and are of the highest quality. The 3 stages are all under cover so whilst we expect fine weather you're not going to get wet if its not. The fantastic line up and times for each stage are listed below - this is one event definately not to be missed!
SAT 5th MAY
Tickets only £25 / £20cons / £10 under 16 / under 5 free
High quality food stalls and Real Ale and Bourbon Bars
Tickets from DMH on - 0116 233 3111
or Musician ticket line 0116 283 5533
ELECTRIC! Main Stage (inside) – Main Hall
Sherman Robertson & Bluesmove – 10.30 to 11.45 (1hr 15)
http://www.movinmusic.co.uk/sherman_robertson ...
Stunning Texas Soul Blues - ‘One of the most important artistes in blues’ Blues Revue
The Nimmo Brothers – 8.15 to 9.30 (1hr.15min)
http://www.bluearmadillo.com/pages/artists/ni ...
‘the most respected exponents of modern blues the UK ’
Ian Siegal Band – 6.30 to 7.15 (45min)
http://www.iansiegal.com
Ian doesn't just perform the blues, he is totally possessed by them!"
Jake Stigers & The Velvet Roots – 5 to 5.45 (45min)
http://www.jakestigers.com
Curtis Stigers rocking younger brother ‘ a well-oiled piece of rock-n-roll machinery’
Joanne Shaw Taylor – 4 to 4.30 (30min)
http://www.joanneshawtaylor.co.uk
I have never heard a British white girl playing the blues guitar so deep and passionate’
Howard Smith & the Razors – 3 to 3.30 (30min)
http://www.howardsmith.co.uk/razors.htm
‘classic killer British r’n’b of Dr Feelgood with the greasy slide work of Sonny Landreth and Lowell George.
Leics Blues All Stars – 2 to 2.30 (30min)
3 Kings tribute featuring Dawson Smith, Simon Faulks, Mick Ridgeway, Geoff Overon Tony Alles, PJ Baker
Dr Teeth’s Big Band – 1 to 1.30 (30min)
http://www.drteethbigband.co.uk
Signed to Big Bear Records the home of ‘The Big Town Playboys’ this eight piece, horn driven swing band
M/C - Steve Cross
The Musician Acoustic Stage (inside) Garden Suite
The Two Timers – 9.30 to 10.30 (1hr)
http://www.twotimers.org
drawing parallels with the earliest blues combos, their energy owes more to John Spencer’s Blues Explosion or Led Zeppelin.
Kyla Brox – 7.15 to 8.15 (1hr)
http://www.kylabrox.com
daughter of legendry 60’s multi instrumentalist Victor Brox (Victor Brox Blues Train, Alexis Korner, Graham Bond, Peter Green)
David Wyatt – 5.45 to 6.30 (45min)
http://www.davidwyatt.net
Very possibly the best emerging singer-songwriter in the UK today
Dan Britton – 4.30 to 5.30 (30min)http://www.myspace.com/danbrittonmusic
dynamic singer-songwriter and charismatic live performer.
Gren Bartley – 3.30 to 4 (30min)
http://www.grenbartley.co.uk
Possessing a fine, intricate finger-picking style influenced by guitarists such as Kelly Joe Phelps and Richard Thompson
John Butler & Rick Willson – 2.30 to 3 (30min)
http://www.dieselparkwest.com
mixture of Diesel Park West classics and songs from their ‘60s West Coast heroes
Gary Fletcher (Blues Band) – 1.30 to 2 (30min)http://www.garyfletchermusic.co.uk
‘The Blues Band’ founder member & songwriter
Rachael Mainstone – 12.30 to 1 (30min)
http://www.rachelmainstone.co.uk
soulful, sultry vocals and excellent songs.
Joel Owen – 12 to 12.30 (30min)
http://www.myspace.com/joelowenmusic
elegant and very English approach to the art and craft of song-writing
M/C - Joel & Olie
Robert Johnson Stage (Marquee) Bourbon & Real Ales
The Dirty Back Beats -10 to 10.30 (30min) http://www.thedirtybackbeats.com
Captain Beefheart’s mystic blues skits, Love's r'n’b infused psychedelia and a healthy dose of English eccentricity.
7StorySoul – 9 to 9.45 (45min)
http://www.7storeysoul.co.uk
7storysoul specialise in 70s soul and funk, rare gems (including Stevie Wonder, Curtis Mayfield, Earth Wind and Fire, Isley Brothers, Gil Scott Heron)
Nick Harper – 7.15 to 8.15 (1 Hr)
http://www.harperspace.com
Son of the legendary Roy Harper - passionate songs are matched by his awesome guitar playing
Jack Of Hearts Band - 5.45 to 6.30 (45min)
http://www.myspace.com/tjohb
raucous rocking five piece have fused sleazy rock ‘n’ roll with down ‘n’ dirty blues
Ian Siegal (Acoustic) 4.30 to 5 (30min)
http://www.iansiegal.com
There are good blues singers and then there is Ian Siegal, who’s in a class of his own."
Forty Fours –– 3.30 to 4 (30min)
http://www.thefortyfours.co.uk
backwoods hoodoo and psychedelic garage blues
Blues Demons – 2.30 to 3 (30min)
classic acoustic blues trio featuring three of Leicester’s most respected players
Carlton Cole & Neil Brammel – 1.30 to 2 (30min)
Hugely impressive acoustic blues and roots
Dawson Smith & Simon Faulks – 12.30 to 1(30min)
http://www.dawsonsmith.com
‘taking you down the back roads and by-ways of Texas and the Gulf Coast where the likes of John Haitt, CC Adcock, Chris Whitley and Sonny Landreth roam’
Tony Jones – 12 to 12.30 (30min)
beautiful interpretations of many classic, songs alongside his own beautifully crafted compositions’
M/C - Richard Haswell
Enjoy!
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