EDINBURGH JAZZ and BLUES FESTIVAL 2021 – Assembly Roxy
Nicole Smit, a regular chanteuse on the Edinburgh music scene with previous performances at this Festival notably her Queens Of The Blues shows in 2019 came together for the first time with Irish blues singer songwriter and guitarist Grainne Duffy to showcase their musical talents with a set combining original material, some especially commissioned for […]
Dana Gillespie & The London Blues Band – live at the Temple of Arts and Music, London
Live July 17th, 2021. Few British blues artists have enjoyed the longevity of Dana Gillespie, who has been gigging and recording in the genre since the 1970s and was around as a folkie even in the decade prior to that. There seems to be some controversy over whether her latest album, Deep Pockets, is her 72nd or her 73rd. But if the evidence of the launch party was anything to go by, it matters little either way.
Sandy Tweeddale Band with guest Lyndon Anderson at Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival 2021
This year’s Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival has a bit of a necessary twist to it owing to the ongoing Covid pandemic. A lot of musicians have been doing Live Stream events during lockdown, with this in mind, the decision was taken to still put on a Festival but putting live events in front of […]
Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival 2021 Blues Afternoon – REVIEW
The second day of this prestigious Festival saw the return of Blues Afternoon section. Again, there was a twist to this one as the three bands had previously recorded their sets at the venue, alas to no audience this time around. This did not take away anything from the performances from the bands and after […]
Robbie Reay and Willie Cran – Live at The Mule
Crichton Central Live Event Dumfries
Was nearly at my first live event since March 2020 which was the wonderful Dumfries Rock Rhythm and Blues Festival at Dumfries, South West Scotland. Ironically had been asked as a guest to attend a test event at Dumfries out of the blue, at the Crichton Central, alas logistics got in the way and was […]
JOHN ANGUS BLUES BAND – LIVE AT THE ELEVEN CLUB
18th October 2020 John Angus formed the band in 2017 with the view to recording a few tracks at Prism Studios in Hanley, Stoke- On – Trent. The result was a CD with seven songs. Fast forward to 2020, and things have changed dramatically. The pandemic has hit band and venues very hard so to […]
Gig Review DC BLUES BAND (with Nick Steed)
The Milton Rooms, Malton. Thursday, 24th September with Steve Banks This, for me and the 60 well-socially-distanced members of the audience, was the much anticipated return of live music. The venue was the Milton Rooms, a finely restored hall in the quaint market town of Malton, North Yorkshire, which also happens to be the home […]
The Nick Dewhurst Band – Concert Review
The talented quartet of pianist Daan Temmings, drummer Dave Tandy, bass player Paul Robinson and leader Nick Dewhurst on trumpet and guitar played to an appreciative audience when they appeared at Lichfield’s Cathedral Hotel. Respecting all of the safety measures, of masks, and social distancing, the audience was by necessity a lot smaller than it […]
JOE BONAMASSA LIVE AT THE RYMAN AUDITORIUM NASHVILLE
Seeing Joe Bonamassa performing a live gig is one of life’s great pleasures. But this is the year 2020. Things are not normal anymore. A live gig without an audience seems something of a damp squib. WORDS: Stephen Harrison IMAGES: Chris Wood GIG DATE: 20.09.20 But this is Joe Bonamassa we are talking about. Joe […]
