HALLELUJAH BLUES FESTIVAL 2022 – REVIEW
The Steelies (South Durham Social Club)Hartlepool November 11th -13th November 2022 Words and pictures: Colin Campbell This is the second year this wonderful festival has been running and the line-up this year seemed even better than the previous. Organised by the mercurial Thomas Wormald (Tommy) and his committee, this is set in a Social Club […]
TEDESCHI TRUCKS LIVE AT THE LONDON PALLADIUM – LIVE REVIEW
TEDESCHI TRUCKS LIVE AT THE LONDON PALLADIUM Saturday, November 5th The London Palladium, along with The Royal Albert Hall are two of the most iconic venues in the world, not just in England. The Palladium seats around 2,330 people, a perfect size, in my opinion. The history of the building and the stars that have […]
THE DAMN TRUTH/ SCARLET BAND, STEREO, GLASGOW
THE DAMN TRUTH/ SCARLET BAND STEREO, GLASGOW 26th October 2022 IMAGES/WORDS: Colin Campbell Blues music is a huge church that encompasses many disciples of this genre. Tonight saw four of these in action as headliners, the four-piece Canadian powerhouse unit that is The Damn Truth, (Lee- La Baum, lead singer and guitarist, Tom Shemer, guitarist […]
CARLISLE ROCK AND BLUES FESTIVAL 2022 – review
CARLISLE ROCK AND BLUES FESTIVAL 2022 Crown & Mitre Hotel Carlisle Friday 7th-Sunday 9th October Words and Photos: Colin Campbell Well, it’s that time of the year again, to reflect on this award-winning Festival. In this reviewer’s opinion, this certainly is the best in the UK. Very well organised as usual by Nick Westgarth and […]
SAMANTHA FISH/ WILLE AND THE BANDITS at the QUEENS HALL, EDINBURGH
SAMANTHA FISH/ WILLE AND THE BANDITS QUEENS HALL, EDINBURGH 19th October 2022 IMAGES & IMAGES: Colin Campbell Well, it took two and a half years to prepare for this event but thankfully Samantha Fish and her band pulled out all the stops to perform tonight on her Faster Tour. This was definitely one of those, […]
ORKNEY BLUES FESTIVAL 2022 – review
Well, I am sitting here in Stromness situated on Orkney Mainland at the end of what has been a wonderful weekend of music. Due to the storms have had to wait another night to get back to Scotland but that is another tale all together. Suffice to say all involved with the festival had an […]
Norman Beaker Trio, De Korenbloem, Zingem (BE), 23 April 2022
IMAGES: PETER HEYNEMAN WORDS: Eddy Bonte ‘When punk came along, I was too old. Now that I’m old …’, was Norman Beaker’s typically ambiguous way to announce he was about to let loose a pure punk version of his song ‘Take Me to Your Pleasure Dome’. We are now nearing the end of the show […]
BONHAM-BULLICK GIG REVIEW
I have never been to a gig at Huntingdon Hall before, so you could say that I’m a Worcester virgin. This will not be the last time at this magnificent venue either. Huntingdon Hall is a Grade II listed building that was built in 1804. It was the Countess Of Huntingdon’s church. IMAGES: Netty GWORDS: […]
We are back festival – The Cluny
WE ARE BACK FESTIVAL THE CLUNY, NEWCASTLE 15TH-17TH JULY 2022 It took a lot of planning and alterations to reschedule line up but at last after what seemed an eternity in waiting this Festival was indeed back! Billed as a Blues Festival it incorporated blues-based music but so many styles, Americana, Country Blues, Rock infused […]
Live Review: Open Air Blues Festival, Romania
Presented with the opportunity to go to this festival, one look at the stellar lineup made my decision very easy, that and I’ve never been to Romania before, add to the equation that I hadn’t been on a plane in three years and my suitcase was packed before I finished reading the email. Words: Barry […]
