Blues on the boil in York

Bringing together 10 of the finest blues acts from across the region, York Blues Festival takes place at The Crescent on 6 April 2019. Organised by York-based DC Blues, the festival is raising money for their chosen charity, Charlies-Angel-Centre Foundation, which supports bereaved parents and families. DC Blues have been playing their take on “the…

Jazzing up Bristol music scene

Bristol’s long association with jazz dates back to the 1950s and ’60s when a dizzying array of stars such as Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald regularly played to sell-out audiences at Colston Hall, today Bristol International Jazz and Blues Festival keeps that tradition going for four days in March. Taking place from 21-24…

Great British Rock and Blues Festival

The start of the new year is always a quiet time around the coast of Britain so the Butlin’s resort at Skegness in Lincolnshire is livening things up with its Great British Rock and Blues Festival. The festival runs from 18-21 January and features some of the biggest and best stars of the rock and…