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Bellrock Blues Festival 2008 Bands Line UpBelow is the final selection of bands, who will make up the programme for this year’s Bell Rock Blues Festival 2008. The response of bands wishing to play in this years festival was overwhelming, LVC apologise to all the bands who will not be appearing this year,however,you will be considered for 2009's festival. Acts include the ever-popular Gerry Jablonski, blues harp maestro Lyndon Anderson Band, power house singer Little Miss Debby and the Scumbag Boogie Band, superb guitar trio Stevey Hay and The RayVons, Jim Murray and many others. If there is a mistake in your Band Biography or it needs updating, if there is no information about your band and you would like it included, please email me and I will rectify and or include the information as soon as possible.
GERRY JABLONSKI- is a legendary Guitar player from Aberdeen and has fronted various renowned local bands over the years. After two years and two albums with his latest band 'Kloth Monkey', Gerry has decided to take a break from band life and concentrate and consolidate his solo career. Performing all over Scotland on a never-ending tour is Gerry's passion and he is now a well known figure at concerts and festivals around the country. Gerry's solo material expresses his singer songwriter side while still maintaining the rocky edge that he is famous for, so he hopes to please fans of his earlier work while introducing a new ballad style.
STEVEY HAY AND THE RAYVONS have been burning up venues since his early days in Edinburgh punk bands. Fluent in guitar styles from Surf to Jazz, Blues remains his first love. He has toured as harmonica legend Charlie Musselwhite's guitarist, and appeared with Robert Cray. While covering the modern Blues canon, with a special place for the work of inspiration Stevie Ray Vaughan, Steveys own songs come on with a humorous edge, combining understated honesty with wry asides to make their point always underpinned with the rhythmic strut and swagger that instantly picks this band out of the pack. "A first rate blues-rock band". www.myspace.com/steveyhayamptherayvons.
THE LYNDON ANDERSON BAND Driving Harmonica Blues, Soul and Funk. They play from 1950 Chess Classics, 70’s Funk, rocking Texas Shuffle; Jazz influenced West Coast Swing to their own original material.From Lightning Hopkins to the Meters and beyond, they mix up a red-hot gumbo of groove with tunes from Muddy Waters, James Brown, Little Walter, Junior Parker and the fabulous Thunderbirds etc.They play it all with style, authority and taste.
LITTLE MISS DEBBY AND THE SCUMBAG BOOGIE BAND:Classic Rock Blues outfit, drawing from vast repertoire of influences. “We are influenced enough to be influential and differ enough to be different”. Always the last Band to return home after the Bonanza.
BLUE HYENAS- from Edinburgh have an unique style of electric Blues, Swing and R & B. They are often described as “Just dead right”. Stalwarts of the Scottish Blues Scene.
THE BOURACH BROTHERS - are a Country Blues duo from LAURENCEKIRK singing along with a backing of guitar & harmonica www.bourachbrothers.co.uk SKINNY JIM - from SCOTLAND are a powerful 5 piece Blues/Rock and Contemporary R&B band fronted by a strong female vocal.
SON HENRY - is another solo artist from SCOTLAND. This Alaskan born Acoustic Bluesman will deliver a very authentic sound using Lap Steel and Slide Guitars. One not to be missed .
HEAVY MAMA :Young powerhouse trio. Performing covers (Hendrix, Cream and Rory Gallagher among others) as well as introducing their own material. Please refrain from licking the guitarist! www.myspace.com/heavymamamusic JUKE JOINT ROLLERS:The Juke Joint Rollers play good-time, dirty low-down-in-the-alley rockin’ blues all the way from Aberdeen, Scotland...They major on Funky Grooves, R&B, Swing and Boogie. They deftly mix styles, tempos and dynamic levels to reach their listeners, tapping sources like Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, and many more. Blues-Rock guitar-slingers they are not..!
BACCHANAL:Bacchanal - are a 5 piece Blues/rock band from Fife, who are regulars at the Bell Rock Blues and Arbroath. Having been together 10 years you can beassured of a quality gig every time.
JIM MURRAY:Jim Murray is one of the UK's most accomplished acoustic blues musicians. As well as being a multi-instrumentalist, Jim is widely recognised as one of the country's finest slide guitarists. Jim has decades of experience behind him; performing at venues and festivals across the UK and Europe, both as a solo performer and as part of the legendary Hokum Hotshots. Jim Murray always guarantees an excellent and entertaining live show combining great tunes with good humour. Delta Blues, Ragtime, Hawaiian and Hokum! Jim Murray can play it all. His recently released solo album was reviewed in Blues in Britain and scored a 9/10.Congratulations Jim we look forward to hearing you in August. Check out Jim's website http://www.freewebs.com/jmblues
STATE OF EMERGENCY: State of Emergency are a four piece band from Kirkcaldy, Fife. They first started their musical career in 2005 and wrote and performed their first song "Cut out the middle man" at the Kirkcaldy YMCA. After 2 years together the band has grown greatly with talent and success. They have won several Battle of the Band contests around Fife and featured on several local radio stations performing what i can only describe as the new Rock and Roll of our time. They were also in the top four finalists out of thousands in a competition on Forth One radio station to support The Who. The new year brings bigger and better things for the boys including confirmed major events that at this moment cannot be disclosed. With their energetic and electric vibe this is one band that is guaranteed to "Rock your socks off". The boys are giving it everything they've got and they're definetly going all the way to the top!
BLUEBELLY: This musical partnership of Dougie Burns and Bobby McDonald was founded in 2003 when Dougie and Bobby decided that is was time to inflict their own original blues based songs on an unsuspecting (and, at that time, largely indifferent) public. After performing a few support slots around Inverness without provoking either open conflict or physical violence they decided they were ready to play in their own right. www.myspace.com/bluebelly1 or visit our website www.bluebelly.force9.co.uk
ROY METTE: A guitarist, singer and songwriter who has been performing since the mid ‘70s. He plays solo or in bands;covers blues, rock and folk and has a jolly good time doing it Roy has released 8 full length CD’s to date, the most recent, 12 Bars & the Blues, on the Blues Matters record label to whom he is signed. His next CD, Plugged, will also be released on the Blues Matters label.
GEORGIA CRAWL; take blues numbers from the 20’s and 30’s and give them a Chicago edge featuring driving harmonica and slide guitar. Add in a wealth of original material plus some of the classics from the likes of Sonny Boy Williamson and Muddy Waters and an entertaining night is guaranteed. Visit their website www.georgia-crawl.co.uk
HAVANA SWING: The swing band are five musicians from Scotland playing Swing Music and Jazz Infested Tunes from Django to Latin, a large majority their own swing compositions.
BLUESHOUSE: Veterans of numerous festivals including The Great British Rhythm & Blues Festival at Colne,Burnley Blues festival,Edinburgh festival,Borders Festival,Maryport,Arbroath Smokie Festival,and Dundee Blues Bonanza. Blueshouse were formed in London in 1992 by guitarist/vocalist Chris McSweeney who moved to Dundee in 2002. Chris formed a new lineup with Noel Peters ex Big Girls Blues bassist,and Dundee drum legend, Ronnie Jack, You won't be sorry!
HARD TO HANDLE: A versatile four piece band from Angus, their music is heavily influenced by artists such as Peter Green, John Mayall, Cream and ZZ Top. AL HUGHES (awaiting info) SANDY TWEEDLE (awaiting info)
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