1pm – 3pm – THE TALBOT - BLIND SUMMIT BLUES - only play the best Rhythm & Blues around, from the music they grew up listening to as boys, such as Howling Wolf & The Stones to more modern day performers as Jonny Lang & the Nimmo Bro’s, just House Rocking Bar Room Blues.
2pm – 4pm – THE BOWLING GREEN - J.L.S. – A.K.A. Jim Kirkpatrick, Les Hunt & Stevie Hayes. Acoustic guitar/vocal trio. Featuring members of FM, the Climax Blues Band & Nearly Dan, playing a mixture of styles from gypsy jazz to blues and folk with three part vocal and guitar harmonies.
2pm – 4pm – THE RED COW - SILKEN – Silvana’s enchanting soulful vocals and Ken Warrillow’s acoustic guitar combine to produce great arrangements of cool ballads and foot-tapping songs in the style of artistes ranging from Eva Cassidy to Karen Carpenter and Peggy Lee to Adele. Silvana has appeared on Channel 4 and BBC TV.
2pm – 4pm - THE CROWN HOTEL BAR - DAVID BRISTOW – plays mellow front porch blues in his own unique style. His inspiration is drawn from the storytelling bluesmen of the pre-war period, with songs portraying every facet of a life lived to the full.
3pm – 5pm – THE SHAKESPEARE - THE TEMPLEBY’S - For the past eighteen months they have been bringing Soul back to its rightful home in the Northwest, at festivals and venues around Lancashire and surrounding areas.. With a Limited edition 45 on the way and a new EP in the works, their influences are heavily rooted in the late 60’s funk and soul ethos of raw grooves straight from the soul.
3pm – 5pm - THE UNION - THE MIDNIGHT PILGRIMS - At the crossroads of American music, playing roots, rhythm, country, rock and boogie-woogie, The Midnight Pilgrims never fail to get a crowd going, hence their local popularity. A second helping from this Jack Daniels laced, southern-style party band.
3pm – 5pm – THE WHITE HORSE - THE RUDE BOYS - The very best of 80’s Ska featuring hits from; The Specials/Bad Manners/Selector/ Toots, with a little bit of Madness thrown in! The band are based in the Midlands, and grew up with the Ska post-punk scene in an atmosphere of Clubs and Pubs. “We got sick of playing music we didn’t like and decided to play stuff that gets a reaction!”
3pm – 5pm – THE CROWN HOTEL BALLROOM - THE ESCAPE COMMITEE - Since its inception in 1989 the band featuring Pete [Sarge] Frampton has championed Pub- rock with an eclectic mix of songs from the 60’s and 70’s. The band plays covers which are arranged through the vehicle of the jam band ethic. There has never been a formal rehearsal and the performances of Crosby’s “Almost Cut my Hair”, Winwood’s “Can’t find my way Home” are much requested from Stafford to Preston. Since 1989 they have recorded 6 albums and the 2004 outing “Four Upstanding” is available on i-Tunes.
3pm – 5pm – NAKATCHA – RHYTHM ZOO - are rapidly gaining a solid reputation within the UK blues music scene and have been described as one of the fastest rising blues bands in the UK. Headlining at Orkney Blues Festival last September and on the main stage at this year’s Hebden Bridge Blues Festival. Don’t miss the ‘Zoo’… prepare to be captured!!
3pm – 5pm - THE RESIDENCE (Inside) THE ANNIE LONG DUO - Annie is accompanied by the excellent cocktail pianist Derek Hayes to bring you a smooth set of jazz, latin and favourites from the Great American Songbook.
4pm – 6pm - THE MALBANK - DAYVE DEAN & NICK BAYES – Seasoned local musicians and occasional collaborators Dayve Dean (guitar) and Nick Bayes (acoustic and upright basses) come together to play a mix of original acoustic folk/pop and familiar cover versions. Over the last couple of years this duo have played gigs and Festivals from Brighton to Edinburgh and many places in between!
4pm – 6pm - THE CROWN HOTEL BAR - JAMES HARRISON – An entertaining treat for all you funky fans from BBH/Jim Jams frontman. Looping guitar and soulful vocals.
5pm – 7pm - THE BOWLING GREEN - THE BLUE YELLOWS - “Intense”, “Melodic”, “Quirky”, just some of the words in regular use to describe The Blue Yellows since they played their first gig in 2009. Their sound is a blend of styles containing influences from Blues, Folk & Rock along with an edge that hints at 90’s grunge. The diversity in their songs has elicited comparisons with artists such as The The, Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers and The Dandy Warhols.
5pm – 7pm - THE TALBOT - PRE-SLEEP MONOLOGUE & DIRTY RAY - PSM play groove oriented alternative bluesy folk rock in their own special way. Their music has been described as a fantastic combination of primal, powerful, sensuous, heavy & fragile. Kicks like an angry mule, and hits you right between the eyes.
DIRTY RAY - Bluesman, singer, songwriter, poet. One time lead singer with the Immaculate Fools, charmer of women and animals. He has a peculiarly individual style of treating the acoustic guitar, honed from his years immersing himself in Spain’s traditional music and his love of delta blues. (Think a better dressed Seasick Steve with a passion for Tapas).
5pm – 7pm - THE WHITE HORSE - HEAVY WEATHER - A second opportunity to see this dynamic Blues/rock outfit fronted by FM and Bernie Marsden guitarist Jim Kirkpatrick. The band which also contains Climax Blues Band and Deborah Bonham members will be playing a mixture of original and cover material.
5pm – 7pm – NAKATCHA (Bar) - THE SCOTT D. THOMPSON COLLECTIVE - suitably aided by his musician friends from the weekly Acoustic nights that he hosts, Scott invites one and all to come down and join in the fun.
6pm – 8pm – THE SHAKESPEARE - BLOZONE - Another chance to see a band who need no real introduction to the Festival, as they’ve been packing them in for a few years now. The eight member local outfit features a three piece brass section and play their own takes on well known Soul & Motown standards.
6pm – 8pm – THE CROWN HOTEL BAR - JAMES FARMER - performing a widely-based eclectic mixture of rock ‘n’ roll, blues, folk, pop classics and country with all the hybrids in between and interspersed with a few of his own songs of innocence and experience.
6pm – 8pm – THE CROWN HOTEL BALLROOM - MUMBO JUMBO - takes three of the Midlands most experienced blues musicians – Oliver Carpenter, Chris Lomas and Abby Brant – throws them together in a broadly acoustic format and lets them deliver what they are best at – live music performance. Blues In Britain (Bob Jones)
“The musicianship is unsurpassable and the song writing is excellent, it’ll delight existing fans and open up a new audience to the band, which it richly deserves “
6pm – 8pm – THE RESIDENCE (Inside) - TWIN FRETS - Sample the exciting playing of Willie Fluss, North West Guitar Maestro who originally hails from Italy. Supported by the Cool mellow Guitar & vocals of Vernon Fuller. Two guitars with vocals doesn’t sound exciting? Think again..
7pm – 9pm – THE UNION - WAYNE & THE HAIRY PEACHES - offer classics from the 50′s through to the present day, done with a unique take that has to be seen and heard to be believed. A four piece with a difference… If you fancy a sing along and a laugh, this is where you should be.
7pm – 9pm - NAKATCHA - MOONSTREAM – are Fergus Reid – vocals & acoustic guitar, Alan Williams - guitars, Nigel Elliot – drums & percussion and Sue Reid – bass par excellence. Playing from Dylan thru JJ Cale to Ray Charles. With loads of feel!!
8pm – 10pm – THE WHITE HORSE - GAMBLER – Another opportunity to see this great local three piece Rock Band, Kev Wright, Steve Gaffney & Paul Turner, covering anything but the norm, Rock music at its finest.
8pm – 10pm – THE CROWN BALLROOM - THE BILL DAISON BAND - are a four piece Blues band, with Bill on Guitar & Vocals, George Glover - Keyboards and Vocals, Ron Rolph - Drums and Chris Bevington - Bass Guitar. The band are in their 25th Anniversary year and are looking forward to celebrating it at the Nantwich Festival. They will be joined on stage by a number of guest players, so please come along and make it a gig to remember,
10pm – 12pm – THE WHITE HORSE (Inside) JIM JAMS – An end of Festival gig, hosted by James Harrison, featuring a variety of special guests playing various instruments. Come and join us for a funky bit of nonsense at the after show party. Must be Ben’s round by now!!!
Admission by wristband – just £5 online for a limited time only.
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