Saturday
3pm – 5pm – BLOZONE - Another happy return for this popular eight piece band. This local outfit boasts a lively three piece brass section and deliver an entertaining mix of soul/tamla motown and popular favourites. Guaranteed to leave you on a high.
6pm – 8pm – BLUZE BOX – This six-piece band bring a jazz twist to their powerful set. Using an original approach with strong guitar, sax and piano soloists behind authentic vocals they use traditional and modern blues material to create an intensely exciting experience.
Sunday
1pm – 3pm – WAYNE & THE HAIRY PEACHES – A four piece with a difference, 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, the Peaches feature two very ripe fruits with the other two barely off the tree. If you fancy a sing along and a laugh, this is not one to miss.
4pm – 6pm – (Club Room) – THE MANATEES – (pronounced man at ease) could be a group of large, lazy, freshwater aquatic mammals with halitosis and chronic flatulence or five gents of mixed age and dubious parentage (well at ease with themselves and each other) playing the chillin’est Blues, Jazz, Funk, Soul, Rock’n'stuff this side of the Florida swamps. Born from the ashes of Nantwich J&B regulars Cactus Moon, when invited this year, Manatees yawned, scratched, farted and said “yeah, that’ll be cooool”
7pm – 9pm – (Club Room) – THE FRIENDLY CAMPAIGN - formed in 1984 and despite many personnel changes have continued to make great original music. The current line-up has been together for three years along with the band’s founder member Gary Jewess. This has proved to be the bands most stable period.
Monday
3pm – 5pm – 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!!
5pm – 7pm – (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.
7pm – 9pm - 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!!
