Hebden Bridge Blues Festival 27-30 May 2011 (Page 1 of 2)

Hey Roger thanks a million for posting this, Here's some more news for you!!

To get you in the mood for the Hebden Bridge Blues Festival at the end of May, we are putting on a warm-up/fundraiser/launch gig at the Trades Club on Saturday March 5th.

There will be four awesome bands,  as well as some other great treats including an exclusive video preview of many of the forty or so bands that will be playing at the main festival.

Artists for the 5th March show are as follows;

Marcus Bonfanti  "I'm increasingly impressed by him" - Paul Jones BBC Radio 2
Paddy Maguire  "Ferociously entertaining funked-up RnB" Mojo Magazine
Hooson  " The Voice of exciting times to come"   Phoinx FM
The Blues Jukes "The real deal" Paddy Maguire (me hehe)

Tickets £8, Concessions £6
See you there!

More updates added, including news of the warm up gig in March. 

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After many phone calls and emails, we have now got LANCE LOPEZ headlining one night at the festival, also confirmed today are Gerry Jablonski Band & Bex Marshall Band
   

TAKIN' IT TO THE BRIDGE

The Hebden Bridge Blues Festival – Press Release

Over the bank holiday weekend of the 27th to 30th of May 2011, Hebden Bridge in the Yorkshire Pennines will be hosting its first Blues Festival. Up to 50 bands from across Britain, Europe and the USA will be playing in a variety of venues including the legendary Trades Club, the Hebden Bridge Picture House and in a marquee in the town's main park.

As the festival will concentrate on artists performing new material and taking the Blues into the next decade, rather than those who have been on the road playing the same sets for many years, there has been a lot of interest nationally and several thousand visitors are expected to flock to the town over the weekend.

One of the organisers, Jason Elliott, said “It's great to have the opportunity to bring so many high-calibre musicians into Hebden Bridge. We've had bands from all over the world, particularly the USA, contacting us in the hope of getting a slot so the quality of the acts is extremely high.”

Full details have yet to be finalised, but some of the fastest-selling events are likely to be the appearance of American blues star Lance Lopez on his first visit to Britain and supported by Bex Marshall, 24 Pesos performing in the marquee in the park, Paddy Milner and Marcus Bonfanti performing together at the Trades Club, Jon Amor Band headlining the opening night, P-A-U-L closing the party on Monday and a “Women of Blues” night at the Picture House, headlined by Chantel McGregor.

The hub of the Hebden Bridge Blues Festival will be the Trades Club which, together with hosting the opening and closing night gigs, will be running a special “midnight jamming” hour where some of the artists who have been playing at other venues during the day will get the chance to play together and make a bit of Blues history.

The festival's reach will also spread across the town with local pubs and bars also putting on blues bands with free admission.

More information can also be found on the festival's website www.hebdenblues.co.uk and the Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hebden-Bl … 8004397740

Notes for editors:
The festival is organised by Jason Elliott and guitarist Paddy Maguire.

All press enquiries should be directed to Jason Elliott on 077 060 22105 or jason@hebdenblues.co.uk

line ups now completed

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We're having a four hour daytime blues jam on Monday 30th May for performers, visitors and locals alike. It's gonna be so cool...

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Two hours preview show now available as a podcast! Click on

Earlybird tickets available from March 22nd

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The documentary dvd film of Floyd Lee ' Full Moon Lightnin'' is being shown at the festival on the friday afternoon  + one other which I am currently working on getting permission for