Blues

The Sunset Café Stompers are a 7 piece outfit comprising some of the UK’s finest exponents of vintage New Orleans jazz. Expect to hear ragtime, gospel and blues by the likes of Scott Joplin, Jelly Roll Morton, Duke Ellington and Fats Waller delivered with verve and delight by this talented ...

“Nicole Smit didn’t find blues, blues found her. From Big Mama Thornton’s heart wrenching ballads to Sugar pie Desanto’s joyful R&B, the women in blues that came before live on in her, inspiring new realms of this mother genre of modern music. She’s rooted in deep history and yet able ...

The Liam Ward Band bring you modern rhythm and blues like you've never heard before. Get your mojo working with the epic harp-driven sounds of vintage American dance music: rocking blues, west coast swing and funky, soulful roots music. With one foot firmly in the past, the band also have ...

The Delta Bluesman from Lancashire Kevin Brown was first transported to the blues universe after watching Muddy Waters on the television in 1964. Regardless of his Lancashire roots, Kevin was going to be a bluesman. Five years of studious guitar practice later, he made a pilgrimage to Mississippi and signed ...

Building on her passion for the Empress of the Blues, Julia Titus started to perform as Ma Bessie in mid-2015 to share the music of Bessie Smith and her contemporaries with a new generation of listeners. Mixing Julia’s rich, warm vocal sound with a dynamic group of musicians that look ...

They say you get a lifetime to write your first album & the blink of an eye to make your second. Elles Bailey wins either way, and she’s followed up the widespread success of Wildfire with the stunningly mature and highly personal synopsis of a year that changed her life ...

Zoë Schwarz Blue Commotion refresh the blues genre with eclectic arrangements, virtuosic playing and vocal prowess. With an exciting live set based around rootsy original songs, strong catchy riffs and exciting grooves, they mix old school tradition with contemporary flare and sophistication. Vocalist Zoë Schwarz’ dynamic and commanding vocal delivery ...