** Movinmusic Newsletter Number 25 May 2006 ** 

Hello everyone, and welcome to the twenty-fifth Movinmusic Blues Agency Newsletter. You're receiving this e-mail because you have either entered your e-mail address into Movinmusic's mailing list or have requested information about our acts in the past. If you don't want to receive this Newsletter please visit http://www.movinmusic.co.uk/blues_mailing_list.htm where there is a form into which you can type your e-mail and then choose the unsubscribe button to be permanently removed from this list. This newsletter contains information about: 

Sharrie Williams and the Wiseguys UK Dates
The Gregg Wright Band UK Dates
Sherman Robertson & BluesMove Euro Tour & CD Release
Mick Pini Band UK Tour
Cheltenham Blues Festival 3 - 4 June

** Sharrie Williams and the Wiseguys UK Dates ** 
Sharrie Williams and the Wiseguys will be returning to the UK in late April and early May 2006. 2006 looks set to be a great year with the release of both a new cd for Sharrie and a live DVD (both for CrossCut Records), and as she was on of the highlights of the 2005 Chicago Blues Festival, Sharrie's level of recognition in the US can only but steadily rise!
"Sharrie and her American band gave an emotionally charged, high energy set of funky blues which got the ecstatic, packed audience dancing away from the first number. Sharrie's personality shone through and with such a tight band behind her, she had the audience eating out of her hand - no mean feat for an artist unknown to the vast majority of those present. As they say - 'Class wins out'. Sharrie put her full, emotional self into this performance, literally crying with joy when she left the stage to rapturous applause. She is one blues diva! Watch out for Sharrie Williams & the Wise Guys in forthcoming Blues in the City seasons in 2006. She and her band are dynamite!"  Paul Morgan - Riverside Festival, Nottingham

Gig Dates 
Saturday, 29/04/2006, Beaufort Theatre, Wales, 01495 355608.    
http://www.blaenaugwentvenues.com/
Sunday, 30/04/2006, Guisborough RnB Club, Guisborough Football Club King George V Playing Field, Howlbeck Road, Guisborough, North Yorkshire 01287 634365.
http://www.guisrnbclub.co.uk/   
Monday, 01/05/2006, The Famous Monday Blues, The Bullingdon, 162 Cowley Road, Oxford, Oxon 01865 244516.    
http://www.oxfordblues.info/
Thursday, 04/05/2006, The Cabaret (Formerly the Old Vic), Nottingham, Notts 0115 941 3111.
http://www.cabaretnottingham.com/    
Saturday, 06/05/2006, Southport Arts Centre, Southport, Merseyside 01704 540011.
http://www.seftonarts.co.uk/ 
Click below for a Realaudio:
http://www.movinmusic.co.uk/sharrie_williams_wiseguys/sounds/harddrivinwoman28.ram
Click here for more info: 
http://www.movinmusic.co.uk/sharrie_williams_wiseguys.htm or http://www.sharriewilliams.com

** The Gregg Wright Band UK Dates ** 
The Gregg Wright Band will be touring the UK again this May.  This fantastic American guitarist boldly transforms his guitar into a sonic palette of emotions, colours and pure sound, as is clearly demonstrated on his new "millennium blues" CD, "Lightning Strike!!!" He's a player's player, a highly skilled composer and record producer, possessing a soulful expressive singing voice. An electrifying live performer, Gregg once nearly upstaged Michael Jackson during a show, when he served as Jackson's lead guitarist. Certainly, no easy feat! 
"Conclusion - A strange way to start with the end, but Gregg Wright is a very gifted musician who put on an exceptional show at Birkenhead¹s Pacific Road Theatre. Obvious influences can be drawn between Gregg and Jimi Hendrix - both left handed, both play Strats, both are exceptional showmen, and both are guitarists supreme. That's the comparisons out of the way, so what are we left with? Judging by the crowds reaction and Gregg Wright¹s performance in Wirral, this a guy who is clearly his own person, has his own style and is a musician born to play the guitar." - Maddie 

Gig Dates 
Thursday, 04/05/2006, Old Wine Vaults 3 Cross Street, Holywell, Near Chester, North Wales 01352 714801. 
Friday, 05/05/2006, The Roadhouse, Stirchley Birmingham, West Midlands 0121 624 2920. 
http://www.roadhousevenue.co.uk/  
Saturday, 06/05/2006, The London Guitar Show 2006, Wembley Exhibition Centre, London. 
http://www.londonguitarshow.co.uk/   
Sunday, 07/05/2006, The London Guitar Show 2006, Wembley Exhibition Centre, London. 
http://www.londonguitarshow.co.uk/   
Tuesday, 09/05/2006, Tawe Delta Blues Club in Swansea, Swansea, South Wales 0179 254 0669.
http://www.swanseablues.co.uk/    
Wednesday, 10/05/2006, The Maltshovel Tavern, 121 Bridge St, Northampton, NN1 1QF Tel: 01604 234212.
http://www.maltshoveltavern.com/    
Thursday, 11/05/2006, Cox's Yard, Stratford upon Avon, Worcestershire 01789 404600.  
http://www.coxsyard.co.uk/ 
Friday, 12/05/2006, Charter Blues on Boat, Town Bridge, Peterborough 01733 315700.   
http://www.bluesontheboat.co.uk/ 
Saturday, 13/05/2006, Beards Blues, Jack Beard's, 76 Mitcham Rd, Tooting Broadway, London SW17 9NG 020 8460 4907. 
http://www.feenstra.co.uk/   
Monday, 14/05/2006, The Famous Monday Blues, The Bullingdon, 162 Cowley Road, Oxford, Oxon 01865 244516.   
http://www.oxfordblues.info/ 
Saturday, 20/05/2006, The Retreat, Bocking, Essex 01376 554923.
http://www.theretreatbocking.co.uk/  

Click below for a Realaudio:
http://www.movinmusic.co.uk/gregg_wright/sounds/livin_for_real28.ram
Click below for more info on Gregg Wright:
http://www.movinmusic.co.uk/gregg_wright.htm

** Sherman Robertson & BluesMove Euro Tour & CD Release ** 
Sherman Robertson continues his European tour during May to promote the release of his and BluesMove's new CD "Guitar Man - Live" on Crosscut Records (for more info please visit: http://www.crosscut.de/ or Crosscut's mail order catalogue).
"“How ya feelin’ - did you get your groove on?” asked Sherman towards the end of this rewarding gig. We certainly did, and the singer and guitarist from Texas and his 4-piece band deserve credit for gradually building a superb atmosphere. Not that Sherman just played blues - there was a big helping of soul and rock in his set, and his guitar playing was sweet, mellow and subtle. A number of the songs in Sherman’s set were from his latest album “Guitar Man - Live” - songs like “Make It Rain,” a slow lament about a woman who could invoke precipitation when there was not a cloud in the sky. In fact, many of the songs were on familiar blues territory - travelling on the road, troublesome women and so on, but Sherman’s stage presence, intense vocals and varied guitar work added a new dimension to the genre. A highlight of the set was when he left the stage to reappear amongst the audience still playing his guitar as he roamed around the venue a la Otis Grand. Another highlight was a charming song “Everybody Loves Somebody” which Sherman dedicated to his mother - “She’s only about 4’5” tall, she’s mean as hell, but she loves me!” quipped Sherman. Definitely the best blues performer I’ve seen this year, and a phenomenal band. The Brook, Southampton

Gig Dates 
Saturday, 29/04/2006, BluesFestival, Frederiskshavn, Denmark +45 70156565. 
http://www.bluesfestivalen.dk/ 

Tuesday, 02/05/2006, Charivari, Ulm Germany, Europe +49 0731615442. 
http://www.veranstaltungen.ulm.de/ 

Wednesday, 03/05/2006, Sternenzelt, Wendelstein, Germany +49 09129 909787. 

Thursday, 04/05/2006, Folk Club, Torino, Italy +39 011 9561782 or +39 0347 647552 or +39 0339 6532818. 
http://www.folkclub.it/ 

Friday, 05/05/2006, Sang-a-Klang, Luxemburg, Europe +0352 332895. 

Saturday, 06/05/2006, Groningen Rhythm r n' b -Night, Oosterport, Holland 31 0503680368. 

Sunday, 07/05/2006, XXL Blues Club, Wageningen, Netherlands +31 06 55182357 or +31 0317 415919. 
http://www.bluesclub-xxl.com/ 

Monday, 08/05/2006, Spirit of 66, Verviers, Belgium +32 087352424. 
http://www.spiritof66.be/ 

Wednesday, 10/05/2006, Birreria, Piozzo, Italy +39 0173 795431 or +39 0347 335241724. 

Friday, 12/05/2006, Scala, Wetzikon, Switzerland +41 01 9336500. 
http://www.scala-wetzikon.ch/trs/veranst.php 

Saturday, 13/05/2006, Die Halle, Reichenbach/Fils, Germany. 
http://www.diehalle.de/ 

Monday, 15/05/2006, Muddy's Club, Weinheim, Germany. 
http://www.muddysclub.de/ 

Wednesday, 17/05/2006, The Village, Habach, Germany. 
http://www.village-habach.de/ 

Friday, 19/05/2006, Weite, Switzerland, Europe +41 079 6755251 or +41 081 7832040. 

Saturday, 20/05/2006, FZW, Dortmund, Germany. 
http://www.fzw.de/ 

Click below for a Realaudio from their new CD "Guitar Man - Live":
http://www.movinmusic-records.co.uk/sounds/out_of_sight_28.ram
Click below for more info on Sherman Robertson & BluesMove:
http://www.movinmusic.co.uk/sherman_robertson.htm
UK dates will appear in June's Newsletter...

** The Mick Pini Band UK Dates ** 
The Mick Pini Band will be touring the UK again this May.  As well as touring Europe with B.B. King and supporting such blues greats as Buddy Guy, Freddie King and Jimmy Rogers: Mick Pini has earned himself a strong following, particularly in Europe. Eric Clapton described him in 1996 as ‘The legitimate successor to Peter Green’. However, Mick Pini is unquestionably a unique living legend in his own right ... the genuine article. His authentic voice and outstanding guitar work personifies the blues in an inimitable way. Mick has toured the world for 30 years and has never had a day job. He lives, breathes, plays and sings the blues with genuine passion even his 1954 Fender Stratocaster smokes!

Gig Dates 
Friday, 05/05/2006, Dove Valley Blues Club, Doveridge, East Midlands.    
Saturday, 06/05/2006, Blues of the Month Club Leaking Boot, Cleethorpes, Lincs TBC.   
http://www.zyworld.com/bluesofthemonthclub2/ 
Monday, 08/05/2006, The Famous Monday Blues, The Bullingdon, 162 Cowley Road, Oxford, Oxon 01865 244516.   
http://www.oxfordblues.info/ 
Tuesday, 09/05/2006, Red Lion, 551 London Road, High Wycombe, HP11 1ET Bucks 01494 444083.   
http://www.redliongigs.co.uk/ 
Thursday, 11/05/2006, Queens Head, Wolverly, Near Kidderminster 01562 850433.   
http://www.queensheadwolverley.co.uk/ 
Friday, 12/05/2006, The Roadhouse, Stirchley Birmingham, West Midlands 0121 624 2920.   
http://www.roadhousevenue.co.uk/ 
Thursday, 18/05/2006, Parc and Dare Theatre Blues Lounge, Treorchy, Wales 01443 773112.   
http://www.rct-arts.co.uk/ 
Friday, 19/05/2006, The Musician, Leicestershire, East Midlands 0116 2510080.   
http://www.themusicianpub.co.uk/ 
Saturday, 20/05/2006, Kellys, Leamington Spa, 01926 428655. 
http://www.kellysvenue.fsnet.co.uk/
Tuesday, 23/05/2006, Tawe Delta Blues Club, Swansea, South Wales 0179 254 0669.
http://www.swanseablues.co.uk/ 
Wednesday, 24/05/2006, The Maltshovel Tavern, 121 Bridge St, Northampton, NN1 1QF Tel: 01604 234212.   
http://www.maltshoveltavern.com/
Thursday, 25/05/2006, New Crawdaddy Blues Club, The Belvedere, Hardings Elms Road, Crays Hill, Billericay, Essex 01702 347007. 
http://www.newcrawdaddyclub.co.uk/ 
Saturday, 27/05/2006, Charters Bar, 11PM, £4, River Nene, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire 01733 315700. 
http://www.bluesontheboat.co.uk/ 
Sunday, 28/05/2006, The Navy Club, Maryport, Cumbria 

Click below for a Realaudio:
http://www.movinmusic.co.uk/mick_pini/sounds/iwont28.ram
Click below for more info on Gregg Wright:
http://www.movinmusic.co.uk/mpband.htm

** Cheltenham Blues Festival ** 
Cheltenham will have its very own two day blues festival on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th June in the big marquee at the Exmouth Arms, Bath Road, Cheltenham. 

Saturday 3rd June 

HEADLINE - Connie Lush and Blues Shouter - Supporting Bands: Blues to Go, Med Snookes and the good Scratch, Free Spirit, Uncensored, Barflys.  Further acts to be announced. 

Sunday 4th June 

HEADLINE - Mike Sanchez and the Portions - Supporting bands: Blues at Ten, Hangover Blues Band, Slowburner, Blues Rats, Steelyard Blues.Further Acts to be announced. 

Click below for more info and ticket information: 
http://www.tubbyblues.co.uk/ 

** Next Month's Newsletter ** 

Next month’s newsletter will contain more info on the forthcoming UK tour by Sherman Robertson & BluesMove, James Hunter's July European dates and CD release and much more. We hope you enjoyed our newsletter and that you found it useful. If you do, however, want to unsubscribe please visit http://www.movinmusic.co.uk/blues_mailing_list.htm where there is a form into which you can type your e-mail and then choose the unsubscribe button to be permanently removed. 

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