** Movinmusic Newsletter Number 18 – September 2005 **
 
Hello everyone, and welcome to the eighteenth 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:
 
Lightnin' Willie & the Poorboys tour concludes
Nidd Hall Blues Weekend
Mick Pini UK Tour
Cleethorpes Blues Festival
Memo Gonzalez & the Bluescasters September Tour
Scandinavian Blues Cruise – James Hunter @ Color Festival
Orkney Blues Festival

** Lightnin Willie Tour & the Poorboys - "Roadworks" Tour Concludes **

Lightnin’ Willies summer tour of the UK is now drawing to a close and will finish at the Nidd Hall Blues weekend in Yorkshire on the 10th.  (More information about this event below!)

Friday, 02/09, The Musician, Leicester, Leicestershire 0116 2510080. http://www.themusicianpub.co.uk/
 
Saturday, 03/09, The Maddermarket Theatre (TBC), Norwich, Norfolk 01603 620917.   http://www.maddermarket.co.uk/
 
Sunday, 04/09, Clowne Blues Club, Clowne, Chesterfield, Derbyshire 01246 819546.   
 
Thursday, 08/09, Cox's Yard, Stratford upon Avon, Worcestershire. http://www.coxsyard.co.uk/
 
Friday, 09/09, The Running Horse, Nottingham, Notts 0115 9787398. http://www.therunninghorse.ukpub.net/
 
Saturday, 10/09, Nidd Hall Blues Weekend (acoustic and full band set), Harrogate, Yorkshire. http://www.boogaloopromotions.com/

Realaudio ("Couldn't do Nothin")
http://www.movinmusic.co.uk/lightnin_willie_poorboys/sounds/couldntnothin28.ram

Webpages:
http://www.movinmusic.co.uk/lightnin_willie_poorboys.htm

** Nidd Hall Blues Weekend **

There are still a few places left for the Blues Weekend, taking place 9-12 September in Nidd Hall, Harrogate   Eugene 'Hideaway' Bridges replaces Lou Pride, who has had to cancel his UK tour as a result of ill-health.   Born in New Orleans, Eugene's soul soaked voice and dazzling guitar playing has earned him a fine reputation as well as many international awards. Eugene tops a phenomenal line-up with Lightnin' Willie & The Poorboys (now with Sam Kelly on drums), Doug Jay & The Blue Jays, Hamilton Loomis and the Lyndon Anderson Band plus special guest Tim Aves.  Chris Powers is MC for this weekend and Blue Touch are leading the jam sessions. Nidd Hall is a Grade II listed house built in grand baronial style, set in 45 acres of landscaped gardens, with its own boating lake.  The price of £219 includes three nights half board, all the music and use of the extensive sports and leisure facilities.  To book ring 0870 601 6012 quoting code RNB05.  

For more info on the Nidd Hall Weekend:
http://www.boogaloopromotions.com/

** Mick Pini Band September Tour **

Mick Pini will be returning to the UK for an extensive tour in September only interrupted by a return to Germany for the Lubecker Blues Festival.  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, 09/09, The Wheatsheaf, 57 North Street, Leighton Buzzard, Beds 01525 374611.   http://www.thewheatie.co.uk/
 
Saturday, 10/09, Black Bottom Club, George Row, Northampton, Northants 01604 233401.   http://www.richardsonsevets.com/
 
Sunday, 11/09, The Boardwalk, Sheffield, 01142 799090.   http://www.theboardwalklive.co.uk/

Monday, 12/09, Kellys, Leamington Spa, 01926 428655.   
 
Friday, 16/09 Lubecker Blues festival, Germany, Europe.   
 
Saturday, 17/09, Lubecker Blues festival, Germany, Europe.   
 
20/09, Red Lion, 551 London Rd, High Wycombe http://www.redliongigs.co.uk/
 
Wednesday, 21/09, Malt Shovel Tavern, Northampton, Northamptonshire 01604 234212.   http://www.maltshoveltavern.com/
 
Friday, 23/09, The Musician, Leicester, Leicestershire 0116 2510080.   http://www.themusicianpub.co.uk/
 
Saturday, 24/09, The Running Horse, Nottingham, Notts 0115 9787398.   http://www.therunninghorse.ukpub.net/
 
Sunday, 25/09, Hope Tavern, Caistor Road, Holton-Le-More, Market Rasen, Linconlnshire .   
 
Monday, 26/09, George Hotel, High Street, Lower Brailles, Banbury, Oxon 01608 685223.   
 
Tuesday, 27/09, The Stables, Stockwell Lane, Wavendon, Milton Keynes, Bucks 01908 280800.   http://www.stables.org/
 
Thursday, 29/09, Bullfrog Blues Club, Portsmouth, 023 9243 6267.   http://www.barkingspider.abelgratis.com/
 
Friday, 30/09, The Cluny, 36 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne 0191 230 4474.   http://www.theheadofsteam.co.uk/default.aspx?tabid=10194
 
Saturday, 01/10, Banbury Blues Festival - tickets in advance- The Mill, Spiceball Park Road, Banbury, Oxon 01295 252050.   
 
Monday, 03/10, Monday Blues @ The Bullingdon 162 Cowley Road, Oxford, Oxon 01865 557849.   

Click below for a Realaudio:
http://www.movinmusic.co.uk/mick_pini/sounds/iwont28.ram

Click here for more info on the Mick Pini Band:
http://www.movinmusic.co.uk/mpband.htm

** Cleethorpes Blues Festival **

Another Festival this September  (16th & 17th) is the Cleethorpes Blues Festival  (16th & 17th) at the Queens Hotel and Features: 

Friday evening - 16th September - Memo Gonzales and the Bluescasters & Ray Stubb’s Rn’B Allstars

Saturday lunch - 17th September - Paul Judge, Hot Lick Cookies, Devin Brown
 
Saturday teatime – (downstairs bar - free admission) TBA
  
Saturday evening - Big Joe Louis and the Blues Kings, Li'l Dave Thompson, Storm Warning
 
Tickets on sale from Blues hotline 01472 601447 Or The cobblers shop, Brereton Avenue, Cleethorpes

For more info on Memo Gonzalez and the Bluescasters 
http://www.movinmusic.co.uk/memo_gonzales_bluescasters.htm

For more info on Big Joe Louis and his BluesKings
http://www.movinmusic.co.uk/big_joe_louis.htm

For more info on Paul Judge:
http://www.pauljudge.com/

For more info on the Cleethorpes Festival:
http://www.zyworld.com/bluesofthemonthclub2/ or Blues of the Month Club, Queens Hotel Cleethorpes, Lincs 01472 601447

** Memo Gonzalez & the Bluescasters September Tour **

Memo Gonzalez & the Bluescasters will also be returning to the UK for an extensive tour in September.   Their journey through the blues took off back in 1995. You'd think they'd done 'n seen it all by now, after so many days on the road and so many nights in hotel rooms. Yet their tour bus keeps rolling through Europe, from town to town, from country to country, faster 'n ever -- its arrival eagerly anticipated by their ever-growing fan community. If you've seen and experienced Memo Gonzalez & The Bluescasters live, you know exactly what I'm talking about. Though these musicians have great respect for the blues as an institution, as a group they're firmly rooted in the present. "We want to be a band that's happening right now." That is to say, Memo Gonzalez & The Bluescasters aren't interested in re-creating the originals note for note. These guys present a rip-roaring mixture of blues, swing, and rock 'n' roll that they have branded their own. Few music genres must contend with as many prejudices and clichés as the blues, but Memo Gonzalez & The Bluescasters simply shake up the (in)famous 12 bars and set in motion an earthquake.

Gig Dates

Thursday 15/09 The Maltings, Farnham http://www.boogaloopromotions.com/

Friday 16/09 Blues of the Month Club Blues-Festival, Cleethorpes http://www.zyworld.com/bluesofthemonthclub2/

Saturday17/09 Walkern Sports Club, Walkern near Stevenage, Hertfordshire 

Sunday 18/09 The Half Moon Roots & Blues Club, Paignton, Devon http://www.thehalfmoonrocks.com/

Wednesday 21/09 The Komedia, Brighton http://www.komedia.co.uk/

Thursday 22/09 Bullfrog Blues Club @ The South Parade Pier, Southsea http://www.barkingspider.abelgratis.com/

Friday 23/09 Riff´s Bar, Swindon http://www.riffsbar.biz/

Saturday 24/09 Shire Hall, Howden, Yorkshire http://www.howden-live.com/

Sunday 25/09 The Musician, Leicester http://www.themusicianpub.co.uk/

Monday 26/09 Famous Monday Blues at the Bullingdon, Oxford

Wednesday 28/09 Blues Alive at the Half Moon, Bishop´s Stortford

Thursday 29/09 The Old Wine Vaults, Holywell, North Wales  

Friday 30/09 Darlington R & B Club at The Arts Centre, Darlington http://www.darlington-r-n-b.co.uk/

Sunday 02/10 The Bell, Ash, Somerset http://www.thebellatash.co.uk/

Click below for a Realaudio:
http://www.movinmusic.co.uk/memo_gonzalez_bluescasters/sounds/wagessin28.ram

Click here for more info on Memo Gonzalez & the Bluescasters:
http://www.movinmusic.co.uk/memo_gonzales_bluescasters.htm

** Orkney Blues Festival ** 

Basking in the afterglow of last year’s success, the 6th annual Orkney Islands Blues Festival takes place over the weekend of September 16-18th.  The Blues Crew have organised another blistering weekend of boogie & blues featuring a mouth watering array of acts plus a full day of music workshops and open sessions.  In the space of six short years, the festival has grown in both size and stature, offering over 35 events across the islands using 12 of our finest hostelries amongst it’s chosen venues (hence the working title 12 Bar Blues).  The festival mixes a potent blend of electric and acoustic music and features some of the best acts in the business; all guaranteed to have you rolling in the Isles! 

Blues guitar legend Peter Green will appear at this year’s festival, as part of the Festival headliners the British Blues All Stars. The All Stars boast a flexible line up of the most prominent British blues musicians around. Other names appearing as part of this star studded act are ex Stone the Crows drummer Colin Allen, ex T-Rex guitarist Miller Anderson, Spencer Davis bass player Colin Hodgkinson, The Blues Band guitarist, Dave Kelly, and veteran blues and boogie pianist, Bob Hall.

With only 6 ticketed events, the rest of the music is absolutely free making this one of the best value events in the musical calendar!

Festival members receive a 30 per cent discount from NorthLink Ferries, if transport is booked through the Blues Festival. Members also receive free entry on festival buses, 10 per cent discount on merchandise, and priority tickets to all Blues Festival events – all for just £25.

To become a festival member, simply download a form from the website.

Tickets for all events are on sale now. For more information and details of the full festival programme log on to www.orkneybluesfestival.co.uk.

** Scandinavian Blues Cruise – James Hunter @ Color Festival **

For those of you in Denmark in the middle of September and who would be interested in a Blues Festival on a cruise liner plying the Baltic, then look no further than the Color Blues Festival, featuring none other than the James Hunter band.  For full details on the festival check out the links below, but apologies that the festival website might not be very intelligible to native English speakers!

For a Realaudio from James Hunter’s latest CD:
http://www.movinmusic.co.uk/james_hunter/sounds/people_gonna_talk28.ram

For more info on James Hunter:
http://www.movinmusic.co.uk/jameshunt.htm/

Festival Details:
http://www.colorline.no/servlets/page?section=1008&item=18059

** Next Month's Newsletter **
 
Next month's issue will include more information on the Mick Pini Band and Memo Gonzalez and the Bluescasters tours and much more including the Glasgow Blues and Rn’B Festival. 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 
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