Latest update 29/06/08
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Sunday
29-Jun

Daniel Smith + T-Bone Taylor

White Bear Shipston-on-Stour
Sunday
29-Jun
Travelling Shoes 3pm Nag's Head High Wycombe
         
Monday
30-Jun

Jonathan Kalb Band

Famous Monday Blues @ The Bullingdon

Oxford

Thursday
03-Jul
Jazz @ The Spin - Mornington Lockett - Saxes Wheatsheaf Oxford
Thursday
03-Jul
Blues Jam - with Rupe & Friend's in The Nag’s Blues Band Nag's Head High Wycombe
Friday
04-Jul
Giles Hedley & The Aviators   Nag's Head High Wycombe
Friday
04-Jul

Mick Rutherford Band   + Sam Payne

Tubby's Blues Club
Cheltenham
Saturday
05-Jul
Lightnin' Willie & The Poor Boys   Cornbury Festival Charlbury

Saturday

05-Jul The Inflatables New Inn
Corn Street, Witney
         
Monday
07-Jul
Joanne Shaw-Taylor Band

Famous Monday Blues @ The Bullingdon

Oxford

Monday
07-Jul
Krissy Matthews Band   Cherington Arms Cherington
Wednesday
09-Jul
The Good Old Boys
Holmer Green
Thursday
10-Jul

Jazz @ The Spin - Artist to be confirmed

Wheatsheaf Oxford
Friday
11-Jul
Motel 6   & Steppin Out   Limelight Aylesbury
Friday
11-Jul
Guv'nors feat. Robert Hokum   Nag's Head High Wycombe
Saturday 12-Jul

HM Band - (Hugh McManners) - Ex Grin-City

Blue Boar Chipping Norton

Saturday

12-Jul Dave Shannon's Dead Cat Bounce   New Inn
Corn Street, Witney
         
Monday
14-Jul
Primo Blues   Famous Monday Blues @ The Bullingdon

Oxford

Thursday
17-Jul
Oli Brown Blues Band   South Street Arts Centre
Reading
Thursday
17-Jul

Jazz @ The Spin - Dylan Howe Band

Wheatsheaf Oxford
Friday
18-Jul

Travelling Shoes

Nag's Head High Wycombe
Friday
18-Jul
Oli Brown Blues Band
Red Hot Blues
Didcot
Friday
18-Jul
Matt Taylor Band   Living Room Oxford
Friday
18-Jul

Mick Abrahams   65th Birthday Concert:
This is going to be a fabulous event and a great night of music with some very special guest players coming along to celebrate not only Mick’s 65th year on the planet, but the 40th Anniversary of Blodwyn Pig and over 45 years of being in professional music for Mick.

There will be some wonderful surprises on the night but we can now tell you that the original line up of Blodwyn Pig will be there and playing a couple of numbers from the very first two albums “Ahead Rings Out” & “Getting to This”. Getting Mick Abrahams, Jack Lancaster, Andy Pyle, and Clive Bunker together for this was quite an achievement but well worth the trouble as you will doubtlessly agree. Other special guests include Whispering Bob Harris.

Open University Milton Keynes
Saturday
19-Jul

Ealing Blues N' Roots Festival: Admission £1 and gates open from 1.30pm:
Dani Wilde Band Sam Kelly and the Soul Brittannia Band, Funkydory, Guv'nors feat. Robert Hokum, Graham Robins, Pete Smith & Chris Williams, Amrit Sond, Ray Stubbs and his amazing one man blues band,  Downliners Sect

Walpole Park,
Matlock Lane
Ealing

Saturday

19-Jul Big Blue   New Inn
Corn Street, Witney
Sunday
20-Jul
Afternoon Jam with Leroy 3pm Nag's Head High Wycombe
Sunday
29-Jun

Ray Stubbs

White Bear Shipston-on-Stour
   
   
Monday
21-Jul
Larry Miller Band Famous Monday Blues @ The Bullingdon

Oxford

Monday
21-Jul
Howard Smith and The Razors

Cherington Arms

Cherington
Wednesday
23-Jul
Matt Taylor Band
Holmer Green
Thursday
24-Jul

Jazz @ The Spin - Daryl Jahnke - Guitar

Wheatsheaf Oxford
Friday
25-Jul
HM Band - (Hugh McManners) - Ex Grin-City Magdalen Arms Oxford
Friday
25-Jul

Robin Bibi Band

Nag's Head High Wycombe

Saturday

26-Jul Earl Gater Band New Inn
Corn Street, Witney
Saturday
26-Jul
  Hop Pole Aylesbury
Saturday
to
Sunday
26 July
to
3 August
GLOUCESTER RHYTHM & BLUES FESTIVAL:
Featuring amongst many: Jon Cleary and The Absolute Monster Gentlemen (USA), Little Jenny & The Blue Beans (Scandinavia), Lisa Mills (USA),  Matt Schofield Trio, Mike Sanchez and The Portions, Oliver Darling and The Dirty Robbers, Big Blues Tribe, Worried Men, Will Killeen, Perry Foster, Keith Thompson and Patsy Gamble, Howard Smith and The Razors, Bridget and The Big Girls Blues.
Festival website Gloucester
Friday, Saturday & Sunday
25, 26 & 27
Jul

10th anniversary of the Maryport Blues Festival:
Jools Holland and the Rhythm & Blues Orchestra will feature Marc Almond, Ruby Turner and Louise Marshall in their performance on Sunday July 27th.
Legendary blues guitarist, Jimmie Vaughan will headline the Saturday 26th with an exclusive UK performance. More details to follow

Maryport Blues Festival  
   
   
Monday
28-Jul

Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen

Famous Monday Blues @ The Bullingdon

Oxford

Friday
01-Aug
  Nag's Head High Wycombe
Friday
01-Aug
Larry Miller Band and Doctors Orders Tubby's Blues Club
Cheltenham

Saturday

02-Aug   New Inn
Corn Street, Witney
Saturday 02-Aug Big Boys Blues Band Crown Stadhampton
Saturday
02-Aug

Jazz @ The Spin - John Etheridge - Guitar

Wheatsheaf Oxford
Sunday
03-Aug
  Nag's Head High Wycombe
         
Monday
04-Aug
Big Mamas Door Famous Monday Blues @ The Bullingdon

Oxford

Monday
04-Aug
Molly Brown Cherington Arms Cherington
Wednesday
06-Aug
TBA
Holmer Green
Thursday
07-Aug

Jazz @ The Spin - TBA

Wheatsheaf Oxford
Friday
08-Aug
  Nag's Head High Wycombe

Saturday

09-Aug   New Inn
Corn Street, Witney
Sunday
10-Aug
Afternoon Jam with Leroy Nag's Head High Wycombe
   



   
Monday
11-Aug

Blue Bishops

Famous Monday Blues @ The Bullingdon

Oxford

Thursday
14-Aug
Jazz @ The Spin - TBA Wheatsheaf Oxford
Friday
15-Aug
  Nag's Head High Wycombe
Friday
15-Aug
 
Red Hot Blues
Didcot

Saturday

16-Aug
  New Inn
Corn Street, Witney
Sunday
17-Aug
     
       
Monday
18-Aug
Third Degree LeBurn

Famous Monday Blues @ The Bullingdon

Oxford

Monday
18-Aug
Oliver Darling and The Dirty Robbers Cherington Arms Cherington
Wednesday
20-Aug
 
Holmer Green
Thursday
21-Aug
Jazz @ The Spin - Wheatsheaf Oxford
Friday
22-Aug
  Nag's Head High Wycombe

Saturday

23-Aug   New Inn
Corn Street, Witney
Sunday
23-Aug
  Nag's Head High Wycombe
         
  Coming up in the next few months:    
   

Aug 25 - Bank Holiday - No Show
Sep 15 - Oli Brown Blues Band
Oct 27 - Rob Tognoni

Famous Monday Blues @ The Bullingdon

Oxford

   

Sep 9 - Robin Chandler & Howling Tomcats
Sep 15 - Mick Pini Band
Sep 29 - Big Joe Louis
Oct 13 -
Rollo Markee
Oct 27 - Les Wilson

Cherington Arms Cherington
    TBA
Holmer Green
   

19th September - The Blues Pack featuring Paul Cox and Earl Green
28th September - Toby Walker + workshop
17th October - Carvin Jones Band
21st November - Aynsley Lister Band
19th December - The Riotous Brothers + Storm Warning
Catfish Keith - date to be confirmed

Limelight Aylesbury
   

Sep 5 - Forster-King Band and Crisis Blues Band
Oct 3 - Rogue Dolls and Jay Tamkin & The Crackers
Nov 7 - Mike Sanchez and 3AM
Dec 5 - King Earl Boogie Band and Delta Flood

Tubby's Blues Club
Cheltenham
Last Friday in the month
 

HM Band - (Hugh McManners) - Ex Grin-City

Magdalen Arms Oxford
    Aug 29 - Krissy Matthews Band Fat Lils Witney
         
  Some events you might want to travel to:    
Friday, Saturday & Sunday


3, 4 & 5
Oct

The 2nd Swanage Blues & Roots Festival

Keith Thompson's Strangebrew, Robin Bibi Band, The Jives, Will Killeen, Chris Collins & Blues Etc, Ernie's Rhythm Section, The Mustangs, Motel 6, Sonny Black, Coalhouse Walker Blues Band, Slim Lightfoot, C Sharp Blues, Pete Smith, and John Crampton.

OPEN MIC SESSIONS: will again be held in the Red Lion marquee on Friday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons, in the extremely capable and talented hands of Martin Froud, Jim Tigwell and Andrew Bazeley.

ELECTRIC JAM SESSION: on Saturday afternoon hosted by Robin Bibi with PA, back line and drums provided.

Admission will be free to all venues except restaurants, where a minimum order charge may apply.

Swanage  
Friday, Saturday & Sunday
10, 11 &12
Oct

Beer R&B Festival:

Robin Bibi Band, Jellicle Cats, Sam Kelly's Blues Band, Albert Stone & Rob Lees, Rag Mama Rag, Roy Mette Band, Cliff Gater.

Bass Masterclass with Jim Riley & THE MONSTER JAM SESSION

Beer Devon
         
   

Jazz @ The Spin - TBA

Wheatsheaf Oxford
 
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