17TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL GUINNESS BLUES ON THE BAY FESTIVAL 2015 - GIG PLANNER WEDNESDAY 20TH MAY 7:30pm
The Nooks
Fusion
10:00pm
Rab McCullough
Balmoral Hotel
10:00pm
Dom & the Iko’s
First and Last
10:00pm
Crow Black Chicken
The Duke
THURSDAY 21ST MAY 7:00pm 8:00pm
9:00pm
Maria Flynn & Dermot McQuaid
Fusion
Ralph McLean - BBC Radio Ulster Live Broadcast Festival all-star preview showcase!
Balmoral Hotel
Jackson Rox
The Vic
SATURDAY 23RD MAY
SUNDAY 24TH MAY
MONDAY 25TH MAY
12:00pm
Bluesberry (12-5pm)Continental food and craft market, - Blues on the Bandstand - Including BBC Radio 2 Bluegrass Band; Cup O’Joe and other special guests.
12:00pm
1:30pm
Rab McCullough Acoustic Blues Jam
Fusion
2:00pm
Jackson Rox Blues Jam
Balmoral Hotel
12:00pm
Bluesberry Festival Workshop - Blues Guitar Tips : Festival musicians giving tips with Conor Cunningham: playing, gear, musical influences. - All ages & abilities welcome.- Meet at park bandstand. (Small donation to S.A. Hospice Services requested).
4:00pm
Manukahunney
The Duke
2:00pm
Blackwood Blues Band
Balmoral Hotel
2:30pm
The Big Band Warriors : SA Hospice fundraiser
Foresters
2:30pm
Rab McCullough
3:30pm 4:00pm
1:00pm
Tapas Blues Brunch - Ludwig
Deli*Lites
2:00pm
Kick The Bucket Blues Band
The Duke
5:00pm
Ben Reel
The Vic
2:00pm
Pat McManus
Lough & Quay & Vecchia Roma
5:00pm
Dom & The Iko’s
Balmoral Hotel
2:00pm
Crow Black Chicken
Ye Old Ship Inn
7:00pm
Rev Doc & Mark Braidner Band Whistledown Hotel Keith Doran Trio
Ye Old Ship Inn
2:00pm
Robin Bibi Band - Al fresco!
Whistledown Hotel
7:00pm
2:00pm
Mickey Murphy
The Quays, Newry
The Vic
9:00pm
Crow Black Chicken
The Duke
2:00pm
Mark Braidner
The Vic
Garrett O’Hare
Fusion
3:00pm
Crowbar Blues Band
Balmoral Hotel
9:30pm
Dom & The IKO’s
Lough & Quay & Vecchia Roma
Andy Whittaker Band
The Duke
4:00pm
Barry McGivern Band
Bennetts
4:00pm
Cold Porter
First and Last
10:00pm
Robin Bibi
Balmoral Hotel
10:00pm
Mal O’Brien Band
Ye Old Ship Inn
9:00pm
Villiers & the Villains
Whistledown Hotel
10:00pm
Dana Masters and Linley Hamilton
Balmoral Hotel
10:00pm
Dom & Iko’s
The Duke
10:00pm
Mark Black & The Trips
Ye Old Ship Inn
10:00pm
Crow Black Chicken
Lough & Quay & Vecchia Roma
4:00pm
Backbone Blue Two (Acoustic) 10:00pm
St. Peter’s
10:00pm
The Regular Gas Band
Ye Old Ship Inn
6:00pm
Nite Hawks
Balmoral Hotel
6:00pm
Dom & the Iko’s
Foresters
FRIDAY 22ND MAY
Noon to 5pm - Bluesberry Continental food and craft market, Blues on the Bandstand - Including Drake Music Project , St Peter’s Brass Band, South Ulster Youth Band, Big Band and Saxophone Ensemble , Sheridan Gospel Choir.
4:00pm
Berni Loughran Band
The Duke
4:30pm (doors)
VAN MORRISON (Support:The Bluez Katz)
Warrenpoint Town Hall
5:00pm
Courtnay Magee Duo
Fusion
5:00pm
Allison McGrath
The Vic
5:00pm
Jackie McAuley & The Regular Gas Band
Foresters
5:30pm
Courtnay Magee Duo
The Vic
6:00pm
Speedy Mullan
The Vic
6:00pm
Cup O’Joe
Whistledown Hotel
7:00pm
Ludwig
Balmoral Hotel
7:00pm
Young Aviators
Ye Old Ship Inn
St. Peter’s
Ye Old Ship Inn
The Duke
Rev Doc & Mark Braidner
Alan McKelvey Band
Mark Braidner Trio
6:00pm
7:00pm
8:00pm
Lough & Quay & Vecchia Roma
Ye Old Ship Inn
Fusion
Suzanne Savage Band
Rab McCullough
Andy Whittaker
8:00pm
6:00pm
8:30pm
7:00pm
9:30pm
Speedy Mullan
The Vic
10:00pm
Gypsy’s Wish & Big Chief
Balmoral Hotel
8:30pm
Emily Shields & Dermot McQuaid
Fusion
Davy Watson & Simon McBride Lough & Quay & Vecchia Roma
7:00pm
Backbone Blues Band
Balmoral Hotel
10:00pm
Guinness Showcase Balmoral Hotel - Ballroom - doors 9pm: Tickets on sale at door and www.bluesonthebay.com MUD MORGANFIELD (Son of Muddy Waters) Also; The Bluez Katz Festival Fund Raising Concert
10:00pm
Rab McCullough - Lounge
Balmoral Hotel
7:50pm
(doors) VAN MORRISON (Support:The Bluez Katz)
Warrenpoint Town Hall
10:00pm
Guinness Showcase Ballroom - Doors 9pm - Free admiss. Mirenda Rosenberg Band
Balmoral Hotel
8:00pm
Willie Byrne Duo
Fusion
9:00pm
Balmoral Hotel
10:00pm
Gary Price’s GP3
Bennetts
Guinness Showcase- Crow Black Chicken - Ballroom Free admiss. Dom & The IKO’s
10:00pm
Gary Price & Christy McGuigan Bennetts
9:00pm
10:00pm
Young Aviators
First and Last
Soulshine Blue
First and Last
Eilish McCaffery & Mickey Murphy
Bennetts
10:00pm
The Duke
The Duke
The Duke
Pat McManus
Robin Bibi Band
Mark Black & the Trips
9:00pm
10:00pm
10:00pm
Foresters
Foresters
Foresters
Crow Black Chicken
Robin Bibi
Allison McGrath & Soulantics
10:00pm
9:00pm
10:00pm 10:00pm
Crow Black Chicken - Ballroom Whistledown Hotel
10:00pm
Jackson Rox
Whistledown Hotel
9:00pm
Ballroom - Mirenda Rosenberg Whistledown Hotel Band / Bar - Red Hot Roosters
10:00pm
Willie Byrne Band
Lough & Quay & Vecchia Roma
10:00pm
Robin Bibi Band
Lough & Quay & Vecchia Roma
9:00pm
Manukahunney
Lough & Quay & Vecchia Roma
10:00pm
Mike Wilgar Band
Ye Old Ship Inn
10:00pm
Dom & The Iko’s
Ye Old Ship Inn
9:00pm
Crowbar Blues Band
Ye Old Ship Inn
10:00pm
Dom & The Iko’s
Marine Tavern
10:00pm
Pat McManus
Marine Tavern
9:00pm
Regular Gas Band
Marine Tavern
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