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Saltburn Blues Club

I write this having had our first gig back at our newly refurbishedvenueNewMarskeInstituteonFebruary11th and what a gig it was! Hats off to the team of workers who have transformed the Institute. It really is a state of the art venue now, everything has been renewed. Mind you, on the morning before the gig I visited to see how the work was progressing only to be faced with a chaotic building site in the concert room. I did not believe it couldbereadyforthenextnight.Butitcertainlywas!

Moving on to our March gigs of which there are two. The first, on 4th March with The Redfish Blues Band supported by local musicians Seaview Playboys, which is contrary to the information in the February edition, as we had to reschedule the February gig. They have played at theClubbeforeandwewelcomethemback.

Redfish are an exciting Blues band, featuring some very talented Scottish and Cumbrian musicians who create a distinctive sound that blends blues, roots, jazz andsoul.

The second gig is the 25th March but unfortunately theheadlineBandTheCinelliBroshavepulledoutdueto their success in the International Blues Challenge in Memphis they have been awarded a recording contract in America that week. However, I’m delighted to say that I have replaced them with the well loved local Band The John P. Taylor Band. The support that night is still Jenny Wren & Her Borrowed Wings. Tickets for the 4th March are£15fromTheSpar,MiltonSt,andEnts24.com.

The Balmoral Acoustic Blues Club (Saltburn Conservative Club) welcomesThe Kelvin Davies Duo on Sunday 12th March, reserve your seats directly with me for this one (£11). Kelvin is a traditional country blues and ragtime musician, with a British folk vibe. Keeping the style and music of some of the great bluesmen from the1920s–1940salive… Thesenightsareprovingvery popular and with limited seating contact me asap. There aresometicketsavailableatEnts24.com.

As usual you can get your Blues injection from my show Still Got The Blues on Zetland 105FM, Mondays 7-10pm, Listen Live from the Zetland website, on Alexa andVirginRadioline.Keepdiggin'theBluesfolks. Harry