The 21st Festival will be held on
12,13 and 14th October 2018
Started in 1998 by Jim Riley, the festival is now an established part of the calendar with people returning year after year to what has been described as “surely the best little festival in the UK”.
The first festival began on a Friday evening in the Social Club where Steppin’ Out performed their first gig in Beer. The Social Club remained a very important part of the festival, until it sadly closed in 2016.
Over the years we have been fortunate to see some amazing bands – here’s a list in alphabetical order:
| 20th Anniversary All-Stars |
| Andy Boal |
| Andy Cortez Band |
| Atama |
| Babajack |
| Benny Brown Band |
| Bitterroot |
| Blue Horizon |
| Blues Engineers |
| Bob Brunning’s De Luxe Blues Band |
| Brock And The Badgers |
| Champagne Charlie And Sugarbeet |
| Cherry Lee Mewis |
| Clare Free |
| Dave Kelly’s Blues Band |
| Debbie Giles’ Midnight Train |
| Deep Blue Sea |
| Della Grants |
| Dirty Aces |
| Ged Wilson |
| Getz Loose |
| Giles Hedley |
| Guy Tortora |
| Hit & Run |
| Hot Lobster |
| Incredible Blues Puppies |
| Jeff Chapman’s Roosters |
| Jellicle Cats |
| Jon Walsh |
| Katie Bradley Blues Band |
| Matt Empson & Jason Manners |
| Motel 6 |
| Movin On |
| Nigel Bagge Band |
| Odyssey Blues Band |
| Paul Lamb and The Kingsnakes |
| Phil Astles Band |
| Rag Mama Rag |
| Robin Bibi Band |
| Roy Mette |
| Sam Kelly’s Blues Band |
| Serious Blues |
| Sinnerboy |
| Spikedrivers |
| Stationhouse |
| Steve Summers Band |
| Storm Warning |
| The Barcodes |
| The Big Blue |
| The Blackjacks |
| The Boogie Band |
| The Elevators |
| The G Men |
| The Jives |
| The Walkhards |
| Tim Hain & The Worx |
| Tim Royce Band |
| Tom Rodwell |
| Tomas Ford |
| Vince Lee |
| Worried Men |