LONDON BLUES FESTIVAL 2011
"It's good to know that, as each new generation comes along to discover it, there is still such a strong interest in the blues. It is exciting news indeed to hear that there will be a London Blues Festival this year and I fully support this upcoming event." - John Mayall
Shades of Soul are delighted to announce the inaugural London Blues Festival this year from 15-22 May 2011. The festival will be held at a number of venues throughout the capital and will endeavour to highlight the extraordinary talent both here in the UK and internationally. We intend to make it a major annual music event, expanding its scope every year.
It is the only genuine Blues Festival in London and we are extremely pleased with the support we are receiving including from John Mayall, Blues in Britain, Blues Matters, and a host of London venues as well as the Blues musician's fraternity.
With over nine London venues involved the London Blues Festival is intended to support the renaissance of the Blues and develop further its profile and popularity. As curators of the Festival we are seeking to feature the full range of the Blues genre and in particular some of the best up and coming artists in the country. Apart from live shows the Festival will also host a number of seminars with the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance.
Headline artists performing at the Festival include: PP Arnold, Ian Siegal, Liane Carroll and Crosstown Lightin', Marcus Malone, 24 Pesos, Marcus Bonfanti, Earl Green, Paul Cox, Kilborn Alley, Sam Hare and a host of UK and international blues talent! Further acts are to be announced shortly.
Tickets are available directly from the venues participating in the festival.
"The London Blues Festival is not only an idea whose time has come...but something which should have been launched years, if not decades, ago, and I'm delighted that it's happening. Here's to it becoming an ongoing annual event, not only as a showcase for UK blues talent but a magnet for international acts...and a long cool drink of the blues each and every summer." - Charles Shaar Murray
www.londonbluesfestival.org
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