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To start the year off with a Big Glorious Sound, Dave Feehan leads his band through favourite soul, blues and rock numbers. His duet with the divine Ms Lamb will be a knockout, and his tribute to Etta James- may she rest peacefully in music heaven- is from the heart.

David Feehan– Vocals; Emma Davey– Vocals; Corinne
Imrie– Vocals; Nichola King– Vocals; Sean Feehan– Vocals and Percussion; Lauren Ellis– Drums; Paul Mouncey– Bass; Andy Mauafua– Guitar; Phil Hornblow– Keyboards; Chris Fox–
Trombone; Chris Selley– Trumpet; Andre Paris– Saxophones; Guest artists are the two Fionas (Bee and Buchet)

 

We wish you a great holiday season and a fantastic New Years Eve —2012 — bring it on!

There are some great bands being lined up for next year, so keep reading your BluzNuz, up date your calendar (do you have a new calendar yet?) and join up if you haven’t already.

EMAIL the club president on skyeanderson94@yahoo.com to join for $20 a year and help keep the blues coming to The Bristol free of charge to you every week!
After the summer holidays, we start up again on January 26th. Watch this space.

Cheers to you and yours!

The last Capital Blues Inc, ROOMFULLA BLUES gig for the the year 2011, and it’s the X-Ray Catz!

With their infectious energy and authentic rockabilly sound, X-Ray Catz always gets the dance floor pumping. Don’t miss this one if you enjoy the sounds of the early Sun Records era. Opening the night, Ants and Spike perform as ’52 Dynamite Special.

Ants Maddock – guitar/vox; Gordon ‘Spike’ Barrell – bass/vox; Wayne Mason – keys/vox; Richard Te One – drums

It’s December 15th already and we’ve got Shaken Not Stirred to lead the way to the end of year Christmas buzz.

Experience the jazzy-blues, horn-driven hot grooves they’ll be whipping up tonight; with sultry vocals, a dirty howl, and swing influenced by the greats of 20th Century music.

It’s a big band with a sophisticated sound.

Penelope Kibby – vox; Chris Peirce – vox/sax; Patrick Bleakley – acoustic bass; Andre Paris – sax; Ian Parker – drums; Deane Hunter – guitar; Damian Forlong – trombone.

THE BREW
Stepping in this Thursday for the cancelled BRILLEAUX is “THE BREW” – another fantastic blues/ rock band. We are lucky to have such great talent at hand. Come and support these guys.
Warwick ‘Electrolux’ Murray
Aaron ‘Funky Chief’ Nonoa
Drumskinny Vinny

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December 1st: AL WITHAM
If you like Tony Joe White and Mississippi Hill Country music, you’ll love The Al Witham Band.

A long time regular performer at the Blues Club, Al is back – red hot and raring to go. He plays original songs from his two albums; his latest album Faultline has gained much critical acclaim. He also plays guitar driven blues with a country feel and covers the blues of John Lee Hooker and Muddy Waters, amongst many.

Al Witham– guitar & vox; Roger Watkins– drums; George Barris– bass

November 24 There’s always a party atmosphere on ‘open mic’ nights – a mixed bag of styles and musicians. Capital Blues provides a tasty backing band and the amps are kindly provided by Peter Matich, who is selling them, so get up and try them out. See the MCs for the night, Carol Bean and Julie Lamb, for a spot onstage.

November 17
SUPER BAD SOUL SECTION is an energetic seven piece band playing a great repertoire of hot soul classics. Fronting the band is award-winning vocalist Wallace Gollan who gigs regularly in New Zealand and Australia. Wallace is backed by a grooving band complete with horn section. Check them out on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/26101193@N04/ & YouTube http://youtu.be/PVmCqZczy84
Wallace Gollan– vocals; Dave Kempton– guitar; Brady Economu-Barton– bass; Shaun Anderson – drums; Louis Thompson Munn– piano; Ben Hunt – trumpet; Jake Baxendale– saxophone

November 10
MANALISHI – The Blues of Peter Green & Fleetwood Mac
Tonight’s gig is solid wall-to-wall Peter Green and Fleetwood Mac blues, some of the very best of the British Blues Boom led by guitar gun Del Thomas from the Midnight Ramblers.
Del Thomas– guitar/harp/vox
John Barrett– guitar
Sean Dolan– bass
James Shanks– drums

November 3
This year Kokomo are getting back to their roots. Celebrating their 20th year together as a band, they have recorded a new album called It All Comes Round. They are returning to the original Kokomo Blues line-up of the early nineties; an acoustic trio exploring early Delta blues and ragtime, with a scattering of contemporary Kiwi blues and oddities from through the years.
“Riveting acoustic blues.” The Dominion
Derek Jacombs – vocals, acoustic guitar; Grant Bullôt – harmonica, washboard; Nigel Masters – upright bass