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Easter Blues
Spring is in the air and Riverside will be appearing at The Hobbit Pub Easter Beer & Blues Festival in Southampton on Friday 2nd April
See more details at www.thehobbitpub.co.uk
Blues in Burley
Riverside
will be playing an opening set for
The Baddest Blues Band (ever!) on ...
Friday 7th May 2010
The Baddest Blues Band (Ever!) features some of the funkiest musicians from the parallel worlds of blues, jazz and rock. Expect a sprinkling of classic songs by the likes of Nina Simone, Willie Dixon and Howling Wolf, plus great originals by the band’s guitarist Rob Koral and vocalist Zoë Schwarz.
A six-piece blues band with a distinct and individual sound featuring expressive, sassy vocals, virtuoso guitar, animated and charismatic harmonica (Si Genaro), wailing Hammond-organ (Steve Smith), achingly groovy rhythm section with Malcolm Creese on bass and drummer Mark Fletcher. They have been together three years now and have played impressive seasons of festivals, clubs and concerts.
This earthy all-star band is guaranteed to get you rocking!
"The Baddest Blues Band (Ever!) ….. they are superb, a thoroughly modern mix of jazz and Blues, combining a sense of history with their own contemporary influences. …. To all fans of quality blues/jazz, this will really appeal." - Blues Matters
www.myspace.com/thebaddestbluesbandever
Bournemouth Blues Club
At last! A venue in Bournemouth that is putting Blues on the menu.....Champions will be the home of a regular Blues Club night taking place every Monday.
The
launch night was on Monday 16th November 2009 with Finnish slide guitarist
Erja Lyytinen headlining with Riverside as one of the supports.The following
Monday 23rd November saw Joanne Shaw Taylor take the stage, with local
band Paint It Blue as support.
Another support slot for Riverside on Monday 19th April when Aynsley Lister
plays the Blues Club.
The programme of events includes Gigs from touring bands and local acts, as well as Masterclasses, Films and of course the Champions Blues Jams. So come along to Champions, 51 Norwich Avenue West, Bournemouth BH2 6AJ and support Blues in Bournemouth.
More details about Bournemouth Blues Club events can be found here...
www.bournemouthbluesclub.co.uk
www.myspace.com/bournemouthbluesclub
From November 2009 we will be organising the increasingly popular Blues Jams on the Second Monday and Last Monday of every month (a change from the existing days) as part of the Blues Club calender. The Jams provide a real opportunity for local musicians to meet up, find new band members, chew the fat, as well as play some blues.....and who knows what else?
Good equipment is provided so just bring your guitar, bass, sticks, harp or whatever. We'll be taking pictures, recording and videoing what goes on and will post it on the jam's own myspace page.
Click
here for the Champions Jam Myspace
Look for the jam on Facebook too
Swanage Blues Festival...
Two of the highlights of the year for us are the Swanage Blues Festivals in March and October......
This
is a fantastic weekend with masses of excellent blues to be heard - 40
gigs, Open Mics, and Jamming a-plenty!
Don't miss out!
For more information go to the website by clicking the logo below
The lads, on the Sandbanks Ferry, considering their options for a good clean weekend of fun at the last festival... wildlife seems high on the bill.
Still Available...
We are pleased to say that our first ever CD can now be bought from us at any gig. Recorded in 2008 at Shelter Studios in Southampton and released on our very own Tar Barrel Records label, it contains 13 tracks and sounds fantastic to our ears!
Better yet, it's only £5 - bargain! Get it soon!
Riverside, based in the New Forest evolved from family connections and local jamming.
Playing blues/rock, old school r'n'b and rock'n'roll from a variety of sources, currently the band is a 4-piece We play in the New Forest, Southampton, Bournemouth, Poole, Romsey and elsewhere in both Hampshire and Dorset, UK - we are quite happy to travel for the right gig.
Want to know more? Want to book us? To contact us by email... click below.... We are ready to play for you...
Go to our MySpace page by clicking this logo
and
find our Facebook page for Riverside.
Look for the guitar playing frog!