A guide to all the blues music on the south coast of England

6th – 8th October 2023

A page for all the lovers, venues and players of ‘The Blues’ (with some soul, folk and roots thrown in for good measure) in the Sussex area, to promote themselves and each other!! We are part of the British Blues Archive.

Promoting bands and live music in the North East, bringing the best blues/rock artists to the Region.

Goin’ Up The Country Blues Club is located in the village of Worthenbury near Wrexham in north east Wales. It was formerly known as Hooker Blues Club and was founded by Pete Evans in 1997 at Wrexham Rugby Club. It moved to Worthenbury in 2005 which resulted in the name change befitting it’s location.

Outlaw Music is a management and record label with many years experience in the music industry. We are currently looking after Elles Bailey’s releases.

Lancashire Blues Archive (LBA) is part of the British Blues Archive. We support bands, artist and venues and provide gig information for in and around Lancashire and the wider Northwest in the UK for those who enjoy blues-based music.

We are a port of call for help and information, with news and reviews of the UK blues scene and support ‘Keeping Live Music Alive’. LBA actively support the work of UKBlues Federation and are also involved in the support of local blues related festivals and organisations.

‘Earlyblues.org’ is dedicated to the history and evolution of the Blues as an on-line information resource including essays and articles, cultural aspects, exhibitions, presentations, courses, talks, research projects, reference lists, recommended blues books, blues resting places, and links to other blues sites.

There is a separate detailed section of British Blues including a synopsis and links to the ‘EarlyBlues’ archives of 160+ British blues festival photographic galleries and reviews over the past 20 years.

In an idyllic country setting in the grounds of the Old Bush Pub ‘Old Bush Blues’ brings you three days and nights of fabulous bands playing across a number of stages.  

The stages are all in open sided marquees to give you shade from the, hoped for, blazing sun.  Though there’s plenty of room to sit outside and enjoy the home cooked food, BBQ’s  and drinks from the fully stocked bars.  With a campsite with toilets and shower block, free car parking and everything situated within a few minutes walk it’s no wonder Old Bush Blues has become a highlight f the festival season for so many!  Tickets are available (until it’s sold out!) at http://www.oldbushblues.co.uk

Promoting blues radio across the UK and worldwide.

WINNER of The European Blues Awards 2017, 2018, 2019 – ‘Best Publication’

Blues fan? You NEED Blues Matters! Your bi-monthly fix of everything Blues with 132 pages of artist interviews, live reviews and the biggest collection of album reviews you’ll see. We’ve been championing the Blues for over 20 years and won awards for “Keeping the Blues Alive” (Blues Foundation) plus we’re a double inductee into the Blues Hall of Fame.

Trust us… we LOVE the Blues.

The multi award nominated DIGITAL BLUES first aired in April 2001 and since then has been broadcast on a number of stations on FM and DAB in Essex, UK, on FM in New Zealand and via the internet on stations based in the UK, USA, France and New Zealand.​Each week, DIGITAL BLUES brings you an eclectic hour of tracks from new and recent releases from across the spectrum and from around the world plus, once a month, we bring you something a little bit different, often more retrospective and often pushing the boundaries even more than usual.