Worcester Music Forum

Blues at the Fold, Bransford, 4^th July 2009

 

The line-up for a new community blues festival at The Fold, Bransford has been announced. Blues at the Fold which has moved from last years successful event at Wichenford, brings nationally acclaimed musicians to your doorstep and provides a whole day of fine music including The Big Blues Tribe, Trafficker featuring leading UK guitarist Tommy Allen, Alma Latina, Chris Gibbons, Mumbo-Jumbo and more.

 Held on 4th July with live music from 2-11pm, Blues at the Fold will be an opportunity to relax in the wonderful setting of The Fold, midway between Worcester and Malvern, enjoy its ecoCafe food and excellent local food, beer, cider and perry stalls and listen to some of the best blues music around.

 The tickets for the whole day are only £10 for adults and £3 for children under 12 and are limited. Tickets and all the information is available from the website www.bluesatthefold.co.uk or by calling 01886-812888

 The line up with more names to be announced - includes;

 The Big Blues Tribe

Full nine piece big blues orchestra led by top Midlands blues vocalist Oliver Carpenter and featuring four excellent vocalists and a full brass section. You get a big stage show and a big sound with The Tribe!

Any of you who havent seen them yet really should because theres nowhere near enough of our music performed with such skill, authenticity and pure verve. Blues in Britain magazine

The Big Blues Tribe was booked for thirteen major blues festivals in 2007 and 2008.

www.bigbluestribe.com

 

Trafficker featuring Tommy Allen

Tommy Allen is one of the UK's top blues guitar players. Indeed, Paul Jones has said that in his opinion " ...he is one of the most talented songwriter/guitarists to emerge from Britain in a long time". He has played with many of the blues legends and has completed 3 UK tours with ex-Muddy Waters harp player Mojo Buford and supported Gary Moore on a UK and European tour as guitarist to American bluesman Otis Taylor.

 www.tommyallen.com

 

Alma Latina

After their storming set at Wichenford last year, when everybody danced despite the rain we had to get these guys back. Alma-Latina lets British dance crowds rediscover the low-down sweaty grooves of pachanga, the bugalu, the watusi, the shing-a-ling

and the dance vibes of nuyorican 50s, 60s and 70s. Alma Latina (Latin Soul) goes right to the source with tunes by Ray Barretto, Joe Cuba, Eddie Palmieri and the other hard groove merchants which kept he dancefloors of Spanish Harlem full for 2 decades.

www.almalatina.co.uk

 

Mumbo-Jumbo

Acoustic blues-based mayhem is the best description of Mumbo-Jumbo. Three of the

regions top acoustic musicians provide fine performances of known, unknown and now lots of self penned songs in a bluesy, country, rootsy style.

www.mumbo-jumbo.biz

 

 

Chris Gibbons

To get the event underway we have top bluesman Chris Gibbons playing and singing

in his own inimitable style. Chris has over 30 years experience as a professional

musician and writer.

www.chrisgibbonsmusic.co.uk

 

Our Compere is Dave Reeves - The Wooden Horse of Doctor Troy

The programme will also include a series of short performances between the bands from Dave Reeves a performer poet and freereed player. He has variously been described as a folk poet, a ranter, a socio-political punk poet, and as making people                                      choke on their beers with laughter.

'... the perfect interlude ...' Blues in Britain Nov 2008.

 

He accompanies his spoken word performances on bluesharp and melodeon, amongst other instruments.

www.textician.co.uk

 

 For more information contact Oliver Carpenter, Blues at the Fold, 01886-812888 or email oliver@ocsingstheblues.co.uk