Burnley blues festival

Review: Jimmie Vaughan

9:46am Tuesday 8th May 2012

OF all the acts lined up for the revived Burnley International Rock and Blues Festival it was the announcement of Jimmie Vaughan which caused music lovers to sit up and take notice.

Review: Hokie Joint Hamilton Loomis Sugar Ray and the Bluetones

9:52am Tuesday 8th May 2012

TO those who misguidedly say that the blues is all the same, Saturday night’s line-up at the Burnley Rock and Blues Festival should dispel that myth once and for all.

What's on: Matt Schofield Trio, Burnley Mechanics, Sunday

GUITAR STAR Manchester-born Matt now tours all over the world

4:33pm Friday 4th May 2012

Matt Schofield has been rated as one of the top 10 British blues guitarists of all time. Now fans at the Burnley International Rock and Blues Festival will get the chance to find out why.

What's on: Burnley International Rock and Blues Festival: Sugar Ray and the Bluetones, Burnley Mechanics

What's on: Burnley International Rock and Bues Festival: Sugar Ray and the Bluetones, Burnley Mechanics

4:17pm Friday 4th May 2012

He’s played with some of the biggest names in blues over the last 40 years and now Sugar Ray and his band the Bluetones headline tomorrow night’s Burnley International Rock and Bues Festival.

What's on: Burnley Blues Festival

READY FOR IT Dennis Greaves of Nine Below Zero who headline on Sunday

1:57pm Friday 4th May 2012

EXCITEMENT is in the air as the re-vamped Burnley Rock and Blues Festival gets under way tonight.

What's on: Hamilton Loomis, Burnley Mechanics, Saturday

What's on: Hamilton Loomis, Burnley Mechanics, Saturday

4:46pm Friday 4th May 2012

At 16 Hamilton loomis found himself playing on stage alongside Bo Diddley and he hasn’t looked back since.

What's on: Siegal and his band, Burnley Mechanics, Sunday

What's on: Siegal and his band, Burnley Mechanics, Sunday

4:37pm Friday 4th May 2012

Ian Siegal is one of the UK’s leading blues artists. Ahead of his appearance on the main stage of the Burnley International Rock and Blues Festival on Sunday he answered a few questions.

What's on: Fringe Festival line-up

RISING STAR Lucy Zirins at Inn on the Wharf on Sunday

4:27pm Friday 4th May 2012

The Inn on the Wharf
(Memphis Stage)



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