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Keighley Blues
Bronte
Blues
Club Keighley's INTERNATIONAL BLUES venue
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Looking Back |
Season
six
The
Eddie Martin Band
(UK)
10th May
Classy blues from an outstanding guitarist and his band in a packed village
hall.
Pics - John Ashton
Great
support set from bbc5,
too!
bbc5 pic - Charles Waller
e-mail branwell@bronteblues.com
'Big
Pete's Blues Band
(NL)
19th April
www.big-pete.nl "We had a blast! Can we come back next year?" (Big Pete)
Delta Groove artist, 'Big Pete', nominated in the 2012 USA Blues Music Awards and Bronte Blues Club's 'Harpist of the Year' 2010 was back from Holland with his new band - great stuff!
Pictures - Charles Waller
Thanks to the Owens for the pasties ...Happy Birthday, Chris!
The
Groove-A-Matics
featuring Johnny
Whitehill.
- 15th
March
Pics above - John Ashton
Pics below - charles Waller
A feast from the North East!
A wonderful night of blues from these 'bbc-first-timers.
Following the the footsteps of 24 Pesos in 2011, the Groove-A-Matics won the 'Battle of the Blues Bands' and went on to represent the UK at the Harvest Time Blues and Jazz Festival in Canada in 2012.
The
Spikedrivers
(USA/UK) 1st March
Blues, gospel and roots from this outstanding international trio.
Pic left John Ashton
Pics below - Charles Waller
Mardi Gras 2013
15th February
Dale & Kim Storr
Boogie, Blues and Soul
Keighley's ONLY New Orleans Party ... masks, music and mystery!
Pics - John Ashton
The
Guy Tortora Band
(USA )
11th January
Pictures - John Ashton (above), Charles Waller (below)
The
Revolutionaires (UK)
-7th December.
Can you
imagine
a better start to Christmas?
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Pics - Charles Waller
Eugene
'Hideaway' Bridges Band -
(USA)
23rd November
Eugene was delighted to receive the 'Bronte Blues Club All Round Entertainer of 2011' and responded with a wonderful show which included Sam Cooke and Jimmy Reed sing-along medleys.
Live pics - Charles Waller : Award pic -- John Ashton.
Lisa Mills (USA) and Ian Jennings (UK) - 9th November
This 'soul
songbird' from Mobile, Alabama , was the big hit at the Great R 'n' B Festival,
Colne, in 2011....and,
an even bigger hit, at Bronte Blues Club!
Pics - John Ashton
The
Mark Butcher Band (UK)
- 12th October.
A packed house enjoyed a high-octane night of funk, soul and blues.
Pictures - John Ashton
The Larry McCray Band (USA) 7th September
In Europe as headliner at Monaghan Harvest
Festival, Ireland...and dropping in at 'the bbc' while he's on this side of
the Atlantic!
Click on the thumbnail for a full page review from Blues in Britain (www.bluesinbritain.org )
A wonderful start to the season from this outstanding band from Detroit, Michigan.
Pics - Charles Waller
Regulars at Buddy Guy's 'Legends' , Chicago, have just become legends in Laycock! www.larrymccrayband.com
Season 5 concluded with -
24
Pesos
(UK/Aus) 6th July
Globetrotting,
award-winning
quartet return following their stunning 2011 appearance.
Photos -Alice Birt
The Producers
-22nd June
Blues for connoisseurs!
A triumphant return for this thoroughbred blues band.
Colour pics -Charles Waller
With Dave ditching his sandals for his Blue suede boots!
Pic -Chris Owens
B&W pic -John Ashton
Bill
Sheffield
with Dave
Saunders (bass)
USA/UK
18th May
A swift return from Atlanta, Georgia for the big hit of 2011
Pics
Charles Waller (far left) -John Ashton (near left)
Larry
Garner
and the
Norman
Beaker Band
(USA/UK)
-27th April
Pic s Charles Waller
A triumphant return for Louisiana's Larry Garner 'aided and abetted' by Norman Beaker and his band.
Photos -Charles
Waller
plus bbc5
with lead guitarist John Watson 'test driving' Raw Guitars' 'Prowler' guitar. The other prototype 'The Skinny' is being put through its paces by Ian Siegal!
Photo -John Ashton
Hokie
Joint (UK) -23rd
March
A quick return to Laycock for this charismatic outfit!
Pics -Charles Waller
Matt
Andersen (CAN) 9th March
-
'Outstanding' ...and 'Worl
d
Class' don't even start to describe this man's talent!
Pic far left Charles Waller
Other pics -John Ashton
Mardi Gras
Party with
Midnight Train featuring
Debbie Giles
(UK)
24th February
Masks and beads and rum cocktails!
Debbie solo pic -John A
Debbie & Band pics -Charles W
Tommy
Allen
& Johny Hewitt
(UK)
27th January
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An excellent night with this raw urban blues duo with the UK's top harpist.
www.myspace.com/tommyallenjohnyhewitt
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Plus bbc5 reunited and on top form!
The Motives
featuring Matt Taylor
(UK)
13th January
Pics-Charles Waller
Plus a hastily arranged set from bbc4 + bucket and the results of the 2011 'Best of Bronte' poll. (see 'The Blues' page)
2011
Paddy Milner &
Marcus Bonfanti
( UK) 9th December
'Party Paddy Pic' -Chris Owens
What a party!
The dynamic-duo got our seasonal festivities underway in fine style! Ho-ho-ho!
Duo pic -John Ashton
Solo pics -Charles Waller
“Great gig at The Bronte Blues Club last night. Thank you all so much for coming out & havin' fun with me & Paddy. See you in the New Year!” (Marcus on Twitter)
Plus bbc5 with a special Christmas Party set including seasonal numbers from Louis Jordan, Joe Liggins, Cephas & Wiggins, Clarence Carter and Johnny Moore.
Earl Thomas (USA) & Paddy Milner's Big Sounds. (UK) featuring Paddy Milner and Marcus Bonfanti
25th November Stunning!
Charles
Waller's excellent p
hotographs
capture a quite remarkable night at 'the bbc'. It was a unique
fusion of audience and artists that led one member to judge it the best live
concert he had ever attended in 40 years as a music fan- displacing Little
Richard/ Jerry Lee Lewis in 1962!
Another member (a Yorkshireman, at that) declared loudly that he would have paid £10 just to hear 'I'd Rather Go Blind'.
Quite outstanding!
Pics -Charles Waller
PS Thanks to the Watsons for the cupcakes!
www.earlthomasmusic.com www.paddymilner.com www.myspace.com/thebigsounds
TEXAS
N
IGHT with
free tequila all round and featuring......
Jim Suhler and Monkey Beat (USA) 11th November
Great support set, too, from bbc5 with their tribute to Texas blues with name-checks for SRV, Big Mama Thornton, Blind Willie Johnson, Freddie King, T-Bone Walker, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Lightnin' Hopkins and Albert Collins.
Jim , bbc5- John Ashton
Monkeybeat pic-Charles Waller
The Eugene 'Hideway' Bridges Band (USA) 7th October
Eugenius!
Terrific guitar-playing and outstanding vocals from this 2010 Blues Music Awards double-nominee.....a World-Star!!!!! Excellent work, too, from Gary Lance (bass) and Alex Cromarty (drums).
The
Kyla Brox Trio
(UK) 16th September
www.kylabrox.com Superb performance from two-time winner of 'Bronte Blues -Vocalist of the Year' award .........what a start to our fifth season!
pic Charles Waller
Pics -Charles Waller
Plus our tribute to BB King on his 86th Birthday.
featuring bbc5 with Move to the Outskirts of Town, Rock Me Baby, Boogie Woogie Woman, How Blue Can You Get and, their own, Three Kings of the Blues.
Click on thumbnail to read Blues in Britain review.
Fourth Season below -
24pesos (UK) 1st July
A wonderful end-of-s
eason
performance from this award-winning combo. Sartorially elegant and musically
gifted!
Pics - Charles Waller
Plus, your very own, bbc5 ...with a farewell from Tom
The
Ramon Goose Trio (UK)
17th June
A virtuoso
performance from this talented young guitarist and his band.
Larry
Garner
and the
Norman
Beaker Band
(USA/UK)
-27th May
Pics -John Ashton and Charles Waller
One of the 'bbc's'
most
memorable
nights -a wonderful UK band with an outstanding USA guitarist / singer /
songwriter.
Bill
Sheffield
with Dave
Saunders (bass)
USA/UK
13th May
A
packed house witnessed a master-class in singing, finger-picking and
tall-tale telling....with an eclectic set-list
!
Pics -Charles Waller and John Ashton
with bbc5 and their 'Tribute to Robert Johnson'
(May 8th marks 100th anniversary of his birth)
Banner by Heidi
Groanbox 
(Canada,
USA, France)
15th April
www.groanboxboys.com
A triumphant return for this simply unique outfit drawing fans from as far away as Middlesboro, York and Liverpool.
Groanbox pictures-John
Richard and Irene travelled from Teeside to celebrate their wedding anniversary at 'the bbc'.
Pic- Richard
with bbc5
bbc5 pictures-Charles
April 1st
Memphis Night featured Charlie Wood (USA)
Pic - left John
Other pics-Charles
'Video-grab' below of Charlie guesting with bbc5 -Tim Los
To read the review of
'Memphis Night' featuring
Charlie
Wood
in May's edition of
'Blues in Britain'
click on thumbnail.
plus bbc4 with their Tribute to Memphis Music
Former Albert King pianist, Charlie, sat-in with bbc5 on their version of Albert King's 'The Hunter'. Magic!
Earl Green (JAM) & the Right Time - 4th March
This multi-national outfit were
an absolute smash-hit on their first visit in July 2010. This swift return to
the 'bbc' from the UK's top blues voice was a great night! 
www.earlgreen.co.uk
Pictures -Charles Waller
(Sax pic. -John)
CD -'Earl Green & the Right Time Live at Bronte Blues Club' recorded on this night!
To read Keith Lee's review of Earl Green's second visit to Laycock in Blues in Britain Magazine click here
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Hokie Joint (UK) -18th February
Pic - John Ashton Another great night at the bbc with the new face of UK Blues -the irrepressible -Hokie Joint. It was nice to welcome blues fans from as far away as Durham, Liverpool and Nottingham.
Pics below -Charles Waller
Click here to read the 'Blues in Britain' review of Hokie Joint at 'the bbc'. Click here to see Hokie Joint in action at 'the bbc'
with, your very own, bbc5
Ph Bristol-based, six-piece roots outfit featuring the outstanding vocalist Yolanda Quartry.
Pic-Charles
Waller
Bronte Blues Award Winner (2010)
A Full House had crackers ...mince pies ...a popper explosion and a wonderful performance from the outstanding Revolutionaires ...what a start to Christmas!!!!
www.marcusbonfanti.com www.myspace.com/paddymilner "We really had a great time playing for you guys, such a nice venue and warm crowd of people..." (Paddy Milner) Paddy Milner.....and....
.....Marcus Bonfanti!
"Killin night at the Bronte Blues Club, what a great venue, audience and gig. Thank you!" (from Marcus ' Twitter)
Bronte Blues Award Winner (2010)
Pic-s -Charles Waller |
Ian Siegal / Ben Prestage
(UK/USA) 12th November
Bronte Blues Award Winner (2010)
Really, live blues doesn't
get
any better.....a full house for
Ben Prestage
and the truly sublime
Ian Siegal
Pictures -Charles Waller
The
Producers
(UK) -8th October
Another terrific night at 'the bbc' with 'Dorset's-finest' -The Producers
support from bbc5
Pics-Charles Waller
Sherman Robertson
Band (USA)- 24th September
www.myspace.com/shermanrobertsonband
Charles Waller's photographs capture a virtuoso performance from Sherman Robertson and his band on their return to, to a packed house at, 'the bbc' after two years....
Click thumbnail for 'Blues in Britain' review.
Season 3
-9th July -£10
Is this the greatest vocalist to grace the 'bbc' stage?
Charles Waller's superb photograph captures one-of-the-best-ever performances at Laycock Village Hall.
Bronte Blues Award Winner (2010)
"We had a fantastic time...we have never been treated so well playing the blues....it's special to perform for people who love the music as much as those of us who have spent a lifetime learning to play it..." (Les Back -'The Right Time')
And with
an emotional, high-energy, outing from
bbc5
who said 'Goodbye' to superb bassist,
'Cool
James' Ferguson.
Rory
Ellis (AUS)
-25th June
A full house greeted the 'Melbourne Minstrel' on his first visit to the Aire Delta
Pic. Charles Waller
Big Pete and the Backbones (NL)- 21st May -£10
Bronte Blues Award Winner (2010)
Pics- Charles Waller
Click thumbnail for 'Blues in Britain' review.
Matt
Schofield Band -30th April -£10
www.mattschofield.com hofield, the UK has produced the best blues guitarist from any country in decades. LA DAILY NEWS, U
A packed house for the UK's top guitar-slinger and his multi-national band.........
Pictures -Charles Waller
Bronte Blues Award Winner (2010)
Hamilton Loomis Band (USA) -26th March -£10
Bronte Blues Award Winner (2010)
Pictures -Charles Waller
Guy Tortora Band
(USA)- 5th March -£10
f
eaturing the huge keyboard talent of Janos Bajtala (Hungary)
www.guytortora.com Pictures -Charles Waller
Tommy
Allen Band (with Johnny Hewitt)
(UK)-12th February -£10
...
PicturesCharles Waller
with bbc5
Oliver Darlings'
Dirty Robbers (UK) -8th
January -£10
Pic - Charles
The Dirty Robbers braved the frozen North to warm the hearts of the 'bbc' faithful...
Click on thumbnail for Blues in Britain review.
The
'Honeyboy' Hickling Band
(UK) -11th December -£10
Ben Waters (UK) -27th November -£10 www.benwaters.com
Brilliant
Boogie-woogie, Rock 'n'
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Roll,
Jazz and Blues
from Ben
(and bbc5)!
.....not to mention the tasty supper provided for the packed house by the Watson family...Happy Birthday Jackie!
"Ben really enjoyed his trip North -He says you spoiled him to bits..." (Anne -Ben's Mum)
Click on the 'thumbnail' for the 'Blues in Britain' review of Ben's visit.
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Pics -
Charles Waller
bbc6!
The Revolutionaires (UK) 13th November -£10
Blues. Rhythm & Blues and Rock 'n' Roll!
Durham's finest had 'the bbc' bouncing when the Revolutionaires returned to Laycock ...superb! (Picture-Charles Waller)
plus bbc5 with their tribute to Louis Jordan
'Oc-oustic October (Part 2)
Rag Mama Rag (FRA) 16th October -£10 www.ragmamarag.co.uk
Pictures
-Charles Waller
with bbc5 unplugged (pic -Ken Chatwin)
Little
Toby Walker (USA) 2nd
October -£10 www.littletobywalker.com
Photo
below-Charles Waller; 
(audience pic -Carol Walker)
Click thumbnail for Toby Walker's review in November's Blues in Britain Magazine.
with bbc5
and special guest Graham Robinson
Graham picture - Charles Waller
"...you have the best blues club in all of England...." (Toby Walker)
Harper
(AUS/USA) 4th September -£10
Pic Ken Chatwin
The world's
only
American band fronted by a British-born, Australian-raised, didgeridoo-playing
blues singer roared into Laycock to
kick-start our third
season in no uncertain terms.
Season #2 -2008-9
Lightnin' Willie and the Poor Boys (USA) 10th July- £10
Lightnin' Willie pic - Ken Chatwin
...supported with a fine set from bbc5 which included five 'originals' - 'Never too hot for the Blues', 'Dressed for the Blues' and Three Kings of the Blues', 'Way Down Town' and 'Delta 'til I Die'
Doug MacLeod
(USA) 12th June - £10
Another
packed-house gave a tumultuous reception to Doug on his return to Laycock.
Doug Photos-Charles Waller Doug portrait -Chris Lackey
Fruteland
Jackson (USA)
with
The Bob Hall Show
(UK)
8th May £10 www.fruteland.com
B&W
picture -Ken Chatwin
'Real deal' Blues with Fruteland Jackson (from Mississippi, via Chicago) ...what a charismatic performer!
Colour pictures -Charles Waller
...and, not forgetting, 'the Bob Hall Show'
Hamilton
Loomis Band (USA) 24th
April £10
Sax pics-'Ickledot' www.ickledotco.co.uk
Band pics -Chris Owens
Kyla Brox Band
with
Victor Brox
(UK) 27th March £10
Another magical night at the Village Hall, captured by Charles Waller's outstanding photographs.
Big
Pete & the
Backbones (NL)
13th March £10 http://www.myspace.com/bigpete1977 Pics - Charles Waller
with bbc5
Michael
Roach & Johnny Mars
(USA) 2
7th
February £10
'The Gentlemen of the Blues'
Pict
ures
- Charles Waller
Click thumbnail for Peter Greenwood's Keighley News review.
with support from 'bbc5 unplugged'
Khalif 'Wailin''
Walter' Band (USA)
6th February
£10
'Ass-Shakin' Boogie' from Chicago.
www.myspace.com/khalifwailinwalter
Click on thumbnail for Blues in Britain review.
".......thank you so much for the invitation to play there... it is a wonderful club and an incredible audience......." Khalif 'Wailin' Walter'
photograph-Charles Waller
Memo Gonzales and the Bluescasters (USA/Germany/Holland/Turkey)
23rd January
£10
They opened the 'bbc' in September 2007...then came back to rock another 'full house'!
Pictures -Charles Waller
Click thumbnail for Blues in Britain review (Feb. '09)
The
Ramon Goose Trio
with Akos Hasznos (bass) (UK) 9th January £8
Pics -Charles Waller
Another outstanding, new, young-band thrill the 'bbc' audience...
Click below for link to live video footage of 'Stormy Monday' at 'the bbc'
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=VLc4dFBerko
Click on thumbnail for Blues in Britain review.
2008
Paul
Lamb & the Kingsnakes
(UK) 12th December £10
www.paullamb.com
Paul Lamb pic - Idris Richards-
"This is one of the best Blues Clubs in the world... " (Paul Lamb
Oliver
Darling's Dirty Robbers
(UK) 5th
December
Pictures -
Charles Waller
£8 (Free to Members)
"Thanks very much for having us.... .. the gig was great.... we'd really like to come back and do another sometime." (Oliver Darling)
Click on thumbnails for Blues in Britain review
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Sh with support from bbc5
Idris Richards' superb 'action shot capturest he excitement of Sherman's outstanding performance.
Click on the thumbnail for the 'Blues in Britain' report of Sherman's gig at 'the bbc'. |
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Click on thumbnail for whole 'Blues in Britain' review
Thanks for the pasties, Barbara!
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10th
October
The Groanbox Boys
(Canada, USA, France)
Band Picture-Charles Walker
Click for T&A story
Click for THE GUARDIAN feature
See 'Reviews Page' for Peter Greenwood's 'Craven Herald' report.
12th September
The Ian Siegal Band
(UK)
Ppicture -Charles Waller
21st century British Blues at its best!
(2007-8 season below)
4th July Party -free JD's all round!
The Guy Tortora
Band (USA)
featuring the huge keyboard
talent of Janos Bajtala (Hungary)
Picture -Idris
Click on thumbnail for Blues in Britain Review.
13th June
The Hokum
Hotshots (UK)
2nd May
Kyla
Brox Trio with
Victor Brox
(UK)
Kyla and Dad pic. -Idris)
Click on thumbnail for Blues in Britain review
18th April
The
Mojo Buford Band
(USA)
with the blues guitar of
Tommy Allen (Wales)
The Chicago Blues Legend says 'farewell' to his UK fans.
Portrait -Idris Richards
11th April
Doug MacLeod
(USA)
One man, one guitar, one outstanding night of music....
Picture -Idris
14th March
The Boo Boo Davis Band
(USA)
A real slice of down-home Mississippi Blues from 'Boo Boo'.
"Thank You, Dave!"
Picture -Idris Richards
22nd February
Michael Roach
& Johnny Mars (USA)
World-class blues from the utterly charismatic Roach & Mars ...live music doesn't get any better than this!
Pic -Idris Richards
25th January
The John
O'Leary Band (IRL)
2007
December 14th
The
Revolutionaires (UK)
'Local hero' John Watson (R) saves the day when sickness strikes this hard-rocking quartet!
November 23rd
Paul Lamb &
the Kingsnakes
(UK)
Bluesland's favourite geordies have 'the bbc' jumping!
Click on thumbnail for Blues in Britain review.
Picture -Idris
November 2nd
The Two Timers (UK)
Photo -Idris Richards
October 12th -
Kent Duchaine
September 14th -The Grand
Opening!
Memo Gonzales
and the Bluescasters
(USA/Germany/Holland/Turkey)
Pic -Chris Lackey
Click on thumbnail for Blues in Britain review.
April 2007 -' In the Beginning.....
Three generations of local blues enthusiasts met to launch 'the bbc'.
This site was last updated 05/12/13
7th November
Kent
Duchaine