If you or your band would like to play at the Orkney Blues Weekend in 2011, then visit the Band Applications page and send us your details. Please make sure your details get to us before 31st March as this is the final deadline.
The dates for the 2011 Blues Weekend are 23 – 25 September 2011.
The organisers of the 2010 Orkney Blues Festival have hailed it as a resounding success.
Festival committee member, Walter Gorman, said the event, which took place last Friday, Saturday and Sunday, ran “absolutely brilliantly”.
The annual event was launched in 2006 and has steadily grown in popularity ever since, to become one of the biggest dates on Orkney’s festival calendar.
This year’s blues festival kicked off with a performance from local band Bad Taste, in the Auld Motor Hoose, on Friday evening, followed by a performance from acclaimed guitarist Paul Rose, and his band.
Songstress Cherry Lee Mewis kicked off events in Stromness — the heart of the festival — the same evening.
A variety of performances from local and visiting bands followed, before a successful final concert in the Stromness Hotel, on Sunday evening.
This saw all the visiting acts — Cherry Lee Mewis, Northsyde, the Electric Band, and Paul Rose, and was the only ticketed gig of the entire festival.
Walter also praised the success of the free workshops, held on Sunday morning, which saw Paul Rose and blues man Gerry Jablonski give lessons to people wishing to know more about their style of playing.
“It was a cracking weekend,” Water said. “This year, there seemed to be a different buzz about it. It went really well.
“I can’t fault any of the bands and everyone who helped out was fantastic.”
Well folks, I think a good time was had by all. Look out for pics and reviews appearing here over the next couple of weeks.
“Can anyone help the Blues Festival get a seven-piece Italian band called Dago Red from Edinburgh Airport to Orkney on Friday night and back to Edinburgh on Sunday night? They were arriving from Italy to play at the Arbroath Smokey Blues Festival which has been cancelled. It would make an amazing story! Could anyone at Loganair or Flybe help?”
http://www.myspace.com/dagoredblues
Contact Walter at tennents@live.co.uk
Well folks it’s finally here! The 2010 programme, so many great bands that we had trouble fitting them all in. All shows are free entry except the Sunday night finale, which costs a very modest £12. Tickets are available from Grooves, Ray’s Paper Shop , We Frame It, SAS Business Supplies, The Ferry Inn, The Royal Hotel, The Stromness Hotel and Orkney Music Shop.
At the Royal Hotel, Stromness
Sunday 29th August from 8:00pm
A night of good music at the Royal Hotel Stromness where Bad Taste and Red Dog Bandit will be performing their own self penned tunes and throwing in a few others for good measure.
Donations on the door for Orkney Blues Weekend.
Details of the four main acts for this years Blues Weekend are available on http://orkneyblues.co.uk/Headliners
The dates for the 2010 Blues Weekend are 17th – 19th September.
Local Artists page will be updated shortly.
Also, the programme for 2010 should be available sometime soon.
at The Royal Hotel, Stromness
Saturday 3rd July 2010
From 6.00pm
Tickets £5
Well folks, we have a stack of CD’s and applications from some great acts. Come along and have a listen and vote for your favourites. Remember, YOU choose the artists we bring up.
Royal Hotel, Upstairs Bar, Friday 16th April, 7.30pm. The bar will be open, so come along, have a drink and listen to some great music.
English Blues & Rock virtuoso Paul Rose will be in Stromness April 10th & 11th.
Saturday 10th at 10pm – Over 18′s
Sunday 11th at 4pm – Over 14′s
Visit his website at http://www.paulrose.co.uk
The dates for the 2010 Blues Weekend is 17th – 19th September. Several websites seem to have got the wrong dates. If you are involved with a website that has the wrong dates can you please update them as soon as possible. Thanks for your help in this.
Just to let everyone who has not heard, The Wrigley Sisters are having a Blues Session at The Reel this Friday (6th Nov) starting 8pm. So dig our your Harmonica/Guitar/Bass or whatever and get along for a great evening! The licence is sorted out now so you can get a drink as well, you can even buy me one…….. oh, and don’t worry, if you don’t play just come along and enjoy yourself. If you don’t know where The Reel is, shame on you! It’s in the old tourist office next to the Cathedral.
Poppy and Blues Bike Show
Riding into the Poppy and Blues Bike Show in the town of Stromness, it’s easy to see just what a vibrant bike scene there is on Orkney. (more…)
It wouldn’t happen without the Committee,
So for them, I’ve written a ditty!……………………..
The new Orkney Blues forum has been launched, so you can start posting and get it under way! Any suggestions for new categories would be good. Orkney Blues Forum
Well folks, 2009 is over and a great time was had by all! Pictures have been uploaded to the scrolling display above, enjoy! Photos were taken by Tom O’Brien and Cecil Garson mostly. Keep a look out for the 2009 reviews which will hopefully appear shortly.
Check out the Programme page for the 2009 programme. Tickets for the finale will be available from the usual outlets very soon.
The Orkney Blues Committee would like to thank all performers that applied to appear this year. Your applications will be reconsidered for the 2010 Blues Weekend. Any new performers, please feel free to send an application for 2010.
We are holding a silent auction for an Adam Black 12 String Acoustic Guitar in natural finish with gig bag and strap, total RRP £220. Highest bid will be announced during the Sunday night finale 27th September in the Stromness Hotel. Sealed bids with amounts and contact details to Kenny Swinney – Stromness, these can be left at The Royal Hotel.
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