ORKNEY BLUES FESTIVAL 2026

Get ready for an unforgettable experience at Orkney Blues Festival. This year, we are thrilled to present a stellar lineup of headline artists who will set the stage on fire with their electrifying performances. Join us for a weekend filled with soulful music, vibrant energy, and pure blues magic.

2026 HEADLINE ARTISTS

DEBORAH BONHAM BAND

Welcoming Deborah Bonham Band to Orkney Blues Festival 2026

Deborah Bonham has carved a career as a stunning frontwoman and powerful vocalist. Her band were Paul Rodgers’ Free Spirit band, touring UK 2017 and USA 2018 - Paul Rodgers feeling that Belfast born guitarist Pete Bullick embodied the virtues of his former bandmate, the late lamented Paul Kossoff of Free.

Album's The Old Hyde, Duchess, Spirit, Bonham-Bullick have all received critical acclaim and feature some esteemed guests. Deborah and the band's recent album appearances; Heavenly Cream with Joe Bonamassa, Ginger Baker, Strange Angels Elmore James Tribute with ZZ Top, Paul Rodgers' Free Spirit Live at Royal Albert Hall

2025 saw Deborah Bonham Band touring Europe with Lynyrd Skynyrd and a performance at Fairport Convention's Cropredy Festival joined by Robert Plant on Led Zeppelin's 'Ramble on' and 'Thank You'. The estimable American, Elmore Magazine recently had this to say of Deborah – “Strong voiced, personable and quite the rock & roll singer.” Amen!

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JON AMOR TRIO

Welcoming Jon Amor Trio to Orkney Blues Festival 2026

Having made his name as a guitar player with the legendary UK blues band THE HOAX, Jon Amor pushed the blues boundaries with AMOR, a band he formed with Wayne Proctor and Matt Beable.

That band made two incredibly good, ahead of time, ground-breaking albums before Jon went on to establish himself as a fine singer/songwriter in his own right, releasing a string of highly acclaimed solo albums. Along the way Jon also spearheaded the widely acclaimed JON AMOR BLUES GROUP and played a key role in the Blues “supergroups” DVL, Birdmens and the all-star UK line-up of the THE BOOM BAND with Marcus Bonfanti, Paddy Milner, Matt Taylor and Mark Butcher.

The latest project, having moved on from King Street Turnaround, a short-lived band which evolved from a regular jam session in Bristol, is the JON AMOR TRIO with Gerry Soffe (bass – Larry Garner, Malone/Sibun Band, John Etheridge) and Tom Gilkes (drums – Eddie Martin, Elles Bailey, Willie & The Bandits). So it’s back to the three piece format, possibly the platform best suited to Jon’s superb songwriting and creativity.

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