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Live Blues Music by The Big Blue
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BREAKING NEWS!
3
New Venues in May!
Rose & Crown, Burwash
Lewes Constitutional Club
Maypole Inn, Ashurtswood
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Vocalist/guitarist/frontman, Stuart Bligh, admits to being
a huge Stevie Ray Vaughan fan. Following in the SRV tradition, The
Big Blue take pure, classic blues music and inject it with
a raw excitement. Stuart has been compared, by press and enthusiastic
fans alike, with Hendrix as well as SRV but he plays
down such grandiose comparisons. "We're just keeping the blues
tradition alive. We try to be authentic. If other influences creep
in, well that's just how we distinguish ourselves from the next blues
band out there."
For all live blues gigs, we strongly suggest
you telephone the live music venue in advance if you intend making
a special journey, just in case we've been cancelled and not told
(it happens!).
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credit: Chris Gordon
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Forthcoming
gigs
All gigs start at 9pm
unless otherwise noted
All
are free to attend unless otherwise noted
Listing
updated 30 April, 2008
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Wednesday,
14 May, 2008 - 9.30pm til late
Ain't
Nothin' But The Blues Bar
20 Kingley Street, London, W1
Tel: 020 7287 0514 |
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Saturday,
17 May, 2008
The Swan
Horsham Road, West Green, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 7AY
Tel: 01293 527447 |
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Sunday,
18 May, 2008 - 4pm start
Rose & Crown
Ham Lane, Burwash, Etchingham, East Sussex, TN19 7ER
Tel: 01435 882600 |
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Friday,
23 May, 2008
Pissaros
10 South Terrace, Hastings, East Sussex
Tel: 01424 421363 |
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Saturday,
24 May, 2008
Lewes
Constitutional Club
139 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1XS
Tel: 01273 473076 |
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Sunday, 25 May, 2008 - 4.30pm start
The
Bull
Benenden, Kent TN17 4EL
Tel: 01580 240054 |
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Friday,
30 May, 2008
The Star
Church Street, Lingfield, Surrey, RH7 6AH
Tel: 01342 832364 |
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Saturday,
31 May, 2008
Maypole Inn
76 Maypole Road, Ashurst Wood, East Grinstead, Sussex
Tel: 01342 824108 |
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Friday,
6 June, 2008
Ypres Inn
Gun Garden, Rye, East Sussex
Tel: 01797 223248 |
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Sunday,
8 June, 2008 - 8.30pm start
Cock & Bull
43 High Street, New Town, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22
Tel: 01825 760999 |
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Wednesday,
11 June, 2008 - 9.30pm til late
Ain't
Nothin' But The Blues Bar
20 Kingley Street, London, W1
Tel: 020 7287 0514 |
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GREAT
REGULAR MUSIC CLUB IN UCKFIELD
Thursday,
12 June, 2008 - £6 entry (£5 members)
The G Spot at Cinque Ports Club
Uckfield High Street, East Sussex
Tel: 07984162619
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Friday,
13 June, 2008
The Berwick
Station Road, Berwick, East Sussex, BN26 6FZ
Tel: 01323 871277
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Saturday,
14 June, 2008
The Harp
35 Devonshire Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN40
1AH
Tel: 01424 730703 |
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Friday,
20 June, 2008
The Bell Hotel
Church Street, Bexhill Old Town, East Sussex, TN40 2HE
Tel: 01424 219654 |
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Friday,
27 June, 2008
Pig & Butcher (previously The Fireman's Arms)
Five Ash Down, Uckfield, East Sussex
Tel: 01825 760627 |
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WHAT OTHERS SAY:
"I
saw you tonight at the beer gig in good old Beer Devon and I must
say it was the best gig I’ve seen in a long time. Comparable even
with Walter Trout who I went to see In August."
James
Skelton
"...a
ten-minute finale of 'Voodoo Chile.' The number of different styles,
accents and tempos that were put into this was amazing. Stuart is
a truly masterful guitarist and a fine vocalist, and his players
are first class"
BluesInBritain
"Caught
the gig last night. You lads are superb. I particularly liked White
Room. Your singer's got a nice Peter Green thing going there as
well. I'm sure I'll be coming to more gigs. "
Eamon
Brennan
"...a
standing ovation and cries for more. This gig was 'feel good factor'
at its best"
Blueprint
"Just
got home from the Cinque ports gig. What a great evening of music,
pure magic and the best live blues I've ever heard."
Colin
Walder
"Good
to see that young bands can still apreciate and play the blues in
a contemporary way introducing up-to-date music influences - brings
fresh blood to the music"
Steppin'
Out
"I
am a great believer in the theory that we all have a guardian angel
sent to guide and teach us yours must be Jimi Hendrix in person."
Robin Hunt
"...take
classic blues and give it a rawer edge"
Guardian
"...an
exceptional talent in Stuart Bligh, a fantastic guitar player who
has an outrageous voice"
Blueprint
"Am
still blown away with the set on Sunday & have since looked at your
gig list & put localish dates in my diary. "
Mark
Osborn
"...established
themselves as one of London's top blues bands, thoroughly entertaining.
They make the blues sound fresh and exciting whilst retaining all
the authenticity of the originals"
London
Midweek
"...Stuart
is one of the best performers of Stevie Ray Vaughan's music"
Blues
Forever
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credit: Chris Gordon
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YOU
CAN PLAY LIVE TOO!
Stuart Bligh is available for private guitar tuition in your
home or his, all ages, one-on-one lessons. Make
an email enquiry or call 01825 712095
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Booking the band
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The
Big Blue play a wide and varied repertoire within the blues
/ rock genre. In addition to pub gigs, we have played
at open air and indoor festivals, charity events,
private celebrations of all kinds and even live
on radio.
If
you're looking for a "juke box covers" band, you need
to look elsewhere (you won't be singing along to "Hi Ho Silver
Lining") but if you like your music with a kick, a growl
and lashes of oomph, we could be right for you.
As a three-piece, so we don't take up too much room, although
we can't guarantee that Stuart won't take a stroll through the
audience in search of a suitable "bottle-neck" to
run along his fretboard.
We
can provide our own vocal PA.
To
enquire, email
Stuart Bligh or call us on 07958971801 or 0844
2 48 00 49 (local rate)
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Stuart
Bligh, The Big Blue, 3 Chelwood Vachery, Millbrook Hill, Nutley, Uckfield,
East Sussex, TN22 3HR
Tel: 0844 2 48 00 49
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the band
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