Please note: this event is on Sunday 2 November; an early poster said ‘Saturday 2 November’. Apologies for any confusion.
Join master guitarist Tim Hughes for a journey that ranges from the emergence of the blues from the US Deep South, through Chicago and blues in Britain in the 60s, right up to the to the modern day. Using vivid presentation and virtuoso performance, Tim will channel artists as diverse as Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Blind Blake, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Elmore James, BB King, Ry Cooder and many others.
Tim uses traditional bottleneck and finger-picking guitar styles to perform numbers such as ‘Walking Blues’, ‘That’ll Never Happen No More’, ‘Red Rooster’, ‘Baby Please Don’t Go’ and ‘Paris Texas’.
This unique show will inspire a new understanding of how important the blues has been to the development of today’s styles of music; it’s a performance for anyone who loves music and its enduring link with social history.
Licensed bar.
Please wear blue if you’d like to!