FREE MUSIC EVENT DARLINGTON RHYTHM ‘N’ BLUES FESTIVAL 2019 FRIDAY 13th to SUNDAY 15th SEPTEMBER This is a FREE festival in conjuction with Darlington Borough Council, Darlington Rhythm ‘n’ Blues Club and Gasto Promotions. PRE-FESTIVAL EVENTS PRE-FESTIVAL EVENTS FRIDAY 13th SEPTEMBER SATURDAY 14th SEPTEMBER DARLINGTON THE *NEW* DL1 THE PODIUM STAGE R&B CLUB QUAKERHOUSE FEETHAMS, DARLINGTON QUAKERHOUSE THE FORUM MUSIC CENTRE MECHANICS YARD MECHANICS YARD BOROUGH ROAD, DARLINGTON DARLINGTON MEAN DISPOSITION DARLINGTON 2:00pm to 3:00pm Teesside based blues 'n' boogie band. RAY STUBBS RUSS TIPPINS Playing covers and original material. THE COLD JACKETS Influences include Canned Heat, R’n’B ALL STARS [solo] Albert King, Ray Charles & Fabulous 9:00pm to 11:00pm Thunderbirds. Austin based garage blues DOORS 7:30pm. TICKETS £8 9:00pm to 11:00pm duo sprinkled with a little from The Forum 01325 363135 Stripped down & unplugged ALEX FAWCETT BAND synth and smoke. Powerful five piece band Russ Tippins. Just Russ, a mic performing the music of such and an acoustic. Solo acoustic 4:00pm to 5:00pm doesn’t get much better than this. greats as Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters, Some of the North East’s premier Otis Rush and many more musicians bringing their talents delivered in their unique way. together, along with Alex, to generate an electrifying sound and great music. A band not to be missed! MORE INFORMATION AT REFRESHMENTS 2 FACEBOOK.COM/DARLORNBCLUB OR EVENTS ON WWW.DARLINGTON.GOV.UK AVAILABLE IN VARIOUS VENUES AROUND THE MARKET SQUARE 3 HEADLINERS HEADLINERS MAIN STAGE. MARKET SQUARE MAIN STAGE. MARKET SQUARE SUNDAY 15th SEPTEMBER SUNDAY 15th SEPTEMBER TOMMY ALLEN’S MIKE VERNON & SARI SCHORR & JOHN COGHLAN’S TRAFFICKER THE MIGHTY COMBO THE ENGINE ROOM QUO 12:30pm to 1:30pm 1:45pm to 2:45pm 3:00pm to 4:00pm 4:15pm to 5:30pm With their contemporary Mike is probably best known as the Native New Yorker Sari Schorr is Recreating that classic 70's guitar driven gutsy blues rock founder of the Blues record label taking the blues world by storm. Quo sound, original Status Quo that inspires the soul, the band’s Blue Horizon. The band features Several years of touring the world drummer, John Coghlan, and his music is rooted within the blues Kid Carlos – an outstanding young with Joe Louis Walker and Popa great band brings you an afternoon through Tommy’s own influences guitar player, Ian Jennings on upright Chubby granted her notoriety and of vintage Quo from the period including Robert Johnson and bass; Matt Little on keyboards; induction to the New York Blues he performed with them from BB King to name a few. Paul Tasker on saxophone and Hall of Fame, now she’s heading up 1962 to 1981. Mike Hellier on drums. her own band, The Engine Room. REFRESHMENTS REFRESHMENTS 4 AVAILABLE IN VARIOUS VENUES AROUND THE MARKET SQUARE AVAILABLE IN VARIOUS VENUES AROUND THE MARKET SQUARE 5 NEW TO 2019 NEW TO 2019 THE RIVERSIDE STAGE THE RIVERSIDE STAGE SUNDAY 15th SEPTEMBER SUNDAY 15th SEPTEMBER THE HOT COAL LUKE DOHERTY THE BLUES BAND BAND PANTHERS 2:00pm to 3:00pm 3:30pm to 4:30pm 5:00pm to 6:00pm Three old band mates from A fantastic, award winning The Panthers formed in 2008 years ago who drifted apart four-piece blues/classic rock playing classic rock ‘n’ roll. geographically but remain best band from Newport, South Wales In 2015 Anth Purdy (Alleycats) of friends. Their material draws playing their own original music. and Ade(HD) got together to from the classic sounds of Officially endorsed by: Dr Z Amps, revamp the band. It’s all go for Rory Gallagher, Free and Friedman Amplification, them, so if you like highly Bad Company. Anytime they play, Rotosound strings, Cranes Music entertaining and energetic good THE RIVERSIDE STAGE IS you might find that they have and Caparison guitars. old rock ‘n’ roll, these guys special guests sitting in with them..... come highly recommended – so get LOCATED AT RIVERSIDE PARK on down to the Riverside Stage! BEHIND THE TOWN HALL REFRESHMENTS REFRESHMENTS 6 AVAILABLE IN VARIOUS VENUES AROUND THE MARKET SQUARE AVAILABLE IN VARIOUS VENUES AROUND THE MARKET SQUARE 7 FRINGE EVENTS FRINGE EVENTS VARIOUS VENUES VARIOUS VENUES SUNDAY 15th SEPTEMBER SUNDAY 15th SEPTEMBER THE DOLPHIN CENTRE THE BULLFROGS 1:45pm to 3:30pm JOSEPH PEASE BAR MIDNITE BLUE 2:00pm to 3:55pm MARKET SQUARE TUBWELL ROW THE DANA ALI BAND 5:00pm to 6:45pm HOSKINS BAR THE PAUL RODGERS STORY 6:00pm to 7:45pm THE BOOT ‘N’ SHOE THE HOKUM HOTSHOTS 2:30pm to 4:15pm BLACKWELLGATE MARKET SQUARE BLUES MOJO 5:15pm to 7:00pm THE OLD ENGLISH HOW ASKEW BAND 6:00pm to 7:45pm THE HOLE IN THE WALL THE WHOLE HOG 3:00pm to 4:45pm GENTLEMAN BONDGATE MARKET SQUARE ORB MICROPUB STONEY BROKE 6:00pm to 7:45pm THE VOODOO CAFÉ TREVOR SEWELL 3:00pm to 4:30pm CONISCLIFFE ROAD SKINNERGATE DEAN NEWTON TRIO 5:30pm to 7:00pm BAR NUMBER ONE ELI & THE BLUES PROPHETS 7:00pm to 8:45pm TOM ATKINSON BAND 8:00pm to 9:30pm BLACKWELLGATE / SKINNERGATE THE QUAKER HOUSE EMMA WILSON BAND 2:00pm to 3:45pm MECHANICS YARD THE GATE THE SHOOTERS 6:30pm to 8:15pm THE HEAD HUNTERS BLUES BAND 5:00pm to 6:45pm BLACKWELLGATE THE BONESHAKERS 8:30pm to 9:45pm THE WOOLLEN MILL / D V D 6:15pm to 8:00pm DL1 PODIUM STAGE THE PENNYWEIGHT THE DUST RAISERS 2:00pm to 3:45pm FEETHAMS MARKET SQUARE THE JOHN ANGUS BLUES BAND 5:15pm to 7:00pm AVALON BARKING BILLY & 8:30pm to 10:15pm THE HOOKAHS 8:00pm to 9:45pm BLACKWELLGATE THE SCRAPYARD DOGS 8 9 FRINGE EVENTS FRINGE EVENTS THE DOLPHIN CENTRE MARKET SQUARE THE THE DANA ABOUT BULLFROGS ALI BAND THE DOLPHIN 1:45pm to 3:30pm 5:00pm to 6:45pm CENTRE Located on the first floor The Bullfrog Blues band Dana Ali is an American Soul of the Dolphin Centre, are a North East based artist, singer songwriter from our continental bar bistro authentic rhythm and blues Atlanta, GA. She has crossed and cafe area offers the band. They play swinging the waters to the United perfect venue day or and rockin' blues numbers Kingdom with her bass player night. The Bistro can guaranteed to get you dancing. Dave Hewitt (Babe Ruth fame). also be accessed via 16 Horsemarket on the Market Square. 10 11 FRINGE EVENTS FRINGE EVENTS THE BOOT & SHOE HOTEL, MARKET SQUARE THE HOLE IN THE WALL, MARKET SQUARE THE HOKUM BLUES THE ABOUT HOTSHOTS MOJO WHOLE HOG THE HOLE IN THE WALL 2:30pm to 4:15pm 5:15pm to 7:00pm 8:00pm to 9:45pm Located on the Market An acoustic duo from the Blues Mojo is a musical A North East classic rock Square, this pub serves North East, they play duo using guitar and band covering well known a whole host of real ale, a wide variety of 30’s, 40’s Harmonica to play material by bands like craft lager and they and 50’s country blues, Delta Blues numbers. The Foo Fighters, Prince, also have a great whisky west coast swing and jazz. Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, & bourbon selection. Led Zeppelin, The Who Look out for the guest and The Rolling Stones. Kentucky bourbons stocked especially for this weekend. ABOUT THE BOOT & SHOE Conveniently located on the Market Square. 12 13 FRINGE EVENTS FRINGE EVENTS THE VOODOO CAFÉ SKINNERGATE TREVOR DEAN TOM ABOUT SEWELL NEWTON ATKINSON VOODOO TRIO BAND CAFÉ 3:00pm to 4:30pm An award winning bar 5:30pm to 7:00pm 8:00pm to 9:30pm which also serves food. There’s also a range of Winner of 9 major award Delighted to welcome Multi-instrumentalist, bottles, spirits and real in the USA and 4 times back these three highly but principally a guitarist/ ales to choose from, not nominee in the British experienced and professional vocalist, originally from forgetting their award Blues Awards, these past musicians who love to the North East. Influences winning cocktails. few years have seen blend blues, rock, jazz include Frank Zappa, Cream, Sewell continue to go and funk together to Fela Kuti, Tony Williams, from strength to strength create a sound that is Miles Davis, Tommy Bolin, particularly in America. unmistakably their own. Kula Shaker and more. 14 15 FRINGE EVENTS FRINGE EVENTS THE PENNYWEIGHT MARKET SQUARE THE DUST THE THE ABOUT RAISERS JOHN ANGUS HOOKAHS THE PENNY -WEIGHT BLUES BAND Also located on the 2:00pm to 3:45pm 5:15pm to 7:00pm 8:00pm to 9:45pm Market Square, this is traditional (but modern!) The Dust Raisers are The John Angus Blues Playing a wonderful pub serving a great a Newcastle based trio, Band perform original blend of blues, Tex Mex, selection of food and comprising of members blues rock songs, crafted funk and soul, the band beer. from The Kung Fu Blues by John and his fellow have played to audiences and The Rockafellas, musician in the band. right across the region playing a high energy and established themselves “Maximum RnB". as among the very best in the business. 16 17 FRINGE EVENTS FRINGE EVENTS JOSEPH PEASE BAR, TUBWELL ROW HOSKINS BAR, BLACKWELLGATE MIDNITE ABOUT THE PAUL ABOUT BLUE THE JOSEPH RODGERS HOSKINS PEASE BAR BAR STORY A late night bar which Named after the 19th 2:00pm to 3:45pm serves a wide range 6:00pm to 7:45pm century architect George of drinks. There’s always Hoskins, the venue serves The band is influenced some great offers on Expect to hear Paul a range of spirits, cocktails, by SRV, Hendrix, Gary plus it serves food.