Blues festival to launch with Peel Centenary Centre gig
THE countdown is on to the Big Wheel Blues Festival.
A launch concert for the event will take place at Peel Centenary Centre on Saturday, March 13, while the festival itself will be held as usual in Laxey in May.
The Boyd Small Band will be performing at the launch and the support act is the Big Wheel Blues Band.
The former are flying over from Holland for the gig. Boyd was a local hero in the Portland area of America as singer/drummer of the Terraplanes for 11 years.
His international performance credits while living in the US included tours with Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Jimmy Rogers, Hubert Sumlin, Guitar Shorty and Pinetop Perkins.
Since relocating to Europe, besides fronting several successful projects under his own name, Boyd has toured with Black and Tan recording artists Byther Smith, Big George Jackson and Billy Jones as a consummate sideman.
As an active member of Europe's roots music scene, Boyd co-founded the Amsterdam-based alternative roots and modern blues label Cool Buzz.
During his tenure there, he co-produced several CDs for American and Dutch artists including Monti Amundson, Jim Wallace, Drippin' Honey and The Cuban Heels.
Tickets for the launch event are 10 and are available via the Centenary Centre website, Thompson Travel, Port Erin, Celtic Gold, Peel, Peter Norris Music and Mostly Manx, Douglas and Shakti Man, Ramsey.
The Big Wheel Blues Festival takes place on May 1 and May 2. See www.bigwheelblues.com for full details.
Big Wheel Blues Festival
Pavilion, Laxey Glen Gardens
Saturday, May 1
Afternoon: Free indoor and outdoor stages (the latter subject to weather)
Evening: Steamroller, Aynsley Lister, Larry Garner and The Norman Beaker Band
Sunday, May 2
Afternoon: Free indoor and outdoor stages (the latter subject to weather)
Evening: 24 Pesos, Steve Arvey,
Ana Popovic
Tickets for evening gigs available from Peter Norris Music and Isle of Man Event Services, Douglas, Ramsey Music Supplies and
online at www.bigwheelblues.com
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