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Next Gig - Friday 18th May - The Grove Tavern, Southbourne, Bournemouth

and Saturday 19th May - The British Motorcycling Federation Show, Peterborough (The Cambridge Suite from 3pm - 4pm and 8.30pm - 9.30pm)

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NEWS!!

British Motorcycle Federation

The BMF Show

Riverside Blues Band will be appearing at The BMF show near Peterborough on Saturday May 19th 2012 in The Cambridge Suite at 3pm - 4pm and 8.30pm - 9.30pm. We are really pleased to have been asked to play at this prestigious event. Click on the image above for event details.

Wallingford Blues & Beer Festival

Riverside Blues Band will be supporting Mud Morganfield, 24 Pesos, and Earl Green and the Right Time, at Wallingford Blues & Beer Festival on the first weekend in June 2012

www.bluesandbeer.co.uk

Lymington Arts Festival

Riverside Blues Band will be playing their part again at this year's festival on the Main Stage in the High Street at 4.00pm - 4.35pm and at The Chequers from 8.30pm ish on Saturday 23rd June 2012.

Christchurch Festival

Riverside Blues Band have been asked to play at the 2012 Christchurch Festival and will appear on the Sunday 1st July at 3.25pm

The Great Dorset Steam Fair
Both Riverside Blues Band and Steamer took to The Real Ale Stage at The Great Dorset Steam Fair for the first time last year and have both been invited to play at GDSF again in August 2012.
www.gdsf.co.uk

The Tivoli, Wimborne

Riverside Blues Band supported the fabulous VOODOO ROOM on Saturday 14th April 2012 and hope to see them down this neck o' the woods again soon. Absolute sheer class!

www.voodoo-room.com

Riverside Blues Band had the pleasure of supporting Nine Below Zero and The ZZ Tops at The Tivoli Theatre in Wimborne in 2011. A great live music venue with nice comfy chairs......fantastic!

Swanage Blues Festival

Riverside Blues Band enjoyed another lively Friday night at The Anchor for the festival in March 2012.
Hats off to Steve Darrington for organising the best blues party in the South.

The next Swanage Blues Festival is the weekend of 5th, 6th and 7th October 2012 with over 60 live blues gigs in some 20 different venues around the town.

http://www.swanage-blues.org/

Swanage Blues Festival T-Shirts

Our latest design t-shirt is still be available from us by mail order
email tshirts@riversidebluesband.co.uk

Sizes :- S (36") - M (40") - L (44") - XL (48")
- XXL (52") - XXXL (56")

Blues Radio in The New Forest!

You can now listen to a weekly programme of blues presented by our leader on The Park local and internet radio station every Tuesday night from 8pm to 10pm. The programme will contain a wide selection of blues tracks as well as local blues news and gig information. Listen in by following the link below...

...or, if you live in the New Forest area, tune in to The Park on 96.9 FM

Latest CD

We have another CD for you! First available at the Swanage Blues Festival in March this year, "Living High, Lying Low" contains new studio recordings of 6 of our most popular songs...

Get it from us at any gig - only £5!

And, still available, also a fiver...

 

 

THE BAND!!!

Blurbs

"A hearty mix of Old School R'n'B from Britain, Chicago and Texas , with a generous sprinkling of Classsic Blues...... The focus is on up tempo and up beat so get your dancing boots on!"

The four-piece Riverside Blues Band has been up and running since 2004 playing Old School Rhythm & Blues in venues and festivals across the South of England covering Poole, Southampton, Bournemouth, Salisbury and the surrounding areas.

"The powerful vocals, authentic harmonica riffs, and the characteristic sound of a Stratocaster guitar through a small tweed amp, backed by the rock-solid rhythm section, results in the uncompromising, timeless music that Riverside Blues Band are well known for".


The band's line-up is Stan (Guitar and Vocals), Helen (Bass), Paul (Harmonica) with Syd (Drums) joining them in November 2008. Having about 300 gigs under their belt the band is tighter than tight! With an extensive repertoire from which to choose their material the set list changes regularly and can be tailored to suit the event, from blues festivals to parties and regular pub gigs.

You'll hear songs by Sonny Boy Williamson, Lazy Lester, Robert Johnson, Howling Wolf, Little Walter, Junior Wells, Otis Rush, T-Bone Walker, JB Lenoir, Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Peter Green, Dr Feelgood, ZZ Top, Stevie Ray Vaughan and many more, with some original songs for good measure.....

With a high quality PA and lighting to suit both small and large venues, the band can be relied upon to put on a professional show for pub gigs, private functions or festivals.. A Riverside show is typically 2 hours long....played at a controlled volume level to suit each venue's requirements.

Publicity is a high priority and gigs are added to several live music listings such as, Blues In The South, Blues In Britain Magazine, Dorset Music Gig Guide, Livewire, Salisbury Gig Guide as well as MySpace, Facebook and our mailing list.

We also have an acoustic trio called "Steamer" - see link above for more details.

Other Activities

At The Sloop,
Parkstone on the
Second
Monday of Every Month

At The Avon Causewa,y
Christchurch on the
Last Wednesday of Every Month

At The Rydal,
New Milton on the
Second Tuesday of Every Month

At Sevens Boatshed
Poole Park on the
Third Wednesday of Every Month

(Starting June 2012)

Members of Riverside are heavily involved in organising and running blues jams - to see what we are up to, click on the logo above.

Mailing List

We compile a monthly e-newsletter the "Blues Jammers Chronicles" with a reminder of the date for the upcoming Stan's Blues Jam, along with
Riverside Blues Band gig dates for the month, links to local gig guides, and various other blues-related news items and events that we think would be of interest.
If you would like to join our e-mailing list, just email us through the contacts page with your request and it shall be done!

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