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Next Gig - Saturday 4th February - The Regents Park Hotel, Shirley, Southampton

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NEWS!!

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

Swanage Blues Festival - Now with T-Shirts!!!

The next Swanage Blues Festival is the weekend of 2nd, 3rd and 4th March 2012 with 60 live blues gigs in some 20 different venues around the town. Riverside Blues Band and Steamer are delighted to be taking part again. The gigs are free entry but donations are welcomed by The "Bucketeers" to keep the Festivals going.
See you there!

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

Swanage Blues Festival T-Shirts

In agreement with Steve Darrington, we organised the production of T-Shirts for the October 2011 Swanage Blues Festival!

£15 each. S-M-L-XL-XXL-XXXL - in black or navy blue, while stocks last!

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.
www.gdsf.co.uk

Blues at The Tivoli Theatre

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

Lymington Arts Festival

Riverside Blues Band played their part again at last year's festival. We ran a Stan's Extra Blues Jam at the start of the week, and finished the week with Riverside Blues Band on the Main Stage in the High Street and at The Chequers .

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

At The Avon Causeway
Christchurch

At The Rydal
New Milton

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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