Saturday 3rd September  - Doors open 7pm

Danny Bryant’s RedEyeBand  - www.redeyeband.co.uk The band are a power house trio led by a guitar virtuoso [in the real sense of the word] who has an amazing ability to wring every last drop out of his guitar, and then a bit more! Danny's singing perfectly compliments his guitar playing, whether it be belting out a raw blues number, or a more subtle rendition. Most people by now know about the bond between Walter Trout and Danny and they still remain firm friends. They love to jam together and a few lucky people have been able to witness this at some of Walter’s concerts over the past three years, last year the band played two gigs with Walter and his band in Germany to sell out crowds who want them back again in their own right. Danny Bryant’s Redeyeband were born in 1999, the line up comprised of Danny Bryant – lead guitar/vocals/songwriter, Ken Bryant, his father, played bass and Andy Burt drums. In August 2004 Andy and the band decided to part company and Dave Raeburn was welcomed aboard. Dave’s illustrious career spans the past 25 years, he has toured with some of the greatest names in blues/rock, including Buddy Guy, B.B.King, Little Feat, Walter Trout and Status Quo plus many more. In 1993 Dave was drummer for The Hoax and following their demise, the Nimmo Brothers. A very good pedigree to bring to Danny’s band! Ken’s solid bass playing meshes perfectly with Dave to make a tight driving rhythm section.

"the finest up and coming guitarist in the U.K. Danny Bryant and his band kick fu**king ass!!" - Walter Trout

Sinnerboy - A Tribute to Rory Gallagher - www.sinnerboy.co.uk  Sinnerboy are the top Rory Gallagher tribute band. For Sinnerboy, keeping the music of Rory Gallagher alive and live for people who love to hear it is all that matters ...and don't look for three guys on stage poncing about in wigs trying to look like three other guys, what you get with this band is all out passionate Rory Gallagher music! Their repertoire numbers over forty songs (and rising), with material from every stage of Rory's career including his early days with Taste. Bullfrog Blues, Walk On Hot Coals, Tattooed Lady, Shadow Play, Moonchild and many more are the essential ingredients of every Sinnerboy set. Sinnerboy are ever-presents at all the major Rory festivals throughout the world and were Donal Gallagher's choice of band for the first London festival at Hammersmith. "Barry gave a guitar masterclass; his solos were never less than hypnotic and, like Rory’s, were always in complete empathy with the song, be it a head-banging rocker or sweet, soulful blues. Someone requested “I Fall Apart” and, boy, was I glad - I closed my eyes as I drifted off to the music - it was the early 70’s; the Free Trade Hall, Manchester; listening with spine-tingling excitement to Rory Gallagher and his Band - I opened my eyes to see not Rory but Sinnerboy! ..............“A Million Miles Away” was played with such soul and passion that I had to bite my lip to chase back the tears - was that Rory’s smiling face I saw in the crowd?"

Blue Bishops - www.movinmusic.co.uk/bluebish.htm  

The Blue Bishops are one of the UK’s top blues/rock bands although they spend most of their playing time in Europe, where the harder, rocky edge of their blues style has a wide cross over appeal. Their Belgian festival appearances include the Swing Festival in Wespelaar , the Blues Parade in Peer, and more recently prime open air slots at the world renowned Gent Festival

The band feature bass player and record producer Martin Turner, known all over the world for his work as a founder member and long time player with celebrated rock band, Wishbone Ash. Geoff Grange, the harp player and vocalist, is a long term collaborator and player with ex- Rolling Stone Bill Wyman, and appears on a number of his albums, both singing and playing. The Blue Bishops opened for Taj Mahal at BISHOPSTOCK, the UK's premier Blues and R&B open air festival, to critical acclaim from the crowd and the press. Other artists on the bill included Robert Cray, Buddy Guy and Charlie Musselwhite. If you like your blues on the rock side this is for you!

 
Sunday 4th September  - 11am - 4.30pm

Blues Guitar Sunday Featuring performances by blues artists and bands, acoustic, electric guitar and harmonica workshops plus the opportunity to view and buy guitars and guitar accessories. The workshops are informative sessions and no instrument are required by those attending.

Acoustic Guitar Workshop by Rick Payne (two sessions)

Rick will demonstrate his technique and give some tips. A qualified guitar tutor, Rick passes his skills on to around 150 students per week at schools throughout the South West and at workshops nationwide. He also has a much visited on line tuition site at www.acousticguitarworkshop.com  the 2^nd biggest acoustic guitar site on the internet with 40,000 hits per month.

Son Maxwell  Harmonica Workshop (two sessions)

As one of the UK's top harmonica players and performers, Storm Warning front-man Son, was commissioned to write 'The Complete Harmonica Player' for beginners book by Wise Publications. Click here to read a little bit more about the book Son Maxwell’s second book, for young beginners, is currently in production and features all original material. He is joined on the accompanying CD by Storm Warning, who provide the backing for four extended jam tracks. If you are interested in learning blues harmonica get along to one of Son Maxwell's workshops at Blues Guitar Sunday.

'The Complete Harmonica Player'   It includes plenty of tips for playing the blues and comes complete with a CD featuring some old favourites and some of Son's own compositions. Probably the easiest way to learn harmonica. The book will be available at Blues Guitar Sunday

Robin Bibi Electric Guitar Workshop (two sessions)

Robin is one of the leading London electric guitarists and teaches many styles. He will concentrate on electric blues and rock style of playing.

Acoustic Stage in The Stables grounds

Sit on the Stables lawn and have a beer and listen to some great acoustic blues and performers!

Rick Payne

Rick Payne, finger picking and slide guitar maestro, often compared with Ry Cooder, is considered to be one of the top five finger picking guitarists in the world and performances have taken him to prime time TV, festivals, Arts Centres and theatres throughout the UK and on tour to Europe, USA, Scandinavia and Greek Islands.

His mastery of acoustic blues takes him beyond the usual boundaries of blues festivals and clubs. He frequently plays at jazz and folk events and at literature and poetry festivals and has even played the blues at a classical music festival – on stage after the English Symphony Orchestra.

Reviewers have described his sound as: heart wrenching and passionate, delicate and scorching, seriously brilliant, totally absorbing and spellbindingly evocative with raw and fiery vocals to match.

‘…the guitar playing is simply amazing, it expresses such emotion you have to sit back in awe…’  R & B magazine

‘…impressive slide guitar playing from West Country bluesman whose work bears comparison with early Ry Cooder…’   Daily Telegraph

 

Giles Hedley - www.gileshedley.com

Giles Hedley is an accomplished acoustic guitar (bottleneck and lap steel) performer and master of the art of playing two harmonicas simultaneously. His solo work recreates the passion, grit and fire of the delta blues greats - Son House (with whom Giles appeared in the Seventies) Kokomo Arnold, Robert Johnson, Fred McDowell.  A regular on the blues festival and club circuits both solo and with The Aviators, he has appeared on national radio in England and France - truly, in the words of top UK blues magazine Blues in Britain, a "mainstay of British blues". 

Del Bromham  -  www.delbromham.co.uk   "In the late 60s the first wave of heavy guitar idols were usually Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck. Bromham's past work should be reappraised as he clearly slipped through the net."- Encyclopedia of Popular Music - Copyright Muze UK Ltd. 1989 - 2002 Del Bromham began playing guitar at the age of eleven and while still at school in West London he formed the band "STRAY" in 1966. Del Bromham has now completed his first blues based solo album DEVILS' HIGHWAY which coincided with his European Tour with LESLIE WEST. Del has recently appeared once more at Sweden's prestigious Silja Rock and is currently touring the UK both as a solo artist and along with his band, performing songs from DEVILS' HIGHWAY along with classic blues numbers - and may even include some STRAY favourites!

Hobgoblin Music from Newport Pagnell will have a display of guitars and acoustic instruments in their gazebo on the Stables Lawn. To visit their website click here

Hobgoblin Milton Keynes 10 St John's Street, Newport Pagnell, MK16 8HJ

Open 10am - 5.30pm Monday to Saturday Tel: 01908 217217 Or Email Us

Guitar Slinger guitar shop will have a display of electric guitars, amps and accessories in the Old Stables Bar

Electric Stage in The Stables Theatre

The Robin Bibi Band - www.robinbibiband.co.uk Robin formed the Bibi Band in 1996. Having 'paid his dues' working as guitarist for other artists and bands he decided to embark on a solo project, born out of his love of the blues. Robin is a seasoned professional and one of the finest blues guitarists in London - artists he has backed include Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, Ben E King and Helen Shapiro. His own heroes include Albert King, Peter Green, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmy Hendrix, Earl Hooker, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Otis Redding, James Brown, Wes Montgomery, Django Reinhardt, Steve Vai and Joe Satriani. Like any great performer he has soaked up these styles and blended them into something all of his own! Robin Bibi will hold electric guitar workshops during the day

The Rockin’ Armadillos - www.rockinarmadillos.com
 

In a world full of so-so blues bands, The Rockin Armadillos' tough-rockin, funky style stands head and shoulders above the run-of-the-mill. If you love powerful, passionate guitar playing, the Armadillos have it by the spadeful - courtesy of two of the hottest young players in the whole of Europe. And if the combination of a gritty male vocal and a sweet, soulful country-tinged female voice is to your liking, you'll find both these here, too - with a generous side-order of wailing harmonica and some down-and-dirty slide guitar thrown in for good measure!Whether it's sinuous, funky up-tempo numbers, toe-tapping Texas shuffles or soulful, heartfelt slow blues tunes, the Armadillos are THE band...

 

Sunday 4th September - evening - Doors 7pm
 

Gary Fletcher  - www.garyfletchermusic.co.uk 

Gary was born in London in the early ‘50s and is probably best known as the bass player in The Blues Band, although his songwriting talent is respected by many. The band’s encore anthem, his song Green Stuff, has been a constant in their live set since the Ready album was released in 1980, and has been covered by bands throughout Europe. The band’s latest (17th) album, Stepping Out, features Gary’s song Stepping Out On Main, another big winner with audiences. Gary will play solo acoustic featuring songs from his 'The Official Gary Fletcher Bootleg Album' CD and Blues Band favourites.

Nine Below Zero - www.ninebelowzero.com 

Dennis Greaves heads up the band, playing guitar and singing better now than at any time in his career, a legend in waiting persona! Then there is the mighty rhythm section of Gerry McAvoy and Brendan O'Neill blowing up a storm! Gerry is a bass player's bass player, who spent 15 years laying it down for Rory Gallagher as did Brendan on drums for 10 years. Over this fat slice of rhythm, comes the unique harmonica of Mark Feltham,since January 2001 Mark has been back playing with Nine Below Zero needless to say anyone who knows the band will be aware of his history, himself and Dennis being the founder members of the band. Live, this combination is lethal, hammering and nailing the big R n B sound to the floor of many a famous stage. It is not unusual for the band to sell out big clubs weeks up front. "NBZ are brilliant live, they work so hard , the audience often go home as exhausted as the band" so says Andrew Zweck of top promoters Harvey Goldsmith Ents. They have carved out a very credible niche, a place they will be for a very long time to come, because, who else is this good?.....this often? NBZ are the viable alternative to Alternative, a band that most definately come to play, a band with their own genuine sound and deep understanding of their musical roots. NBZ have a tireless spirit, no regrets, no excuses, no crap.

Tickets are available now from The Stables Box Office Tel: 01908 280800. www.stables.org

 If you are coming for the weekend and are looking for accomodation visit; http://www.go-mk.net/accommodation/home.asp   or www.mkweb.co.uk

The Stables is situated in a beautiful rural setting in Wavendon, just to the South East of Milton Keynes, a short drive from the City Centre of Milton Keynes.   From M1 Junction 14 Head towards Milton Keynes At the first roundabout turn left onto A5130 At the Kingston Roundabout take 2nd turnoff Take the turnoff signposted Wavendon Take the first right and we are on the right From M1 Junction 13 Head towards Milton Keynes on A421 At the Kingston Roundabout take the first turnoff Take the turnoff signposted Wavendon Take the first right and we are on the right   From anywhere Head towards Milton Keynes Aim for junction of A421 (H9 Groveway) and A5130 at the Kingston Roundabout Take the turnoff signposted Wavendon Take the first right and we are on the right   Car Park - No problem as there is a large, free car park right beside our auditorium.