IAN
SIEGAL
KYLA BROX
JIMMY CARPENTER
TOM ATTAH
PAOLO FUSCHI
DANNY BRITT & SPIDER MACKENZIE
THE VIOLET HOURS
ANDY TAYLOR GROUP
Get ready for an unforgettable experience at Orkney Blues Festival. This year, we are thrilled to present a stellar lineup of headline artists who will set the stage on fire with their electrifying performances. Join us for a weekend filled with soulful music, vibrant energy, and pure blues magic.
DANNY BRITT &
SPIDER MACKENZIE
ANDY TAYLOR GROUP
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"...the cleverest writer and most magnetic blues performer in the UK."- MOJO.
In more than a quarter century of touring multi-award winner Ian Siegal's mission statement has barely changed: songs that are real, shows that resonate, vocals served raw. Today he is considered by many to be the most compelling British blues artiste since the great names of the sixties.
Classic Rock tags Siegal "a national treasure," America's blues bible says "vast talent" and MOJO magazine ranks him "the cleverest writer and most magnetic blues performer in the UK." He has taken his music to some 50 countries and presided over a trophy haul that includes two UK Blues Awards, 10 British Blues Awards, four European Blues Awards, two Mojo Blues Albums Of The Year not to mention three US Blues Music Awards nominations - an unprecedented nod for a non-American. And that's just what he has clocked up in the past ten years.
Siegal is known as a bluesman, but it's just one shade in the palette of an artist who slips between continents, eras and expectations. They say you can't sing the blues until you've lived the life, and when Ian Siegal steps up to the mic, you can hear the slings and arrows. His forte is playing to an audience. He takes command of the stage in a way very few artists alive today can match. Sweat, passion, humour, incendiary slide guitar and a soul-infused voice big enough to fell trees!
"Siegal is no ordinary man ... a national treasure." - CLASSIC ROCK MAGAZINE
"Siegal maintains his position as one of the most gifted singers and writers in contemporary blues." - MOJO magazine
IAN SIEGAL "I'm The Shit"
IAN SIEGAL
Blues and soul become inextricably entwined in award-winning singer- songwriter, Kyla Brox, whose raw talent has seen her described as “the finest female blues singer of her generation”. Winner of the UK Blues Challenge 2018 and the European Blues Challenge 2019, voted Best Female Vocalist in the 2019 European Blues Awards and semi-finalist in the International Blues Challenge 2019 and 2020, Kyla Brox is at the very top of the UK Blues scene.
Daughter of cult blues figure, Victor Brox, the Mancunian vocalist began her career as a teenager in her father’s band and has now honed her own sophisticated sound, as heard on her last two critically acclaimed and award-nominated albums, Throw Away Your Blues and Pain & Glory, which reached No.1 in the IBBA Charts for 2019 and was nominated Best Album in both the European and UKBlues Awards.
Her voice; tender, urgent, gritty, blurring the distinction between pleasure and pain, mixed with the enchantingly fluent guitar work of Paul Farr, inspired bass playing of Danny Blomeley and in-the-pocket drumming of Mark Warburton, combine to make a unique and powerful, often joyous, always emotional experience.
Kyla also plays in duo form with her husband, virtuoso acoustic guitarist, Danny Blomeley, whose playing, by turns delicate and unrestrained, has earned him a following in his own right.
A completely independent artist, Kyla has built her career year on year; starting out at grassroots with local pub gigs and growing to headlining concerts all over the globe, including some of the most prestigious Blues festivals in the world. With thousands of albums sold and a constantly growing fanbase, Kyla Brox is widely regarded as one of the very best soul-blues singers the British Isles has ever produced.
“The finest female blues singer of her generation” Manchester Evening News
“Manchester's answer to Aretha Franklin.”
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“Surely one of the finest voices Britain has ever had” Pete Clack, Blues In Britain “Kyla Brox knows how to handle the gears... the Mancunian vocalist lets songs percolate, raising the temperature by degrees, then giving it both barrels in the final stretch. It's a thrilling tactic.”
Henry Yates, The Blues Magazine��
"An authentic soul diva… sensitive, sexy, and with infinite reserves of sassiness"
City Life
KYLA BROX
Kyla Brox Beautiful Day (official video)
Saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and Gulf Coast Records recording artist, Jimmy Carpenter is on a roll!
He won the 2021 and 2022 Blues Music Award for Best Instrumentalist/Horn. And he is now a Grammy-Winning Composer, for a composition he contributed to the New Orleans Nightcrawlers’ winning album, Atmosphere.
Jimmy has toured internationally with Tinsley Ellis, Jimmy Thackery, Walter Wolfman Washington, Eric Lindell, and Mike Zito and the Wheel. 2019’s Soul Doctor, his first album on Gulf Coast Records, was extremely well-received worldwide, and in September 2022 he released his fifth solo album, The Louisiana Record, a collection of his favorite New Orleans songs, also on Gulf Coast.
He has been a working musician for over 40 years, spent many years in New Orleans, and now resides in Las Vegas, where he is the Musical Director of one of the hottest blues festivals in the world, The Big Blues Bender.
Jimmy Carpenter Band, Wild Streak, LIVE at The Funky Biscuit Dec 6, 2021
JIMMY CARPENTER
Dr Tom Attah is a musician, teacher and published author. His research and writing focusses on the effects of technology on popular music and culture, particularly the blues.
As a guitarist and singer, Tom performs solo, with acoustic duos and as leader of an electric band. Tom’s solo acoustic work includes his own original blues compositions and has led to international theatre tours and performances at major music festivals.
Tom’s media appearances as a subject matter expert in blues include multiple performances and documentaries for BBC Radio and Sky Arts.
Tom Attah - 'Long Time'
TOM ATTAH
Since 2002 the Manchester based Sicilian Singer-Guitarist Paolo Fuschi has been sharing his heart-warming, foot stamping, hip shaking blend of Electric Blues, Classic Soul and Vintage Funk. His high-intensity live performances have been enjoyed everywhere, from Manchester basement jams to scorching Sicilian Summer Festivals.
Today, after more than 20 years of collaborations both in studio and live which led him to touring the whole country, Europe and performing in prestigious venues such as; the London O2 Arena, Manchester Apollo, Liverpool Echo Arena (sharing the stage with George Thorogood, Mud Morganfield, Cedric Burnside, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Cory Wong, Gladys Night & The Pips and many more), Paolo has finally decided to answer the question "What is my voice?".
His new full-length album is scheduled to be released in Spring 2024.
Meanwhile the first single “This Old World” out on 6th October 2023 has been already featured on the prestigious “The Craig Charles Soul & Funk Show” on BBC 6 Music.
“Paolo Fuschi & The Outsiders, “This Old World”, loving this. But, then again, I was a massive fan of his previous incarnation as the founding member of the Buffalo Brothers and that quality is still on show here, Paolo Fuschi & The Outsiders, “This Old World”.” - Craig Charles, Funk and Soul Show, BBC Radio 6 Music
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Paolo Fuschi - If My Baby Was A Song - Solo #soul #paolofuschi #liveinstudio
PAOLO FUSCHI
HOMETOWN HEROES
"OUR EXCEPTIONAL LOCAL BANDS"
ANDY TAYLOR GROUP
Stalwarts of Orkney Blues Festival and now playing across the UK and further afield, this local band wins the hearts of locals and our visiting artists from across the world.
BAD APPLE
Members have been appearing at the Orkney Blues Festival since its inception, in various bands and special shows over the years.
DRFITWOOD COWBOYS
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ALMOST BLUE
Local duo (Ann McTaggart on vocals and Andrew Want on guitar) make a welcome return to the festival in 2023
STOATFINGER
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JOHN DEARNESS
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PLEEPSIN JOE
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DEAD RIGHT
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Fri, 25 AprOrkney Blues Festival25 Apr 2025, 19:30 – 27 Apr 2025, 23:50Orkney Blues Festival, 55-57 Victoria St, Stromness KW16 3BS, UK
Sun, 22 SeptStromness22 Sept 2024, 18:00 – 23:50Stromness, 2, 10 Church Rd, Stromness KW16 3BA, UK22 Sept 2024, 18:00 – 23:50Stromness, 2, 10 Church Rd, Stromness KW16 3BA, UK**TICKETS AVAILABLE ON THE DOOR FROM 6PM** Join us for a blistering concert with our headlining artist IAN SIEGAL - this will be a special show, carefully curated and we're proud to bring this talent to Orkney for the Finale of the festival
Sat, 21 SeptStromness21 Sept 2024, 22:00 – 22 Sept 2024, 01:00Stromness, 2, 10 Church Rd, Stromness KW16 3BA, UK
Sat, 21 SeptPierowall, Westray21 Sept 2024, 19:00 – 23:50Pierowall, Westray, Pierowall, Orkney KW17 2BZ, UK
Sat, 21 SeptHoy21 Sept 2024, 19:00 – 23:00Hoy, B9047, (Hoy) KW16 3NX, UK
Sat, 21 SeptStromness21 Sept 2024, 18:00 – 21:30Stromness, 2, 10 Church Rd, Stromness KW16 3BA, UK- Fri, 20 SeptStromness20 Sept 2024, 22:00 – 21 Sept 2024, 01:00Stromness, 2, 10 Church Rd, Stromness KW16 3BA, UK
Fri, 20 SeptBurray20 Sept 2024, 19:30 – 23:30Burray, Burray, Orkney KW17 2UG, UK20 Sept 2024, 19:30 – 23:30Burray, Burray, Orkney KW17 2UG, UKWelcome back to the Orkney Blues Festival - Deep South Blues Club - and in 2024 we are returning to the Burray Hall for an exceptional evening showcasing some of the World's best blues musicians, right here on our doorstep in the south parishes!
Fri, 20 SeptOrkney Blues Festival20 Sept 2024, 19:30 – 22 Sept 2024, 23:50Orkney Blues Festival, 55-57 Victoria St, Stromness KW16 3BS, UK
Fri, 20 SeptKirkwall20 Sept 2024, 19:00 – 22:00Kirkwall, The Girnel, Harbour St, Kirkwall KW15 1LE, UK20 Sept 2024, 19:00 – 22:00Kirkwall, The Girnel, Harbour St, Kirkwall KW15 1LE, UKDue to popular demand and availability in tour dates, we are delighted to be bringing IAN SIEGAL to Orkney a couple of days early, and he will perform at a special Friday evening gig at Orkney Sailing Club in Kirkwall.
Fri, 20 SeptStromness20 Sept 2024, 18:30 – 21:30Stromness, 2, 10 Church Rd, Stromness KW16 3BA, UK
Fri, 20 SeptOrkney Blues Festival20 Sept 2024, 16:30 – 22 Sept 2024, 23:50Orkney Blues Festival, 55-57 Victoria St, Stromness KW16 3BS, UK20 Sept 2024, 16:30 – 22 Sept 2024, 23:50Orkney Blues Festival, 55-57 Victoria St, Stromness KW16 3BS, UKFor our biggest fans - a truly unique VIP package, with backstage access to meet our guest artists in a private event to open the festival weekend - VIP entry to ALL of our ticketed events with reserved seating - become a Orkney Blues Patron for 2024 + loads more!