The Mid Wales R&B Club Presents *DOUBLE HEADER SHOW* Erin Harpe & Jim Countryman with Lucy Piper & Kaspar Berry Rapkin…

SATURDAY OCT 18^th 2025

The Mid Wales R&B Club Presents

                          *DOUBLE HEADER SHOW*

Erin Harpe & Jim Countryman with Lucy Piper & Kaspar Berry Rapkin

(The return to Brecon for Erin & Jim having previously stolen hearts and minds at The Brecon Tap)

Erin Harpe has been playing country blues since she was a little girl, getting her chops from her virtuoso dad, roots/blues musician & Stella guitar expert Neil Harpe. The two-time “Blues Artist of the Year”, and leader of the band Erin Harpe & the Delta Swingers, has earned a reputation as a captivating performer, playing stages large and small throughout the US, UK and Europe, and opening for everyone from ZZTop to Honeyboy Edwards, Buddy Guy and James Cotton. In Living Blues Magazine, Frank Matheis called Erin “one of the most dynamic, talented and exciting roots rocking blues women on the scene”, noting, “she has it all – a golden voice and guitar chops that dazzle!” They will be celebrating the duo’s new album Let the Mermaids Flirt with Me: A Tribute to Mississippi John Hurt, coming out on renowned US blues label Vizztone. a follow up to “Meet Me In The Middle” (self-produced by Harpe, along with her husband, bassist Jim Countryman) – won the prestigious “Album of the Year” from the New England Music Awards. Erin’s high-energy performances center around her exceptional finger-style and boogie blues guitar playing as well as her striking soulful vocals. The sound she creates with her band harkens back to the time of juke joints – updated with more modern influences like funk, soul, rock, and reggae. Her music has drawn comparisons to Muddy Waters, Bonnie Raitt, Canned Heat and Maria Muldour.

“acoustic blues mastery that is seldom found these days”

— Iain Patience, Bluestown Music NL

https://erinharpe.com/

https://www.facebook.com/ErinHarpe.Music

https://www.instagram.com/erinharpe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyFMeT740fw&t=2s

ALSO returning to Brecon is Lucy Piper having played here via the DUO Southern Fried Groove Queens THIS time Lucy will play alongside Kaspar Berry Rapkin here in Brecon for the very first time (always a real pleasure to bring new artists to The Muse and to Brecon full stop —

‘Kaspar Berry Rapkin & Lucy Piper’ – Delta/Mississippi hill country blues

BIO:

A collaboration between Kaspar Berry Rapkin & Lucy Piper sees two established musicians from the UK’s Blues scene come together to play the upbeat Hill Country & Delta Blues from the land where they first met, Clarksdale, Mississippi. Dedicated to capturing the raw hypnotic energy you’d find in a traditional ‘Juke Joint’, both musicians are devoted to keeping this unique music alive, with an added fresh edge.

Hailing from St Albans and Exeter, Kaspar plays regularly on the London Blues circuit as well as at many of the leading UK’s Blues Festivals, both solo and with his band ‘The Swamp Dogs’, whilst Lucy is well known on the scene for her role as a Blues session Drummer, and has played with the likes of Ben Waters, Mississippi Macdonald, and James Oliver, as well as many American Blues artists out in the Delta.

They believe that the genre deserves a larger audience and are determined to showcase its power, authenticity, and irresistible groove to new listeners and dedicated blues fans alike. 

Links:

https://www.kbrblues.com/

https://www.instagram.com/kbrblues/

www.lucypiperdrums.com

https://www.instagram.com/lucypiperdrums/

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=ban5ULxozJU

THE MUSE BRECON

OCT 18^TH 2026

DOORS 7.30PM SHOWTIME 8PM

Ticket link arriving soon…