The Mid Wales Rhythm and Blues Club

The MWR&BC Presents: THE TERRAPLANES BLUES BAND with SGA ALED CLIFFORD (HFS) Live at The Muse in Brecon --
2024-11-17 19:30 - 23:00 (Europe/London) | The Muse at Brecon, The Muse, Glamorgan Street, Brecon, Powys, LD37DW, United Kingdom
“These Boys Are Phenomenal, A Joy To Watch!”- Colin Campbell, Blues Matters Magazine” The Terraplanes Are A Band At The Very Heart Of The British Blues Scene!”- Pete Clack, Blues In Britain Magazine
Nick Scrase – Guitar/Vocals Eduardo Allen – Harmonica Andy Hutt – Drums Craig Shaw – Bass The Terraplanes Blues Band having been awarded the highly prestigious” EMERGING BLUES ACT OF THE YEAR” at the UK Blues Awards 2023, have been busy playing around the country at some of the best blues clubs and festivals, cementing their reputation as one of the UK’s most exciting blues acts. Hailing from Bristol UK, with a sound echoing the 1960′ s British R’n’B bands, The Terraplanes have been a breath of fresh air since the release of their debut E.P Midnight Train in 2020. With the commercial success and critical acclaim of their first full album Stepping Stones in 2022 plus some blistering live festival performances have seen them gain a league of followers around the world. The chemistry between the two founding members is the driving force of the band. Nick Scrase’s authentic guitar/vocal tones Eduardo Allen’s hi energy harmonica skills and stage performance make for an electric live show. The band are ably supported by Andy Hutt (drums) and Craig Shaw (bass).
Special Guest Act ALED CLIFFORD from HENRY’S FUNERAL SHOE
Mix of original material & songs from Tom Waits to Duane Allman
https://www.theterraplanesbluesband.com/
https://www.instagram.com/theterraplanes/
https://www.henrysfuneralshoe.com/
aledclifford@me.com
Angus Kings 0786 6000 596
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The MWR&BC Presents: ERIN HARPE COUNTRY BLUES DUO Featuring JIM COUNTRY MAN (USA) Live at THE BRECON TAP with special guests JOE KELLY & THE ROYAL PHARMACY (Trio) (WALES)
2024-11-10 08:00 - 23:00 | Powys
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!” Her latest album – “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.
For more info on Erin go to:
https://www.erinharpe.com/
https://www.erinharpe.com/presskit
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erin_Harpe_%26_the_Delta_Swingers
Special Guest Act
Joe Kelly & The Royal Pharmacy (Trio)
It’s easy to consign the idea of the itinerant blues singer to myth (Robert Johnson) or caricature (Seasick Steve) and for quite some time, Joe Kelly was as close as you could get to the real thing.
After spending years living out of various cars, vans and caravans, touring the UK, Australia and New Zealand with just a broken-necked guitar and a battered case of harmonicas, Joe Kelly found shelter in an old Victorian police station just in time to ride out the storm that was the covid-19 pandemic.
It was in this time that Joe Kelly was able to focus on consolidating the vast wealth of songs written in transit into an album that could encapsulate the spirit of those years on the road.
Backed by the Royal Pharmacy with Jon Greening on production duties, debut LP ‘World On Fire’ sees the dustbowl-dry skeletons of Joe Kelly’s haunted blues and country songs fleshed out with a widescreen Americana sound ranging from lush to eerie.
Reworked from ‘The Album That Never Was’, Joe Kelly & The Royal Pharmacy’s first full offering is an amalgamation of earlier tracks cut live in the studio with minimal overdubs using vintage production methods and newer tracks recorded remotely in lockdown creating a more contemporary sound reminiscent of the likes of The War On Drugs.
With the help of Dirty Carrot Records, the album is now available on all streaming sites with physical copies available at shows, in local record stores and via the band’s Bandcamp page.
https://www.joekellyofficial.com/
For more details on all of the above & The Mid Wales R&B Club follow the links below—
Angus Kings 0786 6000 596
Blues related.
www.midwalesrandb.club
angus@midwalesrandb.club
https://www.facebook.com/midwalesrhythmandblues
https://www.instagram.com/themidwalesrandb/

The Brecon Tap:
https://www.brecontap.foodndrink.uk/

The MWR&BC Presents: JACK J HUTCHINSON BAND (UK) plus ARTHUR BUEZO (USA) & MICHAEL PARKER (UK)
2024-10-27 19:00 - 23:00 | The Muse at Brecon, The Muse, Glamorgan Street, Brecon, Powys, LD37DW, United Kingdom
Fresh off the success of his chart-topping album ‘Battles,’ London based blues rock guitarist Jack J Hutchinson announces the 18-date ‘Battles UK Tour’.
Kicking off on 23 March at Rockin The Blues, the tour takes in shows across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, concluding at the Whitby Rocks Festival on 8 October later this year. ‘Battles,’ released in February, received widespread acclaim from both fans and critics, securing the #16 spot in the Official Independent charts—an impressive feat for an independent artist without label backing.
Rock Today hailed the album as “One of the strongest and most significant releases of the year.”, whilst Planet Rock described it as “Gritty riffs and blazing solos”. The album features the Planet Rock playlisted tracks ‘Bullets’ and ‘Constellations’, the latter also being named in Classic Rock Magazine’s Tracks of the Week.
Excited to bring his music to life on stage, Hutchinson shares, “Every track on the new album was crafted with live performance in mind. After nearly a year in the studio, it’s time to hit the road and share these songs across the UK and Europe over the next 6 months.”
Hutchinson will be joined on the run by his band, featuring Phil Wilson on drums and Charlie Rachael Kay on bass.
https://jackjhutchinsonmusic.com/ https://jackjhutchinsonmusic.com/2024/03/18/battles-uk-tour-dates/
Also – special guests for the evening:
Michael Parker and
Arthur Buezo
Tickets available here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/mwrbc/jack-hutchinson-band-live-at-the-muse-in-brecon-0ct-2024/e-rrevbv
Contact Angus Kings (below) for further details.
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The MWR&BC Presents: THE SOUTHERN FRIED GROOVE QUEENS (UK) Live at THE BRECON TAP
2024-10-20 08:00 - 23:00 | Brecon Tap, 6 Bulwark, Brecon, Powys, LD3 7LB, United Kingdom
Fresh from the fryer of the UK’s Deep South, Southern Fried Groove Queens are a Mississippi Hill Country/Delta inspired duo, featuring Lee Hall on Guitar/Vocals & renowned Blues drummer Lucy Piper, daughter of the late Blues musician, Julian Piper ‘one of the UK’s foremost champions of African-American blues’ – The Guardian.
Cooked to perfection using a traditional recipe passed down through generations, they provide that heavy heart thumping kick and grooves that will make you want to move.
The duo play their take on the likes of old blues masters: RL Burnside, John Lee Hooker, Robert Johnson and many more. Formed in 2021, they have already played at many of the UK’s leading Blues and Jazz festivals, taking audiences by storm. In 2023, the band played at Ørland Blues Festival in Norway, where Blues-news described their performance as “a fantastic concert that left many jaws dropping.” Another recent review in June 2024 by Mid Wales RnB Club described the band; “Lucy and Lee play together brilliantly, with amazing and irrepressible energy, displaying an uncanny ability to follow one another’s moves. They manage to take some of the absolute all-time blues standards, and reinterpret them in their own up-tempo style, whilst never compromising the authenticity of the originals.”
With Lee’s unique haunting vocals, energetic slide playing, and Lucy’s infectious hypnotic drumming, they’re not to be missed. Be prepared to get down and ‘juke’ with them!
www.sfgw.couk
For more info on The Southern Fried Grove Queens of the MWR&BC please go to:
Angus Kings 0786 6000 596
Blues related.
www.midwalesrandb.club
angus@midwalesrandb.club
https://www.facebook.com/midwalesrhythmandblues
https://www.instagram.com/themidwalesrandb/
The Brecon Tap:
https://www.brecontap.foodndrink.uk/

Max & Veronica
2024-09-28 19:30 - 23:00 | Brecon Tap, 6 Bulwark, Brecon, Powys, LD3 7LB, United Kingdom
Veronica Sbergia & Max De Bernardi passionately play country blues and ragtime, hokum, jug band and rural music from the 20’s and 30’s. An irresistible blend of blues, ragtime, vaudeville music and hillbilly music, played using strictly acoustic instruments such ukuleles, washboard, kazoo, double bass and guitars. They love entertaining the audience and keeping this precious musical heritage alive, faithfully reproducing its original sound whilst playing it with a modern twist. With The Red Wine Serenaders they won the European Blues Challenge, held in Toulouse (FR) in 2013 and were selected in January 2015 representing Italy for the International Blues Challenge in Memphis (TN). They continue to play and record their music, traveling and touring everywhere the music will lead them.
https://maxandveronica.com/
https://www.facebook.com/maxandveronica
Tickets: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/mwrbc/mid-wales-r-b-club-presents-the-return-of-max-veronica-italy-to-the-muse-in-brecon/e-eqvqbz

Arthur Buezo (Oregon, USA), plus Becky "The Bullet" Thomas
2024-09-15 19:00 - 22:30 | The Muse at Brecon, The Muse, Glamorgan Street, Brecon, Powys, LD37DW, United Kingdom
Arthur Buezo was direct support for Cam Cole on his US tour and is known for his own brand of savage folk deeply rooted in the primitive sounds of early Appalachian mountain music driven by banjo, guitar and intricate foot drum patterns.
Where Arthur Buezo is from and has developed can’t be pin-pointed, as he has travelled for all of his life. Throughout these travels, music has been the main constant for him. Arthur Buezo has been a professional musician since 2010 and now is a One-Man-Band performer bringing the self titled genre, Savage Folk. While keeping original music alive and well, sooner or later he will come to a venue near you.
https://arthurbuezo.com/Home
https://www.facebook.com/Arthurbuezosmusic
Special guest support: Becky “The Bullet” Thomas
Tickets: £15 available from:
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/mwrbc/mwr-bc-presents-arthur-buezo-oregon-usa-live-at-the-muse-in-brecon/e-qlrvly

Son Henry (New York, USA) - plus Paul Keddle & Steve Shipman
2024-09-10 19:00 - 22:00 | Two Dogs Coffee Shop, 104, The Struet, Brecon, LD3 7LT, United Kingdom
“A Son Henry gig is a taste of Texas, a little bit of Alaska. Solo, he plays a with an acute feel for the rhythms and anger of the delta, in turns subtle and ferocious, hollering and stomping in time with the eerie call of the bottleneck, on the strings of his beat-up ’32 National. How does this translate to a three-piece electric band? It’s a totally different, yet still completely authentic vibe: Roadhouse USA, coming to a town near you.” — Blues Matters! Magazine
https://sonhenry.com/

Gwyn Ashton
2024-08-25 | Brecon Tap, 6 Bulwark, Brecon, Powys, LD3 7LB, United Kingdom
Gwyn Ashton’s return to the Brecon Tap
Gwyn returns to The Brecon Tap after a very successful event there on the Friday of last year’s Brecon Jazz and Fringe Festival.
He has toured with many legendary acts including The Yardbirds, Johnny Winter, Peter Green, Slade, The Sweet, Canned Heat, Magnum, The Troggs and headlining his own shows. He has also played dates in England with Van Morrison, Robin Trower, Jeff Healey, Tony Joe White, Walter Trout and 15 arena shows, including Wembley, with Status Quo.
Gwyn plays live at The Great British R&B Festival on Friday 23rd Aug and is then with us in Brecon on the Sunday 25th.
Time and more details to be confirmed – check back here soon.
www.gwynashton.com

Jo Carley And The Old Dry Skulls
2024-07-06 19:30 - 23:00 | The Muse at Brecon, The Muse, Glamorgan Street, Brecon, Powys, LD37DW, United Kingdom
Blues, Skiffle, Calypso and Rockabilly with a creepy vaudeville twist – this is music that makes people wanna shake their bones!
Jo Carley And The Old Dry Skulls are known for their unique live show, transporting the audience to a bygone era when witches and black magic were rife. Their songs tell stories of deals with the devil, demons in love, witchdoctors, zombies, ghosts, ghouls, journeys to the deepest jungles and other exotic adventures which are told using sweet melodies and syncopated sounds.
The music takes influence from early vaudeville blues acts such as Victoria Spivey via Cab Calloway, Wilmoth Houdini and Wanda Jackson, but adding a creepy and theatrical twist that echoes Dr John and Screamin Jay Hawkins.
Jo Carley, Tim Carley, and James LeHuray, are the talented artists behind The Old Dry Skulls, who bring a wealth of experience to their collective craft. Jo Carley is the wild and dark music-hall mistress sent to captivate and enthrall the audience with her Vaudevillian singing and lyrical style. Backed by her song-writing partner and husband the Zombie-like Tim Carley, who churns out blues-tinged rhythms on an old archtop guitar, kick drum and rattlin’ shoe, with fellow fiend James Le Huray providing the final ingredients of the spell, in the shape of a double bass.

“With great lyrics and the combination of haunting ragtime blues they create a stupendously enjoyable jaunt into the darker recesses of voodoo, … It’s superb fun and a real pleasure to just indulge in its lyrics and music…” – Lee Powell / Vive Le Rock 2021
“There are dark warnings, powerful accusations, gritty observations and singular attitude… this is a musical heist that robs you of ordinary and replaces it with exceptional” – Folkwords (UK)
…a macabre fairytale, …Naughty creepy and full of sarcasm, “So let’s shake those bones together”!” Luminous Dash (Belgium)
www.olddryskulls.com
www.youtube.com/user/theolddryskulls
To book tickets contact Angus Kings (details below) or check back here later for an online ticket link.

Southern Fried Groove Queens plus Aled Clifford
2024-06-09 19:30 - 23:00 | The Muse at Brecon, The Muse, Glamorgan Street, Brecon, Powys, LD37DW, United Kingdom
Fresh from the fryer of the UK’s Deep South, Southern Fried Groove Queens are a Mississippi Hill Country/Delta inspired duo, featuring Lee Hall on Guitar/Vocals & renowned Blues drummer Lucy Piper, daughter of the late Blues musician, Julian Piper ‘one of the UK’s foremost champions of African-American blues’ – The Guardian.
“Cooked to perfection using a traditional recipe passed down through generations, we provide that heavy heart thumping kick and grooves that will make you want to move.”
The duo play their take on the likes of old blues masters: RL Burnside, John Lee Hooker, Robert Johnson and many more. Formed in 2021, they have already played at many of the UK’s leading Blues and Jazz festivals, including performing on the main stage at Tenby’s Blues Festival in 2023, taking audiences by storm.
With Lee’s unique haunting vocals, energetic slide playing, and Lucy’s infectious hypnotic drumming, they’re not to be missed. Be prepared to get down and ‘juke’ with them!
https://sfgq.co.uk
Tickets available here:
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/brecon/the-muse-brecon/the-mwr-bc-presents-southern-fried-groove-queens-with-special-guest-act-aled-clifford/e-eqzovg

Mid Wales Rhythm & Blues Club - 10th Anniversary Celebration
2024-05-19 14:00 - 23:00 | The Muse at Brecon, The Muse, Glamorgan Street, Brecon, Powys, LD37DW, United Kingdom
We’ve been going strong for ten years! Come and celebrate our anniversary, with:

Snatch it Back
Nothing in Rambling
Low Down Dirty Dog Blues Band
Trevor Babajack Steger
Big Joe Bone & Sicknote Steve

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The Mid Wales Rhythm and Blues Club was established by Chris and Catherine Rogers as a result of booking original blues bands and artists into pubs in Mid Wales.
Getting frustrated by audiences not fully appreciating the music, the club began booking artists into the Ridgebourne Inn, Llandrindod Wells. The first artist booked was Big Joe Bone in January 2014, closely followed by Sicknote Steve and Darren Eedens.
The club then moved to its second home at Carad in Rhayader. Events were held monthly for approximately 2 years where appreciative audiences enjoyed national and international artists such as Doug Macleod, Veronica and Max, Debbie Bond, Babajack, Luke Docherty Band and Andy Twyman.
In 2016, the club moved to its permanent home at The Muse in Brecon. It was here that the heart and family of the Mid Wales Rhythm and Blues Club was formed with Angus Kings (publicity), Ian Keddle and Jonathan Morris (sound) and Ruth Gibbs (Muse proprietor). The first international artists to play were Swamp Candy, Matthew Fox and Beki Brindle.
Since being at The Muse the club showcased artists such as Manitoba Hal (Canada), Ariel Polson (USA), Kaz Hawkins (Ireland), Dom Martin (Ireland, his first UK performance), Greg Koch (USA) and Josh Smith (USA). All headline acts were ably supported by local blues/roots artists. We are very proud that we were able to bring such prestigious performers to Mid Wales.
Chris, Catherine, and their team ran the club up until 2020 when the Covid outbreak closed venues all over the UK. It was during this time that Chris and Catherine made the decision to move to Spain. They left the club in the capable hands of Angus Kings at the helm, Paul Keddle (host), Ian Keddle (sound), Phil Sheridan (posters/design), Barry Hill (inhouse photographer), Jim Kerslake (website/reviewer) and Robin Skinner (front of house).
When venues were permitted to reopen the club came back to life with Halfdeaf Clatch, Beaux Gris Gris, Dom Martin, The Achievers and Ian Siegal. The club has continued to go from strength to strength with artists such as Gwyn Ashton, Otway and Barratt, Starlight and Campbell, Trevor ‘Babajack’ Steger and Dave Arcari.
On Sunday May 19th, 2024 at The Muse in Brecon we are all looking forward to coming together to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the club. It is our aim, as always, to present the best national / international blues and roots artists to our audiences. We are all very proud of the fact that many of the international artists who have played for the club as their only date in Wales as part of a national tour. Angus Kings will be 60 years young on May 22nd a few days later so will be celebrating his 60th birthday on the same evening.

Tickets are £25 and can be reserved from Angus Kings (details below) – very limited availability.

Mike Ross Band plus Mike Parker Duo
2024-04-20 19:30 - 23:00 | The Muse at Brecon, The Muse, Glamorgan Street, Brecon, Powys, LD37DW, United Kingdom
We are very excited to announce that The Mike Ross Band will be coming to The Muse at Brecon for the MWR&BC.
Mike’s really looking forward to bringing the full band back to Brecon, off the back of his national tour in March with legendary South West southern rockers Sons Of Liberty!
This will be probably the last Welsh headline show from the MRB as he’ll be retiring the band from touring at the end of 2024, so make sure you bag your tickets early to avoid missing out!

https://www.mikerossmusic.co.uk/
Featuring also the Mike Parker Duo

Roots blues, folk & Americana come together skillfully in the repertoire of singer/songwriter Mike Parker. So, if you’re a fan of strong musicianship, meticulous yet free guitar picking and have a love of steel guitars then you will not be disappointed! Joining Mike will be James Davies on harp & vocals and they’re looking forward to opening for Mike Ross again, this time round with his full band.
www.facebook.com/mikeparkermusic
Ticket are available here:
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/mwrbc/live-music-at-the-muse-in-brecon-with-the-mike-ross-band-for-the-mwr-bc/e-gbmvmz

Nookee plus Joe Kelly & The Royal Pharmacy
2024-03-24 19:00 - 23:00 | The Muse at Brecon, The Muse, Glamorgan Street, Brecon, Powys, LD37DW, United Kingdom
The Muse in association with the MWR&BC presents
Nookee plus Joe Kelly & The Royal Pharmacy
The very welcome return of a couple of acts who absolutely blew us away last time they played here – see the review here.

Contact Angus Kings (details below) to reserve tickets.

The Washboard Resonators
2024-03-03 19:00 - 22:30 | The Muse at Brecon, The Muse, Glamorgan Street, Brecon, Powys, LD37DW, United Kingdom
The Muse together with the Mid Wales Rhythm and Blues Club are very pleased to announce the return of The Washboard Resonators…
Always a great night, these friends of the venue have gathered huge support from audiences in Brecon since their first appearance with the Folk and More Club, and are not to be missed!
Consummate performers, you’ll be sure of a great night out, with their hand crafted foot-stomping blues, ragtime, swing and folk music.
The Washboard Resonators hail from Leeds in England and can be described as sounding and looking like ‘a ragtime street band meets a Hollywood musical on a theatre stage somewhere in around 1932’

Dave Arcari
2024-02-11 19:30 - 23:00 | The Muse at Brecon, The Muse, Glamorgan Street, Brecon, Powys, LD37DW, United Kingdom
Slide guitarist & songwriter Dave Arcari‘s alt.blues sounds owe as much to trash country, punk and rockabilly as they do pre-war Delta blues and have been showcased via seven internationally acclaimed solo album releases on labels including Buzz, Dixie-frog and Blue North. After a successful Kickstarter campaign his latest album Devil May Care is set for release on red vinyl in November 2023.

A top three finalist in UK Blues Federation’s UK Blues Awards 2023. Arcari’s music features in numerous BBC TV programmes as well as popular USA series The Deadliest Catch.
While continuing to build his audience in the USA with once or twice-annual tours since 2013 – including official showcases at SxSW in Austin, Texas – Arcari maintains his presence on the UK and European touring and festival circuits with regular live shows throughout the year.
The ultimate validation for Arcari’s music and performance came in 2019 when National Reso-Phonic Guitars launched the ‘Dave Arcari signature model’ guitar. Arcari joins an elite and exclusive group of players who have signature models and is the first – and only – musician outside the USA to be honoured by the iconic instrument maker whose name is synonymous with the development of the blues genre.
https://www.davearcari.com
https://www.reverbnation.com/davearcari/songs
https://davearcari.bandcamp.com/track/younger-days

A Ticketsource link will be available here soon.
Meantime, to reserve tickets, please contact Angus Kings (details below).

Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse
2024-02-03 19:30 - 23:00 | The Muse at Brecon, The Muse, Glamorgan Street, Brecon, Powys, LD37DW, United Kingdom
SOLD OUT !!
We are beyond pleased to announce that Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse will be returning to The Muse in Brecon.
The night before this gig, the are playing in Blackburn guesting for Clearwater Creedence Revival, and the night after they are back in Blackpool playing at the Winter Gardens Festival with the likes of Elles Bailey / Brave Rival & The Cinelli Brothers – that’s how much they love coming to Brecon and playing for us here at the MWR&BC.
Special guest act tbc
https://www.beauxgrisgris.com/

The Achievers (acoustic set) with Greg Brice
2023-12-08 19:30 - 23:00 | The Muse at Brecon, The Muse, Glamorgan Street, Brecon, Powys, LD37DW, United Kingdom
THE ACHIEVERS:
Over the past decade The Achievers have garnered an international reputation for being one of the very finest, most accomplished and original live bands performing Blues, Americana and Roots music in Europe. Their shows, headlining clubs and festivals around the world, are life-affirming demonstrations of the power of live music – creating intimate concert atmospheres brimming with laughter, positivity and rich musicality. Their infectious rhythms, joyful melodies and jaw-dropping vocal harmonies have gained them much critical acclaim, multiple UK Blues Award nominations and saw them win the highly prodigious UK Blues Challenge in 2019. They reached the semi-final of the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee in January 2020 and the finals of the European Blues Challenge in Malmo, Sweden in 2022. To celebrate 10-years of touring and their friendship as a genuine band, they are undertaking a series of intimate acoustic concerts in England and Wales. The Achievers stand proudly as British Blues & Roots outliers, never quite fitting into one box or another – but always offering a truly unique, and highly entertaining night of original roots music.
GREG BRICE:
Back when Greg Brice played the pubs, clubs and bars of the West Midlands he’d often find some of the toughest audiences you could imagine hanging on his every word within a few bars. His intricate fingerstyle guitar and strident electric slide connected in the raw and immediate way that only proper roots music can. And that voice – clear as a bell, powerful and pure. Now, in the hush of the UKs Blues and Americana clubs it’s the quality of his song writing that’s capturing people’s imagination. Within just days of launching his debut album crowd funding campaign, those lucky enough to have already discovered him came out in force. They knew something that the rest of the UK Blues scene will soon realise – that Greg Brice is a proper talent.
https://www.theachieversuk.com/
https://www.gregbricemusic.co.uk/

Nookee
2023-11-18 19:30 - 23:00 | The Muse at Brecon, The Muse, Glamorgan Street, Brecon, Powys, LD37DW, United Kingdom
The Muse at Brecon in association with the MWR&BC presents Nookee.
Fronted by identical twin sisters and supported by a formidable rhythm section, Nookee offer tastefully served musical flavours for you to stir together as you please.
Combined to make one big soup of sound, they bring a mouth watering experience to any person, from any walk of life.
Driven by blood matched harmony woven into sunny-side up rhythm and blues, these twins pour their soul into the genre-busting sound of their rhythm section. Varnished with funky aesthetics, this outfit will quench the thirst of both eyes and ears.
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No stranger to the streets of Brecon, Joe Kelly hails from Newport but has spent a significant amount of time on the road, living life as an itinerant songwriter.
Whilst holed up in an old police station during the pandemic, Joe began fleshing out years of self-penned material with the help of the Royal Pharmacy, a crew of the finest musicians around. Their first album, the Americana leaning ‘World On Fire’ is available to stream now, with the second, ‘Cast Me Down’ set for release early next year.
Either solo or full band, Joe Kelly brings together folk, rock and soul influences with a country twang and a whole lotta grit.
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Tickets: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/brecon/the-muse-brecon/nookee-plus-support/2023-11-18/19:30/t-vvpxxde
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NookeeBand
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCln0uESdyXrNLb4GPcGswrA

Big Joe Bone with special guests Candy Mountain and Mr D
2023-10-21 21:00 - 23:30 | Brecon Tap, 6 Bulwark, Brecon, Powys, LD3 7LB, United Kingdom
MWR&BC in association with MRS MOUNTAIN presents…
the return of Big Joe Bone with special guests Candy Mountain ft. Mr D to The Brecon Tap.
Admission: free
https://www.bigjoebone.com/
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063565271669
https://www.brecontap.foodndrink.uk/

The James Oliver Band & BB Skone
2023-10-14 19:30 - 23:00 | The Muse at Brecon, The Muse, Glamorgan Street, Brecon, Powys, LD37DW, United Kingdom
One of the hardest working acts in the business, the James Oliver Band never fails to delight audiences – delivering blistering good-time rock & blues music, with more than a hint of vintage retro twang. We can look forward to classic guitar-driven numbers by the likes of the Ventures, the Pirates, Chuck Berry, Johnny Cash and Lazy Lester, plus a bunch of great self-penned songs.
Before the show, James will be joined by BB Skone for a quick and amusing chat about life, music and everything. BB Skone has been writing and broadcasting about music in West Wales for over 30 years. He currently presents a local music show and a Country show on www.purewestradio.com and his musical musings can be found at https://bbskone.wordpress.com. He is currently Artistic Director at Tenby Blues Festival www.tenbyblues.co.uk.

For tickets, please go to: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/mwrbc/t-zzxqzqm

https://www.jamesoliverband.co.uk

Starlite & Campbell
2023-10-01 19:00 - 23:00 | The Muse at Brecon, The Muse, Glamorgan Street, Brecon, Powys, LD37DW, United Kingdom
Award winners Starlite & Campbell are set to release their fresh new studio album ‘Starlite.One’ in October 2023 supported by an electrifying 16-day UK tour.
Following on from their two award-winning Live! albums, Starlite.One is the exciting new art-rock album from husband and wife powerhouse Suzy Starlite and Simon Campbell. Starlite.One overflows with melody and double harmonies, vibrant guitars, deep bass grooves, explosive drums and analogue synthesised soundscapes that melt your heart at the edges. Multi-instrumentalists Starlite & Campbell are curious souls, constantly exploring new sounds, ideas and thoughts. For this new project, they are joined by jazz-rock fusion drummer, Hugo Danin – one of the finest drummers in Europe.
“Starlite & Campbell are a stunning live band who have the most amazing energy both on and off stage!” Nina Jackson, Venue Manager – Half Moon, Putney. London ★★★★★
With extensive international radio play including BBC Radio 2, charting top 10 in the UK, Australia, The Netherlands and the United States plus receiving over 100 four and five-star reviews worldwide, the band have toured all over the globe headlining festivals in Australia, UK and Europe. Starlite & Campbell will be lighting up the sky on tour in the UK from 29th September to October 14th, 2023 – we advise buying your tickets early.
To buy tickets: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/mwrbc/mwr-bc-presents-starlite-campbell-live-at-the-muse-in-brecon/e-qpqmgo
Website for tour dates: https://starlite-campbell.com/gigs

Youtube: https://youtube.com/@starlitecampbell

Mike Ross plus Michael Parker & James Davies
2023-09-09 19:30 - 23:00 | The Muse at Brecon, The Muse, Glamorgan Street, Brecon, Powys, LD37DW, United Kingdom
January 2023 brought with it ‘The Preacher’ – debut track from Mike Ross’ new 12-track album ‘Third Eye Open’ (out April ’23). Metalplanetmusic described it as “a snakehipped charmer..slinky & self assured…a new anthem that should be played loud!”
Kerrang! called Mike Ross “Burnt in Blues, Soaked in Soul!” – a description that holds true of Mike’s multiple facets: songwriting, multi-instrumental talents, gritty riff-busting, yet eloquent, guitarist & also his vocals, all of which come to the fore on his latest solo releases.
Mike has collaborated with some of the brightest lights in the UK emerging artists scene, such as Elles Bailey, Jack J Hutchinson & Troy Redfern. What’s more, he’s an international touring musician who has played live music on every continent & in most European countries.
“Third Eye Open is a real bone-shaker of a record,” says Mike of his new album. “There’s definitely been a feeling of coming ‘full circle’ this this time around, bringing all of my influences & material bang up to date & the final 12 track behemoth of a record is hands down the biggest, fattest, nastiest, chunkiest thing I’ve ever done!”
He’s earned critical acclaim from every point of the music compass: Classic Rock, Maverick Magazine, Planet Rock Radio, BBC Radio, Music News. As Henry Yates put it in Classic Rock Magazine: “You need to know Mike Ross.” True then: true now.
For tickets, please go to:
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/mwrbc/t-ojvpaoj

Gwyn Ashton plus Bella Collins and DJ Nik C, at The Brecon Tap
2023-08-11 19:00 - 22:30 | Brecon Tap, 6 Bulwark, Brecon, Powys, LD3 7LB, United Kingdom
MWR&BC Presents at The Brecon Jazz & Fringe Festival 2023 – Gwyn Ashton
“One of the best blues guitarists since Stevie Ray Vaughan” – Krusher Joule BBC/Kerrang
Howling blues perfection yet still stands out as curiously contemporary’ – RnR Magazine (UK)
https://www.gwynashton.com/

Ashton has toured with many legendary acts including The Yardbirds, Johnny Winter, Peter Green, Slade, The Sweet, Canned Heat, Magnum, The Troggs and headlining his own shows. He has also played dates in England with Van Morrison, Robin Trower, Jeff Healey, Tony Joe White, Walter Trout and 15 arena shows, including Wembley, with Status Quo.

Bella Collins is a singer, guitarist, songwriter of Cardiff. Bella’s music is firmly rooted in the blues, but she has also absorbed and been influenced by jazz, soul and old style R’n’B, and her unique vocal style and self penned songs reflect aspects of those genres. She has performed across Europe and in the US as a solo artist, in bands and as part of two duos. Notable performances for Bella include Cambridge Folk Festival, The Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival and a performance at the Bitter End, New York.
Solo album, ‘Late and Blue’ was released in 2016 and got airplay on national radio including BBC Radio 2. Jazz EP, ‘Golden Days’ with duo partner & multi instrumentalist Gareth Evans, She has also featured as a vocalist on Gareth’s albums, released on Nextgen record label in 2019 and 2022. In 2018 Bella joined with the Pembrokeshire based singer/songwriter Jodie Marie, to form the duo Sister Bodhi, and they released the EP “Live at Carmel” in 2019, which also featured Andy Fairweather Low and Dewi Watkins. Bella has recently put together a new band featuring a brand new line up, thoroughly looking forward to getting on the road with a set of newly penned material, with plans to be recording an album of the new original material soon.
https://www.facebook.com/bellacollinsmusic
Admission Free

The Hillbillies with Mark Duggan and guests
2023-07-15 21:00 - 23:00 | Brecon Tap, 6 Bulwark, Brecon, Powys, LD3 7LB, United Kingdom
Mayor Michaela Davies in association with MWR&BC presents:
Fund raiser for The Mayor’s Charities (Brecon Foodbank, Calan DVS & Stonewall Cymru

The Hillbillies with Mark Duggan and guests
Resonator and tenor guitar, harmony vocals, country, folk, blues and Americana from Bwlch.

https://www.facebook.com/BwlchHillbillies/

Live at the Brecon Tap
From 9pm
Free entry

We will be doing a raffle that evening too.

Blues Blitz: Sam Kelly's Station House / Roadhouse / Tom Davies & The Blue Birds
2023-06-16 19:00 - 23:30 | The Muse at Brecon, The Muse, Glamorgan Street, Brecon, Powys, LD37DW, United Kingdom
BLUES BLITZ in association with The MWR&BC
LIVE at The Muse in Brecon on JUNE 16th from 8pm (doors open at 7pm).
SAM KELLY’S STATION HOUSE
https://www.ffarcottonpromotions.co.uk/
Live recording of their No Barricades album:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqirmnV2Q88
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeDOTyBkq8g
ROADHOUSE
http://www.roadhousegb.liveblues.info/home/
TOM DAVIES & THE BLUE BIRDS
https://www.facebook.com/Tomdaviesandthebluebirds/
For tickets please go to:
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/mwrbc/t-vvmlqla

Otway & Barrett
2023-05-21 19:30 - 23:00 | The Muse at Brecon, The Muse, Glamorgan Street, Brecon, Powys, LD37DW, United Kingdom
MWR&BC Proudly Presents
50 YEARS OF OTWAY AND BARRETT TOUR
Still going strong after 50 years and featuring all the original members. Loved for their total in-yer-face originality, the contrast between the dead pan humour of Barrett and mad onstage antics of Otway are hilarious to watch. John’s lyrical genius and Willy’s outstanding musicianship (he seems to play almost every stringed instrument known to man, plus a few hybrids of his own making!) almost become an added extra. For any Otway/Barrett virgins out there who don’t know what to expect, be prepared for everything from bare-chested Theremin playing to wah wah wheelie bin as the duo jump from one hit and 40 near misses to another: An amazing and irreverent performance by two master entertainers.
Tickets: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/brecon/the-muse-brecon/mid-wales-r-b-club-presents-otway-barrett-50th-anniversary-tour/2023-05-21/20:00/t-pqmjllg

www.johnotway.com
www.wildwillybarrett.com

Joe Kelly & Becky the Bullet
2023-05-13 21:00 - 23:00 | Brecon Tap, 6 Bulwark, Brecon, Powys, LD3 7LB, United Kingdom
Joe Kelly
It’s easy to consign the idea of the itinerant blues singer to myth (Robert Johnson) or caricature (Seasick Steve) and for quite some time, Joe Kelly was as close as you could get to the real thing.

MORE AT:
joekellyofficial.com

Becky the Bullet
Fast like bullet, strong like bullfrog
MORE AT:
linktr.ee/beckythebullet

Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse
2023-05-07 19:30 - 23:00 | The Muse at Brecon, The Muse, Glamorgan Street, Brecon, Powys, LD37DW, United Kingdom
Mid Wales Rhythm and Blues Club in Association with Solid Entertainments Presents the return of Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse to the Muse in Brecon (this time on a Sunday evening).
To book your tickets please go to:
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/brecon/the-muse-brecon/the-return-of-beaux-gris-gris-the-apocalypse-to-the-muse-in-brecon/2023-05-07/20:00/t-vvmkmpa
For more information, see:
https://www.beauxgrisgris.com/
http://www.solidentertainments.com/

Luke Hendrickson & Mike West, plus Josh Beddis
2023-04-29 21:00 - 23:00 | Brecon Tap, 6 Bulwark, Brecon, Powys, LD3 7LB, United Kingdom
A Tour to Call Our Own
Join Minnesotan artist Luke Hendrickson for his first UK tour, together with Merseyside’s own Mike West.
A joint tour that crosses the spectrum of Country, Blues, Folk and Rock, Luke and Mike will deliver an evening of acclaimed songwriting that will satisfy any audience.
Pembrokeshire native and Cymru and Western singer Josh Beddis is the very special guest for this show. Playing hard hitting, easy listening Country music, Josh carves a unique path with his distinct song writing style.
https://lukehendrickson.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/lukehendricksonmusic
https://linktr.ee/Mike333West
https://www.facebook.com/joshbeddismusic/

Calling Card
2023-04-29 13:00 - 14:00 | Ross on Wye Beer and Cider Festival, Ross Rowing Club, Ross on Wye, HR9 7DD
Live at The ROSS BEER & CIDER FESTIVAL 2023
A pick n’ mix of foot-tapping, swinging, shuffling, funky, rocky, blues originals and other related stuff.
https://www.facebook.com/people/Calling-Card/100063539585118/
