The MWR&BC Presents Blues Hall of Fame Inductee Dave Speight with sga Blues Maestro Jonathan Nicholas...
2025-08-22 19:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Kensington Baptist Church, Kensington, Brecon, Powys, LD39AY, United Kingdom
The MWR&BC Presents Blues Hall of Fame Inductee Dave Speight…
He has played the Blues for nearly 60 years and is described by Blues in Britain as a “national treasure”.
Dave…
As I’ve got older I’ve found the applause lasts a bit longer and is louder. Have played clubs, pubs, bars, concerts, festivals – wherever there is a good atmosphere and someone in the audience, appreciates the performance. I was proud to be inducted (at last) in 2017. I’ve been performing acoustic blues for nearly 60 yrs.
And with more and more feeling that I have a good reason to do so as I age and life presents its various scenarios. The fingers may have slowed… but the voice still works. At my age, it’s always good to be able to sing “Woke Up This Morning”.

NORTH COUNTRY BLUES
60 YEARS AND STILL PLAYING THE BLUES
MEETING UP WITH DAVE SPEIGHT
There’s an old folk song that stated that if you go to the North Country, well you will find one hugely unsung but a British national blues treasure in Dave Speight. Recommended to me by photographer Jennifer Noble, we just had to find out more of the man, born in Liverpool, but these days resides in Yorkshire. If fact if you’ve been to any blues festival in the area you’ve seen him, heard him, and been drawn in by his mastery and love of the music he plays, just one man and his guitar.
Asking Dave through all the years he’s been playing his blues, and supporting many major names along the way. What in the first instance place drew him towards it in the first place, Dave replied;
‘First heard Howlin’ Wolf singing Smokestack Lightning and from having been a Motown boy until 16 years old I was instantly locked into the blues. There were no blues albums to be had in 1963 other than Josh White. But after some digging around, found some. Only started playing guitar after a visit to a folk club in nearby Warrington in 1964 and seeing people properly unplugged in a room holding 300, and you could hear a pin drop. There was an old guy who worked at Hessy’s in Stanley Street in Liverpool who played a couple of Broonzy licks, plus I bought a Big Bill Broonzy album, and worked it out, even played it at 16rpm so you could hear what was happening (half speed). Robert Johnson’s album left me open mouthed. Then later a wondrous record store opened in Leeds, and one of the staff there saved all the acoustic blues albums he came across – Blind Boy Fuller, Skip James, Blind Willie McTell, Scrapper Blackwell, Mance Lipscomb (although my first copy of that was a wedding present from my best mate). Along with listening to the very popular Mike Raven’s Blues Show (BBC), along with albums borrowed and never returned ‘
Like pretty well every other aspiring young guitarist Dave got going with Bert Weedon’s Tutor ‘I wondered why it hurt so much and was so difficult. Soon gave up strumming though once I heard Bob Dylan fingerpicking. I met Paul Simon he showed me his style and I gave him a couple of Angi riffs he hadn’t quite sorted. We’d both been listening to Davy Graham at that time’.
So countless blisters were achieved on his right hand as he learnt these songs for himself
‘Having seen Rev Gary Davis I gave up folk music and just wanted to play the blues’ In fact there is a photograph of Davis playing at a festival and sitting to the side of him Dave Speight watching. He also tells the story of that gig plus meeting the great bluesman, who over the weekend smoked over 100 of Dave’s own cigarettes.
To that first gig every musician goes through
‘I played blues at my first paid gig; in fact there’s even a recording of one of the songs on my website still today. It was at the Minor Bird folk club in Warrington. Earlier they had “made me” get up and perform, so if I played there, I got in for free. In 1966 they thought I was good enough. Interesting to note Paul Simon had played the same venue in 1965 and he was paid twelve guineas. I was paid a fiver and thought I’d made it’ Wish I could have kept that same wage differential!
‘When I saw Rev Gary Davis, I stayed up all night with him and late at night when no one else was around he played ‘Cocaine Blues’ and ‘Della’ for me. Sang them when he knew no women were watching. (His wife disapproved of profane songs). So my cigarettes were my payment for the lesson plus a bottle of whisky. He wasn’t supposed to drink and his minder the folk artist Maddie Pryor went nuts. Before that he had passed his guitar to me and said ‘play me some, let’s see what you got’
Davis thought he played well but he thought it was too clean, technically good but not enough bite, a lesson in living and breathing the music, not just playing it well!
Asking Dave if he’d always played solo or had been in bands as well, he said;
‘I have not always been solo, played in duo’s and groups when playing folk clubs when blues wasn’t fashionable in the mid/ late, 70’s . Then a couple of years with a crazy jug band the Hot Pot Belly Band-they were insane, and one night playing at a local university we were joined by Steve Phillips, Brendan Croker and Mark Knopfler (he played my guitar) and Pick Withers who played bones’ Dire Straits had been playing support for Talking Heads in a bigger hall and so Steve dragged them up, to join us’
Then of course later Croker, Phillips and Mark Knopfler teamed up for one album and tour performing mainly blues with The Notting Hillbillies. Steve Phillips has for years played a regular gig at The Grosvenor Hotel in Robin Hood’s Bay Yorkshire, where often Mark Knopfler would join in the sessions, and bought his famous National metal guitar from him. Dave then went onto say he was also the front man for another R & B band during the early to mid 2000’s.
‘Thinking of others I have seen or played alongside there’s John Lee Hooker, Son House, Champion Jack Dupree, Fred Mc Dowell, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, and David Honeyboy Edwards (four times). On the same bill I’ve played with Juke Boy Bonner, Jack Dupree and a whole raft of UK players, some you may not know including Ian Anderson (the one from Bristol), Mike Cooper, Duster Bennett, Steve Phillips and Jo Anne Kelly. First time Jo Anne came up north she was my support, that quickly changed as I supported her the next time. She had such a great voice, sadly passed on far too young). Others at that time included, The Hokum Hot Shots, Ray Stubbs, along with my good friend Sholto Lenaghan where we played John Estes numbers mainly – there’s still a few copies of our North Country Blues album kicking around since 1997.’
Dave Speight still remains in normal times a busy bluesman, though he does say now,
‘Of late if I’ve not been the star attraction then I’ve been the opener for quite a few blues bands. Was due to be supporting ‘The Colonel’, but with Covid, Steve Cropper was not arriving from the USA. Hopefully though as I already have a booking with Catfish Keith later this year, if he is able to come here. I’ve played the warm up for him before, so it will be nice to join him again’.
‘Mind I play a lot quieter than he does’.
Alongside being a performing musician like several others Dave also teaches guitar , ‘Yes, I do teach but I’m not a great teacher if you don’t pick it up quickly. One notable success is a young guy named Will Savers who has just released an album, he learns very quickly and has really applied himself – he lives in Italy’.
It was time to ask Dave about his own music, the work put into it to grasp that authentic sound of the early blues,
‘Great question that – it is random. I always have about eighty numbers that can quickly be brought back to performance level. So, with each of the three albums I have released, when I record, all the tracks are in one take, no overdubs, they come as they are. It is what it is on the day and often it is one new number that prompts me to head to the studio- or as on the last album being offered free studio time which was nice’ The albums so far released are ‘A Seam Of The Blues’, ‘Blues Around Midnight’, and ‘Last Chance Blues’. It’s also true that one was done in a very long late night take, the way blues used to be done in the old days.
So asking Dave about his music brought some sound advice for any budding musician, hear this;
‘I have always said do it like you mean it, really mean it. For young guitarists: learn your craft then put the guitar down. Throw your head back and sing without the guitar, really go for it, make those words matter to you, don’t just say them like a hymn or folk song – feel it. Then pick up the guitar again and don’t let the guitar drive the singing. Let the singing/performance drive the guitar. Never stop!!. This music has been around me for sixty years and it will always be what I do’. Work on it and learn your craft, live the music you’re playing, surely sound advice for everyone who plays.
Then about his guitars ; ‘I have a number of guitars that go on the road with me. My main guitar is one that Steve Phillips built for me back in 1979. Loads of bling and Brazilian Rosewood- it’s good but not as good as the 000 Martin it’s based on. Have a guitar that I now use as a baritone, as I age my vocal chords won’t reach the high notes anymore so I need to play the same but in a lower key.
There is also a 12 string (tuned down to A) and both were ladder built by Pete Howlett (who is currently building his thousandth Uke). I used to have a Belotona tri-cone built this time by Steve Evans that rings like a bell and more humbly, but increasingly used, and an old ‘Michigan’ Parlour guitar of indeterminate age (made around the 30’s) that I use as an authentic sounding slide guitar. Then most recently a beautiful little 12 fret Vega, I bought from my good friend Jim Murray. I have a luthier nearby, who replaced the fingerboard, bridge and tuners then re-finished the back and sides for me. It has an amazing balance and to think it was originally built c1910 so that helps. This is now my main stage guitar’
The man, his music and his instruments, after sixty years playing the blues, he has much still to offer live but some great advice as well. So where next for Dave Speight, once things get back to some sort of normality, and his return to playing the music he loves
‘There are no ladders, just snakes. Missed a bunch of festival gigs last year that will hopefully happen at some point in the future. Just keep checking the website (a great place to catch Dave playing live at various venues via You Tube). But we’ll be back. Though sadly I’ve heard that a few of my favourite venues have called time for the last time and they will not be returning. There are many others of us here in the North of England who love and play acoustic blues…and we will carry on playing with that passion we always have done…ladder or no’.
Dave Speight may not be a household name to many being based in the north, and all his years as a musician it’s made him one of the finest artists in the country playing the real Delta blues. One thing Dave certainly wanted to add to our time was the influence of Wizz Jones (sadly recently died).
‘He was’ says Dave,’ the first person I heard play Blind Boy Fuller and that was jaw dropping back in the mid 60’s. Then there was the time he took me along with him to The Troubadour and I played in the same line up with him (we had played together before because Wizz is very generous with other performers), John Martyn and Stephan Grossman. You know it may not mean a lot to others, but for me it was a real milestone as a young player, just coming out of my teenage years’.
Thanks to Dave Speight for his time, energy and great blues over many years, do check him out it will be far more than worth it, As Jenifer Noble said to me, ‘Dave Speight is a real national treasure and should be heard’
That sums it up perfectly, Delta blues lives !
Pete Clack
https://bluesmatters.com/dave-speights-top-10-blues/
Two days after this event with the club Dave plays at The Great British R&B Festival in Colne on Sunday, 24th August 2025 on the Little Theatre Acoustic Stage | 17:15 – 18:15 so really pleased to get the date before that musical adventure.
https://www.davespeight.xfr.co.uk/
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MID WALES R&B CLUB Presents Scottish Duo Liz Jones & Suzy Cargill...
2025-09-13 20:00 - 23:00 | The Muse at Brecon, The Muse, Glamorgan Street, Brecon, Powys, LD37DW, United Kingdom
MID WALES R&B CLUB Presents…
Scottish Duo
Liz Jones & Suzy Cargill
BIO:
With fingers in folk and blues, an original rhythm and roots duo from Edinburgh, Scotland. Shows include eclectic percussion & mandolin from former Hong Kong Sinfonietta multi-instrumentalist Suzy Cargill, beside “a voice that could wake the dead” singer-songwriter Liz Jones, on acoustic guitar. They perform as you’d expect from two long-time friends and touring musical companions, with a gusty and loose ‘whichever way the wind blows’ style. A truly varied set of stories laughs and tragedies in song, many from the repertoire of their full roots-rock 6 piece,
‘LIZ JONES & BROKEN WINDOW’.
This will be the duo’s first show in Wales, despite past connections to the country, with Suzy having lived in Cardiff for many years and Liz’s father being from the Rhymney Valley. Both also know and work with Wales’s telecaster explosion, James Oliver, and drum sensation Mark Kemlo, since meeting as performers at Orkney Blues Festival in 2023.
“A watchable and uniquely natural and honest duo … taking the songs wherever they need to go,”
DRYAD MUSIC (Netherlands)
SGA DISQUE BLEU (Julian Lewis & Ian Jones)
Vaudeville Meets Blues – Duo from Mid Wales. Two musicians collaborating to play a wide ranging mix of Chicago Blues, Country and a few of their own songs
https://lizjonesmusic.com
https://lizjonesmusic.com/brokenwindows
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRkLZRDyPlVnYofhQ3Y1qN7ShNQVHKAAd
www.midwalesrandb.club
Disque Bleu FB Page:
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61561761297608

The Mid Wales R&B Club Presents *DOUBLE HEADER SHOW* Erin Harpe & Jim Countryman with Lucy Piper & Kaspar Berry Rapkin...
2025-10-18 20:00 - 23:00 | The Muse at Brecon, The Muse, Glamorgan Street, Brecon, Powys, LD37DW, United Kingdom
SATURDAY OCT 18th 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 18TH 2026
DOORS 7.30PM SHOWTIME 8PM

MWR&BC Presents the return of The TERRAPLANES BLUES BAND with SGA Eleven29...
2025-11-22 20:00 - 23:00 | The Muse at Brecon, The Muse, Glamorgan Street, Brecon, Powys, LD37DW, United Kingdom
MWR&BC Presents the return of The TERRAPLANES BLUES BAND to The Muse in Brecon…

The Terraplanes, hailing from Bristol, UK are a hard hitting, soulful Rhythm & Blues Band. A fine blend of British 60’s R’n’B with a heavy dose of Mississippi Delta Blues. UK Blues Award Winners – Emerging Act Of The Year 2023.

Image above was taken at The Muse by Barry Hill on Sunday 17th Nov 2024 (nearly one year to the return date) A very successful sold out show with special guest act Aled Clifford from Henry’s Funeral Shoe more details below —
It was immediately obvious that they are an exceptionally tight and cohesive outfit, with the sophisticated bass playing of Craig Shaw and versatile drumming of Andy Hutt never dominating, but always providing just the right backdrop to support the excellent singing and guitar of Nick Scrase and the flamboyantly accomplished harmonica of Eduardo Allen, resplendent in his sharp white suit. JIM KERSLAKE MWR&BC
http://midwalesrandb.club/2024/11/17/the-terraplanes-blues-band-plus-aled-clifford/
https://www.theterraplanesbluesband.comhttps://
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https://www.instagram.com/theterraplanes/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8yhy-gp_f582Tj76Mn8ptA
https://theterraplanesbluesband.bandcamp.com/
Special Guest Eleven29
Floss and Dave are two old lags with a lifetime’s playing in bands behind them. Too obstinate to hang up their guitars, they now play, er, whatever the hell they like, including blues, western swing, country, tex-mex and the many other genres that count as Americana. Dave has a thing about vocal harmonies and old pop trash, Floss likes weird bands with songwriters who should probably be sectioned, and old field/work songs. Americymru, we call it…
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And confirmation of ticket price £15:00
Doors 7.30pm / Showtime 8pm
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MWR&BC presents Martin Harley with special guest Bryony Sier...
2025-12-14 19:30 - 22:30 | The Muse at Brecon, The Muse, Glamorgan Street, Brecon, Powys, LD37DW, United Kingdom
MWR&BC Proudly Presents a Christmas Special to celebrate our 12th year as a R&B Club…
The final gig of 2025 is our CHRISTMAS GATHERING and sees a return to the club for one of Britain’s finest roots blues artists in the shape of MARTIN HARLEY with SGA BRYONY SIER who also makes a much-deserved return.

“Harley offers the listener a masterclass in taste, style and roots blues” – Guitarist Magazine
“No doubt that he is a slide guitar master. He is the business” – Roots Magazine
“Spellbinding” – The Guardian
“Quite simply a great live act” – Time Out London
https://www.martinharley.com/
Bryony Sier is a singer-songwriter & so much more from Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales.
www.bryonysiermusic.co.uk
https://www.facebook.com/BryonySiermusic
Very limited availability.
Tickets £25.00
via angus@midwalesrandb.club / 0786 6000 596
THE MUSE BRECON
DOORS OPEN 7PM WITH SHOWTIME AT 7.30PM

The return of BIG JOE BONE to The Brecon Tap with SGA Brecon Shanty Crew...
2026-01-23 08:00 - 23:00 | Brecon Tap, 6 Bulwark, Brecon, Powys, LD3 7LB, United Kingdom
BIRTHDAY GATHERINGS…
The Mid Wales Rhythm and Blues club will be celebrating it’s 12th birthday as a club on Jan 24th 2026 originally set up by Chris Rogers & Catherine Rogers with myself helping in the background —

Danny Wilson AKA Big Joe Bone played that very first date back in 2014 (24th / 1 /2014) at The Ridgeborne Inn Llandod — to celebrate that evening I shall be doing two back to back club events one at The Brecon Tap & the other at Kensington Baptist Church one free event the other ticketed —
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/mwrbc/the-mwr-bc-brecon-folk-club-presents-raphael-callaghan-live-at-kensington-church-brecon/e-jopoor
MASSIVE THANKS to Chris & Cath & all those who have helped run / continue to run the club and all those who have supported us over the 12 yrs —- onwards and upwards for us all —-

LIVE MUSIC AT THE BRECON TAP
BIG JOE BONE
with Special Guest artists
Brecon Shanty Crew
8pm onwards free admission~~

The MWR&BC & BRECON FOLK CLUB Presents RAPHAEL CALLAGHAN Live at Kensington Church Brecon...
2026-01-24 19:30 - 22:30 | Kensington Baptist Church, Kensington, Brecon, Powys, LD39AY, United Kingdom
~~CELEBRATING OUR TWELTH YEAR in 2026 ~~
The first MWR&BC event of 2026 will feature
North Wales / Liverpool based RAPHAEL CALLAGHAN & will be a joint MWR&BC & BFC presentation.

Raphael brings his own brand of blues and gospel to Brecon for the first time on Sat 24th January 2026.
Eureka moments for Raphael were hearing Louisiana Blues by Muddy Waters on the Radio in the late ’50s, then seeing Alexis Korner’s Blues Inc at a tiny basement club in his home city of Liverpool in 1964 when he was still at school.
Then came The Country Blues LP on RBF with Blind Lemon Jefferson, Bukke White and more, and he was hooked. He first got together as harmonica player with singer Jim James in 1966 – yes, that’s 60 years ago – and in 1969 they made their debut recordings for the Liberty label produced by Tony McPhee.
After the duo parted in 1972, Raphael took up guitar but never had the patience to learn ‘proper’ chords so invented his own alternate tunings and added melodic slide. He began writing his own Blues songs and in 1993 won the inaugural Contemporary Blues Song of The Year Award at the Great British R & B Festival at Colne.
In a long and varied career, he’s played with Alexis Korner, Jo Ann Kelly, Eric Bibb, Bonnie Raitt, Jessie Mae Hemphill and more.
He has three solo albums, the new one Always in Arrears described as ‘his best yet’ in Blues In Britain magazine.
Discover him for yourself at Kensington Baptist Church . . .
The SGA Hermione Wild and The Sweet Bones…
Together they bring the raw beauty of traditional folk music with the spark of original song-writing. Their repertoire moves between traditional Welsh and British tunes and original songs inspired by the folk tradition.
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61563242491962
Far more at.
https://www.raphaelcallaghan.com/

https://www.facebook.com/raphael.callaghan
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Ticket Price £20 Doors Open 7pm with showtime at 7.30pm

Live music at The Brecon Tap with STOMPIN DAVE & LUCY PIPER Electric Blues Duo...
2026-02-05 20:30 - 23:30 | Brecon Tap, 6 Bulwark, Brecon, Powys, LD3 7LB, United Kingdom
The MWR&BC Proudly Presents
STOMPIN DAVE & LUCY PIPER Electric Blues Duo…

Live at The Brecon Tap
Stompin’ Dave Electric Duo
You might not have had the chance to see Dave in action, but many consider him one of the most exciting, energetic, and entertaining musicians on the current live music scene. Based in Bridport, Dorset, Stompin’ Dave was nominated for a UK Blues Award 2024.
“In other parts of the world they have cyclones, tornados, and hurricanes, in the UK we have Stompin’ Dave. Dave is a phenomenal artist…A great guitar player and vocalist and accomplished songwriter…he is also an outstanding dancer… ” Blues In The South. A prolific artist in the studio, Dave is a former member of former UK Blues Band of the Year The Producers. Dave has consistently given over one hundred performances per year across the UK and beyond, including many major festivals such as Glastonbury, Camp Bestival, and Bestival. “Let’s face it, in adding the quality of his original material the man is a downright genius” Blues In Britain.
With his song-writing Dave has engulfed himself in the masters of American roots music, remained true, but managed to produce “not…a sound of yesteryear that should be in a museum but real, modern and relevant that should be heard live” Blues Matters.
Almost always joining Dave in this line-up is Lucy Piper on drums “one of the UK’s leading blues drummers” The Guardian. Residing in Exeter, Devon, Lucy is the daughter of the late blues guitarist Julian Piper widely acknowledged as leading UK authority on blues. Julian played guitar on Lazy Lester’s 1987 album Rides Again which won a Blues Music Award. Universally recognized as the highest award in blues music.
In 2019 and 2020 Lucy worked with double Grammy Award winning Ruf Records on their annual ‘Blues Caravan’. As well as appearing on USA based Ryan Perry’s album High Risk, Low Reward which was nominated for a Blues Music Award 2020.
Lucy and Dave have been performing regularly together since 2022 with many appearances at various festivals and art centres. 2024 performances included Gloucester Blues Festival, and Congleton Jazz & Blues Festival, Cheshire, as well as making their first major festival appearance at Wilderness Festival, Oxfordshire. In 2025 the duo made appearances at York Blues Festival, Upton Blues Festival, The Great British Rhythm & Blues Festival, Lancashire and many others!
Dave and Lucy have currently released five albums together. “The sound is authentic, with a richness that’s as good as any of the best blues albums.” Blues In Britain. “Great guitar work, fine singing and authentic lyrics and melodies.” Blues In The South. “Here’s two fabulous musicians delivering a record that deserves huge recognition, a modern blues album rooted nicely indeed in the traditions of the past.” Blues In Britain.

https://stompindave.com/

https://lucypiperdrums.com/

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MWR&BC & Brecon Folk Club Presents STEVE FERBRACHE (Solo) with SGA DON'T TELL JOHNNY (Trio)...
2026-02-08 19:30 - 23:00 | The Muse at Brecon, The Muse, Glamorgan Street, Brecon, Powys, LD37DW, United Kingdom
LIVE MUSIC AT THE MUSE IN BRECON:
Folk and blues join forces once again on Sunday 8th Feb , as the MWR&BC team up with our friends from Brecon Folk & More Club for a return show with STEVE FERBRACHE this time supported by Chepstow / South Wales based DON’T TELL JOHNNY.
STEVE FERBRACHE is well known and loved in Brecon as the lead singer of THE ACHIEVERS, who have given us three unforgettable nights of top-class musical entertainment in recent years.
Performing once again as a solo artist, Steve is a man with a mission… to give expression to his impressive back-catalogue of self-penned songs – and perhaps exorcise a few of the demons that inspired them along the way… all of this delivered in his usual good-humoured and charmingly amusing manner.
In a solo context, you can appreciate more clearly the quality of his song-writing. Right from the outset, the remarkable intelligence and sensitivity of his lyrics is breath-taking.
Steve’s soulful voice and delicate guitar accompaniment provide a perfect vehicle for his songs.
See a full review of his gig with us last February via this link.
http://midwalesrandb.club/2025/02/02/steve-ferbrache-plus-hermione-wild/
For more details.
https://steveferbrache.com/

DON’T TELL JOHNNY are a popular acoustic folk band from South Wales that play a range of styles from Blues to Americana, covering songs by Tom Waits to Gillian Welch, along with a few original compositions. Their music combines touching, emotional vocals and harmonies, beautiful finger picked guitar and soaring fiddle lines to evoke a range of memorable moods and feelings.
Formed in 2011, DON’T TELL JOHNNY is the perfect choice for quality live music with a difference for pub evenings, parties, weddings and other special occasions.
Samantha Brown – Lead Vocals
Tim Brown – Vocals, Violin, Guitar
Jon Marsden – Vocals, Guitar
Don’t Tell Johnny featured in the May 2016 issue of ‘Acoustic Magazine’ with a small article on their music. DTJ song ‘Beyond Your Wildest Dreams’ was featured on the accompanying CD. DON’T TELL JOHNNY featured in the May 2016 issue of ‘Acoustic Magazine‘ with a small article on their music. DTJ song ‘Beyond Your Wildest Dreams’ was featured on the accompanying CD.
‘Myn Mawr’ from the ‘Better Late Then Never’ album has been played on the BBC Radio Wales ‘Celtic Heartbeat’ program hosted by Frank Hennessy.
https://timbrownmusic247.wixsite.com/
donttelljohnny2020@gmail.com
http://midwalesrandb.club/
https://www.facebook.com/breconfolk/

MWR&BC Proudly Presents Man of the World: The Music of Peter Green...
2026-03-06 20:00 - 22:30 | The Muse at Brecon, The Muse, Glamorgan Street, Brecon, Powys, LD37DW, United Kingdom
Celebrating the life and music of Peter Green, founder of the original Fleetwood Mac. Guitarist Remi Harris will be joined by vocalist Dave Small, bassist Tom Moore and Shane Dixon on drums to perform music from throughout Peter Green’s career. Including such classics as Man Of The World, Black Magic Woman, Need Your Love So Bad, Albatross and The Green Manalishi (With The Two Prong Crown).

“A highly enjoyable show that featured some much loved material from the ‘Golden Era’ of the first edition of Fleetwood Mac, alongside some less familiar gems from the Bluesbreakers’ catalogue… The standard of the playing was excellent throughout” thejazzmann.com

“this was a band that brought vivid life to the songs and instrumentals written and performed by Peter Green… The songs were treated with proper respect, but each of the musicians played things with taste and accuracy” Lichfield Live

https://www.remiharris.com

https://www.manoftheworldmusic.com

Doors Open 7.30pm The Muse has a fully licenced bar THIS CONCERT IS COMPLETELY SOLD-OUT

The Mid Wales R&B Club Proudly Presents The MARK HUMMEL Trio – with BOB HALL & DAVE PEABODY..
2026-03-22 19:30 - 22:30 | The Muse at Brecon, The Muse, Glamorgan Street, Brecon, Powys, LD37DW, United Kingdom
The Mid Wales R&B Club Proudly Presents…

The Mark Hummel Trio – with Bob Hall & Dave Peabody.
Live at The Muse in Brecon
Sunday March 22nd 2026
Mark Hummel (USA) is a Harmonica Virtuoso. Grammy Nominee, Blues Award Winner, Award-nominated Author, he’s considered to be one of the Best Ever to play the instrument by Blues Revue. Primarily an exponent of American Blues…. and he has played with the best including Charles Brown, Charlie Musselwhite, Lowell Fulson, Billy Boy Arnold, Carey Bell, Lazy Lester, Brownie McGhee, John Mayall, Eddie Taylor, Luther Tucker and Jimmy Rogers… but there is no limit to the harmonica and vocal talents of this West Coast Road Warrior! As the New Yorker put it “he knows a thing or two about how to please an audience”.
Bob Hall on keys has spent a lifetime playing music with the giants of American and English musicians. Eg Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac) Charlie Watts (Rolling Stones) and the legendary Alexis Korner who gave Eric Clapton (and several others) his 1st big musical break.

Dave Peabody acoustic guitar UK Blues Artist of the Year Award 3 times and is highly respected for his work with Honey Boy Edwards, and Charlie Musselwhite.
In short – a fabulous evening of blues in a very atmospheric venue.

​SGA MIKE BIRD & Friends
Acoustic Blues…
https://markhummel.com/
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MWR&BC Presents live music at The Brecon Tap with GWYN ASHTON...
2026-04-03 21:00 - 23:30 | Brecon Tap, 6 Bulwark, Brecon, Powys, LD3 7LB, United Kingdom
Gwyn Ashton (born 1960, Wales) is a Welsh–Australian blues, rock guitarist and singer-songwriter.

He has released ten albums and continues to tour Australia, Europe and North America.
Gwyn Ashton, one of the hardest working and powerful one-man bands, is back touring a new solo album titled Mojosoul and a brand new single Get Outta Town with Guns N’ Roses guitarist Richard Fortus and members of Australian bands Cold Chisel and Superjesus.
In 2023 he’s smashed stages across The Netherlands and Belgium with prog rockers Wishbone Ash, co-headlined the Adelaide Guitar Festival in Australia and relentlessly blazed his way across Wales, England, Serbia, Bosnia, Germany, Czechia, Slovakia and Poland. 2024 dates include an Australian tour and he’s booked for a mainstage performance at the prestigious Great British R&B Festival.
Ashton is on the top of the list of the new wave of modern blues rock artists, as spearheaded by The Black Keys, Jack White, Seasick Steve et al. A first class entertainer he oozes stagecraft and showmanship, combining songs and stories from a road well-travelled with dextrous guitar playing, blasting out drum beats on Bill Ward’s old Black Sabbath drum kit, grinding fuzz bass lines with his thumb while he viciously attacks his guitar with a bottleneck slide, singing and blowing blues harp into a lofi radio microphone.
Inspired by the likes of Hendrix and David Lindley, his “guit-arsenal” includes a rack full of electric and acoustic instruments including lap slide, resonator, 12-string and old pawn shop guitars.
Ashton has had multiple Tracks of The Week in the UK’s prestigious Classic Rock Magazine from 10 of his commercially released albums on which he’s collaborated with Don Airey (Deep Purple), Neil Murray (Whitesnake), Robbie Blunt (Robert Plant) and Rory Gallagher’s band.

“The most versatile performer we’ve had” – Deep Ellum Blues Club, Dallas, Texas. “The king of feel” – Robert Plant. “A true bluesman” – Johnny Winter. “A real player” – David Crosby. With these accolades and every recording garnishing numerous Albums of The Week/Month/Year from UK and European guitar and rock press Ashton’s incredible live show keeps growing stronger and he’s bringing it to a town near you soon!
Formerly with Virgin Records, France, Gwyn Ashton was lead guitarist in Europe with Band of Friends (Rory Gallagher’s band) and in Australia with Stevie Wright (Easybeats) and Jim Keays (Master’s Apprentices). He has shared stages with BB King, Buddy Guy, Ray Charles, Peter Green, Van Morrison, Hubert Sumlin (Howlin’ Wolf), Mick Taylor, Status Quo, The Yardbirds, Slade, Robin Trower, Steve Hackett, Wishbone Ash, The Troggs and more. He has been invited onstage to jam with Mick Fleetwood, Canned Heat, Walter Trout, Elliot Randall (Steely Dan) and many others.
https://www.gwynashton.com/
https://www.youtube.com/@GwynAshtonMusic
The Brecon Tap 9pm / free admission
PA Supplied and run by Graham Strangward

MWR&BC Presents LIZ JONES & BROKEN WINDOWS with SGA DISQUE BLEU...
2026-04-18 20:00 - 23:00 | The Muse at Brecon, The Muse, Glamorgan Street, Brecon, Powys, LD37DW, United Kingdom
Live music at THE MUSE in BRECON (Home of the MWR&BC)
After a very successful event at The Muse with Liz Jones and Suzy Cargill from Scottish act LIZ JONES & BROKEN WINDOWS on Sep 13th 2025.
http://midwalesrandb.club/2025/09/14/liz-jones-suzy-cargill-from-liz-jones-broken-windows-with-special-guest-act-disque-bleu/
Liz & Suzy return with Liz’s full band some 7 months later (Re 18th April 2026)

Twists of roots, blues and psychedelia, in a vibe that lies firmly with the 60s spirit of free music. Liz Jones & Broken Windows sound only like themselves, but have been compared to Little Feat, The Faces and Fleetwood Mac, with similarities lying in group buzz on stage and a wave goodbye to neat boxes, each tune simply taken on the path it carves. Live shows are a wild mix of personal expression, genre celebration and individual musicianship.
Corralling some of Scotland’s best players, this six-piece have the talent to roam beyond the prescribed pentatonic box …
the title track (to Double Measures) is a winningly wonky gypsy-jazz lurch.
Classic Rock Magazine
Favourite review from the audience!
“When this group of eclectic, casual looking musicians join a stage, you could be forgiven for thinking they’d be there to ‘entertain’, a leg up from some decent gigging bar in their home town. At the end of the gig, you are a fan, wondering why they aren’t widely celebrated in the rockin live music world. There’s so much to love. Vocally, musically, in spirit and in energy, they deliver original songs in a way that make you feel part of the band. You’re accepted because you are in it for the music, for the songs, the smiling, the realness of confused genres, stage wobbles and the shared secret that wild and free music is underground, and it doesn’t care.” AUDIENCE REVIEW AFTER EDINBURGH FRINGE SHOW 2022!

https://lizjonesmusic.com/brokenwindows
Special Guests on the night will be DISQUE BLEU (who supported Liz & Suzy first time round)

Comprising of Ian Jones on bass and vocals and Julian Lewis on rhythm and lead guitar. An interesting mix of laid-back blues, country and other genres.
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The MWR&BC Presents STEVE FERBRACHE & RUFUS FRY with special guest Jack Thomas live at The Brecon Tap...
2026-04-24 21:00 - 23:30 | Powys
STEVE FERBRACHE & RUFUS FRY with sg Jack Thomas live at The Brecon Tap…
“Steve Ferbrache (guitar & vocals) and Rufus Fry (Harmonica) are founding members of the award winning Blues/Roots band The Achievers, together at last doing a ‘bit on the side’. Gritty Blues, Swinging Roots, Country, Gospel. Americana, Bluegrass and plenty more Folksy Gubbins. They’ll be joined on double bass by Jack Thomas.” also a member of the band.

Rufus & Steve.
Previous reviews via the club website / Reviews & Gallery on Steve / Rufus & Jack re Steve’s solo shows and The Achievers gigs over the last few yrs.

Steve / Angus & Rufus

Jack Thomas.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd9aK0LXyG_T5S234xASKdA
The Brecon Tap
https://www.brecontap.foodndrink.uk/
Live music from 9pm / free admission.

MWR&BC Presents NOTHING IN RAMBLING Live at The Brecon Tap...
2026-05-09 21:00 - 23:00 | Brecon Tap, 6 Bulwark, Brecon, Powys, LD3 7LB, United Kingdom
Image taken by Tomm Morton.
Nothing In Rambling return to play at the Brecon Tap.
​“Sister Suzie and Andy Twyman take you on a musical journey through Mississippi and Louisiana performing music by artists such as Memphis Minnie, Blind Boy Fuller and Elmore James. Guided by a mutual passion for early blues, they evoke the playfulness, power and soul of the music and the people who created it.”
Quotes
“Suzie’s voice is unforced, achieving numerous stylistic changes, while Andy’s guitar is technically impressive, versatile and consistently delivers flawless accompaniment”
Morgan Hogarth, RnR Magazine
“Suzie’s vocals wash over the listener raw, naked and soulful, like the voice of a body in anguish, looking for the answers to the questions of the soul…Twyman’s virtuosity on guitar shines…his fingers dancing along the fretboard, creating a wild bluesy atmosphere”
Jack Austin, Blues Blast Magazine (USA)
Nothing In Rambling were just one of the acts to play at the 10th anniversary gathering on May 2024.

10th Anniversary Celebration

Live at The Brecon Tap
May 9th 2026
Free Admission live music from 9pm onwards
https://www.nothinginrambling.com/
Featured image taken by Christy Low.

MWR&BC 12TH ANNIVERSARY GATHERING THE MUSE BRECON...
2026-05-16 15:00 - 23:00 | The Muse at Brecon, The Muse, Glamorgan Street, Brecon, Powys, LD37DW, United Kingdom
Celebrating the 12th anniversary of the MWR&BC the confirmed line-up is listed below with approximate timings (both subject to change) doors should be open at 3pm with background music played until and in between all acts —

JON AMOR TRIO…
2026 UK BLUES AWARDS NOMINEES – Band of The Year
Delivering high-energy Blues Funk.
Jon Amor fronts the trio, known throughout Europe & North America for his time with The Hoax, but now well-established as a performer in his own right. He has taken the stage alongside the likes of Van Morrison, Buddy Guy and Billy Bragg, and recorded with Robert Plant.
Bass virtuoso Jerry Soffe has recorded and played live with Bernie Marsden (Whitesnake), Larry Garner, John Etheridge, and Louisiana Red.
Dynamic drummer Tom Gilkes has toured and recorded with Marc Ford (Black Crowes) Ian Siegal, Elles Bailey, Muddy Manninen (Wishbone Ash), Willie & The Bandits, and John Cornfield (Muse, Oasis).
https://jonamor.tumblr.com/

THE TERRAPLANES BLUES BAND (DUO)…
Authentic Delta Blues & R’n’B. Formed in 2013 as a duo, with a shared appreciation of Mississippi country blues.
Nick Scrase always in fine voice, gritty and soulful – alongside his powerful lead guitar soloing is inventive, blistering… in short, just right.
Eduardo Allen (surely the sharpest-dressed harmonica player in the West) is an incredible showman, with a remarkable physical presence on stage.
https://www.theterraplanesbluesband.com/

CARLEY’S WRECK & RUIN (DUO)…
A British blues duo with a dark, unmistakable edge. Primitive and raw – Blues from the underworld!
A British duo with a dark, unmistakable edge. Blending gritty blues and roots music, it’s raw, rhythmic, and possessed by something older than rock ‘n’ roll itself! The music is the beat-up brainchild of Jo Carley (vocals, mandolin, washboard, percussion) and Tim Carley (battered archtop guitar, rattlin’ shoe, kick drum, distorted vintage amps, backing vocals), from JO CARLEY & THE OLD DRY SKULLS.
www.wreckandruin.uk

ELSIE FRANKLIN (SOLO)…

Elsie Franklin brings an enchanting blend of acoustic country blues, ragtime and jazz played on her trusty National resonator, all delivered with a beautifully authentic touch. Drawing from early masters like Memphis Minnie, Bessie Smith and Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Elsie’s fingerstyle and slide guitar playing is steeped in history yet utterly fresh. In the words of blues legend Dave Kelly: “Elsie Franklin is the most natural blues singer I’ve heard in years… she’s the whole package.”
https://www.elsiefranklin.com/

Paul Keddle & Friends
Local Bluesman Paul Keddle has been playing across the Brecon area and beyond for well over 4 decades with several line-ups under this belt he will open our 12th anniversary gathering alongside a variety of fellow musicians from across the area and will also compare the entire day.
Running order subject to change.
8.30PM JON AMOR TRIO
7.15PM THE TERRAPLANES BLUES BAND (DUO)
6PM CARLEY’S WRECK & RUIN (DUO)
5PM ELSIE FRANKLIN (SOLO)
4PM PAUL KEDDLE & FRIENDS
SO (ISH -?)
4PM (45 min set)
5PM (45 min set)
6PM (45 min set)
7.15PM (45 min set)
8.30PM (1 hour 30 min set)
TICKETS £25
That can be reserved via Angus Kings
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We will have a fully licensed bar more details to follow.

The Mid Wales R&B Club Presents the return of Jack J Hutchinson to The Muse in Brecon…
2026-06-06 20:00 - 23:00 | The Muse at Brecon, The Muse, Glamorgan Street, Brecon, Powys, LD37DW, United Kingdom
London based blues rock guitarist Jack J Hutchinson has announced THREE intimate acoustic performances for the summer of 2026 the middle one being for the Club & The Muse in Brecon the only WELSH date.
Showcasing the blues and roots side of his playing, the shows will feature new material written especially for the run, plus select covers of blues artists who have influenced his song-writing.

The dates come on the back of a successful year for Hutchinson which saw his latest album ‘Battle Scars’ crash-land in the Official Blues Chart Top5. Classic Rock raved about the release describing it as “genuinely spiritual”.
In recent years Hutchinson has completed headline tours of Europe, plus shows in America and Brazil. He has also supported acts like FM, King King and Ocean Colour Scene’s Steve Cradock, and played festivals alongside BlackBerry Smoke, the Black Crowes’ Chris Robinson and Jeff Beck.
He is currently recording his fifth studio album at Momentum Studios, Plymouth, with producer Josiah J Manning, and will be hitting the road in support t of the release throughout 2026.

Jack J Hutchinson
Acoustic Dates:
29 May-Eric Morecambe Centre, Harpenden
6 June- The Muse, Brecon for the MWR&BC
7June-The Half Moon, Putney
Special Guest Act for June 6th
Aled Clifford of Henry’s funeral shoe will be supporting the amazing Jack Hutchinson. Aled will be playing a solo set of covers and original songs, some from his band and others from his back catalogue.
https://www.henrysfuneralshoe.com/
To know more about the Mid Wales R&B Club date please PM me all the very best Angus
Tickets will be £14 and can be booked on-line via the link below.
https://jackjhutchinsonmusic.com/
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The Muse and The Mid Wales Rhythm and Blues Club presents Nookee...
2026-06-20 20:00 - 23:30 | The Muse at Brecon, The Muse, Glamorgan Street, Brecon, Powys, LD37DW, United Kingdom
Founded and fronted by identical twins Gemma and Violet, NOOKEE weaves together their Welsh, New Zealand, and Egyptian roots into a genre-blending sound that’s as electrifying as it is soulful.
If you haven’t experienced this band before you are in for a treat. Expect a fusion of ’70s soul, samba, and psychedelic rock. With Ruben Kingman, Matthew Lee, Stefan Dale and Bryn Morris backing them up, Nookee have graced the stages of Green Man, Kendal Calling and Sŵn and return to The Muse for a fantastic night live music with sets from DJ Herdsman Hick Mucknall pre and post show.
https://linktr.ee/nookee
https://www.facebook.com/NookeeBand/
watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3faAcBXT4c
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Live music at The Brecon Tap with THE LOW DOWN DIRTY DOG BLUES BAND...
2026-06-27 21:00 - 23:00 | Brecon Tap, 6 Bulwark, Brecon, Powys, LD3 7LB, United Kingdom
The Brecon Tap & The MWR&BC Present
THE LOW DOWN DIRTY DOG BLUES BAND…

Very HOT of a press in deepest & darkest Towy Delta in Carmarthenshire we have this event poster that tells all —one thing to point out is the Outstandingly Ramshackle comment from WOMENS WEEKLY just refers to Peter the rest of the band are less ramshackled
The Brecon Tap / June 27th from 9pm onwards / free admission…

The L.D.D.D.B.B.
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MWR&BC Presents the return of ARTHUR BUEZO with SGA Becky THE BULLET Thomas...
2026-07-18 20:00 - 23:00 | The Muse at Brecon, The Muse, Glamorgan Street, Brecon, Powys, LD37DW, United Kingdom
ARTHUR BUEZO

A ONE MAN BAND OF SAVAGE FOLK IS AN EXPERIENCE NOT TO BE MISSED…

Arthur first played The MWR&BC back in Sep 2024 for his very first ever show on UK soil alongside Becky THE BULLET Thomas who filled the special guest act roll on that occasion.
More details via the link below.
Arthur Buezo & Becky ‘The Bullet’ Thomas

Just over a month later he returned to play at The Muse and The Brecon Tap (before returning home to The States) alongside the links of Jack J Hutchinson & Michael Parker this time he returns alongside Becky once again.
Full review on The Muse event via this link.
Jack J Hutchinson Band plus Arthur Buezo and Michael Parker

https://linktr.ee/arthurbuezo
https://www.instagram.com/beckythebullet
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GROW VISION MUSIC & MWR&BC Proudly Presents WELL HUNG HEART live at The Muse Brecon...
2026-07-26 18:30 - 22:30 | The Muse at Brecon, The Muse, Glamorgan Street, Brecon, Powys, LD37DW, United Kingdom
WELL HUNG HEART live in WALES…
Explosive, genre-defying, and unapologetically raw — WHH is returning to the stage for a one-off show in Wales to help celebrate the 12th year of The MWR&BC at The Muse in Brecon.
This will be the band’s only scheduled Wales appearance for 2026, making it a rare and unmissable performance.
Formed by Greta Valenti and Robin Davey, WHH has carved out a fierce reputation for their incendiary live shows, blending garage rock, blues, punk, and a splash of soul into a sound that’s as rebellious as it is unforgettable.
The line-up will feature Valenti and Davey alongside original drummer Phil Wilson and more special guests tba, delivering a high-voltage set packed with fuzzed-out riffs, primal vocals, and unapologetic attitude.
From the U.S. West Coast to stages across the UK and Europe, WHH’s live shows are equal parts sonic assault and immersive performance art.
This intimate gig at The Muse will be a rare opportunity to witness the band’s full force up close.
More at.
wellhungheart.com
Special Guest will be.
RUZZ EVANS(Solo performance)…
Based in Bristol, UK, Gretsch-endorsed guitarist.
“Ruzz Guitar is without doubt one mighty fine guitarist, with a range of styles, but clearly bound up in his love of playing the Blues”
Pete Clack (Blues In Britain Magazine)
“Ruzz Guitar is a joy to see and keeps this beautiful roots music alive and well”
– Kirk Fletcher (The Fabulous Thunderbirds/Joe Bonamassa/Solo Band)
More at.
https://www.thebluesrevue.com/
Tickets £25
Doors Open 5.30pm
Show Time
6.30pm RUZZ EVENS
7.30pm WELL HUNG HEART
More details please contact Angus Kings directly via 0786 6000 596 / angus@midwalesrandb.club

Kaspar Berry Rapkin & Lucy Piper live at The Brecon Tap over this years Brecon Jazz & Fringe 2026...
2026-08-08 19:00 - 23:30 | Brecon Tap, 6 Bulwark, Brecon, Powys, LD3 7LB, United Kingdom
KASPAR AND LUCY

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, such as Watermelon Slim and Robert Kimbrough Sr.
Her late father was Blues Musician & Music journalist Julian Piper, who she also played with, in his band ‘Junkyard Angels’.
Kaspar and Lucy 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.

Live music at The Brecon Tap over this years Brecon Jazz & Fringe Festival 2026…
EXTRA INFO…
SAT 8TH AUG
1PM THE JAMES OLIVER BAND (DUO)
5.30PM BECKY *THE BULLET* THOMAS
7PM FLOSS DAVIES AND FRIENDS
9PM LUCY & KASPER
More detail on this please PM Angus Kings
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Blues related.
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https://lucypiperdrums.com/kasparandlucy

The Low Down Dirty Dog Blues Band live at The Brecon Tap over this years Brecon Jazz & Fringe 2026…
2026-08-09 17:00 - 18:30 | Brecon Tap, 6 Bulwark, Brecon, Powys, LD3 7LB, United Kingdom
The Low Down Dirty Dog Blues Band…

Delta Blues Band from the heart of the Towy Delta in Carmarthenshire. Juke joint dancing guaranteed.
Brecon Tap favorites once again return to The Brecon Tap over this years Brecon Jazz and Fringe 2026…
EXTRA INFO.
3pm BIG JOE BONE
5PM THE LOW DOWN DIRTY DOG BLUES BAND
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Blues related.
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TLDDDBB.
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Joe Bone.
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MWR&BC Proudly Presents Remi Harris & Roger Keenan The Travelling Riverside Blues Show...
2026-08-22 20:00 - 23:00 | The Muse at Brecon, The Muse, Glamorgan Street, Brecon, Powys, LD37DW, United Kingdom
Travelling Riverside Blues Show…

Join two fine blues musicians and enjoy an evening listening to the sounds and tales of the Mississippi.
The simple sound of acoustic guitar and vocal brings the Delta to life, celebrating the power and energy of the bluesmen who created the musical legend.
This early raw style – just traditional guitar and vocal – formed the foundation of modern blues music. This show weaves a story of hopes and dreams, hardship and poverty through soulful and passionate music, along with tales bringing those times and people to life. Sit back and enjoy The Travelling Riverside Blues Show on a journey through the Delta.
Remi Harris is a Jazz & Blues / Rock guitarist from the UK whose playing draws inspiration from artists such as Django Reinhardt, Peter Green, Wes Montgomery, Robert Johnson.
From the age of seven he has dedicated himself to a life of guitar playing which has taken him from busking on the streets of his local towns to performing at many prestigious venues and events around the world, including Buckingham Palace, Montreal Jazz Festival, BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall with Jamie Cullum, as well as appearing on national radio and television.
“Remi Harris is one of the great guitarists we have in this country, an absolutely extraordinary musician” Jamie Cullum, BBC Radio 2
“A brilliant guitar player” Cerys Matthews, BBC Radio 2 & BBC 6 Music
“Brilliant!!!! Your playing is spectacular.” Peter Frampton
Roger Keenan is a seasoned vocalist who has his roots firmly anchored in the blues. This is the blues of not just the Delta, Chicago, and elsewhere in the USA but also the blues of Ealing, Dartford and wherever else formed the British Blues Boom of the 60’s and beyond.
From playing in the vibrant music scene of the late 1960s to performing in Shrewsbury Abbey or Weston Park Hall, Roger has always stayed true to his roots – the Blues. “Charismatic vocalist Roger Keenan commanded the stage throughout, his voice rich and soulful, guiding the crowd through classics like ‘The Thrill has Gone’” The Edge Arts Centre “Roger led the way… seamlessly weaving narratives with soulful performances.
Roger’s vocal delivery was impeccable, perfectly capturing the raw emotion and depth of the genre.” Cube Theatre Malvern
THE MUSE BRECON
Doors 7.30pm / showtime 8pm
SGA TBC
Timings TBC
https://www.remiharris.com/
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Guitarist, vocalist, raconteur Dave Peabody live at Kensington Church in Brecon...
2026-10-17 19:30 - 22:30 | KENSINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH BRECON
After a very successful trip to Brecon with Mark Hummel and Bob Hall.
One of the Uk’s finest musicians DAVE PEABODY returns to Brecon (Solo)
SIXTY YEARS ON THE ROAD…

Guitarist, vocalist, raconteur Dave Peabody began performing in the mid ‘60’s during the heyday of the great British blues boom… and has now been a gigging musician for over 60 years.
As a solo acoustic artist Dave is recognised as specialist in early country blues and he’s achieved the accolade of being voted “Acoustic Blues Artist of the Year” three times by the British Blues Connection and Blues In Britain Magazine.

Dave’s first group was the Honest John Three.
The band won the National Jug Band contest in 1966 (one of the judges was Jo Ann Kelly)
From 1967 to 1970 Dave moved from London to Plymouth, Devon to attend Plymouth College of Art. He soon formed the Pongo Flossy Goodtime Merger, a goodtime band that quickly became popular locally. With other members of the group, Dave organised the Sincerity Hall Folk and Blues Club which booked many of the scenes name folk acts (Ralph McTell, The Strawbs, etc.) and British blues musicians such as Jo Ann Kelly, Mike Cooper, alongside American bluesmen Arthur “Big Boy Crudup and Juke Boy Bonner
On returning to London Dave formed Tight Like That.
They recorded an album (under an assumed name) for the French label Disques Vogue in 1971.
The following year they recorded their well thought of album Hokum for the Village Thing label. When Tight Like That wound up operations (around 1974) Dave, for the rest of the decade played as the duo Peabody & McNulty with the band’s tea-chest bass player Hugh McNulty. The pair performed all around the UK’s folk club scene as well making incursions into Europe, especially Belgium. When Hugh finally decided to retire his tea-chest bass, Dave began a long association with blues and boogie pianist Bob Hall. Dave has also gigged with pianists Diz Watson and Colin Earl, with the guitar players Gypsy Dave Smith and Steve Williams, and with the harmonica players
Rob Mason, Brendan Power and Alan Glen.
For 15 years (1996 – 2011) Dave fronted the electric King Earl Boogie Band as their vocalist and guitarist. The 5-piece band, whose other members also included Mungo Jerry pianist Colin Earl and original Status Quo drummer John Coghlan, played numerous festivals including Colne’s Great British R’n’B Festival and Havant’s Blues at The Fort.
Dave has appeared on over 50 albums including 11 albums under his own name,
4 with Bob Hall, and 2 with the King Earl Boogie Band. The album Some of These Days (released March 2019) is a joint collaboration with classically trained violinist Regina Mudrich, who is originally from East Germany. He’s performed at clubs and festivals in over 20 different countries (including the USA) making him one of the most experienced and seasoned British blues men performing today. Dave has forged connections with many American blues artists including Mississippi legend Honeyboy Edwards and Grammy award winning harmonica player Charlie Musselwhite, accompanying them on British and European tours. Over the years, Dave has played on stage with a host of other blues men including Sonny Terry, Memphis Slim, Louisiana Red, Big Joe Duskin, Big Boy Henry, Chicago Bob Nelson, Neal Pattman, Dave Van Ronk, John Hammond Jnr. and, most recently, Mark Hummel.
“Dave Peabody enhanced his reputation as one of our most popular acoustic artists and raconteurs with a selection by the likes of the Memphis Jug Band, Tommy Johnson, Oscar “Buddy” Woods and Furry Lewis. plus a handful of his own compositions. There’s only one way to sum up this special evening – this was the Blues!” (Blueprint online review of a 100 Club gig 19/11/08)
Doors 7pm / showtime 7.30pm with SGA (TBC) / 8.30pm Dave Peabody
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