Welcome to Wirral Blues Club
Promoting blues music in the Wirral.
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Thornton Common Rd, Birkenhead, Thornton Hough, Wirral CH63 1JL
James Oliver is one of the UK’s busiest acts playing over 300 gigs a year all over the UK, Europe, and the USA!
He has performed over 3000 gigs and shared the stage with many acts including Albert Lee, Bill Kirchen, Deke Leonard, Greg Koch, Walter Trout, Steve Gibbons, Billy Bremner, Geraint Watkins, and many others.
In 2020 James won the UK Blues Awards Emerging Artist of the Year and has since been nominated 3 additional times.
James Oliver released 2 studio albums 3 live albums and his album Twang was #1 on Amazon Blues Charts for 3 weeks. James is currently working on a new record with legendary producer, John Leckie.
James’ YouTube channel has over 20,000 subscribers with over 9 million views.
Welcome to Wirral Blues Club
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Wirral Blues Club is paradise for everyone who loves good music, great vibes and friendly people. The Wirral Blues Club was founded in February 2023 and is growing into a very popular live music event.
Held at the Thornton Hough Village Club in the heart of the region, you can hear some of the best blues bands from across the country, but also discover local talent. The club is open on the first Friday of every month and offers a cosy atmosphere, a well-stocked bar and great acoustics.
So if you’re in the mood for an unforgettable evening of blues, you should definitely visit the Wirral Blues Club. You will not regret it!
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Aethelred’s Bluesmen
If you’re looking for some awesome blues music, you should check out Aethelred’s Bluesmen! They are a band that will rock your inner soul with a massive full vintage sound. Led by Ian “Aethelred” Boyle, a multi award winning harmonica player, they perform both classic and original blues songs that will make you groove and shiver.
Don’t miss them each month at the Wirral Blues Club, where they perform as the house band.
AEthelred’s Bluesmen brings you the best in new and traditional blues music you’re going to love. With years of accumulative experience this is a band that will rock your inner soul with a massive full vintage sound.
The band performs many of the blues classics you might expect along with banging original blues. Our own songs are uplifting and good humoured with one or two dark exceptions that may send shivers down your spine.
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Toby Lee
I was listening to Radio 3s Jazz Record Requests last week and a track called ‘Hideaway’ a blues guitar instrumental was played … and it blew me away , but then presenter Alan Shipton announced that it was from a recent recording by an 18 year old English guitarist called Toby Lee ! Well why…
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Ma Rainey
Ma Rainey Blues singer Gertrude “Ma” Rainey was born Gertrude Pridgett in 1886 and died aged 53 in 1939 . She first began performing as a teenager in the First African Baptist Church, and in black minstrel shows. She claimed that she first heard blues music around 1902.In 1904 she married Will “Pa” Rainey and…
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ALBERT KING
albert king This weeks featured blues artist is left handed guitarist Albert King , who along with BB King and Freddie King was one of the ‘three kings’ of blues . The 3 Kings were unrelated , but bizarrely Albert once maintained he was the half brother of ‘BB’ although there is no truth in…
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