Mannish Boy
21/07/2019
17:30 -19:30
Bristol duo Mannish Boy play a blend of America, blues and country, both covers and originals.
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Mojo Hand Blues
28/07/2019
17:30 -19:30
“THIS IS AS DOWN-HOME AS IT GETS. THIS IMPRESSIVE DUO ARE DOING WHAT ALL TRUE BLUES AFICIONADO PERFORMERS DO – TAKING THE CLASSIC BLUES AND MAKING IT THEIR OWN. THEY PLAY LIKE A DREAM…A WORTHY BLUES CAUSE INDEED.”
- BLUES MATTERS MAGAZINE
Peter Webber and Jon Van Gowler met through their mutual love for blues in 1991, but it wasn’t until later in 2017 that the pair reunited and Mojo Hand was born. Following their hankering for undiluted, out and out blues, the pair began playing street music in the tradition of so many of the great players they admire, developing their material through live performance with transient audiences. This spontaneous and organic style remains at the heart of Mojo Hand as they take songs from across the history of blues and develop them into their own versions with passion and honesty.
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Lost Eleven
08/09/2019
17:30 -19:30
Lost Eleven are a 5 piece country blues band featuring an array of instruments and close 3 part harmony vocals.
A Regular Eldon Favorite not to be missed!
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Soul Reason
15/09/2019
17:30 -19:30
Back at the Eldon by popular demand. Drop in for a tasty late Sunday lunch and stay and see the band! We should be featuring some new tunes. Funk ‘n’ Soul and Rock ‘n’ Roll.
We cover tunes ranging from Martha Reeves,Wilson Pickett, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder,The Supremes and Chaka Khan all with a bit of Cream mixed in. With an extensive set list packed full of hits, it’s enough to get anyone up and dancing.
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Nasty Habits
22/09/2019
17:30 -19:30
Nasty Habits were formed by 5 experienced musicians in August 2013 with the goal of playing upbeat, danceable blues-rock while avoiding the obvious clichés. Many gigs later, Nasty Habits’ blend of rock and blues standards and modern classics is gaining them a strong reputation in the South West.
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Small Days
29/09/2019
17:30 -19:30
Natalie Davis (vocals) and Dave Merrick (Guitar) have been working together for ten years. During that time they have been in great demand at music venues, arts centres, private parties, restaurants, bars, and special events, throughout the Bristol/Bath area and beyond.
Their repertoire includes such classic blues as: ‘St Louis Blues’, ‘Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out’, ‘Why Don’t You Do Right’, ‘I Ain’t Got Nothing But the Blues’, and well known jazz standards such as: ‘Autumn Leaves’, ‘Fever’, ‘God Bless the Child’, ‘All of Me’. and many other numbers from the Great American Songbook.
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Keith Warmington
06/10/2019
17:00 -19:30
The Very Popular Keith Warmington returns to The Eldon for an afternoon of Country & Blues with as always special guests!
Not One To Miss!
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Bluesman Mike Francis
13/10/2019
17:30 -19:30
Over 40 years ago Mike began touring Europe with a band that was to later provide a prominent member of Bad Company. Having worked with a number of Soul, Blues & amp Rock legends including the late Greg Lake, he recently teamed up with lifelong friend, Tina Turner and original Tears for Fears guitarist Neil Taylor to record a ‘New Era Blues’ project with the intention of introducing the genre
to a whole new generation of followers.
A naturally engaging performer and favourite on European Festival and Blues Cruise circuits, Mike recently acted opposite film and drama icon Emilia Fox. A former finalist himself, in 2016 he took up
a role as UK events coordinator for the European Blues Awards and helps to organise a number of national events and activities including the Manchester Blues Festival.
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Carmina
20/10/2019
17:30 -19:30
Since beginning their career in Bristol, Carmina have toured all over the world and recorded 6 albums, two of which were produced by the highly-respected Irish musician Donal Lunny. Their music is an intoxicating blend of Celtic-inspired themes and jazz improvisation, woven together in powerful original songs.
Carmina’s new album Landmarks, recorded at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios, features their own core band of world-class players, some of the best UK jazz and folk musicians, and 2 choirs.
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The Shrinks
27/10/2019
17:30 -19:30
The Shrinks are a loose band of Bristol-based musicians who like to make, share and play music together whenever they can manage to snatch a few hours between all those things that get in the way of music – like tax returns and laundry.
The music they create is best described as a strange looking, yet at the same time, strangely familiar car that has been welded together from several other cars; a Pink Cadillac fin here, a psycedelic Silver Cloud grille there, the driveshaft from a yellow El Camino, wing mirrors from a white VW van, a Buick 6 gearbox, a squeaky wheel from an El Dorado, the diamond studded windshield from an ol’ 55, the upholstery from a Ford Econoline, the footlight from an Austin Cambridge and a Pontiac steering wheel, all held together on a Bristol chassis.
It may be rusty in places and perhaps it doesn’t get out on the road as often as it should but, when it’s firing on all cylinders, the rhythmic throb of all the parts working together makes it a vehicle that can really move and transport you to some pretty unusual places.
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