Orkney Blues Weekend 21st - 23rd September 2007

26th August 2007

Following the news that the 2005 Orkney Blues Festival would be the last in the County the Orkney Blues Committee was established in 2006 to maintain an annual blues event in Orkney. Made up of local blues enthusiasts and supported by local businesses, the committee strives to provide a weekend of blues music to suit most tastes.

With the exception of the finale event on the Sunday night entry is free to all performances. This would not have been possible without local sponsorship. The following
businesses have supported this years event, so please give them your full support.
BLUES WEEKEND SPONSORS
K2 Music
Rails Bookmakers
Orkney PC
Aquatera
J.W.Gray
Aurora Environmental
James Wilsons
Scottish Brewers
The Herd Law Practice
The Stromness Hotel
The Ferry Inn
The Standing Stones Hotel
The Commodore
The Gable End Theatre
Northlink Ferries
The Odinstone
The Orkney Brewery
Andrew Appleby
S.A.S Business Supplies

PROGRAMME
FRIDAY 21st
Ferry Inn 7.00pm Mean Business
Stromness 10.00pm After Hours
Stromness Hotel 9.00pm Bluebelly
Stromness 10.30pm Blues On Tap
Gable end Theatre 7.30pm Gerry Jablonski
North Walls (Hoy)
Royal Hotel 8.00pm Smokestack
Stromness
SATURDAY 22nd
Ferry Inn 4..00pm Blues Jam
Stromness 7.00pm Son Henry
9.00pm Mean Business
Stromness Hotel 4.00pm Son Henry
Stromness 8.00pm Superego
10.00pm After Hours
Royal Hotel 7.00pm Ms Noma &
Stromness Mr Ree
8.00pm Bluebelly
Bistro 76 1.00pm Ms Noma &
Stromness Mr Ree
2.00pm Blues Jam
Standing Stones 9.00pm Gerry Jablonski
Stenness Village
The Commodore 10.00pm Blues On Tap
Holm Village
SUNDAY 23rd
Ferry Inn 2.00pm Bluebelly
4.00pm Blues Jam
6.00pm Superego
Stromness Hotel 3.00pm Smokestack
STROMNESS HOTEL FINALE
Mean Business
Smokestack
Blues On Tap
Gerry Jablonski

BLUES JAM SESSIONS
If you would like to sing or play along with other blues
musicians all you have to do is turn up at the blues jam
sessions and join in. It's as easy as that.

TICKETS
Tickets for the finale concert at the Stromness Hotel are priced at £8.00. Tickets available from The Stromness Hotel, The Ferry Inn, The Royal Hotel, K2 Music and
Grooves

ARTISTES
Supporting the great line-up of visiting artistes this year are local acts Ms Noma & Mr Ree, Smokestack, Mean Business and Superego. Smokestack and Mean Business
are well known locally for their own brand of blues music and probably need no introduction. Superego are a taste of up and coming talent in the county well known on the youth band circuit and are preparing a set just for this weekend.

The After Hours Blues Review (all ten of them) from Caithness almost qualify as a local act and so deserve a mention too. They went down a storm during their visit to Orkney earlier this year. Expect to hear numbers from the great days of the 1950's and 60's including 'Blueberry Hill', 'Let's Work Together', 'Sea Cruise' and Tutti

Gerry Jablonski
The legendary Gerry Jablonski needs no introduction as he's a well known figure on the blues circuit appearing regularly at blues venues and festivals the length and breadth of the country. His unique style of guitar playing, blending electro acoustic guitar with a loop pedal is a must see event. Gerry performs a lot of his own material and you can also expect to hear a few numbers from the likes of Led Zeppelin, Cream, Bowie and The Whothrown in for good measure. A great performer don't miss him.

Blues On Tap
Formed in February 2004 and building a solid following around Scotland this four piece Blues / Rock powerhouse thrive on live gigs. Their inspiration comes from some of the great British blues acts of the 60s Peter Green , John Mayall, Howlin Wolf, Elmore James, Freddie King etc.Throw in a few classic rock numbers from Free,
Whitesnake and Cream; and you've got BLUES ON TAP.
http://www.bluesontap.co.uk/
http://www.myspace.com/gerryjablonskimusic

Son Henry
Hailing from the Alaskan Frontier, the Right Reverend Son Henry is a triple thread on Guitar, Lap Steel and Blues Harp. Called "a legendary guitarist" by Music Journalist Mark Dudick, he's also been blessed with a strong singing voice and the ability to write songs that sound decades old. If you imagine a cross between Kelly Joe Phelps and Jeff Healey you've got the picture.
http://www.sonhenry.com/

Bluebelly
Bluebelly are Dougie Burns and Bobby McDonald, a musical partnership founded in Inverness in 2003. Dougie, plays acoustic guitar and sings songs of lust, drink and hangovers, betrayal, loneliness and broken guitar strings. Bobby alternating between double bass and delta (Moray Firth) slide guitar lightens the mood with his cheerful tunes about dead poets, industrial wasteland and nuclear holocaust. "That'll be the blues
then". http://www.bluebelly.force9.co.uk/

VENUE CONTACT DETAILS
Ferry Inn 01856 850280
Stromness Hotel 01856 850342
Royal Hotel 01856 850459
Standing Stones Hotel 01856 850449
The Commodore 01856 781788