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The After Hours Blues Band – Chorley, Lancashire

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19/02/2015

“Keeping Live Music Alive” BJ’s Rock In The Blues Club

The Minstrel, Eaves Green Road, Chorley, PR7 3PQ www.facebook.com/themiinstrel

9.15pm Start Free Entry!

LIVE ON STAGE! The After Hours Blues Band

This super blues/rock trio return to BJ’s once again featuring the inspired guitar skills of Lee Wharton who opens a portal into the past with the bands classic Hendrix trilogy of “Voodoo Chile”, “Machine Gun” & “Red Patrol”. It will also be an auspicious evening as it will be the last appearance at BJ’s for bassist Doug Long who is leaving the band after eight years. Looking forward to giving Doug a great send off and another great night at The Minstrel. Can’t wait for this one!…see you all there!

Band Web Site www.afterhoursbluesband.co.uk

Band line up… Lee Wharton – lead vocals/lead guitar Doug Long – bass/backing vocals Ann Batty – drums

Word in Your Ear: Fairport & Sandy Denny

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09/03/2015

Ashley Hutchings and Simon Nicol were founder members of Fairport Convention (in fact Simon’s never left), a band now cantering into its 38th year in support of its cracking new Myths & Heroes album. The pair were both part of the ’68 line-up (pictured above) that recruited Sandy Denny and made the three immortal records that sealed their reputation. Her life and sublime recordings are celebrated in a fascinating new biography by Mick Houghton called I’ve Always Kept A Unicorn So this next Word In Your Ear is a pioneering five-way special: Ashley, Simon and Mick – with David Hepworth and Mark Ellen. There’ll be arcane tales, fond memories, nice beer – and, if you bring them, meat pies. We’ll pretend we’re sitting round a bonfire. It’s at the appropriately folk-sounding Slaughtered Lamb in Clerkenwell. Get in – and book early.