Sunday Rock and Blues

Always welcome at the Elme the Dave Jackson Band have had a busy time since their last visit with some very prestigous bookings gathering more and more fans along the way. 

The London based Dave Jackson Band are a kick-ass rock blues power trio.  Dave Jackson is a former New Orleans based pianist turned "Born again blues man" whose early years were spent in Africa, jamming with local musicians on a home-made guitar.   The first time Dave met the blues was in the form of a 'Buddy Guy' live concert.  He knew then that the blues was not just a collection of notes. It was a place in your soul and to ever sing the blues for real, you had to find your own place.

After years of searching and paying his dues, playing in bars and clubs around the world, from New Orleans to Cape Town, Dave has done just that.

His guitar playing has been described as 'mesmerising'; 'inspired'; 'spontaneous'; 'adventurous'; 'luscious'; 'rippling'; 'intense'; 'soaring'; 'fiery' and 'fluid'. And with a voice to match, whether he is singing his 'signature tune', 'Born Again Bluesman', (nominated for a British Blues Award), or a 'Robert Johnson' classic, this is as real as it gets.   Every performance is unique, every solo, a new road to travel. Witness a true blues man in action.

The new album has ten hard hitting original compositions with powerful vocals and rippling guitar work and as one reviewer wrote, "There's an inherent rawness and constant emphasis on the spontaneous that would make the likes of 'Hound dog Taylor' smile and contemporary outfits like 'The Black Keys' and 'The White Stripes' look over their shoulder”.

With Janet Jackson on bass and Reg Patten on drums it's no wonder the DJB is in such demand in their home town and across the country.

This is power rock blues at it's best with some first rate original material that you can download for free here to give you a taste of what's to come.

Dave Jackson Guitar and vocals	Reg Patten Drums	Janet Jackson Bass

More band info on the website www.davejacksonband.com and see press kit with reviews.

This young singer-songwriter guitarist and his funk-tinted blues-rock band have already supported Wishbone Ash, Danny Bryant's Red Eye Band, Joanne Shaw Taylor, and many more top acts at some very prestigious events. 

Now gigging full time up and down the country Laurence has just recorded his first professional album which will be released around May 2012, and one of the tracks will be featured in the Classic Rock Magazine in February - "March Edition"

Laurence Jones website

Jessie's Ghost are a 5-piece acoustic folk-pop band based in King's Lynn, Norfolk, with influences ranging from Mumford and Sons to The Housemartins.

After winning KLFM's 'West Norfolk Has Talent' competition under the name 'Accapoustics' in the summer of 2010, the band has gone from strength to strength, more recently winning Twisted Melon Promotions' Battle of the Bands competition.  Playing a mix of original tracks along with a variety of quirky covers of popular songs, Jessie's Ghost have performed as a support band for Bjorn Again and Bucks Fizz at Holkham Hall, and for The Hoosiers and The Feeling at Festival Too, as well as many other gigs across East Anglia.  They have also appeared on various local radio stations, including BBC Norfolk Introducing.

Their 6-track demo, recorded at StaticJack studio in West Winch in February 2011, is currently available to listen to at www.youtube.com/jessiesghost and their first album is set to be released summer 2012.  Jessie's Ghost consists of Callum Waterfield on lead vocals, Simon Benefer and Oliver Heath on acoustic guitars, David Maddison on bass guitar and Robert Parker on cajon.  All members perform backing vocals, sometimes dropping the instruments altogether, combining to create the rich vocal harmonies which have become a major part of their trademark sound.

For more info visit:
www.facebook.com/jessiesghost
www.twitter.com/jessiesghost

Supporting Jessie's Ghost is Ross Woodhouse.  Ross has been writing songs and performing acoustically for the best part of seven years around the Kings Lynn area.  He is very keen on making things sound his own and often chooses not to play songs from the typical acoustic repertoire.

His biggest influences in music range from City and Colour, Bon Iver, John Mayer, Jeff Buckley, Graham Nash, Neil Young etc.

Ross is part of two notable bands in the area, playing guitar for rock band Chest Of Pogs. He is also frontman for The Ross Woodhouse Band featuring very talented local musicians.

Note:  This gig will not finish until around 7.00pm

The latest in a line of great local bands the Wash are already very popular on the pub circuit and promise a good fun and not too serious afternoon of great rock covers.

This four piece who love the classic rock and blues bands such as Cream, Free, Hendrix, Kings of Leon, and Bon Jovi has two members from Peterborough and two from Wisbech with ages ranging from thirty plus to just fifrteen.

The youngest Sam (15) is a 'Fenland Battle of the Bands' winner with his former band and has previously been in a band with his brother, called The Journey, winners of Fenland BOTB and featured on the BBC1 series Clash. Also he has opened up for Kasabian at Radio One's Big Weekend 2009. His influences are Jimi Hendrix, ACDC, Hair of the Dog and most local live music.

Lee (19) has a great love of the guitar, his heroes (among others) are Joe Satriani, Joe Bonamassa, Brian May and Eddie Van Halen. Lee is currently teaching guitar and doing live demo's at East Coast Music.

Peterborough based members Shaun (vocals) and Mark (bass) have been friends for a number of years now, and have played together in various projects but The Wash has been by far the most successful band they have played in and look forward to seeing you all for a great afternoon of rock with a little blues on the side..

Shaun - Vocals
Sam - Drums and well known for his time with Journey
Lee - Guitar, many of you will know him as a member of Dave
Mark- Bass

Four lads out for a good time and very welcome back!!

A couple of videos from their last visit - Red House - Ziggy Stardust

More here just search for Wash