(Press release)
Late Night Sessions - 12th &
13th July
In association with STRADA music
agency.
Friday evening
10pm -11pm: Pete and Polly Bolton
Pete and Polly play fast, funky, early
Americana. Good time country and blues, gospel and mountain songs
are all driven by a mix of banjo, guitar and mandolin. Passionate vocals and
inspired playing from them both make this father and daughter duo unusual and a
bit special.
11pm - Midnight: Juke Joint Kings
A talented group of blues musicians who
came together in 2015 through Beverley's monthly open mic 'Blues Sunday'. They
have become regulars on the Yorkshire blues scene and their recent album has
received airplay on both sides of the Atlantic along with praise from Blues
Matters.
The Juke Joint Kings’ continue to
perform tracks by their influences B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Reed, Otis
Rush, Sonny Boy Williams II, Howlin’ Wolf and others alongside their own
original material.
'Quality in every department' Tom
Walker, Blues Matters
Saturday evening
10pm -11pm: Geoff Green & The
Carousels
A unique group
of singer/songwriters and musicians from Hull and Beverley who are
currently receiving radio play on both national and international
stations for their original material.
They play and perform as a full
5 piece band, 4 piece band, trio, duo and even solo. Their debut EP “Relax
Rewind” (released September 2018) has to date over 15000 streams on Spotify and
has been well received by radio presenters and listeners alike.
- Internationally licensed Music
- Signed Artist with a publishing
deal
- Received airplay on the BBC along with
performing live sets on BBC introducing
- Multi award-winning BBC radio presenter David
Burns described their track “Forever Young” as his song of the
Summer
- Music which is featured on their EP “Relax
Rewind”, has now appeared on 4 multi-artist compilation albums.
Their sole aim is to Bring Good Vibes
& Chilled Times.
11pm - Midnight: Alligators
Festival favourites The Alligators will
round off Saturday night with their high-octane brand of 'no holds barred', old
school rhythm and blues.
The thirteenth Burton Agnes Jazz & Blues Festival is set in one of the
UK’s finest Elizabethan stately homes with early bird tickets now on sale and for a limited time only.
A wide variety of jazz, blues, acoustic, soul and funk – with, above
all, superb musicianship – will grace the main stage, performance tents,
courtyard and Great Hall. Firmly established in the festival calendar, this is
a weekend designed for the whole family to relax and enjoy, in the most
beautiful festival surroundings imaginable.
Main stage artists include Atila: King for a Day – The Nat King
Cole Story, Mo Pleasure, Manchester Jazz Collective, Ponyland, The Mark
Williams Trio, Artephis, Emma Johnson’s Gravy Boat, Max and Veronica and Ben
Beattie’s After Midnight band plus Simon Cunliffe-Lister.
Early bird tickets still on sale:
Tel: 01262 490324
‘They say that good things come in small packages. This may be one of
the summer's smallest gatherings, but it's also one of the most
sophisticated...' Daily Mail
‘Possibly the most enjoyable jazz concert I've ever attended’. The
Independent
‘Now this is a proper music festival’ The Times
“The location for the festival is
spectacular…. the festival organiser, bouncing with charisma, with infectious
enthusiasm, mixing with festival goers and seemingly everywhere all at once,
has a great little festival chipping away at the established music hegemony” Bebop Spoken Here
Live review
One of The Daily Telegraph's best fifteen
festivals for the over 50s.
“This is a very English festival, with a wonderful
laid-back atmosphere…superbly organised and efficiently run, which brought
together such a wide range of musical styles across a successful weekend…Yes,
this is a wonderful English festival.” Fatea
Magazine
“Who could have imagined such an idyllic and sublime location for a Jazz and Blues Festival….thankfully somebody did…This unique venue and event is a must attend festival….make sure you get your tickets...I guarantee you won’t be disappointed.” Yorkshire Gig Guide
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