[Closed] PSA: for all you Blues lovers out there ...

Will set the sky+

I don't get to hear blues that often these days as no-one else in the house is a fan.

There are only two of us in the house. As the other half is the female of the two of us, the control clearly rests in her hands!

I was half fearing this wasn't gonna be about music, phew!
Buddy Guy is really entertaining, hope he's on there.

cinnamon_girl - Member

Really looking forward to this, probably watch it on i-player as it'sFriday night and heading towards beer o'clock. 😀

Does anyone else remember the blues all-nighter on C4 back in the 80s ? Introduced by John Walters. Top stuff, wish they would re-run it.

Lol at 6079smithw. 😀

flap_jack - no, don't remember that. Could it be on DVD?

Ooh, might have to try and catch that, cheers cinnamon girl.
I saw the Jeff Healey band live a lot of years ago, i hope he pops up on there.

There's a whole load of blues stuff in the next week or so on BBC4, they're having one of their mini-season things. I've got the tivo set to catch as much of it as I have found in the listings.

Should be good

I'm hoping that Kryton sees this thread as he recently posted about the Blues. 🙂

matthew_h - what else will be on then?

Ta, Sky+ set.

I too have seen Jeff Healey! Have you seen/heard his ex-guitarist Phillip Sayce?

I'm trying to remember who else I've seen. Buddy Guy, BB King, Gary Moore, Keb Mo (4-5 times), Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Robert Cray (too often), Jonny Lang, Aynsley Lister (not enough), Joanne Shaw Taylor.

Missed John Lee Hooker cos he was ill and couldn't fly over. That makes me sad.

EDIT - Eric Bibb!

Will be watching, and here's the master 🙂

There's info on here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/programmes/schedules/today

Tonight has "Blues at the BBC" then a couple of shows with Seasick Steve.

Sunday has a repeat of "Rick Stein Tastes the Blues" and then "The Man Who Brought the Blues to Britain"

Next Friday has part 2 of "Blues America" then a Later with Jools Blues Special

Thanks matthew. 🙂

Well, two hours of blues this evening so that was indeed a real treat. More to come on Sunday. 8)

I'm happy.

9.00 pm tonight BBC4 - more blues for you! 8)

Nothing to do with Cardiff or Rugby. 😛

Part 2 on BBC4 at 9.00 pm this evening. 8)

Bonnie Raitt is on now on BBC4.

I do enjoy BBC4 on a Friday night.

I'm confused was tonight (6th) part 1 or part 2?

Tonight was part 2, not sure whether that was the final part.

Immediately afterwards was a Blues collection from Jools Holland's Later programmes. Included B B King, Bo Diddley and Buddy Guy. Definitely worth catching. 🙂

[*]Just watched Jools, saw him live a few weeks back at the Buxton Opera House. I'll check iPlayer tomorrow

Thanks