Honey Bee Blues Club

Artist Category: Artist

Doug Strahan

Biography Source: Website Moving south from Illinois for warmer weather and a barroom education of country picking was, according to Doug, among a plethora of bad choices, one of the best decisions he’s made in his adult life. After 13 years of playing lead guitar in various bands, as well as recording and co-­leading Austin’s […]

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Cold jackets

Biography Source: Website Cold Jackets started in 2018 as a collaboration between old friends Mark Henne and Adam Johnson and resulted in the release of their first EP, ‘72/’73. In support of the EP, Cold Jackets toured extensively in the UK and United States. After a string of self-released recordings, the band released its first full-length […]

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Dead Mans Uke

Biography Source: Facebook and Website Dead Mans Uke are a two man band playing dirt swing, hokum and old blues tunes as well as crazy covers and anything else they fancy on double bass and a resonator ukulele that belonged to Tiny Tim… they play shows in bars, music venues, parties, festivals and theatres across […]

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Benjamin Bassford

Biography Source: Facebook ‘Good British acoustic blues is a rare commodity but Benjamin has certainly put himself up there with the best…’ – Adrian Blacklee of Blues Matters Magazine Live Session    

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Banjo Jen

Biography Source: https://www.banjojen.com/ Based in Sheffield, British singer-songwriter Banjo Jen is the “all-singin’, all-dancin’, banjo-pickin’ girl”. Using banjo as the lead instrument for her original songs, weaving clever lyrics with catchy melodies, and incorporating Appalachian step-dancing and no-nonsense Yorkshire charm and humour into her sets, she’s making waves on the UK Americana and folk scenes. Tipped by Maverick magazine for a […]

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Ash Gray and the Burners

Biography Source: https://ashgraynews.com/ Born in US East Coast steeltown of Pittsburgh, the middle son of expat Yorkshire parents, he’s had an eye on the highway practically ever since he was old enough to play a gig.Raised in Austin, Texas – the Live Music Capital Of The World – Ash cut his musical teeth on the […]

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Martin Simpson

Biography Source: Facebook & https://martinsimpson.com/ One of the best acoustic, finger-style guitarists in the world and a multi-award winning artist, including 6 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. Martin has worked with Jackson Browne, David Lindley, Steve Miller, Richard Hawley, June Tabor, Martin Taylor and more!    

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20ft Squid Blues Band

Biography Source: thefolkforest & Facebook The 20ft Squid Blues Band are a Sheffield band playing upbeat, irreverent blues. They combine elements of the 1950’s Chicago style with some of the more wayward aspects of 1960’s blues explosion. They mix in self penned songs with numbers made famous by the likes of Howling Wolf and Little […]

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Sieben

Biography Source: https://matthowden.com/wordpress/about/ Matt Howden, Sieben, and Redroom Records… fiercely independent, home-grown music. So independent you may have missed me. I take that as a badge of honour, of course, whilst crying into my small beer  Live, Sieben is a one-man rawchestra, looping and layering a heady mix of sounds. Always hypnotic. Previously much more […]

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The Fargo Railroad Company

Biography Source: Spotify & http://fargorailroad.co/ The Fargo Railroad Company, a Southern Rock quartet from Sheffield in the UK. The songs are heart breakers, foot stompers and sing along anthems. The New Album “Under These Lights” is set to be their boldest statement yet, recorded in one of the finest equipped studios in the region. The album […]

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