Perennial Telford’s favourites Perfectly Frank are back to recreate the magic and charisma of Frank Sinatra in all his glory.  Playing all his classics, this will be a fabulous way to kick start your Christmas groove.

Perfectly Frank started as a trio playing at the world famous Cavern Club. Now with a six piece swing bans comprising of piano, guitar, saxophone/flute, trumpet, string bass and drums.

Perfectly Frank have entertained everyone from their local Liverpool theatre audiences to Her majesty the Queen during the Golden Jubilee celebrations. As well as performing at many major jazz festivals, Perfectly Frank has also played with fellow artistes as diverse as the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in the Philharmonic Hall and the legendary Keely Smith, who they had the honour to work with in the Regency Hotel, New York.

This is Happy Days and you are the Fonz!

Rocking Rohnny, Yelling Yeti and The Great Raymondo play some classic Rock n Roll and Rockabilly from Gene Vincent, Buddy Holly, Elvis and more.

Dirty Double Bass, Rocking Riffs and a Yeti on the stand-up Snare – this is the tightest rocking party out there.

Another busy night of the soulful side of 60s Jamaica, underplayed Northern & original R&B with special guests, quality DJ’s and MC’s like our man Champian, cream of the crop from Studio One, rudeboy & rocksteady a specialty.

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Back again due to overwhelming demand – we just can’t get enough of them! Featuring former members of the Dead 60’s and The Zutons, The Venus Fury are the most exciting new thing on the music radar, their credentials are impeccable and their live sound is just sublime.  Performing amazingly, atmospheric moody pop, with vocals reminiscent of the Howling Bells, their live performance is a must see.

Formed by guitarist Andy Lewis, The Jazz Union draw their inspiration from the funky, soulful jazz of the early ’60’s ‘Mad Men’ era. With their distinctive two saxes and two guitars, The Jazz Union present their own take on diverse standards interlaced with tuneful originals.

http://www.gazgaskell.com/jazz.html

Tickets £10.00

http://www.aynsleylister.co.uk/

“Superb” – THE TIMES

Aynsley has never been an artist to reheat the music of yesteryear. Influenced from an early age by the 60’s RnB era, Lister takes these key elements and mixes them with a more current and melodic lyrical approach.

He is one of very few artists playing rocking blues with a modern edge -tangible, heartfelt, soul searching and full of fine songwriting; played with passion and vitality. His hard hitting rhythms and guitar work are reminiscent of a young Clapton.

Since signing to Ruf Records, Lister has recorded four solo studio albums, and two live albums – one solo acoustic and one along with a live DVD for Germanys ROCKPALAST TV show. He has sold over 75,000 records and now headlines many of the major festivals throughout Europe where he has played alongside blues legends such as Buddy Guy, John Mayall, and Robert Cray aswell as big name pop artists such as Bryan Adams and Fun Lovin’ Criminals. His recorded work has seen him working with Producers Jim Gaines (Santana, SRV) and Greg Haver (Manic Street Preachers, Catatonia)

In more recent times 2006 saw Lister recording in Clarksdale, Mississippi and Memphis Tennessee where he worked again with Jim Gaines on the Ruf Records collaboration ‘Pilgrimage’. With Gaines producing Lister debut for the label in 1999, it was almost 7 years to the month that they had previously worked together. In September of that year his album ‘Everything I Need’ was released stateside in preparation for this years debut tour.

UPSIDE DOWN is Lister’s fourth studio album and his first to contain all originals. Every aspect and quality that his fans have now come to expect is there, from the raunchy guitar, the melodic voice to the infectious songs but to simply pronounce this release another worthwhile effort would be an injustice indeed: The result is his strongest, boldest and most compelling album to date that could quite easily crossover into the mainstream

“His best album ever” – GET READY TO ROCK

“Deft lyrical touch and musical feel” – ZEITGEIST

“Upside Down’ is a great album” – GUITARIST MAGAZINE

“Bursting with killer riffs and songs” – CLASSIC ROCK

In reality his career is just getting started – he has the ability to reach such a wide-ranging audience from teenagers to folks who grew up in a time when real artists mattered. Right now Aynsley Lister has everything he needs to turn the world upside down…

http://www.thealarm.com

Mike Peters is best known as the lead singer with one of Wales’ most successful rock music exports, The Alarm, but when the band split up in 1991, he went on to solo success.

The Alarm played their first gig in the Victoria Hotel in Prestatyn on 10 June 1981, releasing their first single on their own label in November that year. However, this was neither Mike Peters’ first gig nor his first band.

His inauspicious musical debut came on 6 October 1975, when he fronted Hairy Hippie, a band formed with his schoolmates to perform at his sister’s birthday party at the Talardy Hotel in St Asaph. His first band proper was Seventeen, formed after he saw the Sex Pistols play Chester in 1976.

In 1981 Seventeen became The Alarm, and moved to London to try and make it. Under the wing of The Police’s manager Miles Copeland, they began touring extensively, building up a fanbase in Britain and America.

The hard work paid off, and their single 68 Guns became a chart success. From there the band went on to score several successive hits on both the single and album charts.

After The Alarm split up in 1991, Mike began his solo career, recording new music, participating in various projects with other artists, doing extensive charity work, and archiving and remastering The Alarm’s entire recorded output. His work in creating and maintaining the band’s official web site also gave him a unique relationship with his many fans.

In 1996 Mike won his battle against lymph cancer, but soon after began recording with The Cult’s Billy Duffy, as ColourSound. Two years later he put together a new Alarm line-up for the extensive ‘Alarm 2000′ tour of America, playing old songs for his loyal fanbase.

Then in 2001 Mike went on the road once again as part of Dead Men Walking, a collective billed as ‘a British Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young’. Also featuring Pete Wylie (of The Mighty Wah!), Glen Matlock (former Sex Pistol) and Kirk Brandon (Spear of Destiny), the band played a mixture of old and new material spanning their combined careers.

Mike still plays solo shows, has released a number of recordings and remains an active figure on the Welsh music scene. He has also tried his hand at radio presenting, with a Radio Wales show, Bedrock.

In December 2005, Mike Peters was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. Posting on thealarm.com, he said: “I want to reassure all of you that I will be fighting this fight with every ounce of energy I can muster. I have my wife Jules, and son Dylan beside me and they are reason enough to live for. They have both been incredible.

“Be reassured, my outlook for the future is still the same as for any healthy person of my age. The only difference is that now I have to learn how to live with cancer. If I respond well to the chemotherapy, I can hopefully put the cancer into remission for another ten years or even longer.”

As of 2008, he has successfully battled the disease.

One of the most exciting and talked about acts to emerge in the past year, their sound seems to be an amalgamation of the best elements of music from every era creating a new vibe which is wholely their own. Imagine dusting off your old vinyl and blasting it out in your new spaceship.

The band are embarking on a similar trail to those great British bands of the 70’s such as Led Zeppelin, Cream and the Rolling Stones by trying to put their take on the blues into a different format and bringing it into the present, whereas the bands in the 70’s sped it up and made it electric the bandits are taking a different approach to the rhythm section using more hip hop and reggae grooves.

“Front man Will Edwards’ whiskey soaked drawl and inspired slide guitar licks hark back to the 1930’s Mississippi, while drummer Andy Naumann and bassist Kieran Doherty drag the Bandits brilliantly unique sound into the 21st century” (GO2 Magazine)

Wille is regarded by many as one of the most innovative lap steel players in the country while the guitar lays across his lap all sorts of sounds can be heard, from the soft trippy soundscape’s associated with Dave Gilmore’s playing right through to the thunderous distorting blues licks of Rage against the Machine, add this to Wille’s gravelly voice and the more than capable rhythm section ‘The Bandits’ the concoction becomes irresistible.

The Bandits and Wille endeavour to cover a wide range of genres from mellow folk and Americana to bouncing reggae and full on blues rock. The band are comfortable in any situation, whether it be a sit down affair or a huge festival stage, they have the musicanship and songs to play the right music at the right time to please any audience.

The band are regarded as one of the hardest working bands in Europe and notched up an incredible 200 gigs in 2009. The band have continued to develop an ever increasing underground fan base across Europe, the main catalyst being their intense live shows and passionate determination to bring real music back to the forefront of the UK music scene.

http://www.myspace.com/willesband

Cantaloop’s mission is to provide “iFunk” to the masses and is fronted by the hip-hop/funk attack of Dannie Dee with the pioneers of “iFunk” 100c on guitar, Paulo De’ Wooton on bass, and Beef on drums, fleshed out with additional players either (sax or trumpet) and special guests.

Cantaloop have played at various festivals and legendary venues including Glastonbury Festival (The Jazz World and Avalon stages), Montreux Jazz Festival (Montreux), Blue Balls Festival (Luzern), Moods (Zurich), The Flechedor (Paris), Paradiso (Amsterdam), Larmer Tree Festival (UK), Vicar Street (Dublin), Barrowlands (Glasgow), Ashton Court (Bristol), Jazz Café (London), Cargo (London), Carling Academy (Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol), Rock City (Nottingham).