NOTICEBOARD:   
  Updated: 2008 UK Blues Festivals Diary as at 27th August 08...Check for regular updates!
  NEW: The Colne Great British R&B Festival - Photos and a little bit more!
  Updated on 19/08/08: Maryport Blues Festival 2008  - Photos by Alan White
  Updated: The English Music Hall Connection, an in-depth study of the English Music Hall
  as a strong, non-African root of the blues. Chapter I now published.
  Check out all of our other blues essays 
  Updated: 'Deep South Early Blues' travelogue: Memphis thru to Clarksdale
  Updated: Linton Music Festival 2008 Photos and Review by Alan White and Steve Wosket   
  Updated: Upton Blues Festival 2008 - Photos by Alan White
  Updated:  The Return of Max's Acoustic Blues at Jim's Cafe, Colne R&B Festival 
  Check out: Red Lick Records New catalogue now available. 
  Check out: The 20th Burnley National Blues Festival photos
  Introducing: A mammoth new series of blues CDs from Masked Marvel Records:
         Voice of The Blues: Blues & Gospel of the African American  Vols 1 & 2 available now
  Check out: All the photos and reviews of major UK Blues Festivals over many years from
             Alan White, Paul Webster, Courtland Bresner, Tony Higgins & Steve Wosket  
  Updated: Barrow R&B Club (Barrow in Furness): Gigs for August and September
  Updated: Blues Artists & Bands Index - indexing artists & bands on the 'earlyblues' website
  Updated 24th April: Dai Thomas's Blues Singers and their Instruments list  
  Updated: Blues Memories - recollections of the blues 
  Check out: Info about a new upcoming UK documentary: Gettin' the Blues
  Updated: Streaming the Blues as at 4th May 08 - Worldwide Blues Radio on the Internet
  Updated: Down The Dirt Road 5 (travelling the Southern States) from Courtland Bresner
  Updated: Photos of the Clarksdale Juke Joint Festival 2007 by Bert Deivert 
  Check out: Jumpin' The Blues - a new essay from Steve Pilkington 
  Check out: Recommended Blues Books - Blues, Gospel, Zydeco and R&B
  Check out: Blues Internet Magazines
  Check out some Blues Video Clips (awesome!) 
  Highly recommended: Michael Gray's excellent book:
  HAND ME MY TRAVELIN' SHOES: In Search of Blind Willie McTell + Reviews 
  Updated: Skegness Rock & Blues Festival 2008 photos
  Updated: Carlisle Blues Fest 2007 photos
  Updated: Colne Great British R&B Festival 2007 photos
  Updated: Maryport Blues Festival 2007 Photos & Reviews by Alan White & Courtland Bresner
  Updated: Upton Blues Festival 2007 - including photos of the floods and the street party!
  Check out JSP Records for the new Leroy Carr and Ma Rainey 'Mother of the Blues'
  5 CD box sets - both sets compiled and annotated by Max Haymes
  Excellent essay from Michael Gray: Ghost Trains of Mississippi. Check out other blues essays  
  A must for blues fans... Max Haymes's new book RAILROADIN' SOME + updated Reviews
  Max's Juke-Joint Blues Club - Robert Gillow Pub, Lancaster every Sunday 4pm-8pm

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