We are very please to report that not only are the Blues Jukes playing at the warm up gig at the Trades Club on March 5th, they are also playing at the main Hebden Bridge Blues Festival at the end of May.


In the Blues Jukes own words, they come from "the Great Northern Blues Belt on the Yorks/Lancs Border" and they are aiming to "bring back the Classic Blues Vibe".

They are a Keighley based five-piece outfit with Rick (Big Dutch) Hague on harmonica and vocals, Mick Owens on piano, Mark Bannister on drums, Mick Nosurak on bass and Wayne Marshall on rhythm and lead guitar.

As part of the Hebden Bridge Blues Festival, there will be a special "Women of Blues" night at the Hebden Bridge Picture House on Sunday 29th May 2011.

The headlining act is Chantel McGregor, supported by Clare Free and Hooson and the night will start at 9pm.

We are delighted to confirm that Lance Lopez is headlining Saturday night (28th May 2011) at the Picture House in Hebden Bridge for the Blues Festival.


Lance Lopez is a huge name on the Blues scene worldwide and his presence will give a huge boost to our fledgling festival.

This is what some of the biggest names in the business say about him:

"Texas has been know throughout the years to be the breeding ground for some of the baddest guitar players of all time...Lance is yet another one to carry on that Texas tradition..." BILLY F. GIBBONS - ZZ TOP

"A very exciting and intense Blues Guitarist..." JEFF BECK

"Lance Lopez got 3 standing ovations when he opened a show for me and I was among those standing..." B.B. KING

"One of my favs, the boy can make a Stratocaster sing!" GREG MARTIN - KENTUCKY HEADHUNTERS

"...when we are onstage together I get chills because Lance reminds me of someone I used to play with along time ago..." BUDDY MILES

"....I stood on the side of the stage (watching Lance play) on the verge of tears..." LEON HENDRIX (JIMI'S BROTHER)

"Lance is one of the great ones..." SMOKIN' JOE KUBEK

"Lance Lopez is one of the most authentic badass guitarists and blues Gods on the planet today" MUSICLOAD.COM

"(after watching Lance perform) I know what it must have been like years ago when people were lucky enough to watch and hear the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan and others before they were widely known." EL DORADO NEWS-TIMES DAILY

We now have a Facebook page for the Hebden Bridge Blues Festival that you may like to join!

Click here to go to it now!

To get you in the mood for the Hebden Bridge Blues Festival at the end of May, we are putting on a warm-up/fundraiser/launch gig at the Trades Club on Saturday March 5th.

There will be four awesome bands, (to be announced shortly) as well as some other great treats including an exclusive video preview of many of the forty or so bands that will be playing at the main festival.

Tickets £8, Concessions £6

See you there!

Originally conceived as the Hebden Bridge Jazz and Blues Festival, the Hebden Bridge Blues Festival switched from including jazz as the number of Jazz musicians applying to play was around one tenth that of Blues musicians.

Hebden Bridge Blues Festival is on its way.

Running from Friday 27th through to Monday 30th May 2011, Hebden Bridge will host some of the finest Blues bands currently on the planet.

More news will be posted here soon.