Hebden Bridge Blues Festival are proud to announce that they will be teaming up with JHS for the 2013 festival.

JHS will be taking over the Main Stage during Saturday daytime and will be putting on two amazing young Blues acts in the form of The Mentulls and James Bell, as well as showcasing loads of wonderful musical goodies.

JHS are suppliers of the legendary Vintage and Fret-King guitars, so if you fancy having a try out on one, this will be a great chance!
From humble beginnings in 1965, John Hornby Skewes & Co. Ltd. (JHS) has grown to be one of the largest suppliers of musical equipment and merchandise in the UK. With a truly diverse catalogue that covers everything from kazoos and penny whistles right through to concert sound PA equipment, JHS has had particular success worldwide with its proprietary guitar brands - Vintage, and the Trev Wilkinson designed Fret-King range - which they are delighted to be exhibiting at this year's Hebden Bridge Blues Festival.

Wienbrock Amplifiers will be partnering up again with the Hebden Bridge Blues Festival again for 2013. They are supplying a full range of backline amps for the legendary Paddy Maguire Midnight Jam Sessions AND they are also donating a Wienbrock Gringo combo amp (worth around £1600) as our main raffle prize!

Wienbrock hand-wired all valve guitar amplifiers are outstanding examples of how simple is best. They are based on extremely straight forward designs, some old, some new, and are hand built from military spec materials for exceptional consistency and longevity,  allowing you to get on with the business of being creative.

This is the first of our partnerships for HBBF13 and several more are to be announced shortly.

Happy New Year Bluesers!

Yes, we know it's a bit late to be wishing happy new year to everyone, but as the dark and chilly months of January and February stretch before us, it's worth reminding ourselves of all the good stuff to come.

It's not just the excitement of the Hebden Bridge Blues Festival too. There is a real bumper crop of new Blues on the scene right across the country and a lot of gigs in your area too!