RV Jazz & Blues Festival - Saturday

SATURDAY 30TH APRIL

Arthur Geldard
11:00am | Venue: Trinity Community Hub | FREE!
Arthur entertains in his easy, crooning style at the monthly Coffee Stop with bacon butties, cakes, tea and coffee on offer.

Clitheroe Town Band
11:00am | Venue: Library | FREE!
See the town band perform a special jazz themed performance at the town library.

Teri Birtwistle & Mr Cottonhouse
12:00pm | Venue: Green Theory | FREE!
East Lancs favourite Teri Birtwistle returns to Clitheroe with Mr Cottonhouse (AKA Gary Ward) - expect stomping original and classic blues/gospel/folk with two acoustic guitars and two vocals.

Will Severs
1pm | Venue: Maxwell's | FREE! Booking advised if eating.
Touring acoustic blues guitarist (now living in Italy), makes his debut at Ribble Valley Jazz & Blues Weekend.

RV Jazz Big Band
1:00pm | Venue: United Reformed Church | FREE!
Our very own 'Ribble Valley Jazz Big Band' lead by Paul Rigby (Northern Jazz Orchestra)

Cassis Collective
1:00pm | Venue: The Shop of Hope | FREE!
A duo performance from Cassis Collective by Ian Parkinson and Sue Bradley.

Blowjangles
Lunchtime | Venue: Clitheroe Market | FREE!
Award winning street entertainers Blowjangles always bring colour and fun to any event and bring a smile to our faces. They will be stopping off at the market at some point during the day before their gig later on in the School Rooms!

The Mighty Revelators
2:30pm | Venue: Rose and Crown | FREE!
Friends of the festival 'The Mighty Revelators' return with their take on the blues which is designed for foot tapping and dancing!

Junkhouse Dog Duo
3pm | Venue: Jungle | FREE! Booking advised if eating.
Former UK Harmonica Champion Luke Shaw returns to the festival, this time with fellow band member Nick Bold - rootsy blues!

Alison Rayner Quintet
Doors: 3:00pm, Stage: 3.30pm | Venue: The Grand, Clitheroe
Adv Tickets: £15, members £13, Under 25s £5, Accompanied Under 18s Free!
Perfect for a Festival Saturday afternoon, these artists have built a strong ensemble under the charismatic leadership of Alison Rayner, whilst being extraordinary artists in their own right. Evidence enough in their latest album "Short Stories" released in 2019 to great acclaim.
Individually, the group's track record includes work with such international artists as Carla Bley, Andy Sheppard, George Russell, John Harle, The Guest Stars, Marjorie Whylie, Sharon Freeman, Jayne Cortez, Tal Farlow and BBC TV's Rockschool series, broadcasted in both the UK and USA.

Blowjangles
5:00pm | Venue: Old School Rooms | FREE!
Award winning street entertainers Blowjangles always bring colour and fun to any event and bring a smile to our faces.

Carol Jason with Andy Gleave & Jonny Gleave
5:00pm | Venue: Calf's Head, Worston | FREE! Booking advised if eating. | Three wonderful jazz musicians who blend a selection of well chosen popular songs into their repertoire.

Head Hunters
6:00pm | Venue: Rose and Crown | FREE! | One of the finest blues outfits in the North of England. We are delighted to welcome them to Clitheroe for the first time.

Kirk McElhinney
6:00pm | Venue: Beer Shack | FREE! | Kirk McElhinney is an outstanding guitar player and vocalist. Kirk's style covers blues, jazz and folk with an emphasis on groove!

Blu Drop Trio
7pm | Venue: Maxwell's | FREE! Booking advised if eating.
Blu Drop Trio is a combination of BluFunk Syndicate and Red Hot Drop playing some rock, soul and funk with songs from Blondie, Roxy Music, Marvin Gaye, Van Morrison, Amy Winehouse, Sade, Stevie Wonder, Joe Cocker and many more.

Gypsy Bill Williams & Memphis Del
7:30pm | Venue: Red Pump Inn, Bashall Eaves | FREE! Booking advised if eating. | International performers of authentic acoustic Country and Delta Blues from the thirties.

Charlese N Tom
7:30pm | Venue: Aspinall Arms, Mitton | FREE! Booking advised if eating. | A tasteful selection of songs ranging from jazz to pop feat Charlese Allen and Tom Vernon.

Alfie Ibbotson's Popular Beat Combo
8:00pm | Venue: Inn at the Station | FREE! Booking advised if eating. | R&B, blues, beat music and soul from this Lancashire based quartet. The group will be promoting their new CD with the proceeds going to 'Alzheimer's Society.'

K.O.G. Kweku of Ghana
Doors: 8:00pm, Stage: 8.30pm | Venue: The Grand, Clitheroe
Adv Tickets: £15, members £13, Under 25s £5, Accompanied Under 18s Free!
We are extremely proud to welcome one of the UK's brightest emerging stars in the shape of Ghanaian born 'K.O.G.' to the festival. K.O.G and his band have been on the rise for several years now with their Afro/funk/grooves and high energy live shows that have seen them become one of the must see bands in the UK today!
Kweku Sackey aka K.O.G. (Kweku of Ghana) is a multi-dimensional creative force, combining exquisite writing skills with shamanistic live performance, fierce raps, perfectly on pitch singing across a massive vocal range and some absolutely wicked dance moves. Not to mention his skills as a percussionist, arranger, bandleader and art director. A true poet and storyteller, he uses a mix of English, Pidgin and Ga to paint sonic pictures that reach deep into the souls of everyone ready to listen.

Midnight Johnny Band
9:00pm | Venue: Rose and Crown | FREE!
South Florida blues guitarist Midnite Johnny has surrounded himself with some of the finest musicians in the North including 10CC drummer Paul Burgess.

Junkhouse Dog Duo
10:00pm | Venue: Ale House | FREE!
See Luke and Nick from Junkhouse Dog Blues Band with some 'howlin' dog' stripped back blues!