The Big Blue Blues Band Blog

It's About Time!

It's about time I said a few words to all our friends out there who continue to support us around the pubs and clubs of the South East.  May I say a special "hello & thanks" to Jules, Mick, Pete, Mike, Penny, Mark, Noela, Kate, Bones, Brendan, Jem and too many others to mention.

The gigs are still ticking over nicely for us, although we've lost a couple of regular venues that we've played for a long time through change of landlord and music policy.  This year, we seem to have played many more private parties and functions which have been great fun and have their own special atmosphere.

On the guitar front I've recently acquired a brand new Gibson Les Paul which I hope to give an airing soon, so watch out for that!

We've just updated the gig listing today and may I draw your attention to a special gig at the Cinque Ports Club, Uckfield on 13 November.  Graham, the promoter, is really giving this brand new live venue a push.  Please come and support it if you can, he has a great roster of bands playing alternate Thursdays.

On behalf of myself and the boys, thank you again for your kind emails, comments and support recently and come say hello at a gig soon.

A Big Blue Hello

Hello to one and all.

It's been a while and a few of you have been kicking my ass to update things on the site.  I'd love to take this chance to thank everyone for their recent support in our run of gigs throughout the summer which have included festivals, private functions, charity events, band trips abroad and our usual bread and butter around the South East.

Thank you and hello to everyone who's recently joined up to our listings, we hope to keep you in with the blues for years to come.

Many people have been asking about our next recorded release and I can confirm we've made a few recordings of recent shows and we're trying to cherry pick the best, which ain't easy when you've got to live with it for the rest of your life!

You may have noticed a few super subs helping me out at one or two gigs.  Special thanks to Simon White and Jim Riley on bass duty in the Oxford area and, of course, our old mate Dave Pearce helping us out on drums everywhere.  It's great to hear other people's interpretations of our set and their contribution to the Big Blue mix.

I'm already looking ahead to next year and have a host of new venues that I'll be trying to secure bookings at, many of them supplied by you lot... I'll keep you all posted.  Look out for a brief appearance from me at this year's Beer Blues Festival (Devon) on the Saturday night, the "Night of The Guitars" (as opposed to the "Day of the Triffids") - only joking, Jim!

On a personal front, I've moved house with the Mrs to Nutley, just north of Uckfield, south of East Grinstead so things have been busy. So forgive me if I've been a bit "slippery".

Once again, thank you for your support and input.  Make sure you come and say hello at the gigs.

Very best.  Love to you all,

Stuart - The Big Blue

Big Blue Blues Gigs

Just to keep everyone posted with events, a date we were all looking forward to on 24 September at Bob Brunning's Blues Club in London has now been postponed by the venue due to a double booking.  Some of you will know this was the event we were hoping to record for our next CD release.  The date should be replaced for something later in the year but it's a little frustrating for us all as we've mentioned it to so many people.

Thanks for your patience.  Hopefully, we can all adjust our diaries again soon.

For those in need of a Big Blue fix in the Sussex area, we have 3 gigs in a week in Barcombe, Framfield and Worthing - check our gig listings for further info.

While I'm here, and it's been a while, I'm reminded of one of our last gigs in Sussex at The Junction in Polegate on 23 July when the planets seemed to align for a truly memorable gig.  Great crowd, great sound, great atmosphere, and I thought the band really sounded good and reminded me of why I actually do all this!

I hope another one like this will come along soon.

It dawned on me that we can't have a great gig without a good crowd so we really appreciate your support at the gigs.

Make sure you all say hello at the next gig you can make it down to.

Never Judge a Book.....

Just got back from a very enjoyable gig that didn't look too promising as we rocked up at the venue at 8pm.  It looked a case of "a game of dominos, bottle of light ale and home for 'Match of the Day'" BUT with an enthusiastic, receptive and friendly audience, a more pleasant evening to play the Blues one couldn't wish for.

A swift return for The Big Blue is now on the cards for 17 September at The Alma, Framfield Road, Uckfield, East Sussex.  Tell your friends there's a new venue around taking its music seriously and taking care of its musicians and its customers.

Keep it real.