BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:NingEventWidget-v1 VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1598513:Event:354086 DTSTAMP:20120212T195819Z SUMMARY:Bob Hall Boogie-Woogie Show Highland Tour DESCRIPTION:\nBritain's leading blues and boogie woogie pianist\" Bob Hall Is On The Road with The Medicine Show\n\n\nStrathpeffer Coffee Sh op Monday 15th March\nUllapool The Medicine Show Loch Broom FM Tuesday 16th March 7pm\nUllapool Argyll Hotel Tuesday 16th March 7pm\n\nCriti cally acknowledged as Britain’s finest blues and boogie pianist, Bob Hall’s distinctive and original piano style has influenced generati ons of piano players and left a lasting legacy. He first came to fame in the rhythm ‘n’ blues explosion of the sixties, as a founder mem ber of The Groundhogs and later Savoy Brown. Other blues stars he play ed and recorded with at that time included Alexis Korner, Peter Green (in the Sunflower Blues Band) and Spencer Davis.\n\n\nWhilst many of h is contemporaries went on to international fame, Bob preferred to stay at home in London, pursuing his passion for the blues and acting as a ccompanist to a host of touring bluesmen including:\nJohn Lee Hooker, Howlin’ Wolf, Little Walter, Jimmy Witherspoon, Chuck Berry, Homesic k James, Lightnin’ Slim, Lowell Fulsom, Charlie Musselwhite, Snooky Prior, J B Hutto, Lazy Lester, Baby Boy Warren, Eddie Burns, Eddie Tay lor, Big John Wrencher, Mickey Baker, Cousin Joe Pleasants, Sonny Terr y and Eddie Clearwater.\n\nBob subsequently led head-lining bands Tram p and Rocket 88, whose sidemen included Jack Bruce of Cream, Charlie W atts of The Rolling Stones and Mick Fleetwood and Danny Kirwan of Flee twood Mac. From 1979 he has been a regular featured guest with The Blu es Band, an all star line-up including Paul Jones, Dave Kelly, Tom McG uinness, Gary Fletcher and Rob Townsend.\n\nIn 1991 and 1993 he won th e British Blues Connection Instrumentalist of the Year award.\n\nAs an acknowledged authority on blues and boogie woogie piano, Bob has cont ributed to a number of magazines and books and is the sleeve-note writ er for Yazoo Records piano blues series. He also worked on the piano s ections of The Routledge Encyclopaedia of the Blues.\n\nNowadays, the Bob Hall Show is pure enjoyment, full of energy and enthusiasm. Much c redit for this must go to Bob’s long-time partner, Hilary Blythe, wh ose crystal-clear harmony vocals and rock-steady bass playing underpin all his performances. A diminutive dynamo, Hilary’s own moving trea tment of blues and gospel classics are highlights of their show.\nBob and Hilary’s concerts, as well as their self-penned musical shows Good Liquor! Hard Times” and “The Wrong Side of the Tracks”, ha ve been widely applauded both in the UK and around the world, by audie nces at festivals, clubs and arts venues.\n\nIn 2003/5 Bob and Hilary joined the European Blues Association as tutors on its Exeter Universi ty Blues Week.\n\nNo Bob Hall show would be complete, however, without the anecdotes: a lifetime of music, together with a passion for the m inutiae of American folk and blues history, has left Bob with a host o f yarns, some true and some apocryphal, which can be guaranteed to rai se a smile.\n\nOver the years Bob has made (literally) hundreds of rec ordings, many of which are still available on CD. His solo albums incl ude two classic boogie woogie piano collections and many others featur ing his wry, down-home vocals and original compositions.\n\nEntry is b y donation on both night you would be wise to book the coffee shop now or RSVP here.\n\nFor more information visit http://www.livebluesworld .com/events/bob-hall-boogiewoogie-show DTSTART:20100316T000000Z DTEND:20100317T030000Z CATEGORIES:highland, tour LOCATION:Coffee Shop Strathpeffer Argyll Hotel Ullapool WEBSITE:http://www.medicinemusic.co.uk URL:http://www.medicinemusic.co.uk CONTACT: ORGANIZER;CN="rob ellen":http://www.livebluesworld.com/profile/robelle n ATTACH;FMTTYPE="image/jpeg":http://api.ning.com/files/cLnQnLjb*SZbMrgd FR2QrPFlvN-9EQT6aEaFWaZCQ97oJf6ZaLQNgqMMgvQqY8M1GISMHazqUXZhJDSuqkvImV 7J2ABstCeI/1215_1716.gif ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="rob elle n":http://www.livebluesworld.com/profile/robellen END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR