Posts by Michael Roach
Acoustic Blues Weekend at The Beacon, Wantage Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd March 2024
Acoustic Blues Weekend of Workshops, Jams and Performance The Beacon, Wantage OX12 9BX (South Oxfordshire) Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd March 2024 The Programme The programme will offer classes starting on Friday from 1pm to 5pm followed by a staff concert at 8pm. On Saturday, classes will run from 10am to 5pm followed by an…
Read MoreCountry Blues Guitarist Rainer Brunn added to Blues Week 2023 Staff Announcement
We are pleased to announce the addition of Rainer Brunn to our team of country blues guitar teachers for Blues Week 2023. Rainer mainly concentrates on Country Blues Classics, Piedmont and Ragtime styles. His work has found a lot of recognition by thousands of followers on Facebook and YouTube. In 2019, Rainer recorded a series of…
Read MoreBlues Week 2023 Accommodation includes Friday Night
This is a notice to let everyone know that classes end on Friday 4th August and Blues Week 2023 will include Friday night accommodation. We check out of our rooms at 10am Saturday morning (5th August).
Read MoreBlues Week 2023 Brochure Digital Preview
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Read MoreBlues Week 2023 Staff Line-up Announcement
Acoustic Blues Weekend at The Beacon, Wantage OX12 9BX from Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th March 2023
Acoustic Blues Weekend of Workshops, Jams and PerformanceThe Beacon, Wantage OX12 9BX (South Oxfordshire)Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th March 2023 The ProgrammeThe programme will offer classes starting on Friday from 1pm to 5pm followed by a staff concert at 8pm. On Saturday, classes will run from 10am to 5pm followed by an evening jam session…
Read MoreAcoustic Blues Weekend of Workshops and Performances from 4th to 6th November 2022
We are announcing an Acoustic Blues Weekend of workshops, jams and performance at the Newhampton Arts Centre, Wolverhampton WV1 4AN from Friday 4th to Sunday 6th November 2022. The program will offer classes starting on Friday from 1pm to 5pm followed by a staff concert at 8pm. On Saturday, classes will run from 10am to 5pm…
Read MoreBlues Week Update: Monday 11th July
To everyone that’s booked to attend Blues Week, ‘Arrival’ details were posted on Friday. You should receive it either today or tomorrow. For Europeans, it will take a week. If you live in the UK and have not received it by Wednesday or Friday if you live in Europe, please do get in touch.
Read MoreBlues Week 2022 Update:
I was informed today that the Graze Restaurant on the Hartpury College campus will be closed for renovation during Blues Week and we will now be eating in the Equine. This is a change from the ‘Arrival’ details I prepared to send out to everyone. That said, there will be a delay in mailing the…
Read MoreMartin Grosswendt to replace Kenny Sultan
For personal reasons, Kenny Sultan will not be teaching at Blues Week this year. We are pleased to announce that Martin Grosswendt will be his replacement. Martin taught at Blues Week for 3 years (2015/2016/2017) and some of you will be familiar with Martin’s amazing knowledge of southern traditional American music. For Blues Week 2022,…
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