Posts by Michael Roach
Blues Week 2022 Leaflet
Here is a copy of our leaflet for this year. The main photo features Mark Wenner and Muddy Waters from the 1970s. We are pleased to announce that Mark will be teaching harmonica at Blues Week. This is a major coup for us because there are not that many people alive today who could say…
Read MoreBlues Week 2022 Brochure Cover Image
Below is a scan of the front cover of our brochure for this year. If you would like to receive a copy, please get in touch and we will post it to you along with a registration form.
Read MoreThe Bear Hotel is fully booked for the Acoustic Blues Weekend
The Bear Hotel is fully booked for the Acoustic Blues Weekend. Now, I am directing people to the Premier Inn (Oxford South Didcot). The rooms are only £45 per night (Standard Rate) and they have free parking. According to the AA Route Planner, it’s 6.7 miles away and it’s a 16 minutes drive. Here is a link: https://www.premierinn.com/gb/en/hotels/england/oxfordshire/oxford/oxford-south-didcot.html?ARRdd=04&ARRmm=03&ARRyyyy=2022&NIGHTS=2&ROOMS=1&ADULT1=1&CHILD1=0&COT1=0&INTTYP1=DB&BRAND=PI
Read MoreAcoustic Blues Weekend of Workshops and Performances from 4th to 6th March 2022
We are announcing an Acoustic Blues Weekend of workshops, jams and performance at The Beacon, Wantage South Oxfordshire OX12 9BX from Friday 4th to Sunday 6th March 2022. 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…
Read MoreBlues Week Zoom Lessons Schedule from 25th September to 16th October
Saturday 25th September, 6pm UK TimeJohn Miller – The SongstersFor John’s class, he will take a look at the repertoire and accompaniment styles of several of the songsters such as Henry Thomas, Joe Callicott, Leadbelly, and John Hurt whose repertoires encompassed blues, folk and pop songs and religious numbers. The focus will not be on…
Read MoreAbie Budgen added to October Acoustic Blues Weekend staff teaching Beginner Country Blues Guitar
Abie Budgen will be teaching a class for beginners at the Acoustic Blues Weekend at The Beacon in Wantage from Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd October 2021. She will be working with Michael Roach to help students to develop the guitar skills needed for finger picking country blues. The class will focus on alternating the…
Read MoreMichael Roach added to October Acoustic Blues Weekend staff teaching Beginner Country Blues Guitar
Michael Roach will be teaching a class for beginners at the Acoustic Blues Weekend at The Beacon in Wantage from Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd October 2021. He will be demonstrating how you can alternate the bass with your thumb and use your index finger to play melody lines. He will discuss and explain how…
Read MoreAcoustic Blues Weekend, The Beacon, Wantage Oct 2021
Euroblues Promotions Limited and The Beacon, Wantage, South Oxfordshire OX12 9BX presents an ‘Acoustic Blues Weekend’ of workshops, jams and performance. Mark your calendar for Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd October 2021. The programme will offer classes starting on Friday from 1pm to 5pm followed by a staff concert at 8pm. On Saturday, classes will…
Read MoreNew Online Access Policy
For Blues Week 2022, if you pay a deposit of £250 before 31st December 2021, you will be given the ‘Password’ to the ‘Online Access’ page of our website. Also, you will be invited to the free ‘Zoom’ lessons from staff members for all instruments and levels of ability. From the 1st January 2022, you…
Read MoreAcoustic Blues Weekend 2021 Updates
I have been informed that the Hawth Theatre in Crawley will not be able to host us in November this year and we postponed to November 2022. Also, I am talking to staff at The Beacon in Wantage with the hopes of having an Acoustic Blues Weekend event in September/October. At the moment, the Beacon…
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