Line-Up for this year's Lichfield Arts Real Ale Jazz & Blues Festival

There is something for everyone: electric blues, acoustic blues, lap-steel guitar, flamenco guitar, trad jazz, gypsy jazz, modern jazz, brass ensembles and funk. You will experience exceptional trumpeters, clarinet players, saxophone players, guitarists, bass players, pianists, drummers, singers and organ players, and as if that wasn't enough there will also be for the very first time a number of workshops so that those budding musicians amongst you can pick up tips from the pros! 

Thursday 7th

8:00pm - Tom Woodman Band

9:45pm - Cohen Brothers

Friday 8th

7:30pm - Derrin Nauendorf Band 

9:30pm - Paul Cox & Charlie Fabert

Saturday 9th

12:00pm - Derrin Nauendorf 

1:30pm - Strumpit

3:00pm - George Huxley's Jazzmen

4:30pm - The Producers

6:00pm - Fret & Fiddle

7:30pm - Gabrielle Ducomble 

9:00pm - Wonderbrass

Sunday 10th

12:30pm & 4:30pm - Kevin Brown's Shackdusters

1:30pm & 5:30pm - Threeway (with Steve Lodder, Steve Waterman & Ben Crosland

2.30pm & 6:30pm - Led Bib

3:30pm - Clare Free 

7:45pm - Eduardo Niebla

Workshops/seminars

Saturday 11am - Acoustic blues guitar with Derrin Nauendorf (workshop)

Sunday 11am - The Roots of the Slide Guitar with Kevin Brown (seminar)

Sunday 11am - Jazz workshop with Steve Waterman, Steve Lodder and Ben Crosland from Threeway (worskshop)

Sunday 5.30pm - Flamenco/jazz guitar workshop with Eduardo Niebla (workshop)

Lichfield Rugby Club has excellent facilities with plenty of safe space for families to enjoy plus camping/caravans a few yards from the music, showers, great food provided by BJ Catering (as well as those famous pork pies) and some 30 Real ales plus a well stocked bar and the lovely City of Lichfield only a mile away. So come along to renew old friendships, make new friends, discover new music all in a cordial and wonderful atmosphere whether it be for an evening, a day, or for the festival come long and enjoy the fun!

Ticket price range from £8-£20 for day tickets, with camping/caravaning £7 per night per tent/caravan, £30-£55 for Full Festival tickets (including free camping!) but if you book a full festival ticket before the 8th May you can take advantage of our early bird discount and get your ticket for £25-£45! Amazing value for a 4-day festival!

To purchase tickets contact Lichfield Arts Box Office, Donegal House, Bore Street, Lichfield, WS13 6LU, Tel: 01543 262223. Or visit www.lichfieldarts.org.uk