Soak up some blues, jazz and Westons CiderSit back with a glass of Westons Cider and enjoy some of the best blues and jazzmusicians on the circuit brought to you as part of the Winchcombe Festival of Musicand Arts.Each evening our Westons Cider pub trail brings you some great musicians in localvenues and pubs around the town. On Saturday afternoon the Westons Cider BluesTrail features four top acts in two venues in the town centre, offering four hours offabulous blues and jazz music.

The finale on Saturday is the Blues and Jazz Night at Toddington Village Hall, wheninternationally acclaimed bands Buick 6 and Swing from Paris will take to the stage forwhat promises to be a fantastic combination of blues and swing.

Westons Cider pub trail nightsWednesday 25th MayVenue: The Conservative Working Men’s Club, Abbey TerraceTime: 8.30 pmEntry: £1 to cover temporary membership, on the doorFeaturing: Colin Hartley presents Uncle Slacker and the Jellyfish;

Bridget and Big Girls Blues and Frankenstein’s LobsterVenue: The Royal Oak, GrettonTime: 9 pmEntry: FreeFeaturing: Open mic night with many talented local musicians and performers

Thursday 26th MayVenue: The Corner Cupboard, Gloucester Street Time: 8.30 pmEntry: FreeFeaturing: Folk night

Venue: The Sun Inn, North StreetTime: 8.30 pmEntry: FreeFeaturing: Open mic nights with many talented local musicians and performers

Venue: The Yew Tree Inn, CondertonTime: 8.30 pmEntry: FreeFeaturing: The Blues Anoraks with Bill Pullen

Friday 27th MayVenue: The Royal Oak, GrettonTime: 8.30 pmEntry: FreeFeaturing: Stripped Down Blues Band; My Name is Earl; Steve Kent and Bill Pullen

Saturday 28th MayWestons Cider Saturday afternoon Blues TrailVenues: The Wesley House Wine Bar and The Wine and Sausage at The White

Hart, High StreetTime: 3 pm – 7 pmEntry: FreeFeaturing: Kevin Brown; Baba Jack; The Ragtime Jug Orchestra and Bradders Blues

Westons Cider Blues and Jazz nightVenue: Toddington Village Hall, Stow Road, ToddingtonTime: 8.30 pm – 11.30 pmTickets: £10Featuring: Electric Roots and Delta from Buick 6, who perform ‘blues without the

cliché’ and ‘blues from a forgotten time’. The night also includes the hotclub style jazz of Swing from Paris, a four-piece jazz ensemble of violin,two guitars and double bass specialising in the French Swing of DjangoReinhardt and Stephane Grappelli.

Transport: A free minibus will leave Abbey Terrace at 7 pm for ticket holders whowish to enjoy a meal at The Pheasant Inn, Toddington, before the Bluesand Jazz night. To book your place call 01242 621271 or emailthepheasantinn@yahoo.com

Check out our Blues and Jazz actsBaba Jack: This marvellous duo will treat you to rhythmicblues, roots and folk-style grooves with plenty of soul andsome very impressive guitar, harmonica vocals and stomp box.www.babajack.com

Kevin Brown: An accomplished slide guitarist and songwriterwho played on Mark Knopfler’s CD Golden Heartwww.thekevinbrown.com

The Ragtime Jug Orchestra: Shakers, washboards, harmonicas,mandolins, kazoos, guitars and cider jugs. This duo will impressthe uninitiated with their jug band music www.ragtimejug.co.uk

Bradders Blues: Adding a ragtime feel to the Jazz and Bluestrail is Cornwall-based Bradders.www.myspace.com/braddersbluesinger

Buick 6: Described as probably the ‘best goddamn bluesband on the planet’, they’ve been performing for more than20 years. www.buick6.com

Swing from Paris: The group has performed to internationalacclaim and sell-out crowds at the Brecon and CheltenhamJazz Festivals and the New Mexico DjangoFest. The quartetbrings its own sound to jazz and swing classics, while evokingthe sounds of the streets of Paris. www.swingfromparis.com

Babajack

Kevin Brown

Ragtime Jug Orchestra

Buick 6

Swing from Paris

How to buy your Festival tickets You can buy tickets for the Westons Cider Blues andJazz night either in person, by post or over thetelephone. Our Festival box office is at the Winds ofChange Gallery , in High Street, Winchcombe, by kindpermission of Jane Smoczynski.

Buy in personBox office opening hours are:Tuesday 5th April – Saturday 16th April: 2 pm – 4 pmTuesday 19th April – Saturday 14th May: 11 am – 4 pmTuesday 17th May – Saturday 28th May: 11 am – 4 pm

Buy over the telephoneCall the box office on 07522 188563 and pay using acredit or debit card.

Buy by postPlease state clearly how many tickets you wish topurchase and include a contact telephone number. Ifyou prefer, an event booking form can be downloadedfrom our website. Make your cheque payable to:Winchcombe Festival of Music and Arts and enclose astamped addressed envelope, size C6, for return ofyour tickets. Winchcombe Festival of Music and Artsc/o Winds of Change Gallery,8 High Street, Winchcombe GL54 5HT

For enquiries email us at: winchcombefestival@live.co.ukFor more information visit: www.winchcombe.co.uk/festival

Terms and conditions for ticket sales are available on our website. All information correct at time of print.

All Blues and Jazz events are supported by Westons Cider

www.westons-cider.co.uk