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January 2022
Jimmy “Soul Doctor” Carpenter With BluesMove
Sunday 16th January 2022 4.30pm On Sunday 16th Jan we present an artist recognised as one of the world’s great rock and roll, soul and blues saxophonists. Winner of 2021 Grammy Award and Blues Music Award for Best Instrumentalist/Horn, Jimmy Carpenter as one of just a handful of gigs on this UK tour. In Jimmy’s […]
February 2022
Stevie Watts Trio
The Stevie Watts Organ Trio feat. Alice Armstrong The Stevie Watts Organ Trio are all highly regarded session players having worked with names ranging from Secret Affair, Steve Winwood, Archive to The Spice Girls as well as with some of the names that have been to the Tavern including Danny Bryant, Sari Schorr and Tommy […]
Big Wolf Band
Big Wolf Band was formed in 2014 by Jonathan Earp and Mick Jeynes since when their live performances have wowed audiences, festivals and promoters up and down the country with energy filled performances incorporating dynamic highs, lows and everything you want to see from a live band. 2017 saw the band release their ground-breaking debut […]
March 2022
Dawson Smith and the Dissenters
High energy rock ‘n’ Americana – blues rock how its meant to be!” Based in Leicester, UK for over thirty years, Dawson Smith is originally from South Wales and has a well earned reputation for fronting great bands and rocking venues all over the UK and beyond making his name as the frontman / songwriter […]
The Bad Day Blues Band
Since they first appeared at the Tavern in 2019, this band has gone from strength to strength in the studio despite the obvious pain of the last two years and it’s a pleasure to welcome them back to fulfil a date planned an age ago. BDBB bring the zest and enthusiasm of relative youth to […]
April 2022
Mark Flanagan
On Sunday 10th April, we are fortunate to welcome a “truly great guitarist” in Mark Flanagan. Not my words but those of Eric Clapton (who knows a thing or two about the subject) and along with many world class artists has played with him on many occasions. Mark is probably best known as guitarist for […]
Fourplay
Unfortunately, our long awaited return of Egypt for this Sundays Blues Session has been cancelled due to the dreaded covid virus. Eric Chippolina has been struck down yet again. We have however been able to book a replacement band, recommended by Alan Fish. Alan Fish– Blues/Rock Trio, Fourplay who will be travelling up from Norwich […]
May 2022
The Robin Bibi Band
Mega talented and hugely entertaining, Robin has a reputation as one of the UK’s top blues/rock guitarists and having paid his dues as a session man with such artists as: The Pretty Things Robert Plant Jimmy Page Ben E. King Helen Shapiro …to name but a few. Highly regarded as a musician’s musician – hardworking […]
Tommy Allen’s Trafficker
It’s been many a year since Tommy Allen came along with his band, Trafficker, although Tommy has performed at the Tavern in different guises several times over the years and never disappoints. For or those have never experienced Tommy’s or Traffickers music. The band’s music is rooted within the blues through Tommy’s own influences. For […]
The Dave Ellis Blues Band
Making a welcome return to the U.K Pro Blues venue circuit after many years abroad, Sunday 29th May will see the first time appearance at the Hope of the Dave Ellis Blues band. With the obvious restrictions on their East European tours, we get our chance to see the DEBB on home soil. Dave Ellis first started playing […]
June 2022
Veronica Sbergia & Max De Bernardi
Making a change from the regular guitar led blues bands, the Hope welcomes back Veronica Sbergia & Max De Bernardi from Milan, Italy as part of their European Tour, who takes us back playing passionate country blues and ragtime, hokum, jug band and rural music from the 20’s and 30’s. They like to keep this […]
July 2022
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The Hope Tavern Home to the Blues
Since the late 90’s the Hope converts to one of the most unusual – and unlikely – venues on the UK Blues circuit. With a reputation for it’s unique atmosphere, it has become a magnet for UK and International touring bands outside of London and attracts acts, including several Grammy nominees and recording artists, alongside the better known metropolitan clubs.
The diversity of the “Blues” genre covers many styles and to suit all tastes and of from top quality musicians and performers.