The Fox and Hounds Jazz & Blues Festival

Fox and Hounds 4th Blues & Jazz Festival

15 - 17 July 1999

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	Thurs 15 Fri 16 Sat 17

History

Under the ownership of Ken Daniels, The Fox & Hounds has become established as the venue for live music in Stony Stratford with regular Blues, R'n'B, Folk, Jazz and covers bands performing on Thursdays, Saturdays, and occasionally other nights as well.

The Blues & Jazz Festival, held in the rear walled garden of the pub, was a natural progression, and has quickly become established in the Stony calendar of events. This year, Ken has expanded the festival to cover 3 days - 2 of them free! the excellent value we have come to expect from The Fox & Hounds.

AND the Fox & Hounds Blues Festival took unto him and knew Frog Island Brewery and begat 'Howling Fox' which begat 'Hellhound Bitter' which begat 'Crosstoads' which, this year, begets 'Hound Frog Ale' (aint nothin' but)

Thursday 15 July
In the bar
Starts 9pm - FREE entry.

The legendary Michael Chapman.
"Oozes class", "Even stronger and more creative 30 years into a career", "enigmatic", "dark and sinister but often dazzling and fresh - full of wry humour", instantly impressive", "impossible guitar", "twenty one albums on and he is still amazing".
Need more quotes?
"sounds like six different guitarists", "dazzling ragtime riffs", "John Peels favourite album", "hymn like intensity".....

Friday 16 July
In the bar
Starts 9pm - FREE entry.

Robin Chandler & The Howling Tomcats.
Special appearance to celebrate Robin's launch into a full-time musical career ("at last" hundreds, if not thousands, will say). Magical Chicago blues guitar, voice and harmonica, backed by some great bass and drums. Robin's view is that there is only so much you can do with 8 or12 bars and 3 chords. Come and see him do it.

Saturday 17 July
12 noon - 7.30pm (in the garden from 2.30)- Admission £5

Mick Abrahams Band - What can one say? THE Mick Abrahams, out to spellbind you with a pedigree band you'd sacrifice your right one to hear. If you haven't heard Mick, you have seriously missed out. If you haven't heard OF Mick, get back under that stone.

Usual Suspects' - Ben, Mitch and Crippsy breathe new life into a variety of tunes, with plenty of slap, wah-wah, tight skins and cool rhythms. Prepare to be surprised - you will be!

Blue Jam - Nearly 100 years in the business (and there are only three of them!), Terry Marshall (saxophones), Trevor Jeavons (keyboards) and Ian Anderson (string bass and bass guitar) pump out some of the liveliest jazz, blues and boogie you can throw a swinging cat at.

Dave King's Allstar Jazzband - What a pleasure to have the Allstars back to start the out-door proceedings! All hugely experienced pro and semi pro jazzmen, they specialise in tasty arrangements of beautiful swing tunes played with style. Come and dig them in the garden at 2.30!

Michelle Welborn Band - One of the finest voices around lending itself to a jazzy/bluesy set specially for this occasion. If you haven't heard 'Cold and Raw' and 'Bad Wine' from her latest CD you haven't really had your knees turn to jelly.

The Hoodoos - A long way in a short time for this newish band of blues veterans, led by Australian Steve Swift and fronted by the irrepessible Tracy Walters, he of the great voice and harp and shy, modest performance (well, perhaps not). Add some terrific jazz influenced piano and drums, and a bunch of classic R&B numbers - that's The Hoodoos.

Mojo - Nick Bennett, former Beneficials and Bullfrogs lead guitarist, has got his Mojo working - and it WILL work on you. Zapped everybody during Stony Live! week, and rocking fit to burst. Definately NOT hokum - just immaculate electric blues.

The Revelators - The merging of '4 til late with two members of the Mick Pini Band has produced a mature and experimental band, taking blues classics (and some very fine original songs) and branding them with the 'Revelators' style. 4 til late were the 'find' of last years festival, and it's another acoustic set this year too - beware those tom-toms!

Saturday 17 July
In the bar
Starts 9pm - FREE entry

Neol Davies' 'Box Of Blues' - To round things off nicely at 9pm indoors, take the main man from The Selector, the bass player from The Specials, mix with a drummer who has played with the likes of Paul Weller, add some wonderful original approaches to the blues, and you get a magical box of blues. Come and buy their CD too, it's an absolute RIPPER, getting rave reviews everywhere.

Fox & Hounds
87 High Street
Stony Stratford
Milton Keynes
MK11 1AT

Tel. 01908 563307