The Friends of Broomfield Park
Are proud to bring you
BROOMFIELD BLUES
In association with The Vintage Blues Music Association
Palmers Green plays host to one of North London’s top Blues clubs –
St Harmonica’s. Together with The Vintage Blues Music Association,
Winkworth, The Friends of Broomfield Park and a host of supporting
friends, we are delighted to bring you another August full of the best
in Blues.
Broomfield Blues is our annual celebration and showcase of what can
be found every Friday evening at St Harmonica’s. Each Sunday
afternoon during August come along, eat, drink and listen to three
hours of some of the best Blues music London has to offer.
If you like what you hear all we ask is that you acknowledge that by
contributing to the collection “hat”, either when it does the rounds,
or via the event Control Point.
We’ve picked some excellent local cuisine for your added enjoyment
and thanks to Starbucks in Palmers Green we are able to offer
presence to one charity each week where you can buy coffee and
light bites to help support their cause.
More details of everything can be found in this, our first ever
Broomfield Blues Official 2015 Information Pack, also kindly funded
by our sponsor, Winkworth. Read, enjoy and come along to as many
of the five concerts as you can. Unless a hurricane appears we will
certainly be there each Sunday; and if it does, we will endeavour to
relocate the music to St Harmonicas itself, only five minutes walk
away on Cannon Hill.
Each afternoon is preceded by a one hour “open mic” session at 1:30
offering a stage to up and coming as well as experienced performers.
Do come along early to support them.
Open mic registration requests via www.thevintage.org.uk
The Broomfield Blues musical spectacular is now a regular
part of Enfield’s Festival calendar. Winkworth has been
delighted to support the efforts of the local community to
develop this event and to ensure free entry is available to all.
Winkworth look forward to supporting many more years of
Blues music in Bromfield Park, which adds to our long
running sponsorship of the Palmers Green Festival.
Nick Charalambous
Director, Winkworth Palmers Green
Week 1 - Sunday 2nd August 2015
Two of the most accomplished slide guitar players in the UK will kick-off the 2015 Blues
season on the Broomfield Bandstand following the introductory open-mic sessions.
1:30 -2:30 OPEN MIC SESSIONS
2:30 – 3:30
Graham Hine, slide guitarist with the legendary Brett Marvin and
the Thunderbolts and Blue Goose recording artist delivers his
solo set of original material with Delta Blues Classics. There are
many that think that Graham is one of the UK’s finest slide
players and singer/songwriters. Find out just how good this
former Blue Goose recording artist really is and why Eric Clapton
wanted to buy his guitar.
3:45 – 5:30
Martin Fieber, the ‘Sultan of Slide’ is perhaps the UK’s
best kept slide secret. He brings his hugely talented
band ‘The Customtones’, one of the finest, and tightest,
units around to Broomfield. Martin is not known as the
Sultan of Slide for nothing, he makes all his own guitars
under his ‘Customtone’ label and the tone and the
sound he achieves is staggering; some of his original
material is equally wonderful.
The rest of the band are all masters of
their instruments with Mick Parker on
drums, Terry Duggan on bass and Steve
Taylor on keyboards.
Terrific stuff that you simply must not
miss, so see you there!
Week 2 - Sunday 9th August 2015
Two of London’s finest guitar driven bands bring you an afternoon of Southern Blues Rock.
1:30 -2:30 OPEN MIC SESSIONS
2:30 – 3:30
A top performance is in prospect for you this Sunday
when that man with the cherry red Gibson 335, John
Hoare, brings his popular local band, The Haunting AD,
to Broomfield with their bluesy line up to play their
bluesy set. The Haunting AD are a long established
band of impeccable
pedigree boasting John
Hoare on guitar and
Caroline’s sublime vocals.
Outstanding musicianship and Witchy vocals always result in
a packed house wherever this band plays. Get there early.
3:45 – 5:30
The Blues Chapter are possibly the finest young Blues band in the capital. Jesse Thomas on
guitar with shades of Gary Moore, SRV and Joe Bonamassa in their repertoire, they are
simply a great festival
band. Those who are
about to rock…we
salute you!
Week 3 - Sunday 16th August 2015
1:30 -2:30 OPEN MIC SESSIONS
2:30 – 3:30
Gearoid O’Meachair brings his band, Tressell,
who play Celtic, Americana and Oldtime
contemporary Folk Blues on vintage
instruments. As well as recognisable classics
Tressel also perform their own original
material. The band boasting all Irish champion
musicians, masters of their instruments, will be giving their take on Appalachian and Blue
Grass with a distinctly Celtic feel.
3:45 – 5:30
The Low Down Dogs provide acoustic and electric blues that
meanders from the Mississippi Delta via Memphis and
Chicago to the New River Delta! Mad Dog Dave Barnes
possesses the best Blues voice in the business and he is also a
master of slide guitar and harmonica. With a band to match,
comprising Vintage players John Crowther on lead guitar &
mandolin and sharing vocal duties, Dave Thomas on bass and
vocals, and Pete Abernethy on drums.
The Low Down Dogs are fully Blues Police approved and you
can expect a hugely entertaining set of familiar, lesser known
and some original material from these discerning musicians.
Week 4 - Sunday 23rd August 2015
1:30 -2:30 OPEN MIC SESSIONS
2:30 – 3:15 and
4:30 – 5:30
Two sets of gypsy Jazz played on Macaferri
guitars in the style of Django Rheinhart.
That’s what ‘The Hot Club’ will be bringing to
the park on a summer afternoon to
accompany the top quality refreshments
available in the bandstand area.
This band really knows how to capture the authentic Gypsy Jazz sound. Expect accordions
and violins as well as great vocals accompanied by those infectious guitar rhythms.
3:30 – 4:15
Support is by That Blue Patch, multi-instrumentalists Ruth and Dave Buckwell, with their
unique, eclectic take on Blues and other classics. Entertainment with music, banter and
humour from these very popular local musicians.
Is this the perfect music for a relaxed, chilled summer’s afternoon?
Week 5 - Sunday 30th August 2015
1:30 -2:30 OPEN MIC SESSIONS
2:30 – 3:30
The Blues isn’t all about the guitar. Professor Redhair plays a blend of
New Orleans piano driven sounds in the style of
Dr John and Professor Longhair himself, that will
have you up and moving, or at least tapping your
feet.
3:45 – 5:30
We’re delighted to have
award winning
recording artist
harmonica ace, Paul
Lamb, playing his
acoustic set with Chad
Strentz. Paul has been
voted the UK’s number
1 Harmonica player as
well as having the best
album. They have been
playing to sell-out
audiences across the
country and we're delighted to welcome them. There’s nobody more accomplished or more
entertaining.
Check out Paul's website, www.paullamb.com and make sure you arrive early to help see off
the Broomfield Blues 2015 in style.
Refreshments for your Enjoyment
Top fare for Blues afternoons will be available in the Bandstand area.
Not just good but the best! Palmers
Green’s own eco-cuisine is a national
award winning caterer. Sonny will be
developing different cuisine to fit each
week: perhaps BBQ, Indian or Thai curries, lasagne or shepherd’s pie
that will have you baaing for more. And do look out for the chocolate
brownies. www.eco-cuisine.co.uk
For afters, or starters, or even both, try Opera Ice Cream. Kerry is an opera
singer, Spasko an ice-dreamer, together they produce a homemade, locally
sourced cold wonder, identified last year by the Palmers Green Community
webmaster as the world’s best ice cream. For Blues 2015 they will add frozen
yoghurts and magical fruit concoctions to ensure a warm welcome back from
the Blues crowd.
www.operaicecream.com
Pimms, ale’s or wines, Sue has them all. Last year she found many
Bluesers were not lager devotees so for 2015, as well as the proven
range of drinks, also expect a core real ale plus a different guest ale
each week from the Oxfordshire Ales brewery.
Real ale drinkers will love it ...
The Friends of Broomfield Park
The Friends of Broomfield Park – and aren’t we all at heart – are a
group of volunteers who work with Enfield Council to improve the
Park's appearance, facilities, conservation value and safety, so that it
can be enjoyed by all. They always welcome new members wishing
to support making the Park a better place. Why not become a
supporting member when visiting the Blues?
To find out more, visit www.friendsofbroomfieldpark.org or ask at
the Control Point.
The Vintage Blues Music Association is pleased to be working with
the Friends to bring you Broomfield Blues 2015.
Blues Supporting Local Charities
Each week a chosen charity will be selling hot drinks courtesy of
Starbucks Palmers Green and providing some light snacks for sale.
Pop along, find out who they are, what they do, and perhaps buy
something to help them. In 2014 Broomfield Blues resulted in over
£1000 being raised by the charities. In 2015 the charities being
supported are:-
The Ruth Winston Centre www.ruthwinstoncentre.com
Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice www.noahsarkhospice.org.uk
North London Samaritans www.northlondonsamaritans.org.uk
Bikes for Good Causes working in partnership with Action for
Kids www.actionforkids.org and bikesforgoodcauses.co.uk
We’re pleased to be able to support them in this enjoyable way.
St Harmonicas, Home of the Blues in Palmers Green
Helping make the Blues sounds authentically Blue in Palmers Green
And don’t forget that on Saturday 29th August at Forty Hall Farm you
can experience more Blues on The Vintage Woodland Stage at The
Livestock Festival www.livestockuk.com
Broomfield Park Dates for your Diary
Sun 2nd Aug Graham Hine The Customtones
Sun 9th Aug The Haunting AD The Blues Chapter
Sun 16th Aug Gearoid O’Meachair The Low Down Dogs
Sun 23rd Aug The Hot Club That Blue Patch
Sun 30th Aug Professor Redhair Paul Lamb
Friday 4th Sept
Ghostbusters
www.talkies.org.uk
Sunday 6th Sept
Palmers Green Festival
www.palmersgreenfestival.org.uk
Sat 31st Oct
The Palmers Scream
www.palmersscream.uk
Dare you?
Details of these and more at www.palmersgreencommunity.org.uk