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Blues Festival celebrates its 20th birthday (PR 999)
Blues legend Paul Jones joins the party
Ealing Blues Festival
Date: 21 July
Venue: Walpole Park, Ealing
Cost: £1 for adults, children free
One of the biggest Blues gigs in the country turns 20 this year with a storming celebration of world-class and up-and-coming Blues and Roots.
The Ealing Blues Festival, part of Ealing Summer, has been entertaining crowds of up to 10,000 over the past 20 years and has established itself as one of the leading Blues festivals in the country.
Paul Jones, a legend of the British scene, joins the party with slide guitar maestro Dave Kelly.
Councillor Nigel Sumner, Cabinet Member for Health and Community
Well Being, said: "The Blues Festival enjoys a massive following
having built a reputation for bringing to London the big names of
the Blues circuit as well as fresh, up-and-coming talent.
"This year there's even more reason to party as we celebrate
the 20th anniversary of the festival. I would like to congratulate
local resident Bob Salmons who started the festival and who now
works with the Council to ensure that it goes from strength to
strength and consistently delivers a great day out."
Saturday 21 July
Main stage
2.00 – 2.25pm Sonny Black
2.30 – 3.30pm Paul Jones and Dave Kelly
3.45 – 4.45pm John Crampton
5.20 – 6.50pm Jeremiah Marques and The Blue Aces
7.20 – 8.20pm Andy Baron and Concrete Johnson
9.00 – 10.30pm The Guv'nors featuring Robert Hokum
The Crypt stage
3.15 – 4.15pm Bagge and Armer
4.30 – 5.30pm Slim Lightfoot
5.45 – 6.45pm Sonny Black and Chris Belshaw
7.00 – 8.00pm John Crampton
8.30 – 10.00pm Storm Warning
For more information on Ealing Summer 2007 – West London's hottest festival – go to: www.ealing.gov.uk/ealingsummer; Tel: 020 8825 6640 or Email: events@ealing.gov.uk.
How to get there
Walpole Park, Mattock Lane, Ealing, W5
Tube: Ealing Broadway (District and Central Lines)
South Ealing (Piccadilly Line)
Bus: 65, 83, 207, 297, 427, 607, E1, E2, E7, E8, E9, E10, E11, PR1
Car: Limited paid parking is available at Grove Road and Springbridge Road multi-storey car parks, and behind Ealing Town Hall after 5pm weekdays and all day at weekends.
Cycle: Cycle racks are available near the main festival site entrances.
ENDS
Notes for Editors
· The Ealing Blues Festival is part of Ealing Summer,
which includes Greenford Carnival 7 July, Comedy Festival 13-20
July, Opera in the Park 16-17 July, Global Festival 22 July, Jazz
Festival 25-29 July, the London Mela 12 August, and Literary
Festival 1-2 September.
· Programme co-ordinated by Bob Salmons in association
with Small Planet Music.
· More information on each of the performers is
available on request.