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Saturday March 6 - Shedload of Love

Seven session musicians from southeast London, with collective credits with the likes of the Jools Holland r'n'b Orchestra, Burt Jansch, Martin Carthy, Lonnie Donnegan, Dana Gillespie to name a few. Shedload Of Love play a wonderful blend of country soul and blues. Fans of The Band, Dylan, Traffic, Booker T, Crazy Horse, will love this. An evening of great songs by great players is an absolute guarantee.

Saturday March 13 - Splitwhiskers

This five-piece Cambridge based band of young 'n' old misfits alike, draw from their impressive track record to bring you a new slant on the blues, with an air of lightning wit and repartee. If you enjoy raw rockin', eye poppin', finger snappin', foot tappin' blues (with a bit of gypsy jazz, funk and skiffle thrown in) then the 'Whiskers will wow you with their unique style.

Saturday March 20 - The Cedars

"...this choice cut from a thoroughly juicy selection serves as a splendid introduction to a band currently at the forefront of the UK’s alt.country scene..." R2 Magazine (Rock n Reel)

Brasenose favorites The Cedars are back with your old favorites and a new single 'Colour'. A UK based Alt-Americana quartet, with soaring vocals, infectious rhythms and blasts of slide guitar and banjo. Plying tales of lost love, revenge and rural homicide, The Cedars manage to straddle the divide between the dancehalls of the 20's and 30's and what's going on in the scene right now.

Saturday March 27 - Paul Cowley Trio

Blues, finger-style blues guitarist Paul Cowley is the one remaining founder member of the Sutton Blues collective where he had the priveledge to meet with many of the world's greatest blues players - some of which he's supported over the years including Ian Siegal, Guy Davis, Kent du Chaine, Mojo Buford, Jim Crawford, Eddie Martin and Catfish Keith. Paul will play with his acoustic trio line up joined by Harry Boylan & Terry Rudge.

EASTER WEEKEND Friday April 2 - Mumbo Jumbo

“Featuring Oliver Carpenter’s unbelievable Tom Waits style voice, the accomplished playing of a variety of instruments and the exuberant delivery of everything from ‘Three Cool Cats’ and ‘Fever, to an african style number and ’You Never Can Tell’ went down well in Café Rene.” - Gloucester Blues Festival 2009

Mumbo Jumbo are led by Oliver Carpenter (vocals, trumpet and percussion), recently described as 'the nearest singer to Tom Waits that we have' by Blues in Britain magazine; Chris Lomas (Bass), the epitome of a professional blues musician, playing with Tommy Allen in Trafficker and on the road backing top US bluesmen Tommy McCoy, Paul Byrd, Jimmy Griswold and Big George Brock; Mark Shaw (assorted guitars, banjo, sax and vocals), Lavendar Bill Mob and Jean Vincent Band and Abby Brant (piano, sax and vocals), talented singer/songwriter reaching the finals of 'Midlands Finest', a competition supported by UB40 to unearth undiscovered talent.

EASTER WEEKEND Saturday April 3 - Derrin Nauendorf

Derrin Nauendorf is an Australian who blends blues, folk and country by combining guitar, voice and lyric to create a unique and passionate rootsy sound that has to be experienced. His 2006 album, Rattling Wheel, was released to great aclaim - being 'compared to Steve Earle, but with a rougher feel and more dynamic'. A distribution deal with Pinnacle followed the success of his first commercial album, along with national radio plays, 'live' sessions on BBC Radio 2 with Paul Jones and Bob Harris, sessions on many local BBC and other radio shows, presence in various publications e.g Mojo, Q, Maverick, Blues Matters, Blues in Britain, and last but not least a 4 star album review in The Sunday Express alongside Jools Holland, Tom Waits and The Beatles.

Derrin is one of the few acts, blues or otherwise, nowadays that can send shivers down my spine through the passion of his live performance, when he is going for it on stage you get sucked in to his world, and it's a journey well worth making. - Chris Cordingley

“Derrin’s music moves my soul” Tony Joe White (USA)

EASTER WEEKEND Sunday April 4 - Dave Saunders and Stompin' Dave Allen

As Bass player, acoustic guitarist and founding member of Britains award winning blues band 'The Producers', Dave performed all over Britain, Ireland, Europe, Australia and New Zealand playing some of the biggest blues festivals around including acoustic slots at various festivals such as Burnley Blues Festival, a stunning set at the Templebar Music Centre during the Guiness/Templebar Blues Festival in Dublin and dates on the ex Fleetwood Mac guitarist Peter Greens comeback U.K tour.

Stompin' Dave Allen performs American roots music on guitar, five-string banjo, fiddle, piano, harmonica, vocals & tap dancing. Dave specializes in American roots music: old-time, bluegrass, blues, country blues, folk, vintage country & hillbilly. Traditional songs & tunes, originals & covers. Over 10 years working exclusively as a performer Dave has stomped at pubs, music festivals, beer festivals, music clubs, folk clubs, parties, restaurants, weddings, arts centres, hotels, fun runs, band stands, gardens, public houses, markets, meetings, churches, clubs, barn dances, village halls, processions, fetes, palaces, goose fares, nettle eating competitions, wakes, marathons, and as a street entertainer.

"Never have I seen or heard an artist quite like Stompin’ Dave" 5/5 stars from Maverick Magazine (Oct 09)

Saturday April 10 - Lisa Mills Duo

“Girl, you keep on doin’ whatcha doin!” - Dr. John

Robert Plant - “You should all check her out, she has a wonderful voice.”

The Brasenose Arms is proud to host Mississippi's Lisa Mills on her 2010 UK Tour, with Ian Jennings on bass. Lisa Mills is an incredibly gifted singer, guitarist, and songwriter. Born and raised in Mississippi, she is well grounded in her blues based, soulfully delivered original music.

Lisa has been performing summer tours in the U.K., and Europe, since 2001. While primarily performing her own solo tour, where she played such venues as The Glatonbury Festival, U.K., where she received a standing ovation from a crowd of over ten thousand people, the Gloucester Blues Festival, U.K., with Mike Sanchez and his Rhythm Review, along with Andy Fairweather Lowe, and The Ole Blues Festival, in Bergen Norway. She has also opened for, Dr. John, Delbert McClinton, and Tony Joe White, while abroad.

Highlights of this 2009's touring include opening for Eric Burdon and the Animals at the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival and for Andy Fairweather at the Abertillery Blues Festival in Wales.

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