'Girls Got The Blues' is a brand new one day Music Festival to be held in Manchester, England on 6th May 2007 celebrating the best in Female fronted bands with an emphasis, but not exclusively, on blues based music.
The UK's 1st Female fronted Blues based Music Festival, Manchester May 07
Doors 12 noon - till 1.30AM
All of a sudden there is a plethora of Girls picking up guitars and rediscovering the musical heritage that is the Blues, whether it be in the style of the Delta or more of a Stevie Ray Vaughan vibe, and following right the way through to Country blues.
'Girls Got The Blues' stated aim is to highlight and showcase this amazing talent.
We hope this will become an annual event,
Tea Time Open Mic announced,
At approx 6pm, we're opening up the stage to all for an open mic session.
Just register on the day for the chance to play Girls Got The Blues 2007
More Acts confirmed !!!
'Congregation'
And special guest Compere 'Rosie Lugosi'
'Lock up your daughters, and anyone else of a nervous disposition, come to that... Rosie Lugosi is a cross between Shirley Bassey and Motorhead.'
Manchester Evening News
Check out Bex.... Now the important information, Bex's music, picture this, one hourglass woman, one resonator guitar going through a Fender reverb 25 amp, eight fingers and two thumbs working in unison, flat picking, bluesy rag rock riffs flow from the speakers, she walks to the mike, her red lips part and THAT voice opens up, velvet and raspy, whiskey soaked and soulful, powerful & moving. The first song ends and the next starts, Bex slips a mini slide onto her pinkie and the fireworks start!!!!!!!!!!!! Best give her a listen......... www. myspace. com/bexmarshall EPK www. sonicbids. com/bexmarshall
Bex Marshall hails from Plymouth Devon UK, she recorded 'Kitchen Table' and released it on our independent label House of Mercy Records in the UK in June this year, distributed through Cadiz, Pinnacle.
In February Bex was the only English artist invited to perform at the Folk Alliance showcase in Memphis Tenn.. In April Bex toured the North East of America to great critical acclaim, no agent, no label just the passion to play. Bex played in New York, Buffalo, Detroit, Cleveland, Phoenixville, Washington & Raleigh and everywhere in between. Through the success of this tour Bex has now achieved US distribution through Koch/Cadiz and has a diary full of retrun club bookings and The Detroit Blues Festival on June 21st 2009.
'Kitchen Table' was released in the US on August 19th and Doug Lexa in the LA office is co-ordinating the retail & instore side and we have taken on Howling Wuelf to cover press, Howard Wuelfing has the history and the passion for Bex's music.
