Annually each summer.
http://www.gloucesterblues.co.uk/
The year of the Floods
In spite of the flooding, and lack of tap water- the river banks burst the day before the Festival was due to start - , the organisers and venues managed to stage nearly every event as planned.
Likal was there to record quite a lot of what went on, sometimes covering three venues each evening!
Below the photo gallery, (pics available for purchase from the photographer), is a selection of the videos. More are on the Likal23 account at YouTube.
http://www.figmentphotography.co.uk/?album=Gloucester_Blues_Festival_07_...
Blues2Go at Cafe Rene
Ignoring the flood (because their decorative well is, in fact, a real one, currently sprouting a fetching blue hosepipe and some seriously Heath Robinson plumbing) Cafe Rene fly the flag for the Gloucester Blues Festival, keeping the music going while all other venues are shut...
And on bass guitar, Horace Painter, ex of The Specials.
Bridget & the Big Girls Blues at the Tall Ship as part of Gloucester Blues Festival.
Empty Bowser Blues
Cool Hand - Misery Blues
Trad blues at the Pig Inn as part of the Gloucester Blues Festival.
Guy Tortora - My Town - at Cafe Rene in Gloucester Blues Festival
Great lyrics and a west coast blues sound.
Michael Roach, Dennis Gruenling, Johnny Mars, Russ Green, and special guest Bernie Marsden (Whitesnake)
I'll be honest - I went because I'm shooting video, and I think I expected a fairly academic sort of porch music. How wrong can you be! This was porch music the way a Ferrari is form or transportation.
The clips give a flavour of the night, but really, if you like up tempo blues and didn't go, you missed a great night. All came on stage for the finale.
Innes Sibun at the New Inn as part of the Gloucester Blues Festival.
Just a snippet to give a flavour of their great live blues rock style.
Martin the Hatter - local guitarist at Cafe Rene
The Wild Rover.
Nice rocky blues at Cafe Rene - part of the Gloucester Blues Festival.
Fine rollicking rock and roll boogie woogie. Great show.
Summertime
Kansas City
Nice jazzy blues from Molly Brown at Cafe Rene as part of the Gloucester Blues Festival.
Gloucester based traditional acoustic blues.
Sherman Robertson - classy electric blues.
Lively rocking blues at Greyfriars.
Country/Blues style fine summers evening performance laid on by Gloucester Blues festival.
Gloucester International Rhythm & Blues Festival 2008
After last years flooding fun this years festival went pretty much without a hitch, and was appreciated by locals and visitors alike.
In filming the festival I was interested to come across people who had come from quite far away to attend - either for an act that they liked or simply because they loved the great combination of music, beer, and convivial atmosphere.
Gloucester Blues Festival 2008
Alex, at Cross Keys open mic night.
Gloucester Blues Festival 2008
Bluebyrd - Eyesight to the Blind - at the Cross Keys Open Mic night.
Gloucester Blues Festival 2008
Bluebyrd - I loved another - at Cross Keys Open Mic
Gloucester Blues Festival 2008
Blues Anoraks - Sell My Monkey (BB King) - at the Conservative Club
Blues Anoraks - Stoop Down - at the Conservative Club - Gloucester Blues Festival 2008
Gloucester Blues Festival 2008
Bob Long at the Cross Keys Open Mic night.
Bob Long - Rocking Chair Blues - Open Mic Night, Cross Keys
Gloucester Blues Festival 2008
Bridget & the Big Girls Blues - Nobody Knows You when You're Down and Out - Cross Keys.
Gloucester Blues Festival 2008
Little view of the crowd and a couple dancing during the Kings Square free concert.
Gloucester Blues Festival 2008
Dave Reeves - The Lining of David Bristows Coat - The Dick Whittington
Gloucester Blues Festival 2008
Deja Voodoo - In the Midnight Hour (Wilson Pickett) - at the New Inn.
Gloucester Blues Festival 2008
Deja Voodoo - Tightrope, at The New Inn.
Gloucester Blues Festival 2008
Guy Tortora - Early in the Morning - Coots Cafe, National Waterways Museum
Gloucester Blues Festival 2008
John Cleary - Mardi Gras - at Kings Square Concert
Gloucester Blues Festival 2008
John Cleary - some funky jam - Kings Square.
Gloucester Blues Festival 2008
Keith Thompson & Patsy Gamble - High Times - at Cafe Rene
Keith Thompson and Patsy Gamble - The Power of Love at Cafe Rene
Gloucester Blues Festival 2008
Matt Schofield Trio at Kings Square, excellent electric blues.
Gloucester Blues Festival 2008
Matt Schofield trip - Siftin Thru Ashes - great electric blues in Kings Square.
Gloucester Blues Festival 2008
Max at Cross Keys Open Mic night
Gloucester Blues Festival 2008
Mumbo Jumbo - River Boat Song - at The Dick Whittington
Gloucester Blues Festival 2008
Mumbo Jumbo - Three Cool Cats - The Dick Whittington
Gloucester Blues Festival 2008
Mumbo Jumbo with Dave Reeves at the Dick Whittington in a talking blues.
Oliver Carpenter on trumpet.
Gloucester Blues Festival 2008
My Name is Earl - Open Mic night at The Cross Keys
Gloucester Blues Festival 2008
My Name is Earl & Friends - Lean on Me - Cross Keys Open Mic night
Gloucester Blues Festival 2008
Oliver Darling - solo guitar set - Lay Down Sally - at The Dick Whittington
Gloucester Blues Festival 2008
Oliver Darling - solo set - Sweet Little Sixteen at The Dick Whittington
Gloucester Blues Festival 2008
Finale of the Open Mic - jam around The Thrill is Gone at The Cross Keys.
Gloucester Blues Festival 2008
Sons of the Delta at Cafe Rene
Gloucester Blues Festival 2008
Sons of the Delta at Cafe Rene.
13 Questions Method by Chuck Berry
Gloucester Blues Festival 2008
Sons of the Delta - Willin - at Cafe Rene
Gloucester Blues Festival 2008
Steve Browning Band - a nice slow blues - at the New Inn
Gloucester Blues Festival 2008
Steve Browning Band at the New Inn - I hear you knocking
Gloucester Blues Festival 2008
Steve Kent at the Pig in The City
Gloucester Blues Festival 2008
The Big Blues Tribe - Let The Good Times Roll - Kings Square concert.
Gloucester Blues Festival 2008
The Big Blues Tribe - Muddy Waters Blues - at the Kings Square concert.
Gloucester Blues Festival 2008
The Big Blues Tribe - St James's Infirmary Blues at Kings Square
Gloucester Blues Festival 2008
Will Killeen at the Cross Keys
Gloucester Blues Festival 2008
Will Simpson steps up at Cross Keys Open Mic night, with a Paul Weller classic.