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New Performer Confirmed...
David Jones • 14 March 2024
Delighted to announce London-based alto saxophonist Sam Braysher
Delighted to announce London-based alto saxophonist Sam Braysher will play this year's festival. Sam is a talented saxophonist who graduated in 2011 with a first class honours degree from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and has received widespread acclaim for the two albums released under his own name. The Sam Braysher trio at Callander will include two of Scotland’s finest musicians, double bassist Andrew Robb and drummer Alyn Cosker. Andrew was awarded 1st Prize at the European Society of Bassists Jazz Competition in 2018 and is a former BBC Radio Scotland Young Jazz Musician of the Year. Alyn is a band leader and composer in his own right and the resident drummer for the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra. Callander Jazz & Blues Festival Oct 3rd-6th.
Just some of the standout words and phrases from our recent visitors survey wordcloud. Many thanks to all who took part and said such lovely things about this year's Callander Jazz & Blues Festival . Hopefully see you all back again next year for another fun, friendly, fabulous, amazing, fantastic, excellent festival!!
First weekend in October 2025. We'd also love to know what you thought of this year's amazing festival. So, if you could please complete our 2024 questionnaire to help us gain understanding about our wonderful visitors and to refine how we organise the festival weekend in 2025, that would be fantastic!! Click on the link to send your feedback.....and enter a prize draw!!! Many thanks in advance. Jazz & Blues Festival 2024 - Questionnaire https://docs.google.com/.../1Of3huI6FR.../edit
Look out those dance shoes for Saturday's high energy high school hop at this year's Callander Jazz & Blues Festival !! Rock Til U Drop begin the proceedings with a jive dance workshop with Ray & Nicky at 12pm. The Revolutionaires official festival favourites, kick off the live music at 2pm with some sizzlin' hot R'n'B and Rock'n'Roll. The Shiverin' Sheiks make a welcome return to this year's Callander Jazz & Blues Festival at 5pm with their original take on music from the atomic age, the prohibition era and british beat music. Get ready for some dancefloor rock n' roll. The Deke McGee Band with the Gallus Horns bring an amazing full 8 piece band sound to keep the party in full swing at 8pm. Deke has performed at Jazz and Blues Festivals all over the world and plays classic New Orleans, Texas and Chicago R'n'B. Phew....school's out just after 10pm!!
We've now reached 5,000 followers across our social media network. Thank you all for following and supporting us! Who's joing us in October for this year's Callander Jazz & Blues Festival ?
The Korgis music has been described as 'timeless', and perhaps that's what makes it seem just as fresh today, as when they first hit the charts in 1979, with 'If I Had You'. Runaway hit 'Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime' charted in the UK, USA, Ireland, Australia, Belgium, Holland, Switzerland and hit the No1 spot in France and Spain, and has been covered by numerous artists, including Zucherro and Yazz. Catch The Korgis at this year's Callander Jazz & Blues Festival Oct 3rd-6th. It will astound you!
Delighted to welcome STAN the BAND for the first time to this year's 18th Callander Jazz & Blues Festival Oct 3rd-6th. STAN the BAND is a legendary guitar 4 piece from Newcastle upon Tyne playing good-time boogie-rock that feels like it's one part shipyard sweat, one part bar-room philosophy and one part melodic know-how. The band have released several albums and have supported a diverse range of artists from Brian May to Big Country, The Christians and The Zombies. The band are currently promoting their new album Love. Catch them at this year's festival for a fun gig.
Delighted to announce The Terraplanes Blues Band are heading to the Callander Jazz & Blues Festival for their first gigs in Scotland on Oct 3rd & 4th. Winners of the Emerging Blues Act Of The Year in 2023 at the national UK Blues Awards, The Terraplanes are a musical group from Bristol with a fine blend of finger pickin' country blues and high energy raw r'n'b. Delivering howling blues harmonica and screaming slide guitar, The Terraplanes are a rhythm & blues band that take you back to the golden era of the blues. "These boys are phenomenal, a joy to watch!" - Blues Matters Magazine. A must see at this year's Callander Jazz & Blues Festival Oct 3rd-6th.
Happy to announce all five Callander pubs are back onboard for this year's festival. We couldn't do it without your support. The atmosphere last year in the Dalgair House Hotel , The Waverley , The Crown, Callander , MacNabs and the Riverside Inn Callander was probably the best ever, so here's for a repeat from Oct 3rd-6th at this year's 18th Callander Jazz & Blues Festival .
We would not be able to put on our festival every year if we did not get support from many different areas. So a massive thank you to our 2024 sponsors.... so far!! Deanston Distillery Wood Leisure Callander Drinks Company Trossachs Vinyl FirstBase Accountants & The Grail . If you would like to be part of our festival sponsor group this year, please get in touch.
Delighted to have been nominated by the UK Blues Federation in the Top 20 UK Blues Festival Of The Year category alongside some of the UK's other major Blues Festivals. A great acknowledgement to our volunteers, venues, performers and sponsors that make the festival happen every year, along with our amazing supporters. This ones for you!!
