Tom Attah

I am pleased and proud to confirm that I will be appearing in France in November as part of the terrific Blues Sur Seine Festival!

For the past twelve years, to the west of Paris, the Seine takes on an air of the Mississippi. For two weeks, several venues around Mantes-la-Jolie open their doors to renowned musicians and the up and coming talents of this style of music, a good deal more diverse than it might seem. More than fifty groups and musicians on the stages to the west of Paris bear witness to the eternal renaissance of the Blues, showing us that this genre has more and more offspring.

There will be an incredible line-up this year of performers who are coming from all over the world.  Full details are available on the festival website: http://www.blues-sur-seine.com/english.html

You chan check out the festival promo video here:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlF_0SEZp9M&feature=share&fb_source=message

…more news as it happens!

They say that the only two certainties in life are death and taxes, but considering how some people avoid paying them, I’m no longer sure about taxes. But, yeah, we will all leave this mortal coil, one day. What’s never certain is what we can do with our time on this greeny Earth. I never had the honour of meeting Jane Howden, but the amount of people her life changed is flabbergasting.

So it was a fitting tribute that her sister Sarah Griffiths organised a tribute gig at West Street Live. Many familiar faces from the Sheffield community were there, paying their respects in one form or another.

Full article: http://sloucher.org/2012/09/17/songs-for-jane-howden/

The Blues Brothers 2012 – Franny Eubank & Tom Attah (Photograph by Richard Bottomley-Mason)

I am thrilled to confirm that we will be appearing at the 21st annual Blues on the Farm Festival in Chichester on Sunday 9th September!

From their website:

“Voted ‘Best British Blues Festival 2010’ in the British Blues Awards, our event is staged in a 40 acre setting on the Sussex Coastal plain a couple of miles south of Chichester.

Blues on the Farm has a big reputation for presenting high quality music from World-class musicians, in a family friendly, safe and relaxed area, the primary objective of the event is to stage high quality music from world-class musicians, in a warm and friendly atmosphere.”

Also appearing will be The Blues Band, King King, Paddy Milner, King Rollo, The Todd Sharpville Band, Dave Kelly and many more!

Click here for ticket and festival details.

BLUES STARS TAKE STOCK AND FILL TOP BILL FOR FLOOD APPEAL

SLIGHTLY Foxed Brewery have now finalised the details for the fundraising Floodstock concert of blues music early next month – and even brewed a beer specially for it.

I am pleased and proud to share this link about the terrific musician Tom Doughty.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-17686424

Tom’s indomitable outlook is characterised in his music and if you get a chance, listen to his incredible song “Robert Mugabe.”  Just tremendous.

A tremendous review from Bradford’s “How Do?” Magazine!

Last month I was runner-up in the New Brunswick Battle of the Blues heats in the North.  The first prize is a trip to Canada to participate in the New Brunswick Blues Festival.

I need your support!  The single act who recieves the most votes gets to go to the final in London next month – I need your vote.  Can you help?  I have nearly a thousand fans and if you all took a moment to vote then I am sure to win, I know.

The process only takes a few minutes – here’s what you need to do.

1. Click this Link: http://www.tourismnewbrunswick.co.uk/competition/vote-on-these-ones
2. Scroll down to my video
3. Click on the video.  A bigger window will open up.
4. Underneath the video, click on “Log In.”
5. You will see a registration screen.  Click on “register for free”
6. Fill in the form.  Be aware of the option regarding the New Brunswick Newsletter.
7. click “submit”.
8. Go to your email and click the “confirm email address” link in the mail that will have just arrived.
9. Log in (again)
10. Finally, scroll down to my video again, click the 5 stars so that they light up and click “submit”

…and it’s done!  I know that the process seems a little long-winded, but if you can spare a few moments then as I say, I know I can get to the gig in London and be the ONLY BLACK SINGER & GUITAR PLAYER in the Blues competition.

Voting is open until February 28th – thank you in advance!

I am opening for Big Daddy Wilson from the USA at this terrific little festival that will be running all week.

The following month, it’s back across the channel to play with Franny Eubank at the Blues Autour Du Zinc Festival at Beauvais for the 2nd year in a row – after last year’s tremendous experience, I’m really looking forward to performing.

Ooh – a country famed for its red wine and cheese.  How WILL I cope?