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Blue Jewel is a great contemporary folk / acoustic band of top-class South Devon musicians: Steve Banks – vocals, violin; Pat Butterly – double bass; Ben Burrow – drums & percussion; Scott McGowan – acoustic guitar.
Winter greetings and good wishes for 2012. We hope to see you at a Blue Jewel gig soon …
“This CD is a journey down the Dart that brings in all the skill of serious musicianship. A delight of variety, a triumph!” - Maddy Prior
“The concert really had the ‘feel good factor’. We left wanting more and wanting to recommend you to everyone.” - John and Jan Culf (Harberton Folk)
“Amazing instrumentals… subtlety and imagination… a memorable and enjoyable album.” – What’s Afoot (website). (More reviews - click here)
GIG NEWS :
- 24th February : Stoke Gabriel Village Hall. Steve & John Risdon ““All The Way Fro’ France” : Maritime tales of smuggling and a very special visitor – Napoleon Bonaparte
- 16th March : Barnfield Theatre, Exeter – trio
- 18th March : Steve playing at Beesounds
- 31st March : South Brent Village Hall – full band
- 12th May : Dart Music Festival
- 5th June : Exmouth Festival
- 23rd June : Teignmouth Folk Festival - full band
- 13th July : Quest Festival, Newton Abbot – full band
(click here for more details…)
“Dart Songs” CD on sale from our ONLINE SHOP. Listen to tracks here
CD also available at these local outlets: in Totnes – Drift Records, Backtrax, Totnes Bookshop, Harlequin Books; Venus cafe @ Blackpool Sands; the Fairmile (Greenway Ferries).
“All Aboard!!” … half of Blue Jewel performing aboard Greenway Ferry’s beautifully restored WW2 heritage boat, the Fairmile. (…read more)
For more information, or to subscribe to our email newsletter (for occasional information about gigs etc), please email Steve, info@bluejewel.info
We look forward to seeing you at a gig soon!