Every year, over the last weekend in January, in that post-Christmas malaise - a remarkable music festival takes place at Butlins, Skegness in Lincolnshire.

Fast gaining an impressive reputation on the music lovers festival circuit and as hotly anticipated by the artists as the fans (who regularly travel from the length and breadth of the UK), the weekend has hosted an incredible range of some of Rock and Blues' most exciting and influential artists, alongside fiery 'new blood', too.

2010 performers included guitar legend and one-time Rolling Stone, Mick Taylor, Maggie Bell and Dave Kelly, The Blues Band, Stan Webb & Chicken Shack whilst on the rock stage, Nazareth, Martin Turner's Wishbone Ash and Praying Mantis.

Rock & Blues Festival (left to right) Micky Moody, Deborah Bonham, Robb Weir Photos: Noel Buckley

Sunday 22 January 2012, 18:00 GMT

This year's event takes place in Skegness, Lincolnshire 27-29 January with TEN YEARS AFTER, ARGENT, FM and many others.

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Sunday 21 February 2010, 21:00 GMT "Rock, Blues & Redcoats"

In this hour special, GRTR! Reviewer Mark Taylor talks to some of the acts appearing at the Festival.

He talks to MICKY MOODY, original guitarist with WHITESNAKE about that band and his subsequent career, Graham OLIVER and Steve DAWSON about the beginnings of SAXON, DEBORAH BONHAM on her musical career in the shadow of a famous sibling and Mark's weekend is rounded off with a chat to ROBB WEIR of Tygers of Pan Tang.

Playlist

MOODY MARSDEN BAND Fool For Your Loving (Live)
YOUNG/MOODY Don't Do That
from the 4-CD set 'Rock Of Ages' (2002)
SAXON Freeway At Last
from 'Diamonds And Nuggets' (2000)
DEBORAH BONHAM Religion
from 'The Old Hyde' (2004)
TYGERS OF PAN TANG Love Potion No 9
from 'Animal Instinct x 2' (2008)

Oliver Dawson Saxon (Photo: Noel Buckley)

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