From: Bottleneck Blues Club [bookings_at_bottleneckblues_dot_com]

Sent: 21 December 2015 07:41

Subject: Merry Christmas and Upcoming Show January 2016

Hello All

Well, it's Christmas week and as well as sending you the best wishes of the season, I would like to thank all who have supported the club over the year. A year of mixed emotions, certainly, and marked by the sad loss of Terry Fergusson, who, together with wife Sandra, had put so much into the club.

I'm sure that I speak on behalf of everyone in thanking Alan and Carol Kyle for taking the club onwards. The club was featured in the December issue of Blues in Britain and anyone who cannot get a copy of the magazine (please try to buy one first in support) can email me for a scanned in copy of the article that Alan will forward on.

The last show in November saw the return of the Spikedrivers and generated the following review, which has been passed to me:

"If this is not the best music club outside of London I will eat Ben Tyzak's hat. This is my first visit to the club, having read about the Spikedrivers. On turning up, I was found a seat, introduced to the people I was sitting with and made very welcome. I felt like I had been coming here for years and the hospitality is top notch - the sound even better! The Spikedrivers are without a doubt one of the best acts working these venues: Constance on bass, swinging her hips, Maurice setting those drum patterns and the then one of the best guitars players I have heard, Ben Tyzak, from gritty blues to gentle country ballads and with such a great voice! This band can swing with their train songs and then go back to pure blues. They like to have fun and even the drummer sings! To finish with 'Dust my Broom' and then encore with the great rolling stones ballad 'No Expectations', leaving everybody wanting more, takes class. Thanks to the Bottleneck for a great evening and I will be coming again without a doubt. Paul from Sittingbourne"

For the upcoming year we have already obtained a fantastic mix of artists, with more in the pipeline. Keeping a smattering of the well known and previously seen, we are also introducing the cutting edge of modern British Blues together with some top quality acts that are debuting at the club. One such act is appearing on Tuesday 26th January in the form of the award winning Zoe Schwarz and the Blue Commotion and I am taking bookings now for this one.

Tickets ?12, pay on the door. Doors 7.30pm, band on stage 8.45pm. Good food, reasonably priced, available to eat at your table if required. Further information, location map, etc. available at www.bottleneckblues.com

So, that's Zoe Schwarz and the Blue Commotion appearing Tuesday 26th January 2016.

Thank you, once again, for your continued support and have a great New Year!

Richard Dobney

Bottleneck Blues Club