Mumbles Mostly Jazz & Blues Festival 2008

The Mumbles is known as the 'Gateway to Gower', Britain's first area of outstanding natural beauty, not far from Swansea, South West Wales.

This festival features several gigs spread over three days at various venues, the main one being a Marquee set up in the leafy Southend Gardens which includes a bar. Other venues include the Victoria Inn, Beaufort Arms and Mumbles Rugby and Cricket Clubs.

The line-up includes an eclectic mix, ranging from traditional jazz through to latino, and blues bands and those coming from a rock perspective.

Friday 2 May
The Hamish Stuart Band + Oliver Nezhati Sextet, Mike Markey and Nick Jones.
Saturday 3 May
The Spikedrivers, The Hamsters + The Baddest Blues Band, The Keith Little Band.
Sunday 4 May
Red-Eyed Fly, The Blues Cruise, Sean Webster Blues Band + Gordon Wride, The Simmons Brothers, Will Killeen, The BBC Big Band + The Lewis Clement Quartet, The Contenders, and Lee Gibson.
Monday 5 May
The Amigos, Virgil & The Accelerators, The Brian Breeze Rhythm & Blues Band + Buena Risca Social Clwb.

More jazz and blues acts will be appearing in the Marquee and the festival's second major venue the Conservative Club over the weekend. Smaller, more intimate gigs will also be found all over Mumbles in locals such as the Park Inn, Victoria Inn and Beaufort Arms and at the Mumbles Cricket Club, Rugby Club and Yacht Club; some of these gigs will be free.

Further details will be published here when information becomes available. Tickets for the various events are on sale - for more information on tickets click here.

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