HARBOROUGH BLUES
bringing the best of
LIVE BLUES
music to
MARKET HARBOROUGH
at
Louisa's Place
Sign Up to Mailing List
UPCOMING EVENTS
Louisa's Place
Market Harborough
Porch Swing Blues
blues, ragtime and gospel
Wednesday 2 April 2025
7.30pm
SOLD OUT
Twice UK blues awards finalist Dave Ferra and Chris Berry spent many years playing in the US and together they are Porch Swing Blues.
Dave Ferra (guitar, slide, harmonica and vocals) plays and sings blues, ragtime and spirituals, accompanying himself on guitar, slide and rack harmonica. As a solo artist Dave plays throughout the UK. His most recent CD Lies and Gin made it to Number 1 on the Independent Blues Broadcasters’ playlist chart.
Chris Berry (guitar and vocals) has been a solo artist since the late 60s. Chris also spent two years on the New Orleans music bar and coffee house circuit as a singer/songwriter, and ten further productive years in California and Texas. His fingerpicking blues guitar style combines with a fine bluesman’s voice.
Nothing In Rambling
early blues
Wednesday 7 May 2025
7.30pm
SELLING FAST
Sister Suzie and Andy Twyman take you on a musical journey through Mississippi and Louisiana, performing music by artists such as Memphis Minnie, Blind Boy Fuller and Elmore James. Guided by a mutual passion for early blues, they evoke the playfulness, power and soul of the music and the people who created it. Their chemistry brings out the mischief and humour in songs of sexual liberation. Their emotional connection with the stories of the early blues performers gives soul to the deep blues and gospel songs they perform. Andy’s nimble and authentic guitar work provides the perfect back drop for Suzie's powerful blues vocals and onstage charm to shine as they come together in Nothing In Rambling.
Martin McNeill
old school blues
Wednesday 4 June 2025
7.30pm
SELLING WELL
Bottleneck bluesman, Martin McNeill, sings and plays old-school blues with soul, featuring stunning slide guitar work. He was a finalist in the 2024 UK Blues Awards and runner-up for record of the year in 2020. Martin has appeared at blues and jazz festivals in recent years including Sidmouth, Rye, Swanage, Dart, Dereham and Broadstairs. He has appeared at blues and jazz festivals in recent years in Sidmouth, Rye, Swanage, Dart, Dereham and Broadstairs.
Max & Veronica
blues, rags & ditties
Wednesday 3 September 2025
7.30pm
Our first overseas act at Harborough Blues. Max De Bernardi and Veronica Sbergia are two of the most accomplished modern blues artists from Italy. Currently on their UK tour, they are scooting into Market Harborough for one night only. Their range spans from the soulful realms of country and folk to the infectious beats of ragtime and swing, embracing the spiritual essence of gospel and the emotive depths of blues, and back again. “This was great entertainment and music that put a smile on your face. The audience flocked around the stage enthusiastically lapping up the ‘old style blues’ pouring from it” - Digital Blues
Erin Harpe
roots & blues events
Wednesday 29 October 2025
7:30pm
Our second overseas act at Harborough Blues, wife and husband team Erin Harpe and Jim Countryman from Boston Massachusetts are touring the UK and have agreed to stop-over in Market Harborough. “When I listen to the blues, it makes me want to cry - it’s a part of me...”, award-winning blues artist and educator Erin Harpe. Erin has jammed with iconic acoustic blues artists Phil Wiggins (of Cephas & Wiggins), Warner Williams and Jay Summerour, Eleanor Ellis, Jontavious Willis, and James Montgomery. She’s opened for legends such as ZZ Top, T-Model Ford, Honeyboy Edwards, Roy Bookbinder, and James Cotton.
Sunjay Returns!
black & blues
Wednsday 3 December 2025
7:30pm
We're very excited to welcome back our very first performer at Harborough Blues, the wonderful and entertaining Sunjay. The talented guitarist, singer and songwriter set us off on a journey that has seen the first four events SOLD OUT.
Yet to be fully confirmed, you might want to pencil this in your diary for a winter special to remember.
Meanwhile feel free to check out Sunjay's own website for news and CD sales.
The winter season programme for 2025 will be emailed to all on our mailing list so you'll be first in line to acquire tickets.
Harborough Jazz
check out our partner's jazz events
Second Sunday of the Month 12:30pm
Three Swans Hotel
MARKET HARBOROUGH
Join the many local jazz fans for lunchtime concerts at the Three Swans Hotel in the centre of Market Harborough. All performances start at 12:30. Lunch available to order on arrival. Licensed bar.
©Copyright. All rights reserved.
We need your consent to load the translations
We use a third-party service to translate the website content that may collect data about your activity. Please review the details in the privacy policy and accept the service to view the translations.