Dino Baptiste & Night Train
2025-05-01 19:00 - 23:00, 2026-03-05 19:00 - 23:00 (Europe/London) | Blues Bar Tring – (Doors & Bar 7.00pm Band 8.00pm), Tring Park Cricket Club, London Road, Tring, Herts, HP23 6HA, United Kingdom
Dino Baptiste & Night Train
Blues, Boogie Woogie featuring originals and varied Ray Charles etc covers

Dino Baptiste – keyboards/vocals/harmonica
Dominic Stockbridge – guitar/vocals
Cameron Rossi – tenor sax
Harry Whitty – bass/vocals
Dan “Bam Bam” Watt – drums
Now with over 30 years of professional live and studio performances in a musical career spanning the globe, Dino Baptiste is all about fulfilling his love of the blues, boogie-woogie and funk with a self-attained vocal and keyboard talent that shines through in his over 250 performances every year.
Influenced greatly by his iconic inspirations namely, Ray Charles, Little Richard & Jerry Lee Lewis, Dino relies on his skill to perform, entertain and display a unique onstage personality that keeps his audience captured night after night!
Worldwide performances through his years with major artists including Mick Jagger, Lulu, Leo Sayer, Donald Fagen, Kiki Dee and Roger Taylor, this charismatic musician takes his music to another level with an almost “tongue and cheek” jamming element filled with non-stop high energy night after night.
Dino’s band, Night Train share these same and exceptional qualities, but with a unique twist namely being 35 years his junior and yet excelling in their individual performances that in recent months has created the perfect culmination of youth, energy and above all a knowledge of that old style R’nB, BeBop and retro Funk that is unheard of during these modern times.
Directly from London’s Royal Academy, Trinity College & Guildhall the band features, Dominic Stockbridge on guitar (Dana Gillespie), Cameron Rossi on tenor sax (Dana Gillespie), Harry Whitty on bass (Dana Gillespie) and Dan “Bam Bam” Watt on drums (Dana Gillespie).
A night of fun, amazing dynamics and multi-instrumental surprises not to be missed!!!!
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Steve 'West' Weston
2025-07-03 19:00 - 23:00, 2026-08-20 19:00 - 23:00 | Blues Bar Tring – (Doors & Bar 7.00pm Band 8.00pm), Tring Park Cricket Club, London Road, Tring, Herts, HP23 6HA, United Kingdom
Steve ‘West’ Weston

Steve grew up among the vibrant music scene in Essex and started out playing in various bands on keyboard before finding his harmonica mojo as the front man in West Weston and the Bluesonics.
He has become the harmonica player of choice for Mud Morganfield when he’s touring Europe, as well as playing with Trickbag in Scandinavia, and then playing on the number 1 album with Wilko Johnson and Roger Daltrey.
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The Looters and Special Guest Ray Phillips
2025-07-24 19:00 - 23:00 | Blues Bar Tring – (Doors & Bar 7.00pm Band 8.00pm), Tring Park Cricket Club, London Road, Tring, Herts, HP23 6HA, United Kingdom
The Looters and Special Guest Ray Phillips
The Looters

Jeff Savage – Vox, harp, guitar
Dzal Martin – Vox, guitars
John Gordon – Bass, B Vox
Jim Russell – Drums
Steve Oakman – keyboards
Playing Live Music >From The 60’s & 70’s, Blisterin’ Rhythm ‘n’ Blues, Rock n Roll, Soul and Classic Pop
The Looters are a London based 60’s and 70’s covers band averaging over 100 gigs a year. Playing well known songs from the 60’s & 70’s ranging from Buddy Holly, The Stones, Clapton, The Beatles, Creedence Clearwater Revival to Bob Marley, Bill Withers, Otis Redding, James Brown, The Temptations, The Box Tops and The Pirates to name but a few.
What have the following acts got in common ?
Sir Bob Geldof, Alan Price Set, Paul Young, Chrissie Hynde, Meatloaf, The Equals, Vanity Fair, Chris Farlowe, Van Morrison, Whitney Houston to name but a few: They have all played with or still playing with members of The Looters !!!
They have all played with members of The Looters.
Special Guest – Ray Phillips

Founder member, and co-lead singer, of The Nashville Teens in 1962. Though he was born in Wales, he grew up in the Addlestone, and Woking area of Surrey.
The Nashville Teens, an English rock band, formed in 1962.They are best known for their 1964 hit single “Tobacco Road”, a Top 10 hit in the United Kingdom and Canada, and a Top 20 hit in the United States.

Papa George Blues Band
2025-08-07 19:00 - 23:00 | Blues Bar Tring – (Doors & Bar 7.00pm Band 8.00pm), Tring Park Cricket Club, London Road, Tring, Herts, HP23 6HA, United Kingdom
Papa George Blues Band

Papa George, born in London from Greek Cypriot parents, is no stranger on the UK & European blues scene. Four decades of playing “live electric and acoustic blues” later, he now has a reputation to be reckoned with.
Inspiration from The Beatles and The Rolling Stones in the early 60s paved the way for George’s introduction to other British & American Rhythm n Blues greats, providing George with a tantalising driving force for developing his musical styles as a rock/blues performer.
During the 1970s, whilst developing his guitar & vocal skills, George formed the Papa George Band. Since then he has toured the UK and many countries in Europe the USA.
A quote from Muddy Waters guitarist, Bob Margolin, described George as being “A powerful Deep Blues player…a spectacular blues artist. He’s got power and nuance as a master entertainer”
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James Oliver Band
2025-09-04 19:00 - 23:00 | Blues Bar Tring – (Doors & Bar 7.00pm Band 8.00pm), Tring Park Cricket Club, London Road, Tring, Herts, HP23 6HA, United Kingdom
The James Oliver Band
After a crackin’ show last year, we’ve persuaded James and his band to come back!!
“He’s regarded as a force of nature in his native Wales, an R&B icon in Sweden, and a guitar hero to his social media fans” – Blues in Britain Magazine
James Oliver is one of the UK’s busiest acts playing over 300 gigs a year (sometimes two gigs in one day) all over the UK, Europe, and the USA!
James has won the UK Blues Awards Emerging Artist of the Year and has been nominated an additional three times.
His contemporary’s say it all
“James is a passionate roots rocker loaded with guitar firepower.” – Bill Kirchen – guitar legend
“If you want to see energy times 10 with the greasiest of rockabilly fire and flair, this is the guy to see!” – Redd Volkaert (Grammy Award winning guitarist for Merle Haggard)
“James Oliver wields the Telecaster with extreme aplomb and is highly entertaining to boot.” – Greg Koch (Guitar legend)
“An incredibly inventive and exciting guitarist” – Music Republic Magazine
The Frantic album is available. Maybe he’ll have a new one before coming back to Tring

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James Oliver – YouTube Channel

Mississippi MacDonald
2025-11-06 19:00 - 23:00, 2026-11-19 19:00 - 23:00 | Blues Bar Tring – (Doors & Bar 7.00pm Band 8.00pm), Tring Park Cricket Club, London Road, Tring, Herts, HP23 6HA, United Kingdom
Mississippi MacDonald
Back by popular demand after his great show for us back in 2024
Mississippi MacDonald is a three times British Blues Awards nominee, from London. He has been playing since he was 11 years old and has travelled extensively on the US blues trail, meeting, amongst others, Pinetop Perkins, Willie Big Eyes Smith, Otis Clay and BB King. In 2010, he was part of the team that purchased a gravestone for the late Hi Records recording artist and soul legend, OV Wright.
His seven albums have had significant international airplay and coverage, making the top 10 of the British Blues charts on four occasions.
Paul Jones described him as “splendid…..really really excellent”.
Blues In Britain magazine praised “…Mississippi’s Albert Collins’ flavoured guitar work….blistering. Soulful vocals and excellent fretwork. Genuine blues, played with passion and hugely appreciated”.
In 2021 he was signed to APM Records, and his album Do Right, Say Right was released to critical acclaim.
Listen to Oli ‘Mississippi Macdonald talking to Steve James
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The Looters plus extra special guest Chris Farlowe - SOLD OUT
2025-12-18 19:00 - 23:00 | Blues Bar Tring – (Doors & Bar 7.00pm Band 8.00pm), Tring Park Cricket Club, London Road, Tring, Herts, HP23 6HA, United Kingdom
The Looters plus extra special guest Chris Farlowe

Jeff Savage – Vox, harp, guitar
Dzal Martin – Vox, guitars
John Gordon – Bass, B Vox
Jim Russell – Drums
Steve Oakman – keyboards
Plus Extra Special guest Chris Farlowe

Chris Farlowe is one of the great underrated British soul & blues influenced singers.
Playing Live Music >From The 60’s & 70’s, Blisterin’ Rhythm ‘n’ Blues, Rock n Roll, Soul and Classic Pop
The Looters are a London based 60’s and 70’s covers band averaging over 100 gigs a year. Playing well known songs from the 60’s & 70’s ranging from Buddy Holly, The Stones, Clapton, The Beatles, Creedence Clearwater Revival to Bob Marley, Bill Withers, Otis Redding, James Brown, The Temptations, The Box Tops and The Pirates to name but a few.
What have the following acts got in common ?
Sir Bob Geldof, Alan Price Set, Paul Young, Chrissie Hynde, Meatloaf, The Equals, Vanity Fair, Chris Farlowe, Van Morrison, Whitney Houston to name but a few: They have all played with or still playing with members of The Looters !!!

2nd NIGHT - The Looters plus extra special guest Chris Farlowe - SOLD OUT
2025-12-19 19:00 - 23:00 | Blues Bar Tring – (Doors & Bar 7.00pm Band 8.00pm), Tring Park Cricket Club, London Road, Tring, Herts, HP23 6HA, United Kingdom
The Looters plus extra special guest Chris Farlowe
A Great second night this year!

Jeff Savage – Vox, harp, guitar
Dzal Martin – Vox, guitars
John Gordon – Bass, B Vox
Jim Russell – Drums
Steve Oakman – keyboards
Plus Extra Special guest Chris Farlowe

Chris Farlowe is one of the great underrated British soul & blues influenced singers.
Playing Live Music >From The 60’s & 70’s, Blisterin’ Rhythm ‘n’ Blues, Rock n Roll, Soul and Classic Pop
The Looters are a London based 60’s and 70’s covers band averaging over 100 gigs a year. Playing well known songs from the 60’s & 70’s ranging from Buddy Holly, The Stones, Clapton, The Beatles, Creedence Clearwater Revival to Bob Marley, Bill Withers, Otis Redding, James Brown, The Temptations, The Box Tops and The Pirates to name but a few.
What have the following acts got in common ?
Sir Bob Geldof, Alan Price Set, Paul Young, Chrissie Hynde, Meatloaf, The Equals, Vanity Fair, Chris Farlowe, Van Morrison, Whitney Houston to name but a few: They have all played with or still playing with members of The Looters !!!

John Verity
2026-02-19 19:00 - 23:00 | Blues Bar Tring – (Doors & Bar 7.00pm Band 8.00pm), Tring Park Cricket Club, London Road, Tring, Herts, HP23 6HA, United Kingdom
John Verity
Back by popular demand and good to see and hear him again this year!
John is one of the most consistent performers on the blues rock circuit today, having honed his craft over more than 60 years on the circuit at every level.

Born in West Yorkshire he played in many bands in the area and beyond before moving to Florida. Whilst there he opened for Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Mountain and others, then on his return to the UK, taking a somewhat different direction this time as front man with Argent. When Argent disbanded John spent time primarily in the studio, producing, recording, and guesting with, among many others, Ringo Starr, The Zombies, Smokie, Charlie, Motorhead, and Saxon.
However. live performance has always been the driving force for JV, and these days it’s easy to find John back out on the road with his own band and material, and experiencing a musical renaissance across the country

The John Verity Band currently features:
John Verity – Guitar/vocals
Chris Mansbridge – Drums
Roger Inniss – Bass
“And it would always have been difficult to follow the next act, the triumphant John Verity Band. Verity is best known for his stint as the frontman of Argent in the 1970s, but that was only a brief interruption in a 50-year solo career.”
“You are left under no illusion that you are in the hands of a proper musician and vocalist who would have no problem filling a stadium, packing out any club and bringing a festival audience to their feet. Go see him!”
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Buddy King and The mOOn Dogs
2026-05-14 19:00 - 23:00 | Blues Bar Tring – (Doors & Bar 7.00pm Band 8.00pm), Tring Park Cricket Club, London Road, Tring, Herts, HP23 6HA, United Kingdom
Buddy King and The mOOn Dogs

Our old friend Derik Timms will be back in action
A new album was release in Dolby Atmos on Rambling Boy Records and the band will reverted to a variation of their old name: Buddy King and the mOOn Dogs.
The lineup includes:
• Eddie Masters on bass
• Graham Walker on drums
• Richard Cottle on keyboards and saxophone
• Buddy King on guitar, slide, and vocals
The group is renowned for their dynamic blend of blues, rock, and Americana, creating a unique and captivating sound that resonates with audiences. Their performances are a rich tapestry of soulful blues, energetic rock, and heartfelt Americana, ensuring a memorable experience for all who attend.
The band members have collaborated with notable artists such as Albert Lee, Mick Jagger, George Harrison, Pop Staples, Albert King, Gary Moore, Wanda Jackson, Kiki Dee, David Bowie, and many more.

Sam Kelly's Station House
2026-06-04 19:00 - 23:00 | Herts
Sam Kelly’s Station House

Sam Kelly’s Station House is a blues-based “groove” band with a unique sound that is influenced by New Orleans second line, soul, jazz and British funk. They are a vibrant, energetic band who really know how to entertain a crowd…….. “So funky you can almost smell ’em” said one excited festival reveller!
The 4-piece band features:
Sam Kelly (drums)
Richard Sadler (bass)
Tony Qunta (guitar/vocals)
Rowena Poole (lead vocals)
The album No Barricades is crammed with original arrangements and funky blues tracks. This album is a collaboration of work also involving previous band members, Paul Jobson (MD/keys/vocals) and Jerome Marcus (percussion/bvs)
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The Looters plus Legendary Guest Ray Phillips
2026-06-25 19:00 - 23:00 | Blues Bar Tring – (Doors & Bar 7.00pm Band 8.00pm), Tring Park Cricket Club, London Road, Tring, Herts, HP23 6HA, United Kingdom
The Looters plus special guest, National Teens Legend Ray Phillips

The Looters
Jeff Savage – Vocals, Harp, Guitar Percussion
Jim Russell – Drums
Dzal Martin – Gutar, Vocals
Steve Oakman – Keys, Vocals
John Gordon – Bass , Backing Vocals
Legendary Guest – Ray Phillips
Founder Member of the Original Nashville Teens Band
1964 Top Ten Hit in the UK – “Tobacco Road”

Playing Live Music >From The 60’s & 70’s, Blisterin’ Rhythm ‘n’ Blues, Rock n Roll, Soul and Classic Pop
The Looters are a London based 60’s and 70’s covers band averaging over 100 gigs a year. Playing well known songs from the 60’s & 70’s ranging from Buddy Holly, The Stones, Clapton, The Beatles, Creedence Clearwater Revival to Bob Marley, Bill Withers, Otis Redding, James Brown, The Temptations, The Box Tops and The Pirates to name but a few.
What have the following acts got in common ?
Sir Bob Geldof, Alan Price Set, Paul Young, Chrissie Hynde, Meatloaf, The Equals, Vanity Fair, Chris Farlowe, Van Morrison, Whitney Houston to name but a few: They have all played with or still playing with members of The Looters !!!

An Evening with Ma Bessie
2026-09-03 19:00 - 23:00 | Herts
An Evening with Ma Bessie

Building on her passion for the Empress of the Blues, Julia Titus performs as Ma Bessie, sharing the music of Bessie Smith and her contemporaries with a new generation of listeners. Julia’s rich, warm vocal sound brings classic blues and jazz tunes from the inter-war years to life, alongside original songs and hand-picked covers.
This intimate new show features fresh, unheard material while keeping all the favourites that audiences love. The Ma Bessie repertoire includes classics such as ‘Careless Love’, ‘Send me to the ‘lectric chair’, ‘I forgot to say I love you’ and ‘Someone is knocking my door’.
With sell-out performances across the UK and a growing reputation for authentic sound, “An Evening with Ma Bessie” promises to add style, class and excitement to your evening.
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Gary Fletcher Blues Band
2026-10-15 19:00 - 23:00 | Blues Bar Tring – (Doors & Bar 7.00pm Band 8.00pm), Tring Park Cricket Club, London Road, Tring, Herts, HP23 6HA, United Kingdom
The Gary Fletcher Blues Band
We are very pleased to have them back after such a great evening last year.
The band are:
Gary – acoustic and slide guitars, banjo and ukelele
Tom Leary – (Lindisfarne, Feast of Fiddles, etc) violin
Alan Glen – (Yardbirds, Nine Below Zero etc) harmonica
Andy Billups – (The Hamsters) bass
Nick Ritchie – (Canto, Mud) guitars
Sam Kelly – (Tom Robinson, Circulus) drums
Here Gary plays his own songs on acoustic guitar. They are not a blues band playing blues by aging white Brits, instead you have a collection of strong songs performed with taste, intelligence and dignity with the acoustic rather than the electric guitar to the fore. There’s a nice sense of space and atmosphere throughout.
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The Looters plus special guest
2026-12-17 19:00 - 23:00 | Blues Bar Tring – (Doors & Bar 7.00pm Band 8.00pm), Tring Park Cricket Club, London Road, Tring, Herts, HP23 6HA, United Kingdom
The Looters plus special guest

Jeff Savage – Vox, harp, guitar
Dzal Martin – Vox, guitars
John Gordon – Bass, B Vox
Jim Russell – Drums
Steve Oakman – keyboards
Playing Live Music >From The 60’s & 70’s, Blisterin’ Rhythm ‘n’ Blues, Rock n Roll, Soul and Classic Pop
The Looters are a London based 60’s and 70’s covers band averaging over 100 gigs a year. Playing well known songs from the 60’s & 70’s ranging from Buddy Holly, The Stones, Clapton, The Beatles, Creedence Clearwater Revival to Bob Marley, Bill Withers, Otis Redding, James Brown, The Temptations, The Box Tops and The Pirates to name but a few.
What have the following acts got in common ?
Sir Bob Geldof, Alan Price Set, Paul Young, Chrissie Hynde, Meatloaf, The Equals, Vanity Fair, Chris Farlowe, Van Morrison, Whitney Houston to name but a few: They have all played with or still playing with members of The Looters !!!
