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We're very excited to have SONS OF THE DELTA back at The Bullfrog Blues Club on Thursday 6th April . The band have become Bullfrog favourites since headlining the blues day at The Southsea Folk & Roots Festival on South Parade Pier well over twelve years ago, so we're very much looking forward to what is bound to be a great night. Advance tickets available online from https://webplus.barkingspider.abelgratis.com/ Sons of the Delta were formed by two of the top bluesmen in South West England, Mark Cole and Rick Edwards. Mark is a powerful, passionate vocalist, who also plays a pretty mean harp, slide and rhythm guitar, whist Rick is a talented multi-style guitarist who delivers superb deep-south acoustic/electric guitar and vocals. They play a no-nonsense blend of electric and acoustic blues which includes traditional blues plus new originals. Their music also features occasional sidesteps into other American roots styles such as gospel, hillbilly, bluegrass, Cajun and Texmex. During a visit to Clarksdale, Mississippi, they played at a number of clubs and juke joints including Morgan Freeman's club 'Ground Zero', and recorded a CD at Jimbo Mathus's recording studio, Delta Recording. Guest musicians on the CD included legendary bluesmen Sam Carr and Pinetop Perkins. On another occasion they played on the prestigious Emerging Artist stage at the Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival in Helena, Arkansas. Mark is a powerful, passionate vocalist, who also plays a mean harp, slide and rhythm guitar, whist Rick is a talented multi-style guitarist who delivers superb deep-south acoustic/electric guitar and vocals. They play a no-nonsense blend of electric and acoustic blues which includes traditional blues plus new originals. Their music also features occasional sidesteps into other American roots styles such as gospel, hillbilly, bluegrass, Cajun and Texmex. Between them Mark and Rick have played with or supported a great many artistes including Mississippi Fred McDowell, Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, Boz Scaggs, Paul Lamb, Connie Lush. Kent DuChaine, Alison Moyet, Dr. Feelgood, Chris Jagger (Mick's brother), Roy Wood, Steve Gibbons, Mike D'Abo, Phil Beer (Rolling Stones session man as well as folk rock hero!), The Gutter Brothers, Richard Thompson, guitar legend Alvin Lee (at the Glastonbury Festival in 1994), Stan Webb's Chickenshack, Steve Marriott (of The Small Faces) and Chicago blues legend Eddie C. Campbell. Mark is also a member of The Jigantics, who regularly sell out gigs in the Portsmouth area on our friend Ken Brown's Square Roots Promotions. Advance tickets are on sale NOW - and only £9 - (£10 on the door). Sons Of The Delta will also appear on the following day playing a short- but different set - the next day- Good Friday - when they will open the first event of the three day Dylan and The Dead Convention at The Dockyard Club . Doors open at 6 p.m, and apart from Sons Of The Delta, Woodstock legend Barry "The Fish" Melton - co-founder of Country Joe & The Fish - will be headlining, playing as a duo with Stephane Missri from Paris. Barry & Stephane collaborate in their Paris based band Jamasutra when Barry is not touring or playing gigs around his home in California. Stephane is a genius banjo player, guitarist and singer. Before Barry & Stephane' s headline performance there will be question and answer session with Barry presided over by West Coast 60's expert Ross Hannan. Barry will be talking about his collaboration and friendship with Robert Hunter who was not only the lyricist for The Grateful Dead and but occasionally Bob Dylan. Robert also collaborated on a number of compositions with Barry Melton himself. Between the Q & A session and the headline performance Dead Calm (Theresa Sanders & Colin Goble) will perform a set of Dylan and the Dead material on guitar and accordion (a la Garth Hudson of The Band) Tickets for the entire evening's entertainment (6 p.m to 11 p.m) are just £12, and season tickets for the entire three day's events are also available for only £40. Tickets for both events are available on line through our secure site - www.barkingspider.abelgratis.com mwhere you can also find full details of the Dylan and The Dead Convention. The Bullfrog Blues Club is at The Dockyard Club, Onslow Rd, Southsea, PO5 2NH, a great venue with a well stocked bar at club prices!