The Great British R&B Festival 2022

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2:30pm Mississippi Macdonald “It’s modern, it’s not musical archaeology,” says London

-based soul-blues stylist Mississippi MacDonald of his music. “It celebrates a fantastic tradition. It’s soul-blues, and you’ve got to put your best into it.” He’s been nominated three times in the British Blues Awards. He’s hit the top spot in the Independent Blues Broadcasters

Association’s charts. He’s had the support of Paul Jones on BBC Radio 2. He’s had the thumbs-up from Blues Magazine in The Netherlands, and from the Washington State Blues Society. So far, he has made seven albums. Together they chart his evolution as a musician and his ever-broadening musical palette. He sings and plays acoustic and electric guitar. 3:40pm Chris Bevington Organisation In 2020, Chris Bevington Organisation released their fourth album. Each album has had its own identity and no album is the same, mixing a host of blues styles under the watchful eye of Scott Ralph and Jim Kirkpatrick. All four albums have had chart success in the UK, Europe and the USA and extensive airplay in those countries and beyond. With all bands who stay together for a long time, it’s not unexpected to see the comings and goings of many band members but each one has left a positive mark and made Chris Bevington Organisation the band it is today.

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