Uckfield Blues & Roots Festival 2023

Welcome to what will be our 10th blues & roots festival which will, hopefully, be as enjoyable as all of the previous nine. This will be the last festival that I will be organising but there are strong indications that others may take over the reins with maybe some help from me.

Due to the success of last year’s festival and the demand from musicians who want to be involved we have added an additional evening which will take place on Thursday 27 July at Crowborough Community Centre and hopefully this will help to strengthen our fanbase.

This year’s line-up includes several award-winning acts including the sensational Cinelli Brothers who recently represented the UK at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis and were runners up in the best band category, the highest any UK act has ever achieved. Other top liners include, Alice Armstrong, Catfish, Brave Rival, James Oliver, Veronica Sbergia & Max De Bernardi, Sam Kelly’s Station House, Luke Jackson, Saints & Sinners ( aka The Spikedrivers plus Fran McGillivray & Mike Burke ) and Stormy T and Bluesman’s Lane (who made loads of new fans at last year’s festival ).

Our Sunday afternoon session at The Highlands Inn will again be free to attend and we sincerely hope that the weather will be kind to us. We have put in place measures to provide better outside cover to allow for the occasional shower ! We have a fantastic afternoon line up including the Desperate Dan band ( featuring Bob Brookes and friends ), Mad Max, The Curst Sons and Midnight Canonball plus some special guests including Ben Tyzack, Nigel Bagge, Stuart Bligh, Eddie Armer and Joel White. Make sure you don’t miss Midnight Canonball (featuring the sensational Neil Grove ) !

Host or Publisher Uckfield Blues & Roots Festival