The Blueswater are an award-winning act from Edinburgh who regularly perform across Scotland and the UK.
The band brings in the sounds of gritty old-school rhythm and blues, drawing inspiration specifically from the Chicago blues style of Chess records, building guitar riffs and harmonica solos around a tight rhythm section.
The band began out of a weekly blues jam night that was held in the union of the University of St Andrew’s.
Originally a student band playing pubs and the many St Andrew’s formal functions, the band has since moved to Edinburgh and plays regularly across the UK.
In August 2011, The Blueswater successfully put on its very own show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Blues! was a history of the entire blues genre in an hour, beginning with delta blues and covering as many seminal artists as possible throughout the 100+ years that blues music has been around.
A successful run in 2011 led to even greater acclaim in August 2012.
The show received only five star reviews from a number of publications and a Spirit of the Fringe Award, given only to shows that epitomise the hard work and quality put together by independent groups at the Fringe.
In 2013, the show sold out consistently, and the band was brought in as the resident house band for the Edinburgh Fringe’s infamous comedy night Late n’ Live.
In addition to the Fringe, The Blueswater has played at the 2012 and 2013 Dundee Blues Bonanza, the Kelburn Garden Party, Doune the Rabbit Hole Festival, the Islay Festival Feis Ile, and supported New Orleans’ Hot 8 Brass Band.
They can be seen at Telford’s Warehouse in Chester on Saturday, March 22. Call 01244 390 090 or visit www.telfordswarehouse.com.
