Christine Collister, Dave Kelly at Alstonefield Village Hall
About the show
Dave Kelly is a founder member of The Blues Band. The band retired in 2023 after completing their 42nd Anniversary Tour a little late – do to Covid restrictions. Dave is a stalwart of the UK blues scene, having cut his teeth in the backing bands of Howlin’ Wolf and John Lee Hooker as well as playing with Buddy Guy, Son House and Muddy Waters. The Blues Band have released about 20 albums, and Dave has 18 either solo or with his own Dave Kelly Band
Christine Collister came to prominence originally on the UK roots scene in the 80s, singing the title song for the BBC drama series Life & Loves Of A She Devil. She was in Richard Thompson’s touring band from 1985-1988 as vocalist and acoustic guitarist. 1884-1990 saw five acclaimed albums with Clive Gregson with many, varied and successful collaborations since, including Daphne’s Flight, Iain Matthews and Loudon Wainwright III, as well as solo and duo work with a further 15 albums and counting!
Dave and Christine's material is drawn from both their musical backgrounds, but mainly covering songs which they both love but have not previously had an opportunity to perform, within their usual formats. Some soul standards, country songs, rock, folk and blues, Stax, Tamla, The Band, Emmylou Harris, The Everly Brothers, Elvis, (to name but a few) as well as some great contemporary writers and of course, their own songs.
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Featuring - Christine Collister
One of the most powerful and distinctive of the contemporary British folk and soul singers who went solo in 1992 after working for many years with Clive Gregson. She has the ability to mesmerise and astound with her unique blend of soul, blues, pop, jazz, country and folk.
Touring for the first time in 5 years this November (2024) she is still a fabulous performer.
Her most recent release, Children Of The Sea, is a collection of 9 original songs inspired by Manx Folklore and a magical sense of place. Accompanying the CD is gorgeous a book with lyrics, stories, inspirations and original illustrations from local (Isle Of Man) artists. Christine will be performing to the tracks she produced for this very special project along with beautiful video footage for each song.
The second half of the show will be a stripped-down acoustic performance of songs from across her astonishing 40-year career.
Always an engaging, entertaining, emotional performer this will be a night to remember and cherish.
Dave Kelly
Dave Kelly is known as Britain's finest blues slide guitarist, as well as being an excellent vocalist. He was joint lead singer in The Blues Band of which he was a founder member with Paul Jones.