Goodbye Blue to the Bone

After 6 (happy) years together the folks in Blue to the Bone are calling it a day. Together for around the last 6 years they have had a great time playing around Britain to lovers of the blues. Although going their separate ways they will all continue playing with respective musicians in different projects. The website will be no more following their last gig at the Bell Rock Blues Festival in Arbroath on 22nd August but Shirley will be keeping the myspace site ans the name as she will be continuing to record and perform with John from Mr Spider. Please come and support us in our last 2 gigs in this current line up - Dundee Blues Bonanza on 28th June and Arbroath on 22nd August. Thanks to all our fans and supporters over the years. It's been a blast!

Bill

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The band currently have no future gigs planned for this year(apart from the annual appearance at the Dundee Blues Bonanza at the end of June). Bill, our fabulous harpie, is currently not available to do many gigs with us at the moment and other band members have busy lives at home up until March. We are having to keep it relatively local over the next few months. We will also be calling on the services of our guitar friend John from Mr Spider as second guitar to fill the gap that Bill will leave. In honour of Bill and his many years of playing fantastic blues harp I will shortly be publishing a Warholesque photo of him (which he hated) but we loved! Thanks Bill!

A Happy New Year

Shirley was really fed up that she couldn't do the last 2 gigs due to a severe chest infection. However, she is now on the mend and looking forward to the first gig of the New Year at Whistlebinkies Cellar Bar in Edinburgh on 3rd January. She was also really glad that the band managed to carry on and do the Xmas gig at the Top Pub. It is always fun and she was there in spirit if not in voice!

Remnants

Flu decimated the line up for the 2008 Top Pub BttB Xmas Party. Shirley and Dane were abed whilst Bill, Tommy, Murray and Seoras tread the boards for Hector and Cath. Fantastic night with an eclectic mixture of music. Those there had a blast.

Wishing Shirley and Dane good health and everyone a Merry Christmas.

Seoras

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We are looking forward to our annual Christmas bash at the Top Pub, Innerleithen this Saturday. While the band has been relatively quiet our singer has been busy recording and working on original material with John from Mr Spider. They debuted some of their stuff yesterday at Dexters in Dundee and it was well received - one punter even telling our singer that she was the best vocalist he had ever heard! - Dundonians have got such good taste! It's good to get back to acoustic, laid back blues and hopefully this will be the start of regular performances by the twosome. For the purposes of the duo, John and Shirley have amalgamated the names of their two bands and are called the Blue Spider Two - not very original but what the hell, they had to come up with something quick! If you want to hear one of the songs go to myspace.com/bluetothebone and listen to Man of Means - this is an original song by John. Meantime, onwards and upwards for Blue to the Bone.

Quiet October and other news

The band are not playing in October due to holiday and other commitments of band members. We have a few things lined up before Christmas, including a return to the Courthouse, Peebles and Whistlebinkies in Edinburgh. We are also getting requests to do band workshops which are also fun. Our singer also has an interesting sideline with John from Mr Spider and will be recording with him over the next few months. Our bass player has set up jam sessions at the Plough Inn at Yetholm in the Scottish Borders and these are going well. Everyone welcome! We also have more live stuff that will be going on youtube shortly. We should have been at the Callander Blues Festival next weekend but for a mix up with holiday dates where a certain person will be sunning themselves in Tunisia rather than treading the boards!