Backbone Blues Band

The band are

  • Tony Seaman – Guitar and Lead Vocals
  • Martin Spellman – Guitar and vocals
  • Martin Jezzard – Drums
  • Pete Sherman – Bass and Vocals
  • Steve Pearce – Keyboards

The old friends that make up Backbone Blues Band have simple aims; to play the music they love, and to entertain those kind enough to lend their support. Recent successes include: a sellout headline show at the iconic 100 Club’s ‘Tuesday Blues’; and many other blues club shows up and down the country – Whitby, Blackpool, Colne, Reading, Surrey, Looe to name a few; multiple trips to play in America’s Deep South, including two main stage appearances at the famous King Biscuit Festival; shows in New Orleans, Memphis, Baton Rouge, and at Clarksdale’s US #1 ranked blues club – Ground Zero Blues Club.

At their shows you can expect well crafted original songs, combined with carefully selected covers, played ‘Backbone style’. And you can find their recordings on all the usual streaming platforms, including ‘Backbone Live’, released at the start of 2025.

They hope you enjoy the music of Backbone Blues Band as much as they enjoy playing it.

 

Just see what people are saying about them

“This band is bringing Blues back to the delta” – Bill Luckett – Co-Owner of Ground Zero Blues Club, Clarksdale

“Best band I’ve seen out the of the UK for some time”  –  John Moore – King Biscuit Blues Festival, Helena

“Good luck on the new album, can’t wait to hear it, I know it’s going to be awesome” Hamilton Loomis

“if you ain’t hooked on Backbone, you don’t know what’s going on” Larry Garner

They fold all that experience into their performances back in the UK. Influenced by the old blues men and inspired by the new, their music has blues at its heart, and is threaded with soul, rock and country and delivers a style that’s both eclectic in its construction, but unmistakably “Backbone” in its delivery.