by Tony Seaman | Nov 8, 2019 | Review
Delighted that we are the subject of the latest release for the Looe Blues festival in March. We hope to see lots of you there but please either confirm with us you will be attending OR please say you are part of the Backbone fan club in the comments box of the...
by Tony Seaman | Aug 18, 2017 | Review
As you pass the squash courts, looking out at the village cricket team in the midst of a tense run-chase, you could be forgiven for wondering if sat nav has led you astray. But in these apparently unpromising surroundings, John ‘Dusty’ Dunsterville and his team have...
by Tony Seaman | Apr 20, 2016 | Review
WHICH WAY TO THE BLUES Self-Release Berkshire-based Backbone has probably played more in the US than at home, having toured the southern USA several times, including playing the King Biscuit festival and Ground Zero in Clarksdale. Those experiences are recounted in...
by Tony Seaman | Feb 6, 2016 | Review
The Backbone Blues Band made their debut at the ‘BBC’, stepping in at short notice when illness forced the scheduled band to withdraw. They immediately impressed this reviewer by opening with Tommy Castro and Rick Estrin’s “Backup Plan”, bassist Duncan Highet’s strong...
by Tony Seaman | Nov 30, 2015 | Review
Click below to see the fantastic review of the band at the Little Angel playing during the Henley Jazz and Blues Festival. Henley Herald review
by Tony Seaman | Jul 12, 2015 | Review
The Caversham Festival is a free festival for the community and features all kinds of live entertainment and the Arts in general. The close of this year’s event was a spectacular samba band complete with mardi-gras dancers, belly dancers and a Bollywood styled group,...
