Chris James Blues

The festival regular and former British Blues Awards nominee heads back to Ulverston Sports and Social Club on Friday June 7th. James, from Carlisle, has more than 30 years of live shows under his belt, playing slide and fingerpicking blues and original songs. He has appeared at many of the major national blues festivals, such as Burnley, Colne, Dundee, Carlisle, Maryport and Durham. Along the way he has also opened for many of the major names on the circuit, including John Mayall, Dr. Feelgood, Earl Thomas and Nine Below Zero, and was nominated in the acoustic category of the British Blues Awards in 2012. He won through to the final of the New Brunswick Battle of the Blues in London two years running, and also reached the final as one half of a duo with harmonica-player Martin Fletcher. He also just happens to be one of our favourite performers.