Helensburgh and Lomond Real Ales Festival

This small festival has grown and now spreads over two days of live music and lots of real ales. It’s becoming one of the top drinking events of the Scottish calendar. Helensburgh is across the Firth of Clyde from Greenock, near Loch Lomond and on the edge of the Trossachs National Park. The website for [...]

The Blues Masters - Junior Wells and Buddy Guy

I was gigging last night and played this number. I think I first played this live over thirty years ago. Many will remember the Rory Gallagher version but this remains my favourite. This footage is from the Montreaux jazz festival in 1978.

Edit: In the style of Mike Yarwood……..this is me! Just a clip on a [...]

Castle Rocks - More Photos

I’d like to thank Karen for the latest batch of images from Castle Rocks. I particularly liked this one.

Some Pics from Castle Rocks


Castle Rocks

Brilliant event last night. Well organised, wonderfully supported (I doubt if many more folk could have squeezed in). Most importantly over £4000 was raised for Bobath Scotland.
The “headline” band were Cortez and it was a little bit of a shock to learn that two of Cortez line up are sons of an old friend of [...]

Tonight’s the Night!

After months of meticulous planning, Castle Rocks Rock and Blues Bash goes ahead tonight at Dumbarton Masonic Hall. We are all looking forward to a nice big cheque being handed over to Bobath Scotland who help children with cerebral palsy. The event was the brain child of Allan Sneddon to whom the successful outcome of [...]

Castle Rocks This Saturday!

Looking forward to the gig at Dumbarton Masonic (NOT NOW AT DUMBARTON F.C.) on Saturday (March 1st). Tickets have been going well and long ago reached the point where a meaningful sum would be raised for Bobath Scotland, which is involved in helping children with cerebral palsy. However there are still tickets available [...]