Goin' Up The Country Blues Club

07/06/2026

**Coming up next at Worthenbury**
FRAN McGILLIVARY & MIKE BURKE
Fri 3rd July • 8–11pm
Worthenbury Village Hall, Church Rd, Worthenbury, Wrexham LL13

We’re thrilled to welcome Fran McGillivray Band Page back to Worthenbury after around 15 years. Mike’s superb guitar work and Fran’s bass playing blend beautifully with their trademark vocal harmonies.

They’ve been part of the UK blues, roots and folk scene since the late ’70s and continue to shine, including recent work with The Spikedrivers in the Saints and Sinners project.

Tickets: £15
Reserve by emailing [email protected]

Enjoy a preview of their sound on YouTube:

Album: Midnight Call | Official Website: https://www.franmike.com/ ...

05/06/2026

For those who couldn't make it to tonight's amazing show with Teed Up here's a catch up

05/06/2026

01/06/2026

🎶 Live Blues This Friday!
Join us on Friday 5 June at Worthenbury as we welcome Teed Up, a top‑class blues band making their first appearance with us, although some of the members aren't strangers to us.
Steve Roux, Ray Drury, Steve Browning and Bernie Fox bring decades of experience and some incredible musical history.

🕢 Doors & bar: 7:15pm
💷 Please bring cash for the bar and our legendary interval raffle.
🚗 Parking: Street parking only — please be considerate of our neighbours when arriving and heading home.

🎟 Tickets £18 – reserve at [email protected]
▶️ Hear them: youtu.be/9E_qygUGoic?si=FpnelbhynGO1xOpF

And don’t miss Fran McGillivray Band Page & Mike Burke returning on Friday 3 July – tickets £15. A brilliant mix of contemporary roots and blues.

Playing live at Dusty's Blues Club on the 2 March 2016.

19/05/2026

19/05/2026

Saturday at the 1st International Blues Festival in Jersey was an equally brilliant follow up to date 1 featuring the smooth soulful blues of Johnny Rawls followed by Thornetta Davis, the best American female singer I think I’ve heard. She was sensational. The headliner was John Primer backed by the crack French ‘house ‘ band and Mike Gest on keys and of course Giles Robson on harp.

This really was one of the best festivals I’ve been to.
Set in the beautiful old Royal Square in the centre of St Helier which was packed but still comfortable, it was supported by excellent street food vendors… and the best thing was that it was a free event!

Chatting to an ecstatic Giles on Sunday evening at his birthday bash in the Blue Note Music Bar ( where we had a brilliant jam involving all of the American guests) , it seems quite possible that this could be an annual event as the main sponsors were very pleased with the outcome.
I for one will certainly be returning.
Many congratulations Giles for all of your hard work in putting this together.

19/05/2026

What an amazing weekend of blues at the 1st Jersey International Blues Festival at Saint Helier organised by Jersey native and top harmonica king Giles Robson

These are some photos from Friday evening showcasing Robbin Kapsalis (Giles’ wife), Toronzo Cannon. Giles Robson, Dino Baptiste and Mike Gest on keys, Manny Fizzotti on guitar, Pascal Delmas on drums and Antoine Escalier on bass

14/05/2026

If you like your blues funky, rocking, swinging, slow and emotionally-charged played across a mix of reworked classics and originals then our next gig Teed Up at Worthenbury on Friday 5th June is for you. Email [email protected] to reserve you seat

13/05/2026

Sister Suzy and Andy Twyman aka Nothing in Rambling at Going Up The Country Blues Club last Friday May 8th