Catch Mark Braidner at Festival 2016 !  Appearing in The Crown Bar on Saturday from 4 to 6pm, and again with his band in The Depot on Sunday from 8-10pm....

The 20th Danny Boy Jazz & Blues Festival launches next Thursday at 7.30pm.  If you can’t wait a full 7 days, our Curtain Raiser gets things warmed up on Wednesday...

Get your Saturday evening buzzin’ in The Thatch Bar, from 4-6pm, with The Grand Camaros ! The Grand Camaros are a well-seasoned four-piece playing a mix of Americana rock and...

Don’t miss Festival Favourites, Hot Tamales, when they take to the stage in Douglas’ Bar on Friday night from 9.00pm. For those of you who are still Tamales Virgins, they...

Kicking off our Friday night in Festival 2016, the Alexander Arms plays host to the Lonesome Highway Blues Band, starting at 6.00pm. Based on the North Coast of Northern Ireland and displaying...

A huge hit at last year’s festival, Gavin Povey with the Fabulous Oke-She-Moke-She-Pops take to the stage again in Frank Owens Marquee on Thursday 9th June. There are still a...

Previously appearing at Stendahl, but appearing at Jazz and Blues for the first time this year, Amanda St John is a Soul/R&B/Pop singer from Belfast.  She is due to release...

The Roaring Forties are a top ten album charting swing rock band featuring some of the best players in Ireland.  They’ve played all over Europe and we are delighted to...

Dr Linley Hamilton has been a part of the Irish music scene for over twenty years and since then he has juggled a career as a trumpet player with being...

Dave Martin has become well respected on the Northern Ireland music scene. Over the years, he has regularly performed for many public venues, including the Northern Whig, Cafe Vaudeville, The...

Blues/Rock/Roots music delivered with passion and pride.  Not to be missed ! Described as the dirty blues band from Belfast, with raunchy, exciting, provocative and honest playing, ranging from down-home...

Originally from Belfast, bass and drum duo ‘The Armstrong Brothers’ have supported some of Northern Ireland’s finest performers for many years. They have laid down a steady drum and bass...

Stay tuned this weekend, as we announce our full programme, for this our 20th Festival, which runs from 8th to 12th June 2016, proudly sponsored by Macrete. We’ve already published...

Willie Byrne is recognised as one of Belfast’s hidden gems, legendary among Ireland’s guitar fraternity. He has been performing since the late seventies, steadily developing a reputation as a master...

Blues guitar legend Ronnie Greer returns to our 20th Festival – this year showcasing the jazzier side of his playing with his organ band, which recreates the sound of the...

Returning to our festival after a quick visit to the AA last year, anyone who missed this group of virtuosos has no excuse this year, as they will be gracing...