Lightnin' Willie and the Poorboys at Norden Farm Centre For The Arts

Born in Dallas and raised along the highways between Texas
and California, Lightnin' Willie has spent a lifetime chasing the sound,
stories and spirit of American blues.

A two-time California Blues Challenge winner, Willie has
built a career across decades of touring, recording and performing. His
catalogue includes eight acclaimed albums and his shows blend sharp guitar
work, sly humour, swing, soul and deep blues feeling.

His early musical spark came in Mexico, watching local
musicians pull feeling and rhythm from weathered guitars. That raw, handmade
sound stayed with him and helped shape the road he would follow.

Willie learned the blues through travel, work, late nights,
dance halls, clubs and the hard education of the road. His playing carries the
influence of Muddy Waters, B.B. King, T-Bone Walker and the great electric
blues tradition - but his voice, timing and stage presence are unmistakably his
own.

Today, Lightnin' Willie stands as a true Americana bluesman:
seasoned, original, and completely at home on stage. His music honors the
tradition without turning it into a museum piece. It is alive, road-tested and
still moving forward.

Accompanied by the Poorboys Giles King (harmonica) and Aaron
McRobbie (bass) and Paul 'Nobby' Birch (drums).

Courtyard Theatre

£17.50