User:Jonno18/Callander Jazz and Blues Festival

The Callander Jazz and Blues Festival  has been held in the Trossachs gateway village of Callander since 2006. The latest festival featured over 50 Jazz and blues gigs in 24 venues over one long weekend, making it one of the largest rural festivals of its kind in the UK. Performers in 2008 festival included:

Big Bands: Swing Sensation- - The Trossachs Big Band 2008, McLaren High School Swing Band, Brass Impact, Andy Mears Jazz Orchestra The Tim Barella Big Band

Trad: George Penman Jazzmen, Kit Carey’s Jazzband, Winston’s Pennine Jazz,

Jazz Duos to Sextets: Alison Burns Quartet, Birdland, Bobby Wishart Quintet, Claire Daly Trio, Dekal, Havana Swing, Jan Douglas & Prime Time, Liquid Jazz Liz MacEwan & Jack Finlay Trio, Lorna Reid Quartet, Maria Speight Quintet, McCallum/Harrison Duo, Moodswing, Nick Gould’s Jazzmain, Roger Cull Quartet, The Clyde Rythm Group, The Frank Curran Quartet, The Jess Abrams Quartet, The Thistle Saxophone Quartet

Blues: Al Hughes, Blue Dubh, Bluebelly, Blues Devils, Blues House , Daniel Smith & T-Bone Taylor, Deep Blue, Gavin Mooney, Georgia Crawl, Guy Tortora Band, Kent Duchaine, Lights Out by Nine, Main Street Blues, Papa Mojo, The Blues Collective, The Fabulous Corvettes, The Hitmen, Wing and a Prayer, Blue I Soul Band