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Sunday Acoustic Sessions Sunday 12th February
Band on the Wall's free entry Sunday Acoustic Sessions continues with another fine lineup, plus an open mic sessions from 7-9pm.
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Louis Barabbas & The Bedlam Six Monday 13th February
Louis Barabbas & The Bedlam Six pen twisted dirt-swing about lust and loathing, served up on an exuberant gobbet of malicious delight. Their infamous…
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Vieux Farka Toure Tuesday 14th February
Dubbed "the Hendrix of the Sahara", Vieux Farka Toure brings his dazzling and original take on the desert blues of his late great father,…
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The Hamsters - Farewell Tour Thursday 16th February
Retiring after 25 years together and here for one final Manchester show, the wonderful hard rockin Hamsters bring their bluesy Hendrix and ZZ Top…
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Beer 'n Blues Festival ft. The Cadillac Kings Friday 17th February
Real ale and real music get it together as The Band on the Wall Beer 'n Blues Festival opens with one of the country's…

Little Axe

Genres:
blues
rock

Past Events

13th March 2010

Upcoming Events

Bio

Born Bernard Alexander on 1 September 1949, Dayton, Ohio, Skip McDonald learned to play the blues on his father's guitar from the age of 8, although by the time he was 12 years old he had opted to perform doo-wop. But from picking up a guitar as a child, and returning to his roots with Little Axe, there has been a long twisting road. McDonald, along with bassplayer Doug Wimbish and drummer Keith LeBlanc formed the house band for the pioneering rap label Sugar Hill, providing the music for some of the most seminal records of the era by Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaata, Force M.