The Dave Kelly Band was formed when The Blues Band split at the end of 1982 and although The BB got back together in the mid 80s until finally finishing in 2022, The DKB have continued with various line-ups to play for the past 40 plus years. Last year they were booked for one night in Stage 2 at The Stables - it sold out so quickly that an afternoon show was added.
This year they are booking the two shows from day one. They will play some blues, but Dave has always seen his own band as an opportunity to play some other styles of music which he has always loved: rock, country, soul and some standards, and of course his own compositions outside of the blues genre.
Indeed, the band will be playing a selection from Dave's new album Sun On My Face, which is a mixture of the previously mentioned styles. All the band members appear on the album and the current line-up is Pete Emery on lead guitar (husband of Dave's late, great sister Jo Anne Kelly), Dave's sons Sam Kelly on drums and backing vocals and Homer Kelly-Tarrant on bass guitar and backing vocals, with Rob Millis, who co-produced and engineered most of the new album, on keyboards and backing vocals.
Come and enjoy!
