Red Hot Drop are an established six piece uptempo rock/soul/funk/band fronted by the
excellent vocals of Claire Louise and backed by accomplished musicians on guitar, bass,
sax, keyboards and drums. The band cover classic songs from the 1970’s through to the
present day which are intended to get you up and dancing!

Holena Swing Company is a brand new band led by Czech clarinet, sax and piano player Jan Holena. The lineup features some of the finest musicians from the North West: Simon Brady (guitar, mandolin, vocals), Cliff Woodworth (violin, vocals) and David Luvin (double bass). You can expect a nice blend of swing, gypsy jazz, western swing and blues with bags of energy and virtuosity.

We have been trying for ages to book Andy for the festival and we are delighted that we can welcome him to the 2024 line up. Andy was the piano player with Manchester's favourite West Coast Swing Band 'The Winchesters' and was recently the keyboard player with the late Leslie McKeown's Bay City Rollers. Expect blues, R&B, Swing and a few surprises all performed with quality musicianship, and knowing Andy... a dash of humour!

Bluehounds present R&B, Soul, jazzy Americana and some powerhouse blues/rock!

Saxophonist Fraser and guitarist Tom are two of Lancashire finest jazz musicians who will be playing a mixture of chilled jazz standards with a few surprises.

Kirk McElhinney is an exceptional finger style guitarist based in Manchester and this will be a Sunday afternoon treat for any acoustic guitar players! He has appeared alongside such luminaries as folk legend Bert Jansch, Tommy Emmanuel and Nitin Sawhney. Either as a songwriter or guitar vocalist, a Kirk McElhinney performance always has quality written all over it!