Cherry to support Albert Lee next month! - March 2, 2010
News just in! Cherry has just been confirmed as the support for Albert Lee and Hogans Heroes when they come to Bedford next month! "I'm real excited to support such a legend," says Cherry, "can't wait to get on that stage and also watch Albert up close!"
This spectacular night will be happening at Bedford Civic Theatre on April 17th 2010. Click on the link below for tickets - £16 in advance.
See you there!
Raven 'n' Blues video footage now online! - February 22, 2010
Check out footage here from Cherry's recent visit to Dave Raven's houseboat for a live session on his Raven 'n' Blues podcast. Interview to be on the website in the next couple of days. Hear it and download/subscribe to the podcast here.
Cherry to guest on Oban FM this Friday 12th... - February 8, 2010
Make sure you tune in this Friday 12th February at 9.30am to Oban FM 103.3 to hear Cherry being interviewed about her new album, upcoming gigs and more!
Tune in, drop out right here.
Cherry to guest on Raven'n'Blues Radio... - February 4, 2010
Later this month, Cherry along with her guitarist Max Milligan and bass player, Robbie Mathews, will be doing a live session on Dave Raven's Raven'n'Blues podcast!
Raven'n'Blues is a weekly 60 minute podcast of the best in blues and can be heard on FM radio - Talk Radio Europe on the Spanish Costas at 12pm every Saturday and 9pm every Sunday. Also on Skybird Radio on the East Coast of the USA every Friday.
Details will be posted on here when their session is available to listen to.
In the meantime, check out Raven'n'Blues here.
Cherry this month's Acoustic Magazine's 'one to watch' Artists'! - January 28, 2010
Pick up a copy of the February/March edition of Acoustic Magazine to find an interview with Cherry, and a stonkin' review of the new album, Southbound Train!
"Setting the blues scene on fire..." - pick up a copy today, along with the new album!
Cherry this month's Milkcow Magazine's Featured Artist... - December 14, 2009
Get your hands on this month's Milkcow Magazine as the 1940's/50's Lifestyle and Music publication describes Cherry as "blues powerhouse meets hillbilly boogie..."
Not only is there a 3 page feature on her recent Southbound Train album launch, but a review too of said album.
Take a look below at a sneak peak at what to expect. Get your copy NOW online here.
As momentum to Cherry's presence on the blues scene starts to build, keep your eyes peeled for more reviews in Acoustic Mag, Blues Matters, R2, Maverick in January!
NEW Album Southbound Train - November 11, 2009
The wait is nearly over! Cherry's 2nd album, Southbound Train is due for release January 11th 2010, and is available to pre-order from next month!
Any lucky fans who managed to grab a limited edition run of Southbound Train have bagged themselves a collectors item as those 100 copies have a different version of Time Limits, a track from the album.
Keep your eyes peeled as Cherry will be featured in the following magazines over the next couple of months - Acoustic Magazine
Blues Matters
fRoots Magazine
and new Rockabilly 50's Magazine, Milkcow
Cherry bluesin' with Walter Trout - October 30, 2009
Check out the picture below of Cherry and her guitarist, Max Milligan backstage at The Stables from last Monday night (26th Oct) where they were asked to support none other than Walter Trout and his band!
After their performance, they were invited back to support the following night in Cherry's birth town, Leamington Spa. "You guys are awesome, when you playing with us again?! Walter Trout."
Cherry ROCKS at Cambridge Rock Festival! - August 20, 2009
What a night Cambridge Rock Festival was for Cherry and her Blues Gems! They rocked the Rotary Rock Blues Stage for the whole of their one hour set, not only gaining more fans but also with an invite to perform again next year! Watch out on youtube for some footage soon, however in the meantime, check out the slideshow below. Special thanks goes out to The Borrower & Jaq.
Cherry also performed as The Quireboys special guest later that night over on the Main Stage. Sound problems had them performing right through to the early hours of Sunday morning!
Enjoy the slideshow and check back in a few days for details on Cherry's NEW Southbound Train Album Launch!
WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO WATCH CHERRY AT CAMBRIDGE ROCK FESTIVAL!! - August 6, 2009
Last minute competition here at cherryleemewis.com, just answer the following question correctly and you could be watching Cherry perform at Cambridge Rock Festival this Saturday 8th August!
Q. What is the name of Cherry's NEW album?
Email your answer along with your name and telephone number to: cherry@cherryleemewis.com and the lucky winner will be notified no later than Friday 7th by 7pm!
Aswell as winning the tickets, we'll also chuck in a Cherry T-Shirt and signed copy of her first album, Little Girl Blue!
What are you waiting for?! Good Luck!
Cherry to play Cambridge Rock Festival this weekend! - August 4, 2009
Well, someone else's loss is Cherry's gain as she and the Blue Gems prepare for this weekend's Cambridge Rock Festival as they get asked to replace a band on the Blues Stage!
"I'm so excited to fill in at this short notice," says Cherry, "and we're gonna put on one hell of a show! And not only am i now performing with my own band on the blues stage, I am also The Quireboy's special guest on the Main Stage later that evening!"
If you still haven't got tickets yet, it's not too late. Click on the brand new shot taken of Cherry by Jez Brown below. Cherry will be performing on the Rotary Rocks Blues Stage at 8pm on Saturday 8th August, and then later on the Main Stage with The Quireboys at 10.30pm.
Also, if you haven't already, in the anticipation of Cherry's new album, Southbound Train due out October 9th, click on the music page to listen to brand new track, Western Star.
Hope to see you Saturday!
Tickets NOW available for Callander Jazz & Blues Festival! - July 22, 2009
For all you Scottish fans, or even if you fancy taking a trip up there to see Cherry and her Blues Gems in action! Tickets are now available to buy for the Callander Jazz & Blues Festival 2009, just click below!
Cherry and the band will be performing on the Saturday 3rd October at The Dreadnought Hotel in Callander and are looking forward to another visit to Scotland after their successful performance last year at Shetland Blues Festival.
They will also be stopping off in St Andrews for a gig at The Inn at Lathones. Keep your eyes peeled for more information!
NEW! Cherry T-Shirts NOW Available! - June 6, 2009
Well here they finally are - we've had a demand for some Cherry T-shirts and here are the first batch!
Click below to order and we'll see you wearing your's at a Cherry gig soon!
Plymouth welcomes Cherry & the Blues Gems! - May 19, 2009
Well last weekend was a huge success for Cherry and the rest of the band as they played their sold out show at Plymouth Gin Refectory as part of the Barbican International Jazz & Blues Festival
See some photos from the weekend below:
Cherry & the Nitty Gritty's! - April 5, 2009
Cherry has now added 2 more players to her band - Chloe Treacher on upright bass, and James Lane on guitar, aka The Nitty Gritty's.
Chloe & James will be backing Cherry on all her London dates and they have their first gig confirmed for the end of this month -
So get down to Solo Bar in Camden on Thursday April 30th @ 8pm
Cherry confirmed for TWO major Blues Festivals in 2009! - March 16, 2009
This last week has seen Cherry and the band confirmed for two of the UK's biggest blues festivals - Plymouth's Barbican International Jazz & Blues Festival and the Orkney Isles - Orkney Blues Festival!"I can't wait to showcase the new material at these festivals," says Cherry, "and don't worry if neither of these festivals are near you, we'll be coming to a town near you real soon!"
This is a sign of things to come for Cherry, 2009 is looking the most promising yet!
CLICK ON THE BANNERS FOR MORE INFORMATION
Cherry will be performing the evening of May 9th 2009.
and over the weekend of 25-27th September 2009 at Orkney Blues Festival
Cherry to play exclusive gig with fellow blues girl, Bex Marshall! - March 6, 2009
It's just been confirmed and what a night it's going to be! Cherry with her band playing an EXCLUSIVE gig with blues "lady fingers", the fantastic Bex Marshall!
Bex has decided to stop off in Bedford on her UK tour before she flys over to the US to do a series of dates there. And so who better than the blues girl Cherry herself to guest with her?!
Tickets will go on sale very soon...keep your eyes peeled!
Behind the Scenes at the Studio... - February 21, 2009
Cherry and the band have just returned from a successful studio session recording tracks for Cherry's soon to be released EP, Southbound Train!
Check out the slideshow below for some EXCLUSIVE shots of them in the studio and also keep your eyes peeled for a new episode of CherryVision with clips of Cherry in the studio and backstage at her recent Stables gig....
Tickets available for Cherry's Mish Mash Show... - February 17, 2009
All you London fans, catch Cherry along with Max and Nick this friday 20th February at the fantastic Luminaire in Kilburn, North London.
Click the poster below for tickets and see you there!
REVIEW from Cherry's SOLD OUT Stables gig... - February 2, 2009
Here's Rob Felton's review from Cherry's SOLD OUT Stables gig!
Firstly let me thank all those who made the trip to Milton Keynes to see Cherry's much anticipated show @ The Stables.
By the time Cherry and the boys hit the stage the room was packed to bursting point and the audience quickly warmed as the band ripped into "Cherry Wine". What followed was a joy to behold, the sound and lighting was excellent and the attentive audience was hanging on every note. Cherry sang her way through her impressive song book of Blues & Roots music and the band was, as ever brilliant, it was a great performance in the truest sense of the word.
Can I recommend to those who haven't managed to see Cherry sing "live" that do so if she's ever in your neck of the woods. When Cherry's on stage you are never short changed, every ounce of emotion is rung from every note and at the end you can be sure there was no more to give.
Cherry would also like to extend her thanks to The Ben Poole Band who were on the same bill and delivered an excellent set also.
Cherry's next gig is in Danny's Bar @ Esquires next Sunday 8th Feb and will be kicking off about 4:30pm, it is free entry. It's gonna be another special as Cherry has put together a full band for this one so it is definitely one not to miss. Come along and see what all the fuss is about!
Cherry to guest on Sue Marchant's BBC Radio Cambridge show this Friday 23rd! - January 22, 2009
Cherry will be appearing on Sue Marchant's Radio program this Friday 23rd Jan @ 8:30pm which goes out on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire & Northamptonshire.
The programme is being streamed live, so the good news is that no-one needs to miss out!!
Cherry will be having a chat with Sue to bring you all the latest news and will also be singing live accompanied by Max Milligan on guitar. Also it will be the first airing of Cherry's new track taken from her forthcoming EP, Southbound Train!
"It's going to be good 'un folks so tune in good and proper!!"
Streamed live on:
EXCLUSIVE! New track "Southbound Train!" - January 16, 2009
EXCLUSIVE! Now available to listen to on Cherry's myspace page here!
Titled "Southbound Train,", it's a snippet of what's to come on Cherry's forthcoming blues EP due out this Spring!
Comments and feedback are welcomed...
A New Year Message from Cherry! - January 7, 2009
HAPPY NEW YEAR PEOPLE!
Well 2008 was a great one and even though it flew by, myself and the band had a bluestastic year! Highlights being all the festivals in the summer and the Shetlands trip of course! We're hoping to head back out there this year as well as the Orkneys too hopefully but more on that soon!
2009 will be filled with lots of exciting new projects, i have a new pop/rock project on the horizon, and a new blues EP is in the process of being written too, talking of which - there is a snippet of a new track called Southbond Train now up on my myspace page. Seasick Steve would be proud! Feedback welcome!
My gig with The Quireboys at Kentish Town Forum went great, only wish i'd been doing more numbers with the guys...thanks for having me guys and here's to more hopefully!
We're all really looking forward to The Stables gig end of this month, it's going to be a smash so if you haven't got your tickets, you can get them here.
I want to thank the Feltips, The Borrower & Jaq and Jez for all they've done in 2008, promoting and never getting bored of taking my picture! Keep up your appreciated work in 2009! Hope you all had a great Christmas and had too many wine spritzers like me!
Here's to 2009, keep your eyes and peeled coz it's gonna be a year to remember!
Cherry x
TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE FOR CHERRY'S STABLES GIG! - November 15, 2008
Well tickets are now on sale for Cherry's exciting concert at Cleo Laine's legendary venue, The Stables, in Wavendon, Milton Keynes next January 30th 09.
Cherry says, "this is a venue i have wanted to perform at for a very long time and now i finally have the chance! Can't wait for this, gonna be a goodun people!"
With Max Milligan, Marc Patching & Jeff Dakin, and also on the bill that night - the Ben Poole band, it's proving to be a sell-out so snap your tickets up fast!Click on the fabulous poster below designed by Killcore, to buy tickets.
See you there!
Cherry's Shetlands footage! - September 8, 2008
Here's a lil' update from Cherry herself....
Hey there people!
Well, well, well! What a blast we had in the Shetlands for the 5th Annual Shetland Blues Festival! We all loved the island, the people and the hospitality was fantastic, second to none. The band and I want to again thank Jimmy Jimmy for being a champ, and my thanks goes out to the Drummond Family who put up with me in their beautiful pad for the weekend! And I am now a fully fledged member of the Shetlands Lifeboat Crew, thanks to Sammy and the lads for letting me crash in! What a way to see the island aboard a lifeboat!
The gigs were fantastic - we did 3 in all and there is footage up on youtube thanks to Ryan for uploading us in our glory! I've also uploaded an EXCLUSIVE from CherryVision - "Carry On Shetland!" - The band and i's adventures in the Shetlands - check part 1 & 2 out below!
and...
Enjoy! We certainly did! Stay tuned for more capers!
Also, just been confirmed that I will be performing at a fantastic venue that I can't wait to 'do my thang' in -The Stables in Milton Keynes on January 30th so i'll let you know when tickets will be available - i'll be supporting the fantastic Ben Poole. It will be a small, intimate gig with just me and Marc, Max and Jeff on blues harp.
