THOUSANDS flocked to the 2004 Thwaites Beers Ramsbottom Rhythm and Blues Festival where 42 bands played at five packed venues. Organisers today said the festival may now become an annual event.
Kelvin Barlow, rhythm guitarist with four piece band Ronnie "Razorback" Gibson and the King Bees which opened the festival on the main stage at Ramsbottom Civic Hall on Friday, said he was "highly delighted," with the weekend.
Businessman Mr Barlow, whose idea it was to hold a blues festival in his home town, said organisers had been inundated with requests to hold another next year.
Headline acts on the main stage included Slack Alice on the opening night; Paul Lamb and the King Snakes on Saturday and Snake Davis and Jim Diamond last night.
Free roadhouse sessions were held at The Royal Oak, Grant Arms, Clarence and Grey Mare pubs where more than 30 bands kept Ramsbottom rocking.
Another first for the weekend were almost fully booked steam-hauled Blues Trains, run by the East Lancashire Railway and featuring live music on board.
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