Martin McNeill's Bottleneck Blues
06/01/2024
Great guests lined up for my Leigh-on-Sea sessions. 7.30pm in the cafe at the community centre in Elm Road.
* Jan 17: Drummer Roy Webber joins me for some raw blues and boogie.
* Feb 7: Award-winning singer/guitarist Connor Selby.
* Feb 21: Deep blues from Dexter Shaw on guitar and vocals and Francesca on upright bass.
* March 6: West Weston, one of the best harmonica players you'll ever hear.
02/01/2024
JANUARY GIGS
* Weds Jan 3, 7.30pm: Community Centre, Elm Road, Leigh-on-Sea – with Ramon Goose (guitar, vocals). £5 on door.
* Weds Jan 17, 7.30pm: Community Centre, Elm Road, Leigh-on-Sea – with Roy Webber (drums). £5 on door.
* Saturday Jan 20, 8.30pm: Station Arms, Station Road, Southminster CM0 7EW. Free entry.
* Tues Jan 30, 6.30pm: Ain’t Nothin’ But Blues Bar, Kingly Street, Soho – with Roy Webber (drums). Free entry.
MARTIN McNEILL bottleneck blues
27/12/2023
Here's the Jan/Feb line-up for my blues sessions at Leigh Community Centre.
RAMON GOOSE, blues and world music guitar virtuoso, is special guest on Weds Jan 3. CONNOR SELBY, now one of the UK's busiest blues artists, was booked for this date but he will now be playing with me on Feb 7.
On Jan 17, its my guitar/drums duo featuring ROY WEBBER - raw blues with a kick! It went down well at the Ain't Nothin' But blues bar so we're now bringing it to Leigh.
There's a double treat on Feb 21, with the great DEXTER SHAW on guitar and vocals and his wonderful daughter FRANCA SHAW on double bass.
It's still only a fiver to get in and there's a licensed bar by SK EventBars. Hope to see you there.
24/12/2023
MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY...my solo version on YouTube.
Martin McNeill - Merry Christmas Baby Seasons greetings! Here's my version of the Charles Brown classic Merry Christmas Baby
22/11/2023
Flashback...Sunday at the Railway Hotel, Southend, nine years ago. Sadly missed.
STRUT! Martin McNeill's Bottleneck Blues Martin McNeill (guitar/vocals); West Weston (harmonica); Tim H (piano), JJ Zarbo (bass), Roy Webber (drums). At the Railway Hotel, Southend, April 2014.
21/11/2023
Looking forward to this gig in Brightlingsea on Friday Dec 22 - opening for the Jon Amor Trio.
Here's our next Colne Delta Blues and Americana night. Featuring some amazing guitar playing with the Jon Amor Trio and Bottleneck Blues from Martin McNeill.
Get your tickets ASAP - this is going to be a great night to set us up for Xmas.
Tickets : https://colnedelta.club/tickets
or Little Boat Gifts or Spirals
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A clip from the Bottlenecks' gig at Marigolds:
West Weston (harmonica), Chris Kibble (piano), Roy Webber (drums) and JJ (double bass).
20/09/2023
Another band video: Strut
Martin McNeill's Bottleneck Blues - Strut The Bottlenecks' version of Taj Mahal's Strut* Martin McNeill guitar/voc;* Tim Huskisson piano;* Roy Webber drums;* JJ Zarbo bass.Martin McNeill's Bottleneck...
20/08/2023
Thanks to Ryan at SS9 Music and everyone at Simply Smartz for having the Bottlenecks play again on Friday.
This is a really good venue for live music. Keep an eye out for future gigs.
01/08/2023
THIS MONTH'S GIGS
* Weds Aug 2 7.30pm: Community Centre, Elm Road, Leigh-on-Sea – with West Weston (harmonica). £5 on door (cash only).
* Sat Aug 12, 2pm: Jazz Centre, Beecroft Gallery, Victoria Avenue, Southend – Bottleneck Blues band with West Weston on harmonica, Roy Webber drums and JJ bass. £12. https://www.thejazzcentreuk.co.uk/.../martin-mcneills...
* Weds Aug 16 7.30pm: Community Centre, Elm Road, Leigh-on-Sea – with Tim Huskisson (piano). £5 on door (cash only).
* Fri Aug 18, 8.30pm: SS9 Music Co, Simply Smartz dance studio, Elm Road, Leigh-on-Sea SS9 1SW – Bottleneck Blues band with West Weston on harmonica, JJ bass, Roy Webber drums. £10. https://www.facebook.com/ss9music.co
* Thurs Aug 24, 5pm: Old Bell, The Mint, Rye. https://ryejazz.com/937-/The-Old-Bell
* Thurs Aug 24, 8pm: Ship, The Strand, Rye – with JJ on double bass. https://ryejazz.com/Programme/686-/The-Ship-Inn-Rye
* Fri Aug 25, 12noon: Grapevine, Conduit Hill, Rye. https://thegrapevinerye.com/event/martin-mcneill-5/
* Tues Aug 29, 6.30pm: Ain’t Nothin’ But Blues Bar, Kingly Street, Soho.
* Thurs Aug 31, 9pm: LIVESTREAM https://www.facebook.com/martin.mcneill.710/
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17/07/2023
The Grapevine in Rye is one of the coolest, classiest bars in the UK, so it's good to be part of their line-up for the Rye Jazz & Blues Festival. I'm there on Friday August 25, from 12noon.
The festival kicks off on Thursday August 24 and I have two gigs on that day - the Old Bell at 5pm and the Ship at 8pm.
The music carries right through to Monday with a host of wonderful acts. I heartily recommend it.
01/07/2023
Martin McNeill - Cakewalk/Walk Right In The Taj Mahal song Cakewalk Into Town mashed up with Gus Cannon's classic Walk Right In.* WEB: www bottleneck-blues.com* FB: www.facebook.com/martin.mcneill....
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23/06/2023
Martin McNeill - Careless Love Martin McNeill - Careless Love.A version of the traditional song in Open G.www.bottleneck-blues.com
The isolation Room
A SESSION FOR THE ISOLATION ROOM
All proceeds from any sales of my CD Cat Squirrel over the next few weeks will go to the counselling charity Cogwheel. If you'd like a CD, donate £7.50 to the Cogwheel fundraiser and send your details to [email protected] so I can pop a CD in the post (UK only).
FUNDRAISER LINK:
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The isolation Room
My session at the Missing Dart Festival
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Dart Music Festival
Well, we may not be meeting for the festival, but we can still unite through the music.
Here's some brilliance from Martin McNeill's Bottleneck Blues to make your Friday a bit better.
Every day we are going to highlight the amazing talent we had in our line up for 2020.... but we aren’t going to let them go that easily... and we are going to try and bring them all back next year. So please, enjoy the music, back the acts, stream or buy the albums if you can, and let’s all meet back in May 2021 for one heck of a party.
http://www.martinmcneill.co.uk/
Martin McNeill - Country Boy
Solo slide on the Strat. Muddy Waters' Country Boy.
Martin McNeill - Deep River River Blues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYMGzaq8ZUo&list=PLghGMVM0uWj9QzFct6BXZvV2o347RipXT&index=3&t=0s
A 1930s country tune by the Delmore Bros, often associated with Doc Watson. www.martinmcneill.co.uk
Martin McNeill - Danger Zone
A song for our times...written in 1961 by Percy Mayfield and first recorded by Ray Charles. www.martinmcneill.co.uk
Martin McNeill - Good Stuff
The Eric Bibb song Good Stuff played by Martin McNeill www.martinmcneill.co.uk
Martin McNeill - Dock of the Bay
Slide guitar version of the Otis Redding song. www.martinmcneill.co.uk
Martin McNeill Wade in the Water
My version of the old gospel tune. Sung by many great acts including the Staple Singers but it is impossible to escape the influence of Ramsey Lewis's classi...
Martin McNeill - Picture in a Frame
Slide guitarist and singer Martin McNeill plays the Tom Waits ballad Picture in a Frame
Cogwheel Trust events
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The low-cost counselling services of the Cogwheel Trust are needed more than ever in these difficult time. People turn to Cogwheel on the advice of their doctor, psychiatrist, or children's mental health worker.
Cogwheel is run by my daughter. It could have collapsed under the lockdown but instead she and her team, with technical help from my grandson Barnaby McNeill, quickly switched the service online. I am so proud of them.
It is under great financial pressure. Any money they might get through your shopping via easyfundraising would be much appreciated.
Thanks!
The Cogwheel Trust is really struggling at the moment as a result of the Coronavirus outbreak and the need for counselling and psychotherapy services we provide in Cambridgeshire is greater than ever.
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