It is always a pleasure to welcome a band to St Harmonica’s for the first time and equally a pleasure to promote young, up and coming blues artists.
So this Friday, 25th September we are proud to bring you the Jack-Austin Despy Blues Band, a three piece outfit led by eighteen year old Jack-Austin Despy who is already establishing himself as one of the standout young guitarists coming through on the UK blues and blues-rock scene.
The band plays a mix of original material and carefully selected covers, with a strong guitar-led blues and blues-rock sound and has performed at venues, festivals and events across the UK and Europe including the Rory Gallagher International tribute festival in Ballyshannon
Jack-Austin has been described as ‘blending the virtuosity of Stevie Ray Vaughan with the passion of Rory Gallagher and the soul of BB King'; he was a finalist in the UK Blues Federation Young Artist of the Year award in 2025 and 2026. Jack performed at our Blues Jam back in May so we know how good he is. Don’t miss him.
And don’t miss the support either, moving towards the upper end of the age spectrum, the magnificent Malcom Hine with Merlin Wildman performing their acoustic blues set
Support starts at 8.30pm followed by two sets from the main act starting just after 9.00pm