Blues festival heading to Birmingham

The 'Ladies Of The Blues' aka Gabriella, Elles and Amy will be playing at the Hare & Hounds based on High Street, Kings Heath, Birmingham on Wednesday, May 3.

The performance is the third night of their nine-date UK Tour.

Gabriella is a singer songwriter from Birmingham. She has played the Wireless Festival and Hard Rock Calling Festivals in Hyde Park along with the Isle of Wight Festival. The blues/rock singer has already supported massive acts like Bon Jovi and Slash at festivals and played at the LG Forum Live before acts such as Beyoncé, Black Sabbath and Rihanna. Gabriella writes her own material, plays guitar and has an extremely powerful voice and her influences range from the blues, Free, Cream, Etta James all the way to Amy Winehouse and the Artic Monkeys.

Over the last three years, Bristol-based Elles and her band have built up a loyal all-age fan base by touring, throughout both the UK and Europe. Her two EPs were both produced by Brian Banks who also worked with the likes of Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie. They are called 'Who I Am To Me', released in February 2015 and 'The Elberton Sessions' released in October 2016. Her single 'Wildfire' has been played on BBC Radio 2 and Planet Rock, and her debut album is set to be released this summer.

Amy is a Nottingham born singer with a Persian heritage. She moved to London aged 16 and after receiving a scholarship, enrolled in a performance course at The Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts. After graduating, Amy performed professionally for three years in numerous productions. She went on to study further in voice and guitar at the Academy of Contemporary Music where she received the Vocalist of the Year award. Advance tickets cost £10. Doors open at 7.30pm. For more information,call 01472 349 222.