Swanage Blues Line Up 2026

We’ve got a brilliant programme of entertainment for you this October, with some of your regular favourites as well good representation from this year’s Blues Awards nominees:

Adam Norsworthy (Mustangs/Milkmen)  - Contemporary Artist of the Year

Emma Wilson – Traditional Artist of the Year, Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year

Greg Brice - Acoustic Act of the Year

Jack-Austin Despy Blues Band  - Jules Fothergill Young Artist of the Year, Emerging Artist of the Year (Top 5 Shortlist 2025 - Jules Fothergill Young Artist of the Year)

Kaspar Berry Rapkin - Jules Fothergill Young Artist of the Year

Kirris Riviere and the Delta du Bruit – Emerging Artist of the year, Contemporary Artist of the year

Neil Grove - Jules Fothergill Young Artist of the Year

Jon Amor Trio – Band of the Year

Robin Bibi  - Traditional Artist of the Year, Acoustic Act of the Year

The Milk Men  - Band of the year (Top 5 Shortlist 2025 – Blues Band of the Year)

Tomas Heppell - Traditional Artist of the Year, Acoustic Act of the Year (Top 5 Shortlist 2025 – Emerging Act of the Year, Contemporary Blues Artist of the Year, Acoustic Blues Act of the Year)

Vince Lee & Sophie Lord – Traditional Artist of the Year, Acoustic Act of the Year

Zoe Schwarz, Rob Koral & Friends - Album of the Year

FULL LINE UP

THURSDAY

Andy Twyman

Blues Quiz and Karaoke

Hugh Budden, Zoe Schwarz, Rob Koral, and the Blue Chords