EALING SUMMER
Mungo Jerry
Summer soundtrack
Walpole Park in Ealing will host two consecutive weekends of live music as the long-running jazz and blues festivals just keep on getting better
Across 22 – 23 July , the Ealing Blues Festival will feature world-famous acts The Blockheads and Mungo Jerry as well emerging bands from the blues scene .
Originally started as an independent event by Bob Salmons ( AKA blues musician Robert Hokum ) back in 1987 , the festival celebrates Ealing ’ s music heritage . Dedicated to championing and supporting young talent , the
festival will see the likes of Winnie & The Rockettes , Georgie Chapple , Du Bellows , Andy Twyman and Tom Walker taking to the same stage as the headliners .
Musically rooted in the blues , jugband and skiffle traditions , Mungo Jerry ’ s 1970 hit In The Summertime has become the fourth highest selling single of all time and is still featured in films and adverts to this day .
Although not strictly a blues band , The Blockheads have proved very popular with the blues and roots audience over the years . Certainly the observational and witty lyrics of their late frontman Ian Dury have much in common with those of many of the great blues singers and , marking the 40th anniversary of their album New Boots & Panties , the Ealing Blues Festival will be their largest London show this summer .
With arguably its strongest line-up to date , the Ealing Jazz Festival will combine an exciting mix of
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The Blockheads
local talent and household names over the weekend of 29 – 30 July .
Following the predictably excellent set from headliner Roy Ayers last year , another international name in Ghanaian highlife and afrobeat legend Ebo Taylor will headline in 2017 with the seminal and innovative British jazz musician and woodwind virtuoso Courtney Pine CBE , British neo-soul icon Omar and Kenny Garrett . Nubiyan Twist and Mammal Hands will be among the other top performers .
BLUES AND JAZZ TICKETS
■ Advance tickets : £ 5 per day or £ 10 for the weekend ( plus booking fees ) at www . ealingsummerfestivals . com
■ On the day tickets : £ 7 before 3pm , £ 10 after or £ 12 for the weekend
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