Blues South West is a small Blues & Roots music promotion agency based in the South West, UK, that I run. My late father Julian Piper started promoting music under this name in the 1980s, bringing mostly American Blues acts over such as Carey & Lurrie Bell, Lazy Lester, Lefty Dizz, Tabby Thomas & more, so I am continuing putting music on in his legacy.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Mississippi Macdonald Band, Exeter Phoenix (Studio One),
Sun 25th October 2026
Tickets £20 available here: https://exeterphoenix.org.uk/events/mississippi-macdonald/
A 4x UK Blues Award Winner and Take me to the River All Star, in 2025 and 2024 he won awards for both Traditional Blues Artist Of The Year and Acoustic Blues Act Of The Year.
Since his signing to APM Records in 2021, he has appeared on BBC Radio 2’s Blues Show with Cerys Matthews and has played extensively in the UK and the USA, including a Washington State Blues Society showcase on Beale Street during the International Blues Challenge, appearances on King Biscuit Time (Helena AK), and Radio Memphis.
In May 2024, Mississippi was part of the Take Me To The River All Stars along with William Bell (Stax Records), the legendary Hi Rhythm section, Jools Holland and Eric Gales. Mississippi’s first record for APM, “Do Right, Say Right” was named in the top 10 Blues Albums of 2022 by Mojo Magazine. Since then, he has released further albums ‘Heavy State Loving Blues’ and ‘I got what
you need’.
Mississippi MacDonald’s blues are authentic, heartfelt, and reflect a lifetime of learning from the greats.
BSW presents: Xtra Tacos + C-Bone (solo) at The Bridge Inn, Topsham
Weds 13th January 2027
Tickets £18 available from:
https://thebridgeinn.littleboxoffice.com/events/181696
Formed in the Summer of 2025, Xtra Tacos is a collaboration between three of the finest Blues and Roots musicians in the South West, UK, with Ritchie Lane on Guitar and Vocals, Ian Jennings on Bass, and Lucy Piper on Drums. The band play Blues, Swing, and Rock and Roll, from Texas to Chicago, and all points in between.
Ritchie was picked as one of Guitar Player Magazine’s (USA) ’Big Eight Players’, as well as being reviewed by Blues in Britain as having “Majestic command on the guitar, with a great stage presence. If James Dean had sung the blues it would have sounded like this!”He has previously fronted his own band, played solo and as part of The Primitive Noise Band, alongside Ian.
Ian Jennings needs no introduction, but started his musical journey playing for the BigTown Playboys. Since those days, he has played with the likes of Jeff Beck, Van Morrison, Robert Plant and Tom Jones. He is currently on tour with Andy Fairweather Lowe, and has often backed Mud Morganfield, the son of Muddy Waters, when he comes to Europe.
Lucy, daughter of the late Bluesman Julian Piper, has spent much time playing in the Juke Joints of the Deep South, and has backed up the likes of Mississippi Macdonald, Ben Waters, as well as having considerable success with her previous band Southern Fried Groove Queens, playing festivals overseas, and being picked for Joe Bonamassa’s Blues & Rock Playlists. She is known for her distinct Hill Country style, which she has honed by playing with SFGQ, Stompin’ Dave, and her latest project ‘Kaspar & Lucy’.
Between them, they have some seriously impressive musical CV’s, with all having toured extensively in the UK, Europe and beyond.
https://lucypiperdrums.com/xtratacos
www.facebook.com/xtratacosmusic
Support comes from Cornwall's upcoming Blues, Soul & Rock n Roll artist, C-Bone, who delivers raw, authentic performances shaped by the deep roots of the genre and the energy of modern live blues.