The Bronte Blues Combo were the house band who ‘warmed up’ the club prior to the main event.
Seasons 1-3
Michael Ford – Guitar/Vocals
Jon Crossley – Keyboard/Vocals
Tom Los – Drums
James Ferguson – Bass
John Watson – Lead Guitar/Vocals
Seasons 4-8
Michael Ford – Guitar/Vocals
Jon Crossley – Keyboard/Vocals
Sean Warters – Drums
Martyn Paley – Bass
John Watson – Lead Guitar/Vocals
Every day I have the Blues
Knocking on My Front Door
Stormy Monday
The Hunter
That Might Do the Trick
Hendrix Killed the Blues
Louis Huey
John Ashton – ace photographer on the right
bbc5 -24 pesos gig –1st July
| Time is tight | C | |
| Skip that Trip* | A | |
| How Blue Can You Get? | C | |
| I Live the Life I Love | E | |
| Country Frame of Mind* | E | |
| Let The Good Times Roll | G | |
| Hoochie -Coochie Man | A | |
| Louis (Who-he?)* | A |
Bronte Blues Club –season 4
All Fridays
| 24th September | Sherman Robertson Band | USA |
| 8th October | The Producers | UK |
| 12th November 26th November | Ian Siegal /Ben Prestage Marcus Bonfanti /Paddy Milner | UK/ USA UK/IRL |
| 10th December | The Revolutionaires | UK |
| 14th January | Phantom Limb | UK |
| 18th February | Hokie Joint | UK |
| 4th March | Earl Green & the Right Time | JAM/UK |
| 1st April 15th April | Charlie Wood Groanbox | USA USA/CAN/UK |
| 13th May 27th May | Bill Sheffield/ Dave Saunders Larry Garner & Norman Beaker Band | USA/UK USA/UK |
| 17th June | Ramon Goose Trio | UK |
| 1st July PROBABLY | TBC | ? |
A subset of the BBC5 (Jon, John & Martyn) continue to play at local events including Blues in Schools as the BBB3 or BlackHill Barrow Boys named after an important local neolithic site – the Long and Round Barrows on Black Hill in Bradley.
