| Main Performers | Jools Holland - piano,
Eric Burdon,
Ruby Turner,
Dana Fuchs - vocal,
Walter Trout,
Mick Rogers,
Tom Paley - guitars,
Chirs Barber - double bass,
Billy Bragg,
Dennis Locorriere,
Gemma Ray,
Van Morrison,
Laurence Jones,
Josh White Jr.,
Eric Bibb - vocals, guitars,
Paul Jones - vocal, harmonica |
| Orchestra or Band | The Lead Belly Band,
Slim Chance,
Blues Inc. (featuring Mick Rogers, Ash Soan, Mark Neary, Tommy Blaize, Harriet Thomas, Sharon Drain, Derek Mason) |
| Set List | 'Black Betty 2015' (The Lead Belly Band),
'Duncan and Brady' (Slim Chance),
'Careless Love' (Slim Chance),
'I'm On My Last Go-Round' (Dennis Locorriere, Lead Belly Band),
'Take This Hammer' (Dennis Locorriere, Lead Belly Band),
'I''m Alone Because I Love You' (Gemma Raye),
'You Can't Lose Ma a Cholly' (Gemma Raye),
'Good Morning Blues' (Lawrence Jones).
'Thunder in the Sky' (Lawrene Jones),
'John Hardy' (Paul Jones, Lead Belly Band),
'Black Betty' (Paul Jones, Lead Belly Band),
'Blackwater Blues' (Ruby Turner, Jools Holland),
'Hit or Miss' (Ruby Turner, Lead Belly Band),
'Gallows Pole' (Dana Fuchs, Lawrence Jones, Lead Belly Band)
INTERVAL
'Rock Island Line' (Billy Bragg, Lead Belly Band),
'Love Me Do' (Billy Bragg, Lead Belly Band),
'Shanke Rattle 'n' Roll' (Mick Rogers, Lead Belly Band),
'Cannon Ball Rag' (Mick Rogers),
'Turner Street' (Erci Bibb),
'The Bourgeois Blues' (Eric Bibb),
'Say Goodbye to the Blues' (Walter Trout, Lead Belly Band),
'TB Blues'(Walter Trout, Lead Belly Band),
'There's a Man Going Round' (Josh White, Lead Belly Band),
'Precious Lord'(Josh White, Lead Belly Band),
'In the Pines' (Eric Borden, Lead Belly Band),
'Diggin' My Potatoes' (Eric Borden, Lead Belly Band),
'House of the Rising Sun' (Eric Borden, Lead Belly Band),
'On a Monday' (Tom Paley),
TBC (Tom Paley),
'Astral Weeks' (Van Morrison, Lead Belly Band),
'Ella Speed' (Van Morrison, Lead Belly Band),
'Cleaning Windows' (Van Morrison, Lead Belly Band),
'Midnight Special' (Van Morrison, Lead Belly Band),
Finale - 'Goodnight Irene' (Everyone, Lead Belly Band) |
| Royal Presence | HRH The Countess of Wessex |
| Performance Notes | Iconic folk-blues singer, songwriter and guitarist Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter, famed for his vast repertoire of songs and incredible influence, will be celebrated in a special night of music at the Royal Albert Hall.
Born in Mooringsport, Louisiana in the late 1880s, Lead Belly carved a fascinating career, recording over 500 songs before making his final performance at a concert at Carnegie Hall in 1949. He left a poweful legacy, with his work having being widely covered by the likes of The Beach Boys, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan and Nirvana.
Paying tribute at Lead Belly Fest will be the legendary Van Morrison, musical maestro Jools Holland, Animals frontman Eric Burdon, Manfred Mann singer Paul Jones, Rose Royce's Gwen Dickey and former Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show vocalist Dennis Locorriere.
Josh White Jr., Laurence Jones, Gemma Ray and Ruby Turner will also join this incredible line up, as well as Slim Chance, the band formed originally by Ronnie Lane. The night's house band will be Blues Inc., performing under the direction of Mick Rogers.
VIP Experience tickets were available for £299 per person, which included a pre-show and interval standing reception in a VIP hospitality suite, VIP ticket wallet and hospitality pass, and a premium stalls seat. |
| Related Archival Material | Programme (RAHE/1/2015/46 ),
Poster (RAHE/2/2015/22),
Handbill (RAHE/6/2015/26),
Digital Setlist,
Digital Photographs,
Autograph Book (RAHE/8/1/9) |