A LITTLE corner of East Lancashire has run the American South and Chicago close as an authentic capital of the blues.

Not for nothing has the Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival been lauded by aficionados as the stellar event of its kind in the UK and Europe.

After another smorgasbord of sound, you wouldn’t bet against the Colne four-dayer repeating that feat in the near future.

The festival continues today with the likes of Nine Below Zero, The Climax Blues Band, Nikki Hill and Davina & The Vagabonds. Acts from the Jessica Foxley Unsigned canon are coming from far and wide to become involved with the festival, as Adenland, a Kings Lynn outfit fronted by 14-year-old Aden Gerrens, ably proves. They will take their bow tonight on the British Stage.

Young guitar prodigy Jack Blackman, already with two self-penned albums up his sleeve, is lined up for the acoustic stage at the Lesser Muni, also tonight.

Good Foxy, Catfish and Tale of Two Counties have taken their turn in the spotlight on the British Stage, at Pendle Leisure Centre, with Johnny Bird and Anjelica Cleaver rounding off the unsigned entrants.