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MITCH LADDIE
Mitch Laddie is an artist from the north east of England who, at 21, has just released his second album - “Burning Bridges”. Inspired collectively by the work of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Johnson, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Gales and John Mayer, the record sees Laddie progressing from his debut effort, supplementing his guitar wizardry with a stronger focus on quality song writing.

Mitch signed to his first record label at 16, and released his debut album “This Time Around” at 18. He’s toured the UK and Europe supporting iconic bluesman Walter Trout and already has his own burgeoning international fanbase.

Marrying his volcanic guitar with a pop sensibility style, reminiscent of the police, blues fans in the UK and abroad have eagerly anticipated Mitch’s next effort, which is now available!

The Mitch Laddie band is a live experience that will leave anybody with an interest in guitar playing or vintage blues-rock spellbound

The Mentulls

Formed in 2006, The Mentulls are a young blues / rock trio who, for many years, have been inspired and influenced by bands and artists like Jethro Tull, Wishbone Ash, Gary Moore, Jimi Hendrix, Focus and Joe Bonamassa.The band typically play up to 30 gigs a year at anywhere from blues clubs to theatres to large festivals
The band have performed with Sherman Robertson, Oli Brown Band, Chantel McGreg...or and Virgil and The Accelerators. Individual band members have also performed with Wishbone Ash, Ian Parker and WT Feaster.

"Good stuff - a lotta energy. Keep up the good work"
- Andy Powell - Lead guitarist and founder member of Wishbone Ash

"Sounds awesome guys! Light it up!"
- Philip Sayce - Blues Guitarist

"The Band look and sound good and are going to be great"
- Dave Pegg - Ex Jethro Tull - Farport Convention

"Andrews Playing impressed us all. I hope he sticks with it, and i am looking forward to hearing The Mentulls live in the future"
- Ian Parker - Blues Guitarist

“These blues-rockin’ tykes may seem insanely youthful, Their influences -Wishbone Ash, Jethro Tull, Jimi Hendrix, Jethro Tull (Which might explain their name) - are proper old school, as is their blistering, blustering second album album The Long Road To Home. The bands award winning guitar hero Andrew Pipe has gusted onstage with the likes of Oli Brown, Ian Parker and Wishbone Ash, and the ash intend to take these bluesy bairns to The Netherlands with them in January” - Classic Rock Blues Magazine

John B. McCoy (Legendery northeast promoter from the 1960's and 70's who has promoted Jimi Hendrix and The Rolling Stones) said in 2010 there were ''one of the best young bands i have seen since the 1960's''