Tenby gets the blues

Now in its third year the 2008 Tenby Blues Festival in Pembrokeshire, south west Wales, will be taking place over the weekend of 14 – 16 November when the lovely seaside resort will be rocking to the sound of some great blues music.

The main venue will be the De Valence Pavilion (devalence.co.uk) in Upper Frog Street where three keynote concerts on the Chevron stage will be held on Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday lunchtime headlined by American blues stars Eugene 'Hideaway' Bridges and Sherman Robertson plus legendary slide guitarist Johnny Dickinson, respectively.

Further down Upper Frog Street is the Rugby Club, home of the renowned FBM acoustic stage, where there will be a full programme of both lunchtime and evening concerts. Artists booked for this venue include Big Mamma's Door and Ted Crooks and the Blues Highway.

On Saturday there will also be a free-to-watch, eleven-hour pub circuit (12 noon – 11pm) around Tenby with a host of local and visiting acts performing at various bars and clubs.

To view the programme visit tenbyblues.co.uk. Bookings can be made via the website and ticket prices start from £5 for a concert.

For visitors planning to stay in Tenby for the weekend hotel suggestions include the Fourcroft, opposite Tenby north beach (fourcroft-hotel.co.uk) and the Giltar (giltar-hotel.co.uk) overlooking the south beach, or for those who prefer self-catering FBM Holidays (fbmholidays.co.uk) have a choice of cottages and apartments. Other accommodation suggestions and things to see and do can be found at Visitpembrokeshire.com.