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The 2006 Festival is:

Friday 19th May and Saturday 20th May

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ISLE OF MAN BLUES CLUB
The Manx Blues Club; where the Festival sprang from
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BACK DOOR SLAM UPDATE
13th February 2006

Back Door Slam at the Centenary Arts Centre, Isle of Man May, 2005

Back Door Slam, who shook the Festival to it's foundations in 2005 with their bravura performances, are now in the UK spending a year pursuing with vigour their musical ambitions.

Currently based in Newark under the auspices of Running Media

Dave Knowles

man Bob Miller who also manages Christine Collister and Corinne Bailey Rae who is making something of a name for herself this year, to say the least of it.

The band have been playing gigs in Oxford and around Notts and fast

Ross Doyle

making a reputation that constantly gets them return bookings. They have some influential names (currently remaining, intriguingly, anonymous) guiding them in production and presentation of their own material. They have another auspicious Blues festival to play on July 22nd 2006 at Sudely Castle, Winchcombe supporting Eddie Martin at the Blues in the Ruins Festival compered by none other than our own Dave Wade.

There are plans afoot to play a very special one-off charity concert at the

Jamie Armstrong

2006 Isle of Man TT Road Racing Festival. This will be the band's second appearance at the TT, as a group, and will undoubtedly give the other musicians on the bill a run for their money but it will also be a very welcome return for the many local fans they have on the Island.