Bob Hall & Hilary Blythe

Bob Hall has been acknowledged as Britain’s premier boogie woogie pianist and an expert on blues piano styles.With over 100 recorded albums and more than 100 published contemporary songs, he has had a formidable critically acclaimed career.

Still at the top of his game, he continues to tour and entertain new generations with his sparkling technique, carefully crafted lyrics and dry humour.Bob’s wife and stage partner, Hilary Blythe, has performed since the 1960s in folk clubs and festivals throughout the UK and taken her music to many corners of the world.Known for the crystal-clear clarity of her voice and neat finger-picked guitar, Hilary now adds rock-steady bass guitar and outstanding classic blues to all their shows.

In return, Bob plays mandolin to accompany Hilary’s acoustic guitar.Bob Hall, singer, pianist, mandolinist and songwriter, is a founder member of several British blues groups, including The Groundhogs and The Sunflower Blues Band, and band leader of Rocket 88 (with Charlie Watts) and The British Blues All Stars (with Long John Baldry and Peter Green).Bob has accompanied a host of blues and rock stars, including Howlin’ Wolf, John Lee Hooker and Little Walter, and played on well over a hundred albums, including four solo piano albums and dozens more as band leader or co-leader.Friends since they were neighbours in the sixties, Dave Kelly and Bob have had many critically acclaimed joint projects, have played in each other’s bands and on each other’s recordings.Complimenting the duo is Hilary Blythe on bass and guitar, an emotive singer of classic blues and a well-known performer on the folk scene.

Hilary’s rock-solid bass is also the engine room behind the Lil’ Jimmy Reed Band.