Andy Macdonald

I'm excited by Saturday's gig "Out of the Red" at The Red & Green Club! That's Saturday 2nd February 2019, so if you are in the area, it will be a great night. 5 acts over 3 hours, including some of the top local musicians like Colin Walker and Andy Gilliver, will be playing. The club will have a barrel of real ale on tap and various bottles & cans of beers, lagers and ciders. The bar area is separate from the music room, so noise from the bar shouldn't be a problem. The heating will be on! The Red & Green is at 42 Bankwell Road, Milnsbridge, HD3 4LU Huddersfield. The former Labour Club, it has had a long history and is now being run by an enthusiastic new team. They want to raise some money for improvements and so you will be asked to make a donation, but entry is FREE!

I am playing at The Head of Steam, Leeds on Monday April 4th, due on 7:40 - 8:20. I will be asking up a couple of guests for some numbers. It should be good. The other acts will be good too - check it out at (expired link)

27th November 2015 - roughly a 60 minute support slot (8-9pm) at Bradford Blues & Roots at Glyde House, Bradford.
Usually I will be playing open mics at Marsden Liberal Club (last Wednesday in the month), The Sportsman, Huddersfield (most other Wednesdays in the month)
Other open mics, more occasionally, for example at Wood Street, Huddersfield (runs every Thursday 9pm - late), The Riverhead, Marsden (1st Wednesday in the month) and Commercial, Slaithwaite (1st Friday in the month) & others?
Previous gigs:
23rd October 2015 - 60 minute set at The Castle, Bradford
22nd September 2015 - 30 minute set at The Millers Bar, Brighouse

Summer has finally reached the UK and I am enjoying it. Also working up a few more songs. I hope to get them out there soon. Unfortunately the band project is on hold at present, as Chris, our bass player, isn't well. Best wishes and thanks for listening to my songs, Andy

While band material is being brewed up, here on N1M I've swapped out Brownskin Woman and added an old recording of my version of "Hellhound on my trail", the great Robert Johnson song. The band (no name yet - any suggestions?) is looking for local gigs from July onwards.

The band project is moving along and we hope to gig over the summer. Focussing mainly on blues and keeping an acoustic feel. Ewen on keyboards may drag us to some jazzier places?

Hi, thanks for listening and subscribing to my music here on No.1. If you don't want to get the occasional email from me (max 2 per month) - please let me know. Tonight I'm playing a short set (about 25 minutes) at 7 Arts Centre in Leeds starting about 8pm! I'll be with Barry Smith (flute) & Martin on percussion. Weird blues line up, but I like to play with other people and these guys are keen, so YES. In fact we're playing more R&B, Soul, Pop than blues - Moondance, Sunny (Bobby Hebb) are in the set. More bluesy are Stealin' & St James Infirmary Blues. Also including Martin's song 'Got to know'.
Saw and talked with veteran, legendary English blues & folk player Wizz Jones at the weekend - still going strong at 75! He busked with Davey Graham in the 1950s and introduced one of his songs with "I wrote this in 1960"! Great guy as well as a good musician and entertainer.
That's all for now, all the best,
Andy Mac
Catch me at 8pm tonight, 14th May, at 7 Arts Centre, Leeds!

I've been playing and singing the blues and other stuff, getting better all the time, but I haven't got much left now - so putting more into it. I hope you like what you hear.