Mid-Sussex Music and Ale Festival

Live Review: Mid Sussex Music & Ale Festival, The Hassocks, Saturday 24th August 2024

September 10, 2024 Ken Beveridge 0

Brighthelmstone Promotions have been putting on this little festival since 2017. It takes place in the picturesque village of Hassocks, just north of Brighton. The venue is, strangely enough, a village pub, The Hassocks, handily situated […]

Preview: Mid Sussex Music & Ale Festival, Sat 26th – Sun 27th August 2023

August 23, 2023 Paul Kerr 0

With the August bank holiday weekend coming up then that means that the ever popular showcase for UK based Americana acts, the Mid Sussex Music & Ale Festival is about to take place again at The […]

Interview: Talking the post pandemic festival blues with Brighthelmstone’s Jim Walker

August 22, 2022 Paul Kerr 0

Real post lockdown challenges being faced by Mid Sussex Music and Ale Festival. Back in August 2019 AUK spoke with Jim Walker, managing director of Brighton based Brighthelmstone Promotions, about his third annual Mid-Sussex Music and […]

RE: Welcome!
Hi Everyone, my name is Steve, Ive been in a band, Only...
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Van Morrison - A Sense of Wonder
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RE: Gorton and Denton
I think the fascists in the White House ruined the vibe...
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Sharon Van Etten - Tramp
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RE: John Hammond has gone
He'll be a sad loss. I've never been much of a blues fa...
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Ry Cooder - Into the Purple Valley
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Rich Hopkins, El Otro Lado. Excellent Tucson desert roc...
By Paul Kerr , 2 days ago
RE: John Hammond has gone
Sad news.
By Paul Kerr , 2 days ago
John Hammond has gone
He brought country and electric blues to a new generati...
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Interview: Toad the Wet Sprocket – forty years of awkward grace

March 4, 2026 1

At 55, Glen Phillips sounds both reflective and lightly amused when he talks about the band he co-founded as a teenager in Santa Barbara, California. Four decades later, Toad the Wet Sprocket is still touring, still […]

Album art for Kye Alfred Hillig All Night Costume Party

Kye Alfred Hillig “The All-Night Costume Company”

March 4, 2026 2

Life, love and relationships are all wrapped up in one wonderful collection. Kye Alfred Hillig is based in Tacoma, Washington. A singer-songwriter, he has produced an exceptional, heartfelt album. His first recording since the release of […]

Andy Cohen, Eleanor Ellis and William Lee Ellis “Whistlin’ Past The Graveyard”

March 4, 2026 0

Classy trio come together to pay homage to traditional American roots, blues and country. Andy Cohen, Eleanor Ellis and William Lee Ellis are all well-established roots, blues and folk artists in their own right who first […]