The 1st British Slide Guitar Festival' 

A general get together, workshop, and evening concert for a hundred like minded souls on 23rd of January 2010.

Michael Messer will to perform with Ed Genis.  Lucy Zirins support.

MM will host an afternoon workshop. Mark Makin will join him for a ‘face to face’ about all things National, Dobro, Supro and Valco.

Ian McWee & Steve Thompson.  Beef bones & Rail Track Nails, to Plastic Wonders'

A ‘Diamond Bottlenecks’ Slide will be raffled. The proceeds will go to to Music Machine - ‘music for the community’ an open access project which in conjunction with the Chelmsley Wood Baptist Church provide instruction and support as well as access to instruments in the B33,36 & 37 postcodes.

Doors open at noon with a getting to know each other session.  People are already booking spots for the Open Mic! Those with a little less confidence can sign up for a ‘Partnered Jam’ and spend a while playing and perhaps taking the  the open mic as a duo.

Chicken Bone John will start the Scheduled Sets at 3 o’clock

Basil and Pat Henriques close the afternoon with a short celebration of Hawaiian Steel.

The Venue - the Red Lion, Long Street in Atherstone, North Warwickshire, a  three star hotel with a very good restaurant, bar meals also available. Attendees can take advantage of a Single occupancy tariff of £49 per night with B&B. 01827 713 156 Fax: 01827 711 404 E-mail: info@atherstoneredlion.co.uk . 

Atherstone is situated on the A5 between the M6 M1 and M42. Rail super saver return tickets from York, Leeds, Cardiff, Exeter, Bristol, Southampton, and Liverpool cost no more than £17 to Atherstone. admission will be by pre payment of the  full fee of £25.  £26.50 if paying by Paypal

For further details of how to register please email perce@percyparadise.com