AN award-winning Cumbrian blues guitarist is set to play Water Yeat Village Hall this winter.
Chris, from Carlisle, has played music for the last 30 years as a solo acoustic guitarist, playing slide and fingerpicking blues and original songs.
He has played at many of the major national Blues Festivals including sets at the Burnley, Colne, Dundee, Carlisle, Maryport and Durham Festivals.
Along the way he has also opened for many of the major Blues performers around such as John Mayall, Dr. Feelgood, Earl Thomas and Nine Below Zero.
Chris won through to the Final of the New Brunswick Battle of the Blues 2 years running in 2011 at the 100 Club in London and in 2012 at The Garage Highbury as a solo performer, aswell as reaching the Final in 2013 in a duo with Harmonica-player Martin Fletcher.
Chris was also nominated in the acoustic category of the British Blues Awards 2012.
Chris has independently released two albums. He plays in Water Yeat Januray 20.
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