Well, I wake up in the mornin’
feel so sick down to my shoes,
the box-office is jumpin’,
I got the Stage 4 Beverley Blues.
I got the blues
I got those February Festival blues,
I better pay my dues
I got those Stage 4 Beverley Blues.
So, all the venues will be buzzin’
and rockin’ to tunes old and new,
I’ll be shakin’ my booty
at the New York Brass Band too.
And after all the events have finished
don’t go down the pub,
when you can kick back with a beer or two,
at the Late-Night Festival Club
I got the blues
I got those syncopation blues,
don’t step on my blue suede shoes
(is the King here?) I got those Stage 4 Beverley Blues.
Now, I’ve been to Glastonbury,
Download and Tribfest too,
but I tell ya Stage 4 Beverley,
I keep a coming back to you…
and it’s not just about the line-ups
the fantastic acts you choose,
no, it’s also because you continue to have…
spotless festival loos!
I got the blues
those sweet jelly-roll blues,
have you heard the news?
I got those Stage 4 Beverley Blues.
Everybody’s clamoring
For Beverley Community Choir
plus Dankworth, Cambo and Bilston,
this festival’s on fire!
And I’m inspired by all this eclectic stuff
I’ll be attending the Harmony Singing Class,
I’m told I can hold a pretty good note…
more like a cat clawing broken glass.
I got those blues
I got those convoluted, rhyming blues,
I hope I’ve lit your fuse?
Now you can get the Stage 4 Beverley Blues.
So, finally,
as you navigate the upcoming festival,
just you remember this sad old blues boy
who’s got those…
Amazing headliners
and talented songwriters,
spoken word
that’s what I’ve heard.
Tickets I’ll be jugglin’
to see the Saltburn Smugglin’,
Nagasaka and Killen
will get us all chillin’.
The Horizon Stage,
that’s gonna engage,
from poetry to page
it’s all the rage.
Danny Bradley guitar pluckin’
Charlotte Carrivick bluegrass truckin’,
Gary Stewarts Graceland singin’,
Sea Shanty swingin’…
Yes, I think you know by now,
I got those blues,
I got those,
Stage 4 Beverley Blues.
Horizon Stage showcasing the cream of the young, emerging talent on the folk and roots music scene.
The Horizon Stage has become one our most popular events featuring young, emerging musicians and singers from around the country. It takes place in the informal setting of the theatre’s Café Bar, giving a relaxed feel to the event.
Rillen
Rillen is a young English folk trio consisting of Piers Gorick on guitar, Eleanor Kerr on fiddle and Ben Prout on bouzouki and melodeon. They write primarily self-penned tunes in an English style about the places around them, their inhabitants and the old stories which inspire them, performing in a partially improvised style which lends itself to the creativity and freedom ingrained in the genre.
The Rookery
The Rookery is a new North-East based folk trio comprised of Eleanor Kerr on vocals and violin, Poppy Bedford on vocals and Bodhran, and Emma Doenges on vocals and guitar; they perform traditional songs and tunes as well as their own pieces, usually based on mythology, the supernatural or birds.
Dexter Humphries
Dexter is a local 14-year-old guitarist with a strong passion for the blues. Playing from the age of 6, he has already made several appearances in the Beverley blues scene. His first public performance was at a Beverley Blues open mic night in the Sun Inn, aged just 12. Since then, he has opened the Beverley Blues festival in 2024 and 2025 and played a number of other venues in and around Beverley, both as a solo performer and as part of a band.
His inspirations range from Jimi Hendrix to Joe Bonamassa and Stevie Ray Vaughan to Gary Moore. Dexter performs covers from a host of guitar legends and has also started to experiment with writing riffs and music of his own.
