I refer to the Swanage Blues Festival, Sunday afternoon, White Swan.

A fairly fleeting visit from me, but enjoyed it, and your standards remain high; keep up the good work.

Without a doubt the best band I have seen in a long time. You guys can kick up a storm and Andrea's vocals make me melt. FIGJAM wouldn't have been the same without you. You guys made my weekend.

Hey you guys you were great, loved you at Swanage in March, delighted you could play again at FIGJAMFest in July and looking forward to seeing you again in October...... I think i'm becoming a Groupie !! Guys you were BRILLIANT - Thanks

To anyone who is thinking about booking these guys - don't hesitate - do it NOW. I am one of the idiot organisers of FigJamFest and BlueTouch played at our gig last weekend and brought the house down. You could not fail to have a great time with them playing. If you couldn't get up and dance then you were either incapacitated or a halibut. Can't wait to see you all again in Swanage. Beautiful and Brilliant.

Thanks for a fabulous set at Figjam Fest (July 2nd) - you really rocked - Hope to see you again at Swanage and back in Reading again in 2012
Mag

Hi Guys

I thought you were fantastic, what a voice your lady singer has whooo hoo. Thank you for helping to make FigJamFest a "rocking" and fantastic festival - what a time we all had.

I live in Reading and keep in reasonable regular touch with the organisers/FigJammers (as I'm a food helper) so do let me know when you are playing in the area as would love to come over with some others and enjoy the experience again.

Again, thank you, thank you - you were great.

Kim

Martin 2011.6.20 12:50
Hi,
Enjoyed the gig in the park yesterday, despite the cold breeze and cloudy skies. Due to the conditions the turnout was poor, but you guys gave a good performance, and I felt the sound was excellent despite the climatic difficulties. I crept away for a warming glass after an hour, but I'm sure the gig continued in vibrant fashion.
I'd like to hear more of the band live, but looking at your gig list, it would entail a drive, which = mineral water, not a blues beverage.
I live down here in Poole.
All the best,
martin E
BlueTouch Replies: Since you are in poole why not see us at Bar7en on 8 October as part of the Swanage Blues Festival. Details are all on the Gigs page. If you miss that then we are at the White Swan that weekend on Sunday afternoon

Once again Rachel and myself had a great weekend at Alvaston. A large part of that was due to the welcome given us by you and the rest of Blue Touch and we would like to say a big thank you for making us feel among friends once again. As you know, I always enjoy the jams but this year I felt particularly comfortable and thought I played better as a result. It makes a great change for me to play with people who don't need everything written down and just play from the heart as I don't get much of that in my usual circles.
BlueTouch replies:
Well we love Alvaston and it's great meeting up with some great friends and having a good time. Really appreciate your kind words

Subject: Sunday at The White Swan Swanage
Message: Really enjoyed the gig.
Thanks
Martin
BlueTouch replies:
Thanks Martin, it was a fun gig and we have emailed the Carnival organisers to see about a gig on the main stage in the summer, it would be good to play Swanage when its warm!

couldnt make swanage this time, but down for the october fest. Ash says yo guys were brill so sorry to have missed it, roll on october x

I thought you guys were absolutely excellent on Martin's show, the acoustic vibe really worked.

Friday night was one of the best Blues Sessions for live music. Why? Because Blue Touch were in the studio playing live

BlueTouch replies:
Thanks Martin we had a great time and your show is, every week, a must listen whether we appear on it or not !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5G1adwMa-Y video link

Really enjoyed your sets at the White Swan and the Anchor last Sunday in Swanage. Unplugged on a Sunday afternoon was great and the evening in the Anchor was better that last year - great gig.
I've posted a few videos on You Tube - hope you can find them and enjoy them
Thanks, Graeme

Taken from Blogging re March Swanage Blues Festival
Well done Steve, another great festival! Shame to hear that you didn't get around as much as you'd liked, but the comments on this blog show that once more your hard work has paid off.

We caught part of the Blue Touch set in the White Swan (sunday afternoon) and their whole set at The Anchor in the evening,and both times really enjoyed their playing and rapport with the crowd. The Anchor gig was more like a party, so many dancers!

Taken from linked blog
Read about your festival in the Bournemouth Evening Echo on Saturday night and came on Sunday afternoon for the first time.
We went to the White Swan where Blue Touch were performing, The White Horse for the Jam session with Robin Bibi Band and then the Anchor for the Dave Raphael Band.
What a bloody good afternoon, they were all brilliant and of a very high standard.

Loving the new website. Will be keeping an eye on it for your next gig in Surrey/London area xxx

Bluetouch replies:Thanks David, glad you enjoyed it, I know we had a great time in Woodstock, hope you enjoyed the CD.

Great gig in woodstock at last a band with some edge .Andrea is one Dangerous woman boy does she have sexual presence . P.S Andrea if you ever want to learn to ride a motorcycle or a snowmobile get in touch

Absolutely love the new website. Looking forward to Woodstock gig on Bank Holiday weekend. Keep on rocking guys!!!!!

Great Hard Driving Sounds....****

by mkranitz

The instrumentals are seamless and lead with a strong woman who brings character to songs you've heard and some you haven't!

Lead and bass guitar are heartfelt and strong. Can't go wrong!
[review from itunes USA]

Woodstock 30 August :
Just a quick note to say that whilst called to your gig in a professional capacity I thoroughly enjoyed it and was sorry I could not fulfill Alan's wish to be handcuffed by me.

Just like to say thank you for a wonderful weekend at Alverston Hall.
We enjoyed every minute of the jammin sessions.
Hope to see you again.
Love
Margaret and John (played bass)
X X X X
BlueTouch Replies
Thank you Margaret, we will send you the recording we made of John and a copy of the unplugged set we did, thanks for the kind comment.

I just wanted to drop you and the rest of Blue Touch (please pass it on) a mail to say thanks once again for a great set of Jam Sessions at Alvaston.
One of my highlights for these weekends is the chance to get to play with "the pros" and I get a real buzz out of it, as well as learning a lot too.
It's a shame there won't be an Alvaston next year and Rachel and I won't be able to get to the Isle of Wight later to hear later this year, but I do hope our paths cross again before too long and we have a chance to do it again.
BlueTouch Replies
Thank you John; let us hope Warners take note of the complaints and petition

18. - 2009-03-09 11:41:02
BIG THANKS

May we take this opportunity to thank you all for all your hard work at alvaston over the weekend.your late night sessions must be bloody hard,night after night.your acoustic set was amazing.thanks again to a great bunch of people.see you all sooner rather than later.much respect.

BlueTouch Replies
Thanks as always it was exhausting but great fun; Angela Brown was absolutely brilliant and we had a great time jamming with her.

Hi Guys,

Just thought I would drop you a mail to say a big THANK YOU for last weekend at Alvaston. I thought all your performances were excellent (my sort of music) and the jam sessions were extremely well run, professionally set up and generally just brilliant. I thoroughly enjoyed myself and it was great to have the chance to play with such a great bunch of people.

Keep up the good work and I look forward to meeting you again some time. I will certainly try and get to Alvaston again next year.

John B
BlueTouch Replies
Thanks John it was a great pleasure and the recordings turned out pretty good too!

16. E -
Hi ,
Once more one thousands thanks for the wonderful time we had playing all together
at Boogaloos Jam last week end ........!!!
You all knocked me out , you all blew your Top and blew mine as well....!
BlueTouch Replies
It was a great weekend and George was one of the stars of the jam we ran; great sax playing and a wonderful character. George travelled from Switzerland for the weekend - dedication to music or what ! We sincerely hope we meet up again.

15. New Crawdaddy Club -
BlueTouch : I forgot to enter this on to the message board last year but still a great comment !
And so we kicked off 2007 with a stonking evening with the excellent Blue Touch who entertained us right royally! Shame that so few people turned up! You missed a really cracking set from a really cracking band and Andrea Maria, the band�s excellent singer, made this old man very happy!! But if you were not there you won�t know what I am on about! Her forays into the audience meant that you could hear her singing but upon whose lap was she sitting???!!! Guitarists Neil & Alan played brilliantly off each other which made for compelling listening. Merv on bass allowed his guitar & shirt to do the talking whilst drummer Hugh held the whole thing together masterfully! Above all, everyone on stage had a ball and so did we! It is no wonder that Blue Touch are much in demand and we really could not have had a better start to the year musically and the great music continues this week.

14. -
Just returned from another excellent R&B weekend at Nidd Hall.Excellent line-up once again but the highlight for me was Eddie Martin (both accoustic session and stage session)great music.Blue Touch once again excellent as always.Saddened to hear the news that there will be no Nidd Hall next year (would like to know reason why)Look forward to finding another venue to go to next year.Well done Monica and team.Thanks.
24 September 2007 - Barnoldswick
BlueTouch Replies
The boogaloo weekends are always great to play and we appreciate the thought here. These are highly recommended weekend breaks so please visit www.boogaloopromotions.com Our next one is at Alvaston in February!
(copied from booglaloo noticeboard comment)

13. Jane King - 2007-10-02 11:11:03
Hi

Just a quick note to thank you for an amazing evening last Friday - the Hotel (who were playing your CD on Saturday morning) agreed that it was the best wedding reception they had ever done and it confirms our opinion that live music beats a DJ anyday. My Father has asked for a CD so I will be sending off for one.

The set and the music were brilliant and we really enjoyed it - it made a fabulous day just about perfect and unforgettable! I do hope you also enjoyed the evening.

There are several of us coming down to see you at the White Lyon on the 10th November and we hope to come and see you all to thank you again personally.

Can we wish you every success in the future and we will be checking your website for future gigs.

Kind regards to all the band
BlueTouch replies: Thank you for the kind words, they are much appreciated and we had a great evening too. We wish you and Stewart the very best

Hello Blue Touch!

We thoroughly enjoyed your set yesterday and whilst buying your latest CD from Andrea she referred me to this site for the first one. As there is a special price for the two,

Many thanks for a great set - the best of the day for me!

Regards

Alan

Alan Taylor
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