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I am going to the UK boogie woogie festival for the first time. But this is their 9th year- who'd have thought Sturminster Newton deep in rural Dorset, would host top players from around the world?

This year, Bob Seeley headlines- surely the top boogie player in the world, he knew, learned from, and worked with Meade Lux Lewis! 

Boogie piano has always remained popular on the continent of Europe- Balazs Daniel (Hungary), Eeco Rijken Rapp (NL), Jean-Paul Amouroux (France), Lasse Jensen (Denmark), Patrick Smet (Belgium), Henk Huisman (NL) will all be there this year.  Plus from UK- Big John Carter, Simon King, Emily Lees, Daniel Moore, James Goodwin. Other instruments provided by guitarist Chris Corcoran's trio, and others. And lots of dance events, classes, workshops. 

Sounds a great weekend!