Bus 148 , 31, 607 - Ealing Blues Festival

On Saturday, 21 July, we caught the 148 bus just outside our flat to Shepherds Bush getting off at the Noting Hill Holland Park stop. Then we caught the 31 bus and got off at Shepherds Bush Green Stop-T. Then we caught the 607 bus to Uxbridge and got off in Ealing Broadway stop-K. We were now in Ealing to attend the Annual Ealing Blues Festival. The cost was 1 gbp each. They expected 10,000 people over the weekend to attend this festival that has been in July for the past 20 years. Two large tents were set up with music from 2PM- 9PM.

Anyone remember Manfred Mann from the 60's? Do WahDiddy Diddy.... Well, Paul Jones (top photo) was the front man for Manfred Mann and Dave Kelly (another legend) play a wonderful bluesy set. I remember Manfred Mann but did not remember that they played a bluesy style. Paul Jones is an excellent harmonic player and has a weekly BBC radio program.

There were several other great artists that played in our tent while it poured down rain and made a mess of the festival grounds.

Using the local bus transportation was really a great way to travel. We were able to set in the upper level and view parts of greater London that we would not see using the tube (which we did on our return trip). We went through Shepherds Bush and Acton on our way to Ealing. These areas appear to be heavily muslin populated area where store signs were in English and Arabic. Ealing is where our friends Mark and Kelly live and is a really nice area.