Guau Wines (and great music!)

The amazing Johnny Sax – oh yeah!

August is the month when Jumilla celebrates its Vendimia over the two weeks of the Feria & Fiestas, however in recent years it has also become the month when we raise funds for Cuatro Patas through Guau Wines, so why not see out August with some great wines and music?

The 6th edition of Guau Wines will take place on 31 August in Plaza de Santa Maria, Jumilla, starting at 21.30. Twenty bodegas have donated wine, so there should be something for everyone’s taste, and there will be catering too. No need to have dinner before you go there!

The opening act will be the multi-talented Johnny Sax, who was the vocalist, sax and harmonica player with the Climax Blues Band ten years ago, as well as playing in his own Johnny Pugh band. Now he lives in Spain, where his gigs are popular with the local Spanish community as well as Brits living in the area. I’m hoping he will sing “Walking the Dog” for me to dance to!

The following acts will be Alberto Alcalá, who has just released his second disc “Tragaluz” and finally the blues and rock group Traslapers. I look forward to listening to (and probably dancing to!) them as well.

Tickets cost 15€, which includes a glass to taste the different wines, plenty of wines and food to keep you going and of course great music. Tickets are available from the local veterinary clinics Urbano and Mascoticas.

It should be a memorable evening – hope to see you there!

Johnny Pugh Band – live in Jumilla!

Johnny Pugh

The excitement is building up in Jumilla as people spot the posters advertising the first live performance of the Johnny Pugh Band in Bodegas Alceño.  Johnny and his wife Jane only moved here in January this year but already they have made many Spanish and British friends, who can’t wait to hear him sing and play the saxophone with his new line-up.

Johnny was the lead singer with the Climax Blues Band for five years, as well as playing the saxophone and harmonica with them.  He has an impressive CV, having also worked as a session musician with the likes of  Rose Royce, the Four Tops, Ben E. King, Martha Reeves and the Real Thing, to mention just a few.

Click on this link to hear Johnny and the Climax Blues Band at the Rock & Blues Festival 2011: youtube video.

Tickets for the concert cost 14€ including tapas and wine, with the chance to try the new Alceño Rosado 2012.  You can buy your tickets at the bodega at Calle Barrio Iglesias no 55 in Jumilla, or in Los Chilines wine shop at Avenida Levante no 69,  Jumilla.  Tickets are also on sale in Get I.T. Connected in Pinoso, tel: 966 192 953.  The date to put in your diary is Saturday 27 October at 21.00.

To listen to more music from Johnny, click on this link: this is from a gig a few years ago.

If you would like more information about the concert or about the Johnny Pugh Band, please contact Jane at:  jojanepugh@yahoo.com.

Finally, this is the poster to look out for.  I am proud of the fact that my talented friend José María decided to use one of my photos, though he is responsible for the brilliant design!

I can promise you a great night out – hope to see you at Johnny’s gig on 27 October!