Music at Crick 2025 – sponsored by
Adam Sweet Band / Adam Sweet Solo Acoustic Set
(Sunday)
Since being crowned Introducing Stage winners at The Great British Rock and Blues Festival in 2023, the Adam Sweet Band have been rapidly gaining a reputation as one of the tightest units on the circuit, delivering brooding blues and rootsy rock, while balancing richly detailed song writing, soulful vocals and expertly piercing guitar work. Taking his cue from the British blues boom sounds and rock riffs of the 60s and 70s, the independent blues-rock guitarist and singer-songwriter has carved out his own territory between classic rock, blues and Americana. Crick Boat Show is privileged to host both an acoustic and a full band set in one evening!
A Different Kettle Of Fish / Rolling Stock
(Friday)
A Different Kettle of Fish: Four-piece band playing a wide variety of favourite rock, blues and country classics ranging from the 1960’s to the ‘noughties’. With a very comprehensive set list which has a broad appeal to a wide-ranging audience, A Different Kettle Of Fish is fronted by Lead Singer and guitarist Dangerous Derrick, who joined in 2023. The other three members, Guy, Adrian and Bill have been playing individually for decades, and performing locally together for a number of years, and have an interesting variety of musical backgrounds, experiences, influences and tastes…
Beyond Redemption
(Saturday)
East Midlands-based, country-inspired rock duo, with a mix of original songs and covers.
Box McGinn
(Sunday and Monday)
Acoustic trio with over a century of collective experience, playing a curated set of Americana, country, folk and rock.
Dangerous Derrick
(Saturday, Sunday and Monday)
You don't get much more local than Crick-based blues-acoustic musician/guitarist Derrick Meyer, regular performer at The Wheatsheaf Pub. Now a veteran of Crick Boat Show, this year we’re delighted to have Derrick performing for us again.
Dan Walsh
(Saturday)
BBC Folk Awards ‘Best Musician’ nominee Dan Walsh combines ‘virtuoso playing and winning songwriting’ (MORNING STAR). Describing what Dan does is no easy task but at the heart of it is British, Irish and American folk music delivered with a healthy dose of funky grooves – all performed with his unique and dazzling take on clawhammer style banjo helping to challenge all preconceptions about the instrument. Add to all that poignant songs, astonishing musical departures and lively humour and the result is a truly memorable live show which has wowed audiences across the world.
Dusty 4 Track
(Saturday)
Will Jeffery and Ben James are Dusty 4 Track, a blues/folk act from Nottingham. The mixture of Ben's blues and soul influences and Will's alternative folk influences create a wonderful eclectic mix of tunes with melodies that will stick in your head and music that will get your foot tapping.
Keith Donnelly
(Saturday)
Keith Donelly ticks so many entertainment boxes that it’s hard to know where to start. Great-British eccentric, stand-up comic, actor, stuntman… Described by Jasper Carrott as ‘a very very funny, globe-trotting, Geordie tall-tale-telling-singer-songwriter-guitarist’, expect to be entertained all over the place. But beware, he made Phil Cool laugh so much, he blew an entire cheese sandwich out of his nose.
Ma Polaine's Great Decline
(Sunday)
Somerset band Ma Polaine's Great Decline bring a hard-to-pigeon-hole, quirky, dark, yet uplifting mash of blues and Americana. Beth’s distinctive, emotive vocals coupled with her evocative lyrics create a compelling mix of abstract tales, dark humour and raw beauty, whilst Clinton’s understated guitar style supports with rich chords and gritty riffs, and Jimmy Norden cements the sound with jaw dropping drums. Speakeasy vibes, memorable and unique with critical acclaim and airplay on 6 Music and Cerys Matthews’ Radio 2 Blues Show.
