Live Music

The 309s

Where:

Festival Pub - Outer Bailey

When:

8th May 2026
8:15 pm to 10:00 pm

The 309s Bringing you the roots of rock and roll ... swing jazz, jump blues, jive and rockabilly.

 

The 309s take their pick of songs mostly from the southern States of America, in the years between 1925 and 1955. This gives us quite a range of music, from Western Swing ("jazz with a cowboy hat") created in Texas by Bob Wills, right through to Rock 'n' Roll's early days in Memphis, Tennessee. On the way we take in sub-genres such as country boogie and jump blues songs, now popular with jive dancers. No wonder, who can keep their feet still to Big Joe Turner’s “Shake Rattle and Roll”?

We took these wonderful songs, we worked out what makes them tick, and now we use our instruments and skills to play them the best way we can. So was created the unique 309s sound, and it gets your feet jumping. Some are fast, a few are slow and romantic, and the rest are played with just the right pace and swing so you can dance all your favourite fancy moves.

Since 2015 we have been adding our own songs to the mix. Created to sound like classics from the 40s & 50s, you'd be hard pressed to know which is old and which is new. Whichever it is, we're going to give you a good good good good time!

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