The Rigmarollers

The Rigmarollers pack out exhilarating shows with their unique take on the blues. They're a phenomenal live band playing regular headliner gigs to an ever growing following. Their songs get national radio play, on Cerys Matthews' BBC Radio 2 Blues Show, and Jazz FM's Blues & Boogie. A trio with a massive sound, they put vocals, harmonica, guitar and sousaphone over an irresistible backbeat — Original Blues with a New Orleans groove.

They are: Ed Hopwood on vocals, harmonica and percussion, Julian Marshall on guitar, and Ewan Penkey on sousaphone. Together they have been selling out gigs across London and the UK for the last seven years. Their festival CV includes: Sidmouth Jazz & Blues, Fire in the Mountain, Ealing Blues, Gloucester Cajun & Zydeco, The Idler, Purbeck Valley, Upton Blues, Bath & West Show, Bimble Bandada, Leek Blues & Americana, among many others. 

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"Really love that." - Cerys Matthews, The Blues Show, BBC Radio 2

​"Upbeat. Lifts the mood." - David Freeman, Blues & Boogie, Jazz FM

​"You guys really get it." - Robert Hokum. Ealing Blues Festival Founder

​"Band of the festival." - Leek Blues and Americana