Black Bart deliver a sound that belies their youth and number, crossing genre’s and bridging the age-gap of their audience with every performance. Hailing from the South Coast of England, they have been playing together now for several years with increasing frequency, allowing them to hone their original songs over time and explore their music thoroughly before a crowd.

Simon Stanley-Ward’s powerful, cutting vocal delivers a raw dose of emotive and original intonation over the tight rhythms of Sam Blincoe on drums and Pete Jones on bass guitar. Rob Joy completes the line up, weaving riffs and fills within the mix on electric guitar. The sound the band produce is clearly influenced by the American songbook, as well as the genres so closely associated with it: country, blues, bluegrass, rock ‘n’ roll and all that stem from them. Alongside that however, they infuse this mixture with their own heavier sound, scorching their music with atmosphere and a modern edge.

Black Bart have just completed recording their debut album and are turning to play live even more in order to promote it and further the opportunity to expand their songs through live performance.

Some of festivals the band have performed at include Larmer Tree Festival, Stokes Bay Festival, Rhythm Festival, Ragged Hedge Fair, Mind Body and Boogie Festival, Christchurch Festival, The Beggars Fair, Ringwood Festival, Bournemouth Live!, Swanage Folk Festival, Wimborne Folk Festival, Boscombe Arts Festival, Sundial Festival, Pointy Field Festival, Access Festival, Second Festival of Bryan and the Celtic Blue Rock Festival.

Black Bart have also supported Seasick Steve, Imelda May, Eugene Hideaway Bridges, Show of Hands, The Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash, Gary Fletcher of the Blues Band and The Mercury Men. As well as this, they’ve played venues across the country such as The Talking Heads, The Joiners, The Nuffield Theatre, The Platform Tavern, The Rock Garden, The Purple Turtle, The Orange Rooms, The Water Rats, The 12 Bar Club, Salisbury Arts Centre, Mr Kyps, Centre Stage and The Old Firestation. They have also performed in numerous pub venues across the South.