Unfortunately, Sunday marked the last day of the blues festival, with only three main acts left, and a day filled with performances within the Blues Trail, it was time to embrace what was left of the experience. The main acts beginning their performances at 19:00pm at the De Valence.

The Kyla Brox Band was the first to perform, with soul-shaking vocals and an authentic soul and blues experience, this was a performance not to be missed. Born in 1980 in Stockport, Greater Manchester, blues and soul singer Kyla Brox has been involved in the music scene from a very young age. Daughter of blues signer Victor Brox, Kyla’s first performance onstage was with her father at the ‘Band on the Wall’ in Manchester in 1992, joining his regular touring group the following year. The of of The Kyla Brox Band go back to this time. She accompanied her father on an extensive tour of Australia in 2000. Around comes 2001, Kyla and Danny Blomeley formed a duo, occasionally being joined by the previous members of her fathers regular touring group; the line-up finally settling into The Kyla Brox Band, with the founding members being Kyla Brox (vocals, flute), Danny Blomeley (bass), Marshall Gill (guitar), Tony Marshall (saxophone), and Phil Considine (drums). They initially started performing in North West pubs and clubs, a route that had once been regularly explored by the Victor Bronx Blues Train. A performance at the Colnes Blues Festival in 2002 established Kyla’s reputation within the British blues scene. The Kyla Brox Band toured Australia in 2003, 04, and 07, making their US debut in the same year.

 Catfish, another band renowned within the British world of blues, was next in line to perform. Delivering authentic and quality blues from the first to last second of their performance, it is hardly surprising to come to find that they have been the recipients of many awards within the blues scene. Their album, ‘The Broken Man’, was voted album of the year 2017 by the Independent Blues Broadcaster Association; as well as the band being named Blues Act of the Year (England) in this years (2018) UK Blues Awards. They were also nominated as one of only five bands to represent the country in the UK Blues Challenge in September.

‘UK and British Blues Award winners Catfish have carved a reputation for themselves as an excellent live band with a phenomenal front-man in 23 year old guitarist/vocalist Matt Long who plays with a real passion for the blues’ – www.catfishbluesband.co.uk

Bella Collins and Jodie Marie were the final act of the evening, as well as the entire festival, bringing this years event to a close. Two very talented welsh singer/songwriters, Bella and Jodie have been rocking the welsh music scene vigorously this year, both racking up a respectable number of performances, as well as EP and album releases. Within the realm of blues, jazz, and soul, this newly formed duo delivers a unique performance; both Bella and Jodie share rich and well controlled vocals whilst retaining the individuality that gives them the edge that they bring to the music scene. Bella has attended Tenby Blues Festival for years, and has been active within the music industry professionally for the past five years. Jodie is known well locally, and has also been active professionally within the music industry for a number of years, with her EP ‘Trouble in Mind’ being released in 2015. An exceptional performance undeniably worthy of the standing ovation Bella and Jodie received, and an incredibly bright future to come for both.