CHICAGO Blues, funky folk and real-deal American country music is all on offer at The Old John O' Gaunt this month.

A new year and a new calendar of gigs have been booked and lined up for your perusal at the Lancaster Market Street venue.

This week gigs range from Lights Out blues band on January 19, via Danny Riley's Morecambe Bay Jazzmen on January 21 to Gerry Gillard's RnB Band on January 22, topped off by John Harper on January 23.

Harper is a guitarist, singer and John O' Gaunt regular performing contemporary British and American music.

Meanwhile, later this month local performers Kate Howden and Paul Jones will be joined by multi-instrumentalist Tony Taffinder performing a blend of original material and contemporary folk.

January 16, 2003 10:00