September Sundays at The Waterfront have an atmosphere that the summer months do not. The visitors are largely gone, the island contracts back to itself, and the promenade at Totland Bay in early autumn carries a quality that residents recognise and visitors who stay past September tend to come back for. Blues Anonymous play the Sunday Live slot on 6 September, and the blues format fits this shift in mood.
Blues Anonymous bring a set built from the tradition rather than from pop chart adjacency: Chicago and Delta influences, slow-building instrumental passages, and a vocal approach that rewards listening rather than just hearing. The Sunday Live series does not usually programme blues acts, which makes this one distinct from the summer slots. The audience on early September Sundays tends to be smaller and more attentive, which suits the material.
Free entry. The Waterfront, Totland Bay promenade. Music from 3pm. More music events on the Isle of Wight through the autumn season.