Name: Errol Linton
Start: 2026-09-05T19:30:00+01:00
Location: What's Cookin'

Anyone interested in contemporary British blues/roots music will be aware of Errol Linton. The Brixton born, raised and resident singer, harmonica player and songwriter has earned his spurs as leader of the most dynamic live band in the UK – Linton and band take the stage night after night, making music that gets audiences dancing and cheering. This is the funky stuff, blues with a reggae tinge and jazz flavours. Black British music with roots in Mississippi and New Orleans, Kingston and London. Linton creates a dynamic, original sound like no other artist anywhere.
Linton started out busking and, for years, played in the London underground for tips. At the same time he led a band who played pubs and clubs, shebeens and parties, winning fans night after night. Now that reputation is worldwide – Linton won the UK Blues Challenge 2023 and represented the UK Blues Federation both at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, USA, and the European Blues Challenge in Braga, Portugal. The band regularly play in Belgium, Holland, France, Spain and Poland, have appeared at Glastonbury and Wilderness festivals.
Cerys Matthews, Robert Elms and David Freeman champion Errol on their radio shows, while The Guardian described Linton as the figurehead for contemporary British blues.
"At least I’ve got the music to express my pain,” says Linton. “Pain and joy – we play a lot of happy blues.” He chuckles then announces its time to go to work – tonight is the fifth night of a ten night run. “These are hard times and to survive them we have to be a hard working band,” says Errol Linton, proud leader of the finest live band in Britain.