Photo courtesy of Mr RUSSELL WINSTON FORD 2019

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The Young Blades main core of tutors (past and present) is currently Tim Hills, Markus Smith and Rachel Thompson-Smith with the broader YB's Collective of tutors/students consisting of Russell Winston-Ford, Matt Purkis, Ben Corner, Olly Browning, Louis Bastable, George and Ed Seymour-Cole and Jack Cotten still joining the musical circus at gigs in the local area. 

Older teenage and adult students are invited to join The Young Blades when they play, to help them gain valuable experience on the local circuit. Always a great time ...the record so far performing at one gig is 18 YB's and students performing at The Heroes in Waterlooville...it's a sight to behold... " I can bend down to pick up my drink mid song and they'll be an entirely different set of musicians playing with me when I stand up and it will have been absolutely seamless in transition...quite amazing and one hell of a laugh!! " M T-S 

GIGS - 2020

FRIDAY  7th FEBRUARY 
THE SWAN, BEDHAMPTON

SATURDAY 29TH FEBRUARY 
THE WICOR MILL, PORTCHESTER

SATURDAY 14th MARCH
THE FOUNTAIN INN,  CHICHESTER - CANCELLED

​FRIDAY  22nd MARCH - MARK & MARK (ACOUSTIC)                                      THE GOLDEN HIND, COPNOR

FRIDAY  8th MAY
THE GOLDEN HIND, COPNOR

SATURDAY 9th MAY 
THE HEROES, WATERLOOVILLE 

SATURDAY  6th JUNE 
THE SHIP & BELL, HORNDEAN

SATURDAY 13TH JUNE
THE HARVEST HOME BEERFEST, DENMEAD

SUNDAY 14TH JUNE
THE SWAN, WOOLSTON

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​SATURDAY 20th JUNE        
THE FOUNTAIN,CHICHESTER

SATURDAY 4TH JULY
THE KING CHARLES BEERFEST, WINCHESTER

SATURDAY 1st AUGUST
THE HEROES, WATERLOOVILLE 

FRIDAY 4th SEPTEMBER
THE NAVIGATOR, SWANWICK

SUNDAY 27th SEPTEMBER
THE SWAN, WOOLSTON

SATURDAY 14th NOVEMBER
THE SHIP & BELL, HORNDEAN

SATURDAY 21st NOVEMBER         
THE FOUNTAIN, CHICHESTER   

SATURDAY  5th DECEMBER
THE GOLDEN HIND, COPNOR 

​SUNDAY 27th DECEMBER
THE HEROES, WATERLOOVILLE