Bio, Page 2
Highlights, Press and Tributes

Live Highlights

Mojo Festival 2019, Bishops Castle, Shropshire

Simply The Blues, Mumbai, India 2014

Mostar Blues and Rock Festival, Bosnia-Herzegovina 2017

Sweden Rock Festival, Solvesborg, Sweden 2018 w/ Iron Maiden

Tring Blues and Beer Festival UK 2016

Blueshappening Zelzate, Belgium 2015

Seven Nights To Blues Festival 2013, Lille, France

Karlshamn Baltic Festival 2019, Sweden

Norretljes Blues Festival 2011, Sweden

Blues Express, Luxembourg 2013

Fiamene, Italy 2014

Viana Do Castello Blues Festival 2007, Portugal

Simply The Blues, Bangalore, India 2014

Trescore British Blues Festival 2007, Italy (Killing Floor)

Rockland BluesRocking Summerfest 2007, Sweden w/ Joe Bonamassa

Baden Blues Festival 2006, Switzerland

Open Air Gross Lindow 2006, Germany (Killing Floor)

Harelbeke Rock & Blues 2006, Belgium (Killing Floor)

Willem Tell 10th Anniversary 2006, Belgium

Sweden Rock Festival 2012 (Killing Floor) w / Motorhead, Blue Oyster Cult

Bluezy Blues Festival, Netherlands 2012

Patersdreef Blues Festival 2005 & 1992, Tielt, Belgium

Trescore British Blues Festival 2007, Italy (Killing Floor) w/ Bob Hall, Dave Peabody

Rock at Sea 2004, Stockholm, Sweden w/ Nazareth

Reading Festival 1977, England (SALT)

Rocking the Blues Festival 2005, England w/ The Yardbirds

Big Blues 2002, Luxembourg, w/ Bo Diddley

Belgium R&B Festival, Peer, Belgium, w/ Robert Cray

Bonn Blues Festival, Bonn, Germany, w/ Rory Gallagher

Blues'd Up Festival 2005, Belgium

Blues at Sea 2006, Stockholm, Sweden (Killing Floor)

Rock at Sea 2006, Stockholm, Sweden (Killing Floor)

Bragdoya Blues Festival 2004, Norway

New Victoria Theatre, London (SALT) w/ Muddy Waters

Farmer Phil's Festival 2004, 2003 & 2001, United Kingdom

Bergen Jazz and Blues Festival 2005 & 2002, Netherlands

Darlington Blues & Brews 2004, United Kingdom

Harderwijk Blues Route 2003, Netherlands

Great British R&B Festival 2005, Colne, England (with British Blues Allstars)

Piazza Blues Festival 2004, Bellinzona, Switzerland

Alcamo Blues 2000, Sicily

The Rainbow, London (Ramrod) w/ Muddy Waters

Welons Open Air 2003, Wintelre, Netherlands

Harelbeke Rock and Blues 2002, Belgium, w/ Tony Joe White

Easter Rock Festival 1972, Hamburg, Germany (with Killing Floor) w/ Black Sabbath

Amersfoort Blues Festival 2001, Netherlands

BohRock Xtra, Bocholt, Germany, w/ John Mayall

Kirkby Rock and Blues 2000, Kirkby, United Kingdom

Carrot Blues Festival 2003, Wervershoof, Netherlands

Live in Reitwein 2001, Frankfurt(Od) Germany

Blues Route, Utrecht, Netherlands

Thun Blues Festival 2002, Switzerland

Manchester Free Trade Hall 1969, England (with Killing Floor) w/ Howlin' Wolf, Freddie King

White and Blues Festival 2000, Sora, Italy

Blaublues 2002, Belgium

Belgian Blues/Rock Festival Houthem, Belgium

Bury Blues Festival 2002, United Kingdom, w/ Hubert Sumlin

Assen T T Nacht 2000 and 2002, Assen, Netherlands

Jazz in Duke Town, Den Bosch, Netherlands

Ehornli Rock 98, Eschenbach, Switzerland

Kajaani International Jazz Festival, Kajaani Finland

Burnley Mechanics Blues Festival, Burnley, United Kingdom

Open Air, Empfenbach, Germany

Bonn Blues Festival, Bonn Germany w/ Canned Heat

Fiamene, Verona, Italy

Swing 90 and 94, Wespelaar, Belgium

Open Air Aarau, Switzerland

Waterfront Blues Festival, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A w/ Elvin Bishop, Jessie Mae Hemphill

Nuvolaro 2000, Cuneo, Italy

Frog and Roll Festival, Lillers, France w/ The Troggs, the Pretty Things

Woodstock 90, Lugano, Switzerland

Kwadendaam Blues-Rock, Netherlands

Granicher Hohlenfest, Switzerland

Kijk Uit, Beernem 90 & 92, Belgium

Take a Walk Festival, Sittard, Netherlands

Bemd Festival, Arendonk, Belgium

Ichtygem Blues Festival, Belgium

Zweissimen Rock, Switzerland

Pump Up The Blues, Geertruidenberg, Netherlands

Big Day Out, Henstridge 99, United Kingdom w/ Ze 'Amsters!

Midzommer Blues Festival, Wychen, Netherlands

Roots Rock Festival, Nidrum, Belgium (two years)

Ravenna Blues Festival, Italy w/ Little Charlie and the Nightcats and Sonny Rhodes

Handzamme Blues Festival, Belgium (two years) w/ Louisiana Red

Detroits, Olympia Washington USA w/ Johnny Winter

Chapella Festival, Switzerland

Heineken Blues, Emmen, Netherlands

Blandford Music Festival, Blandford Forum, United Kingdom

Drijf-in Blues Festival 99, Giethoorn, Netherlands w/ The Animals

Swelmpop, Holland 99 w/ The Animals

Fort Festival, Einsedeln, Switzerland

Sommerrockfest, Eichstatt, Germany

Harley Davidson Super-Rally, Murrazano, Italy

Nave Blues, Italy

Ovezande Blues Festival, Netherlands

Beach Party, Gersau, Switzerland

Open-Air Nunningen, Switzerland w/ Luther Allison

Tanzbrunnen Open Air, Cologne, Germany, w/ Johnny Winter



What the papers say

"Excellent, Excellent British Guitarist"
Living Blues Magazine (USA)

"Clarke proves that he can hold his own among todays blues rock stars"
Blues Revue (USA)

"One of the finest blues players to come out of England"
The Southern California Blues Society, Los Angeles, California

"The ultimate tip for all blues brothers"
Metal Hammer Magazine, Germany

"Clarke has "The Tone" most guitarists search for like the Holy Grail"
The River Reporter, Narrowsburg, N.Y.

"Mick Clarke is, without doubt, one of Britain’s top blues guitarists"
https://dereksmusicblog.com/

"A lethal mixture of people like Rory Gallagher, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Roy Buchanan, Albert Collins etc."
Deuce Magazine, Switzerland

"Smashing guitar work"
Blueprint Magazine, England

"Clarke chews off big, gritty chunks of the blues with his guitar style,thick, timeless and true"
Willamette Week, Portland, Oregon

"Raw,Roadhouse blues and boogie (from) ace blues guitar hero"
Time Out, London

"A journeyman musician who always delivers the goods"
Rock'n'Reel Magazine, (USA)

"Exciting guitar and great compositions"
Buscadero, Italy

"A hot guitarist with a good ear for material and a tight band"
L.A.Reader, Los Angeles, California

"this band knows what the blues is all about"
Blues Bytes(USA)

"One of the greatest Blues guitarists ever"
Terry Murphy, the Bridgehouse, Canning Town(UK)

"Mick Clarke came on like a steamroller out of control...a burning night of electric blues"
Cascade Blues Society, (USA)

"The man holds back nothing and gets his audience involved from the start"
Positively Entertainment, Portland, Oregon

"Some of the hardest rocking blues you'll ever get a chance to shake a leg to"
Detroits Magazine, Olympia, Washington

..a guitarist who's qualities of passion and consistency have never been compromised by changing fads or the slightest suggestion of a Hendrix/SRV fixation
Soundcheck Magazine, London

"A premier British blues guitarist"
Music City Blues, (USA)

Link to more features and interviews

Tributes



Tribute to our friend and colleague, bass player Mick Phillips - band member in the late 80s and early 90s who played on the "Steel and Fire" "Tell the Truth" and "No Compromise" albums.



Tribute to our friend and colleague, Rod De'Ath, a great drummer who played with the Mick Clarke Band, Killing Floor and the Rory Gallagher Band.



Tribute to our friend and colleague, bass player extraordinaire Mick Hawksworth - band member in the 90s who played on the "Roll Again" album.



Tribute to our friend and colleague, Lou Martin.



Tribute to my old friend Geb