Kyla Brox
Blues and soul become inextricably entwined in award-winning singer-songwriter, Kyla Brox, whose raw talent has seen her described as “the finest female blues singer of her generation”. Winner of the UK Blues Challenge 2018 and the European Blues Challenge 2019, voted Best Female Vocalist in the 2019 European Blues Awards and semi-finalist in the International Blues Challenge 2019 and 2020, Kyla Brox is at the very top of the UK Blues scene.
Daughter of cult blues figure, Victor Brox, the Mancunian vocalist began her career as a teenager in her father’s band and has now honed her own sophisticated sound, as heard on her last two critically acclaimed and award-nominated albums, Throw Away Your Blues and Pain & Glory, which reached No.1 in the IBBA Charts for 2019 and was nominated Best Album in both the European and UKBlues Awards.
Her voice; tender, urgent, gritty, blurring the distinction between pleasure and pain, mixed with the enchantingly fluent guitar work of Paul Farr, inspired bass playing of Danny Blomeley and genius drumming of Luke Flowers, combine to make a unique and powerful, often joyous, always emotional experience.
Kyla also plays in duo form with her husband, virtuoso acoustic guitarist, Danny Blomeley, whose playing, by turns delicate and unrestrained, has earned him a following in his own right.
A completely independent artist, Kyla has built her career year on year; starting out at grassroots with local pub gigs and growing to headlining concerts all over the globe, including some of the most prestigious Blues festivals in the world.
With thousands of albums sold and a constantly growing fanbase, Kyla Brox is widely regarded as one of the very best soul-blues singers the British Isles has ever produced.
Meet the Band
Danny Blomeley
When Danny Blomeley was very young
he heard BB King on cassette and immediately fell in love with the Blues. Shortly afterwards, at the age of 12, Danny found himself wielding a bass guitar (the first few frets of which he couldn’t reach) on stage with legendary Bluesman Victor Brox. This is where he met Victor’s daughter, Kyla, and together they spent the next 9 years honing their craft in the Victor Brox Blues Train until The Kyla Brox Band was formed. 25 years after the spell was cast, whether on bass or acoustic guitar, Dan is still happily making magical music with Kyla.
Luke Flowers
Luke is one of the most respected drummers in the UK, having been a long standing member of the Cinematic Orchestra since 2000; touring and performing around the world in venues such as the Royal Albert Hall, the Sydney Opera House, Montreux Jazz Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival, New York Summer Stage, Glastonbury.
Other artists Luke has worked with include Corinne Bailey Rae, Roots Manuva, Kandace Springs (Blue Note) The Breath (Real World) and Matthew Halsall.
TV appearances include Jay Leno, David Letterman, The Ellen show, Jools Holland, Jimmy Kimmel and Craig Ferguson.
As an educator Luke has taught at the RNCM for the past few years. He has also taught at LIPA, BIMM and Leeds College of Music as well as taking many masterclasses.
Having known each other for years, Luke stepped into the roll of Kyla’s go-to drummer in 2024, reinvigorating the whole vibe of the band.
Paul Farr
Based in Manchester, Paul Farr has worked as a professional guitarist for over twenty years playing with artists such as Tom Jones, Errol Brown, Lily Allen, Corinne Bailey-Rae and Joss Stone amongst others.
He writes and performs his own music with ‘The Paul Farr Band’ and is proud to have been Kyla Brox’s guitarist for the last ten years, fulfilling his life long love of the blues.