“This all-star bunch of blues veterans – five top musicians – has a wealth of experience and success between them and always pull a good crowd at UK and European festivals,” says Stewart Ward of the Spa. “They play up a storm – without the rain.”

Besides Bell, the band are Zoot Money, Miller Anderson, Colin Hodgkinson and Colin Allen.

Maggie Bell, 63, once the lead singer of Stone the Crows, is blessed with a powerhouse of a voice, making her a great blues and soul singer. She has worked with Led Zeppelin, including their reunion at the O2 Arena in December, and Earth, Wind and Fire.

Her voice has been beamed into many a sitting room over the years, singing the title music for ITV's crime series Taggart.

Zoot Money, keyboardist and vocalist, is one of the best good-time performers in the business, having regularly appeared at Soho’s Flamingo club, famed for its wild all-nighters during the 60s. Jerry Lee Lewis and Ray Charles are two of his biggest influences and he has performed with the Animals and fronted the Big Roll Band.

Miller Anderson is a commanding guitarist with a strong, warm soulful voice. He played with many top bands of the 60s and at the Woodstock festival in 1969. He has enjoyed a long and varied career, having been a member of Mountain, Deep Purple, T-Rex, Donovan’s band and the Spencer Davis Group.

Bassist Colin Hodgkinson began his illustrious career opening for the Beatles in 1963. He went on to become a member of Whitesnake and recorded with Mick Jagger and Jeff Beck and performed in many parts of the world with the Spencer Davis Group, Bill Wyman and his Rhythm Kings and, more recently, Chris Rhea.

Along with Bell, Colin Allen was a member of Stone the Crows. This prolific drummer has played for Bob Dylan, Rod Stewart and US blues artists John Lee Hooker and Sonny Boy Williamson. He’s a talented songwriter whose creations have been recorded by Paul McCartney and Fleetwood Mac.