Bluesy belter Deborah Bonham sports a sound that's equal parts Bonnie Raitt/Grace Potter rootsy pop/rock and post-Koko Taylor urban blues. The younger sister of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, she released her first album in 1985, but her misgivings about the music business translated into a two-decade layoff, so DUCHESS is only her third album. The all-star cast of musicians includes Bad Company singer Paul Rodgers, Fairport Convention's Dave Pegg, nephew Jason Bonham, and former Humble Pie drummer Jerry Shirley, but Deborah Bonham's larger-than-life voice is the undeniable focal point of every track here, from the stomping opener, "Grace," to the emotive ballad "Waiting So Long."

27 August Milton Keynes Stables Theatre, Stockwell Lane, Wavendon, Milton Keynes, MK17 8LU - 01908 280814 www.stables.org

29 August Colne Lancs Great British R&B Festival

30 August Sheffield Boardwalk www.theboardwalklive.co.uk

31 August Southsea Folk and Roots Festival, South Parade Pier, Southsea, Hamps, http://www.barkingspider.abelgratis.com/festival/

12 September Derby Flowerpot, 25 King Street, Derby, DE1 3DZ - T: 01332 204955 www.rawpromo.co.uk

13 September Swindon Riffs, 26 Greatfield, Nr. Hook Swindon SN4 8EQ Tel: 01793 778304 http://www.riffsbar.biz
riffsbar@hotmail.com

27 September - 2 October Malta (To Be Confirmed)

15-22 November Bahrain

27 November Hurtwood Park Country Club, Cranleigh, Surrey: Fundraiser Concert and auction for www.RacehorseSanctuary.org. Deborah Bonham, Mark Butcher, Tony Moore and special guests including Kenney Jones.

10 December Millers Club, 20 Diamond Ave (Rear entrance), kirkby in ashfield, Near Nottingham, NG17 7GR

2010 January - February UK Tour with Nazareth