Ray Beadle is one of Australia’s most electrifying blues artists — an exhilaratingguitarist, soulful vocalist and acclaimed songwriter whose playing evokes the greatswhile remaining unmistakably his own. A multiple Australian Blues Award winner(Best Artist, Best Album, Best Guitarist, Best Vocalist) and Hall of Fame inductee,Ray’s music comes straight from the heart, shaped by decades of performingnationally and internationally.Starting his musical life at just nine years old, Ray spent formative years with thelegendary Foreday Riders — Australia’s “University of the Blues” — before going onto share stages with major touring artists and captivating audiences at festivalsaround the world. His three-month residency at BB King’s Club in Memphis andappearances at Southern U.S. blues festivals cemented his reputation as a genuinemaster of the craft.In October 2025, Ray made his first visit to the UK. Arriving as a relative unknown,he finished the tour with soldout shows purely through word of mouth, atestament to the power of his live performances.
