by Matt D’Arcy

It’s not so much “Rock Around The Clock” as turning back the clock. Vale da Telha certainly rocked in January when nostalgia for the music most of us grew up with brought people flocking to the first genuine rock ‘n’ roll show ever to be staged in the area.

And on Sunday April 3rd rock ‘n’ roll will once again return to Vale da Telha, barely two months after that full-blooded rock show made us all feel like teenagers once again!

Brian (DJ Rockindad) Jutsum really struck a chord when he staged this rock and roll party featuring red hot Lisbon group, the Wine-A-Billy Rollers at the Restaurante Vale da Telha on the Pines Roundabout on Sunday, January 31.

Around 120 people—some from Portimao, Lagos and points south who had never before been to Vale da Telha—turned up for this electrifying evening generated by a band whose pure quality of music is matched by the sheer spectacle and vibrancy of the show they put on.

People were dancing on the tables as the party went on until the wee small hours, showing a real nostalgia for the rock ‘n’ roll genre.

The band themselves were hugely delighted with their first visit to Vale Da Telha, saying they could not believe the audience reaction, as they have never had so many people up and dancing to their music.

Richie Brogden, aka Ricky Diamond, a talented guitarist who lives here on Vale Da Telha and has appeared in many shows in the area, including Amovate musical festivals, described the Wine-A-Billy Rollers’ performance as ‘flawless’, and said the band’s guitarist was the best he’d ever seen in Portugal. Praise indeed from someone who is a gifted guitarist himself!

It was such a night to remember that DJ Rockindad has decided to do it all again, this time with another fantastic Lisbon band, A J and The Rockin’ Trio.

This second rock ‘n’ roll party on Sunday April 3rd will again take place at the same venue, the Restaurante Vale Da Telha. Keep watching this space—more details will follow, telling you everything you need to know about the show and how you can get your tickets. Just put the date in your diary and wait for more news to appear here.

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Incidentally, Brian says anyone who has been bitten by the nostalgia bug and has rekindled their love of rock ‘n’ roll should make a note of another date—Saturday 13th Febuary at Horácio Costa Bafo Loule.

The Dixie Boys, guitarist Fernando Pereiras and a new band, T Perry and the Bombers will be playing their unique brand of American Roots Rock n Roll—with the added bonus of DJ Greaser and DJ Rockindad himself.

Brian adds: “If you want to know more about Rock n Roll and Rock events in the Algarve, and Portugal, you might like to join the Red Hot Rock n Roll Clube Algarve Facebook page.”