GUITARS plus banjo, mandolin, trumpet and tenor sax equals Mumbo-Jumbo.

The acoustic group, featuring Worcestershire-based blues musicians Oliver Carpenter and Chris Lomas, is touring the Midlands with new guitarist Mark Shaw and showcasing new, original tracks alongside powerful cover versions.

Tonight, Mumbo-Jumbo perform at The Bulls Head, Bridge Street, Cookley, near Kidderminster, followed by The Stag at Redhill (thestagatredhill.co.uk), near Alcester, on Sunday; Katie Fitzgerald’s (katiefitzgeralds.

co.uk) in Wordsley, Stourbridge on Sunday, November 30; and Stourport Boat Club in Stourporton- Severn on Thursday, December 11.