Jimmy Regal and the Royals

Award-nominated South London trio Jimmy Regal and The Royals serve up hard-driving, harmonica-led blues rooted in Mississippi, New Orleans and beyond.

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Howlin’ blues with deep grooves and plenty of swagger

South London powerhouse trio Jimmy Regal and The Royals bring their hard-driving, harmonica-led blues to Toulouse Lautrec.

Rooted in the deep sounds of Mississippi and New Orleans, their music also draws on the rhythms of Senegal, the grit of Canvey Island and the energy of their South London home. The result is robust, original blues with plenty of groove, swagger and fire.

Joff Watkins leads from the front on vocals and harmonica, trading lines with CJ Williams’ inventive guitar over the driving rhythms of drummer Sammy Samuels. It’s a stripped-back three-piece with a big sound: raw when it needs to be, joyful when it wants to be and always built for a live audience.

Expect original songs, deep grooves and no-nonsense blues. With four UK Top 10 blues albums and a reputation as one of the most exciting live acts on the circuit, this is a night blues fans won’t want to miss.

About Jimmy Regal and the Royals

Formed in South London in 2016, Jimmy Regal and The Royals are Joff Watkins on vocals, harmonica and guitar, CJ Williams on guitar and Sammy Samuels on drums.

Their album First and Last Stop reached number one on the UK blues chart and was the most-played UK release on the international Roots Music Report for three consecutive weeks. It also reached the Top 10 of the US Contemporary Blues chart and helped earn the trio a nomination for Best Blues Album at the UK Blues Awards.

They have shared stages with Grammy Award winner Cedric Burnside, The B.B. King Band and US Billboard chart-toppers GA-20, and have appeared at the 100 Club, Red Rooster Festival, Ealing Blues Festival and the Great British Rock and Blues Festival.

In 2026, the band travelled to Dakar to perform at Kafou Music Festival as guests of Senegalese griot musician and kora player Diabel Cissokho and another chapter in a musical journey that stretches across continents while remaining unmistakably rooted in the blues.