Founded in 2002, Sugarkane started life as The John O'Leary Band.  They have trail blazed an unique and uncompromising brand of blues based music and in the course of their journey, they have both thrilled and challenged audiences throughout the UK and Europe. The band's musical foundation lies wholeheartedly in the blues but there is also a hefty mix  of  jazz, funk, latin, rock and even reggae to produce a potent musical brew. Today, the band is an established and popular attraction on the British blues scene. The band consists of founder John O'Leary, long term members Jules Fothergill, Roger Inniss, Jools Grudgings, Joachim Greve reinforced by the recent addition of guitarist & composed Steve Wright.

Finding a pigeon hole for this band is impossible! It has been described as " blues harmonica meets The Maharvishnu Orchestra"  by Blues Matters magazine and by The Times newspaper as being "sprung like an industrial coil". Sugarkane is a band that will take you on a roller coaster of a ride. Each member of the band is acknowledged  by fans and critics alike as being among the very best on their respective instruments playing in Britain at the present time.