Blues from the Top will be the first festival to premier on the NEW permanent stage at the Hideaway Park Amphitheater in downtown Winter Park June 24 & 25, 2017. After being named Colorado's best blues music festival two years in a row by the Colorado Blues Society, Blues from the Top Music Festival doesn't plan to slow down. This weekend festival has earned the reputation of showcasing some of the best Regional and National talent and hopes to expand audience with its diverse musical scope in 2017. Musical sound includes an exciting mix of Blues, Roots, American Rock, Jam, Funk and Zydeco. Plus, for those who want to treat themselves, upgrade to the NEW V.I.P Experience. Located in the new "Back Plaza" of the brand new stage, will be the V.I.P Experience Tent with food, alcohol and private bathrooms. A V.I.P. area will extend from the front of stage angled up the soft grassy knoll. 

During the day, festival-goers will enjoy the beautiful landscapes of the Continental Divide, while dancing to great music, enjoying array of tasty food vendors and shopping at the creative retailers at the venue. Plus goers will experience the awe inspiring Future of The Blues side stage with some of the nation's most talented young music artists. Festival hours approximately 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. both days. Gates at 10 a.m. Once the sun goes down, the music doesn't stop. There are Night Shows featuring festival artists at Smokin' Moe's Ribhouse & Saloon in Cooper Creek Square at 9:00 p.m. on Friday, June 23 (Category 5 Night) and Saturday, June 24. 

Make it a Staycation... Come up Thursday, June 22 by 6pm for a special FREE concert in Hideaway Park with (secret special guest TBA) to celebrate with a ribbon cutting & premier concert, the opening of the new stage. It will be a magical musical weekend after all. Come be a part of it!

See you there!

Grand County Blues Society Board & Festival Committee

Between the potency of his richly detailed songwriting, his intensely emotional, soulful vocals and his piercing, expert guitar work, New Orleans' Anders Osborne is a true musical treasure. He is among the most original and visionary musicians writing and performing today. Guitar Player calls him "the poet laureate of Louisiana's fertile roots music scene." New Orleans' Gambit Weekly recently honored Osborne as the Entertainer Of The Year.  OffBeat named him the Crescent City's Best Guitarist for the third year in a row, and the Best Songwriter for the second straight year. Osborne also won Song Of The Year for his composition, Louisiana Gold.  Continued>>

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"Carolyn Wonderland's live shows are just outright phenomenal. Top notch, five-stars, off the meter - whatever the clinch., Carolyn and her band meet it...Her voice can be as beautiful as an angel and as powerful as a Class 5 hurricane all within the drop of a hat...One thing's for certain, some forces - even those barely five feet tall - cannot be contained." 

- Dante Dominick, Rockzillaworld Magazine 

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Clayton Joseph Chenier was born September 28, 1957 - the son of the great King of Zydeco, Clifton Chenier. C.J.'s father was the first Creole musician to win a Grammy Award. C.J. spent his childhood in the tough tenement housing projects of Port Arthur, Texas. His earliest musical influences were an eclectic mix of funk, soul, jazz and Motown, and his first musical instruments were piano, tenor saxophone and flute. It wasn't until his 21st birthday, after winning a scholarship and studying music at Texas Southern University, that C.J. first performed with his famous father and the legendary Red Hot Louisiana band. 
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Little Hurricane won three San Diego Music Awards, including Album of the Year for 2011 debut Homewrecker. Little Hurricane's explosive live show soon landed them slots at major festivals including Austin City Limits and Lollapalooza, and garnered media attention from outlets including Rolling Stone, which profiled them in an extensive behind-the-scenes piece at SXSW 2012.

Alvin Youngblood Hart's Muscle Theory is a live explosion of roots rock that is a test of time in the world of music. He creates a blurred line of Blues, Roots, Country and Rock music that has been enjoyed in our culture for decades. The band bends the strings and drops the groove to a level that is only achieved with experience and true love of playing with such passion. This trio brings a very eclectic music experience that you will be telling all of your music loving fans about the next day and for years to come.  Continued>>

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At the core of Analog Son's many wild creations lies funk mavens Jordan Linit and Josh Fairman, two pioneers of the futuristic funk sound. Hailing from Denver, CO, the Analog Son duo has had great success recruiting top-notch musicians for their countless collaborations. It's no secret; the two just know how to produce some excellent music.

The duo's latest creation features a who's who of perfor mers, including The Shady Horns, aka Ryan Zoidis and Eric "Benny" Bloom of Lettuce, as well as Joe Tatton of the New Mastersounds, Terrence Houston of George Porter Jr. & Runnin' Pardners, and Jason Hann of The String Cheese Incident on percussion. Titled "Black Diamond," the new release is something of a grooving musical explosion.
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Dany Franchi was born in 1990 and he is widely considered one of the best Blues musicians in Italy today, whose talent has given him the opportunity to live great experiences such as the Marietta Blues Competition in Ohio (USA) where he arrived in the finals. He also won remarkable awards such as "Blues for Youth" in 2010 and the "Italian Talent in the World" in 2016 awarded by his home city.
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