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Photo Moments with the 21st Annual BFG Magazine!
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 Here's multi-talented, multi-instrumental blues/roots artist Johnny Sansone following his set at San Diego's Gator By The Bay festival. Based in New Orleans since 1990, singer, songwriter, harmonicist, guitarist, piano and accordion player, Sansone has won a BMA, and multiple Offbeat Magazine awards among others and prestigious nominations.
Photo: Michele Lundeen
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21st Annual Blues Festival Guide magazine
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Big news about this year's Blues Blast Music Awards
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 (PEORIA, IL) - Here's some big news about this year's Blues Blast Music Awards happening on September 22 & 23, 2023 at The 3300 Event Center, 3300 Willow Knolls, Peoria, Illinois.
There hasn’t been an awards show since 2019 so there are lots of nominated artists wanting to come perform at this year’s ceremonies. So, we have expanded this year’s awards to 2 days of Blues fun to now include a benefit for the Sean Costello Fund for Bipolar Research to be held on Friday September 22nd from 6pm to 9pm. Admission is $25.
To accommodate everyone we have some of the artists performing at Friday's benefit. Friday's benefit we have Skylar Rogers Band, Eric Demmer Band, DaShawn Hickman, Billy Price, Mick Kolassa and Hudspeth & Taylor. Lineup subject to change!
We are seeking Blues items donations for a silent auction for this benefit. Those interested in contributing should contact info@bluesblastmagazine.com.
Then the big BBMA show is on Saturday September 23rd and will feature performances by Lady J Huston, Doug Deming, Bob Corritore, Jimmi Primetime Smith, John Primer, Aliya Primer, Catfish Keith, Big Harp George, Dyer Davis Band, Bob Margolin, Bob Stroger, Alastair Greene Band, Jeremiah Johnson Band, Dylan Triplett, Annika Chambers & Paul DesLauriers band and the Cash Box Kings. Lineup subject to change!
The show starts at 5pm and runs until 11pm. Admission is $35 in advance, $40 at the door. Make sure you save the date and get your tickets now!
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Book Now - The Big Easy Cruise is Over 70% Sold!
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 Cabins are going fast for the inaugural Big Easy Cruise, sailing this November 4-11, 2023! Soak up the music, the food, and the good vibes on this New Orleans music festival at sea.
Blues Festival Guide fans can book now with promo code BLUESGUIDE for the unpublished rate!
The Big Easy Cruise sets sail aboard Holland America Line’s Nieuw Amsterdam from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to New Orleans for a 24 hour stay and then on to sun-kissed Cozumel, Mexico.
Catch Over 75 live Performances by: Tedeschi Trucks; Firesive Live (special appearance), Little Feat, Galactic featuring Anjelika “Jelly” Joseph for an exclusive show at Tipitina’s, Tab Benoit, Irma Thomas, Samantha Fish, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Leo Nocentelli of The Meters with special guest Cyril Neville, Anders Osborne, Mike Zito, Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen, Tuba Skinny, John Boutté, Johnny Sansone, Jimmy Hall, Cha Wa, Rockin’ Dopsie Jr. & The Zydeco Twisters, Honey Island Swamp Band, John “Papa” Gros, Minx Burlesque, The Tin Men, Joe Krown, Bender Brass Band, and more!
Get to know the artists at Q&As, autograph signings, & jam sessions, “Nawlins” cooking demonstrations and more during this 7-day music festival at sea.
Theme Nights just announced: Black and Gold, Bayou Party, Mardi Gras, and Fiesta Night.
Every performance and interactive event is included in the cost of your cabin.
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Mississippi Valley Blues Society presents annual Blues Fest Sept 15-16 in historic LeClaire Park
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 (DAVENPORT, IA) - The Mississippi Valley Blues Society (MVBS) will once again hold the annual Blues Fest, September 15-16th on the banks of the Mississippi in beautiful and historic LeClaire Park, Davenport, IA. Following a successful 2022 Bluesfest, “We’re staying put in LeClaire Park,” said MVBS President, Kim Whitaker, “This is our home port, and people love the experience of Blues artists performing here as do the artists.”
Blues Fest artist lineup includes:
• Rick Berthod
• Jose Ramirez
• Mr. Sipp
• Ana Popovic
• Chickenbone Slim and The Biscuits featuring Laura Chavez
• Kat Riggins
• John Nemeth and The Blue Dreamers
• Sugaray Rayford
• The Blood Brothers featuring Albert Castiglia and Mike Zito
According to MVBS Festival Production Chair, John Resch “It’s controlled chaos” in staging this event with an all-volunteer organization which is why volunteers are always needed and much appreciated. The two-day event showcases award-winning, national contemporary Blues artists to entertain and educate, which includes the annual BluesSkool event on Saturday.
The Bluesfest, typically draws an audience of over 2,500 Blues and live music fans from around the U.S. and the Midwest and is a major fundraiser for MVBS.
MVBS is one of the longest established non-profit, all volunteer Blues organizations in the U.S., which was founded in 1984 in Davenport, IA. The mission of the Mississippi Valley Blues Society is to ensure the future of a uniquely American art form by fostering greater public appreciation through performance, education, and preservation of the Blues Heritage.
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Sunflower Festival Panel at Delta Blues Museum Aug 10
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 (CLARKSDALE, MS) - Kicking off Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival events in downtown Clarksdale, Mississippi, Delta Blues Museum will host “From Hand to Hand: Passing Down the Blues,” an educational panel featuring three graduates of the Delta Blues Museum Arts & Education Program--Jaxx Nassar, Anthony "Big A" Sherrod and Lee Williams. The classmates learned from Mr. Johnnie Billington, founder of the Museum's after-school program, and were members of "The Deep Cuts," a band fronted by late local bluesman Josh "Razorblade" Stewart. Arts & Education Program graduate Travis Calvin, a current instructor at the Delta Music Institute at Delta State University, will moderate.
The in-person panel is free and open to the public - made possible by the Mississippi Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities - and will also be livestreamed on the Museum's Facebook page. Additionally, a small exhibit of photographer Panny Mayfield's images of the panelists as students will be on display. The panel will be held in the Museum classroom on Thursday, August 10 at 6pm.
For over 30 years, the Museum's award-winning Arts & Education program has taught students to play music that keeps the history of the Delta blues alive. The program has been recognized nationally as a top youth program and has been elevated in recent news because of the high-profile success of one of its graduates, GRAMMY-winning blues musician, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram.
For more information, contact Delta Blues Museum at 662-627-6820 or visit the website. To livestream the event, visit the Museum’s Facebook page.
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Heritage Music BluesFest Enters Homestretch
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 (WHEELING, WV) – Just three weeks from now the gates will open at 4pm on the 22nd Heritage Music BluesFest in Wheeling, West Virginia, with all you have come to expect from the festival plus a few changes. (2pm early entry for canopy permits). The fest will be held at Heritage Port Amphitheater (1200 Water St.).
Fri Aug 11: 2023 Blues Music Award nominee Duwayne Burnside; John Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen supported by the Heritage Horns.
Sat Aug 12: “The Lady and the Empress,” a dramatic portrayal of Bessie Smith by Lady D; Harmonicats Tony Holiday, Dustin Arbuckle and multiple BMA nominee John Nemeth; Blues Hall of Fame legend, Joe Louis Walker.
Sun Aug 13: IBC winners Deuce’n a Quarter; Mathias Lattin; BMA Best Emerging Artist nominee Yates MaKendree; 2023 B.B. King Entertainer of the Year nominee Sugaray Rayford.
See the website for full artist lineup and schedule. Tickets available here.
Following the last act every evening, Waterfront Hall, located directly across the street from the Heritage Port, will host the AfterJams featuring Billy the Kid and Austin Walkin’ Cane.
IC Cab is offering a $10 ride voucher to offset the cost of the ride for Blues Fest patrons. Offer valid Aug 11-13, 2023. Get printable copy of voucher here.
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• BLUSD Blues Challenge & Youth Camp Fundraiser Concert
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 (SAN DIEGO, CA) - Blues Lovers United of San Diego (BLUSD) is holding their Blues Challenge Saturday, July 29th from 2-5pm at Tio Leo's (5302 Napa St.) in San Diego, California.
Following the contest, a regional Allstar Concert, will happen from 6-10pm. The concert is a fundraiser for BLUSD's annual Youth Summer Blues Camp. Performing will be several of the Camp instructors including former BLUSD challenge winners Michele Lundeen, Fuzzy Rankins, and Youth rep Benji Davis, plus a few of the talented Camp graduates.
Donations are greatly appreciated to help continue the Camp and also help offset the BLUSD Blues Challenge travel expenses.
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Mike Guldin and Rollin' & Tumblin' :: FRANKLIN SESSIONS
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 Bucks County guitar man, Mike Guldin has been slinging a six string since a teenager and leading his band, Rollin’ & Tumblin’, for over twenty years. His fifth album, The Franklin Sessions, are eleven new tracks recorded (over just a few days) at The Rock House in Franklin TN, owned and operated by GRAMMY- winning musician and producer, Kevin McKendree. Guldin’s band mates and a gathering of special friends captured the nine originals and three covers. Players include Kevin McKendree, James Pennebaker, David Santos, Yates McKendree, Tim Hooper, Bill Sharrow, Billy Wear, Mikey Junior, Su Teears, and the Philadelphia Funk Authority Horns - Dale Gerheart, Kyle Hummel, Neil Wetzel, Andrew Kowal - with background vocals from The McCrary Sisters.
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Nikki Hill band live in Oslo"
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Just In Case... plus Holidays & Birthdays
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 "When I'm singing the blues, I'm singing life." ...Etta James
Birthdays upcoming:
July 27-Irene Johnson (BFG Magazine Editor); July 28 Roy Rogers (1950), Mike Bloomfield (1943-1981), Junior Kimbrough (1930-1998) ; July 30 Buddy Guy (1936), Big Jack Johnson (1940-2011), Otis Taylor (1948), Michael Burks (1957-2012); July 31 Roy Milton (1907-1983), Ahmet Ertegun (Atlantic Records founder 1923-2006); Aug 1-Dietra Farr (1957 picture by Dusty Blues) Robert Cray (1953), Bill Stuve (1951); Aug 2-Big Walter Price (1917-2012), Mark Naftalin (1944); Aug 3- Mercy Dee Walton (1915–1962), Matthew Skoller (1962); Aug 4-Louis Armstrong (1901-1971); Aug 6- Willie Lee Brown (1900–1952), Corey Stevens (1954); Aug 7-Magic Slim Morris Holt (1937–2013), Annika Chambers-DesLauriers (1992)
 Just in case: "National Friendship Day" is Sunday July 30, 2023. This day is to celebrate the importance of loving platonic relationships and a day to nurture relationships, new and old. Friendships are the purest type of human relationships. Amen!
Lt-rt: Miz Lowe, our late, dear friend and a BFG sales rep Tom Andrews, BFG Sales Director Cheryl O'Grady, Bobby Rush, BFG Publisher Kaati Gaffney, and BFG rep Belinda Holloway in Memphis TN a few years back.
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Prairie Dog Blues Festival
Jul-27-2023 - Jul-29-2023
Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, USA
Fargo Blues Festival
Jul-28-2023 - Jul-29-2023
Fargo, North Dakota, USA
Blackeyed Blues Fest
Jul-28-2023 - Jul-29-2023 Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Canal Winchester
Blues and Rib Fest
Jul-28-2023 - Jul-29-2023
Canal Winchester, Ohio, USA
Calgary International
Blues Festival
Jul-31-2023 - Aug-06-2023
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Jus' Blues Music Awards & Conference
Aug-02-2023 - Aug-05-2023
Tunica, Mississippi, USA
Blues on the ChippewaAug-03-2023 - Aug-05-2023 Durand, Wisconsin, USA
Notodden Blues Festival
Aug-03-2023 - Aug-06-2023
Notodden, Norway
Magic City Blues
Aug-04-2023 - Aug-05-2023
Billings, Montana, USA
Lebanon Blues Festival
Aug-04-2023 - Aug-05-2023
Lebanon, Ohio, USA
In The Market for Blues
Aug-04-2023 - Aug-05-2023
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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TD Kitchener Blues Festival
Aug-10-2023 - Aug-13-2023
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Sunflower River Blues
& Gospel Festival
Aug-10-2023 - Aug-13-2023
Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA
Riverfront Blues Festival
Aug-11-2023 - Aug-12-2023
Libby, Montana, USA
Waukesha Rotary BluesFest
Aug-11-2023 - Aug-12-2023
Delafield, Wisconsin, USA
Playing With Fire
Aug-11-2023 - Aug-12-2023
Omaha , Nebraska, USA
Bayfront Blues Festival
Aug-11-2023 - Aug-13-2023
Duluth, Minnesota, USA
Big Bull Falls Blues Fest
Aug-18-2023 - Aug-19-2023
Wausau, Wisconsin, USA
Chenango Blues Festival
Aug-18-2023 - Aug-19-2023
Norwich, New York, USA
Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues
Aug-18-2023 - Aug-19-2023
Madison, Indiana, USA
White Mountain
Boogie & Blues Festival
Aug-18-2023 - Aug-23-2023
Thornton, New Hampshire, USA
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