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Photo Moments with the 18th Annual BFG Magazine!
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 Here's are multi-talented soul-blues-rock singer, guitarist Mychael Moaze and keyboardist, arranger Robert Lanza after a socially distanced patio performance at Wildwood Crossing & Cantina in Vista, California Nov 2020.
Photo: Michele Lundeen
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What's Happening Out There?
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Thoughts about venues opening or not... share yours!
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 Hey Blues Fans!! Some blues music venues are opening up around the country. Albeit, opening then closing. What are your thoughts and/or experiences?
We're interested in your thoughts:
- Have you attended or performed any live shows since the pandemic and where?
- If so, how was the vibe (i.e. joyous, awkward, attendance, etc.)
- If not, when will you feel comfortable attending?
Email me 100 words MAX and make sure to put "VENUES OPENING" in subject line (so it doesn't get lost in my email). Tell us where in the world you're located. Feel free to send me a pic of this blues music experience if you like, too.
Wishing you all good health and peace,
Michele
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Odetta - "Livin' With The Blues"
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Voting is Open for 42nd Blues Music Award 2021 Nominees
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(MEMPHIS, TN) - The 42nd BMAs will be presented as a virtual event Sunday, June 6, 2021 starting at 4pm CT. The world is invited to watch the celebration, which will be streamed on the Blues Foundation’s Facebook and YouTube channel. Voting is now open through March 12th. Only members of The Blues Foundation can vote. Membership costs as little as $25 per year. Visit the website for complete details. Nominees…
• B.B. King Entertainer of the Year: Shemekia Copeland, Rick Estrin, John Németh, Sugaray Rayford, Lil' Ed Williams
• Band of the Year: Anthony Geraci & The Boston Blues Allstars, John Németh & The Blue Dreamers, Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, Southern Avenue, Sugar Ray & The Bluetones
• Acoustic Blues Artist: Dom Flemons, Catfish Keith, Harrison Kennedy, Doug MacLeod, Keb' Mo'
• Traditional Blues Female Artist (Koko Taylor Award): Rory Block, Rhiannon Giddens, Diunna Greenleaf, Trudy Lynn, Teeny Tucker
• Traditional Blues Male Artist: Billy Branch, Sugar Ray Norcia, John Primer, Jontavious Willis, Kim Wilson
• Contemporary Blues Female Artist: Shemekia Copeland, Samantha Fish, Sue Foley, Ruthie Foster, Shaun Murphy
• Contemporary Blues Male Artist: Selwyn Birchwood, Chris Cain, Rick Estrin, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, J.P. Soars
• Soul Blues Female Artist: Annika Chambers, Thornetta Davis, Bettye LaVette, Dorothy Moore, Terrie Odabi
• Soul Blues Male Artist: William Bell, Don Bryant, John Németh, Johnny Rawls, Curtis Salgado
• Blues Rock Artist: Tinsley Ellis, Reverend Peyton, Ana Popovic, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Mike Zito
• Instrumentalist Vocals: Thornetta Davis, Ruthie Foster, John Németh, Sugar Ray Norcia, Sugaray Rayford
• Instrumentalist Bass: Willie J. Campbell, Larry Fulcher, Danielle Nicole, Patrick Rynn, Michael "Mudcat" Ward
• Instrumentalist Drums: Tony Braunagel, June Core, Derrick “D'Mar” Martin, Bernard Purdie, Kenny "Beedy Eyes" Smith
• Instrumentalist Guitar: Christoffer "Kid" Andersen, Chris Cain, Laura Chavez, Kirk Fletcher, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
• Instrumentalist Harmonica: Billy Branch, Rick Estrin, Dennis Gruenling, Jason Ricci, Kim Wilson
• Instrumentalist Horn: Mindi Abair, Jimmy Carpenter, Doug James, Mark “Kaz” Kazanoff, Nancy Wright
• Pinetop Perkins Piano Player Award: Mike Finnigan, Anthony Geraci, Johnny Iguana, Bruce Katz, Jim Pugh
Click here to see entire list of Nominees and categories.
Click this link to find indepth details about the 42nd Annual BMA nominees.
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M.C. Records Celebrates Black History Month with Playlist
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(NORTHPORT, NY) - M.C. Records has curated a special 15 song playlist for Black History Month from its current releases. President of the label Mark Carpentieri said, “We are celebrating our 30th anniversary this year and we wanted to share a special playlist for Black History Month. We are humbled and honored to work with such an amazing array of talented artists over the years.”
The BHM playlist includes Odetta, Marie Knight, Toshi Reagon, Guy Davis and The Blind Boys of Alabama, Big Jack Johnson, Mavis Staples, The Lee Boys, Pinetop Perkins, Ruth Brown, Sherman Holmes, Catherine Russell, and Cyril Neville. You can listen on Spotify.
Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month. Other countries around the world, including Canada and the United Kingdom, also devote a month to celebrating Black history. To find out more about Black History Month, you can click this link from The Association for the Study African American Life and History.
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National Women in Blues 1st Virtual WiB Showcase happening Feb 14, 2021
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 National Women in Blues (WiB) announces the 1st Virtual Women in Blues Showcase! While they’ll miss seeing everyone in Memphis, they’re pushing boundaries to share this opportunity to continue the mission to support, edify, promote and mentor Women in Blues! The Showcase will live-stream on February 14, 2021, 1pm PST, 3pm, CST, 4pm EST. They continue to support Generation Blues as their showcase charity. Donations may be made here.
The host and featured artist is the fabulous Kat Riggins. Kat’s CD, Cry Out, was recently nominated for a Blues Music Award in the Contemporary Blues Album category. This year’s show will feature the indominable Lady A, Redd Velvet and Fiona Boyes and performances from the Women in Blues’ Artists in Residence: Rae Gordon, Brigitte Rios Purdy and Erica Brown. Be on the lookout for our international sisters - Canada’s Sunday Wilde and Debra Power, Croatia’s Marija Gasparic, Japan’s Nacomi Tanaka and our ladies from down under – Fiona Boyes, Anna Scionti, Chris Okunbor!
You'll also hear the blues stylings of Elizabeth Hangan, Joanna Broh (with Sonny Hess and Kathryn Grim), Heather Statham (Thunder Gypsy), Gina Coleman (Misty Blues), Rachelle Coba, Arietta Ward, Veronika Jackson, Niecie, Cathy Grier, Deb Ryder, Cheryl Rinovato and Stevee Wellons (Soulful Femme), Spring Brooks, Rebecka Meldrum, Erin Harpe, Kerrie Lepai Jones, Casey Hensley, Whitney Shay, Johnie B & Iretta Sanders, Mylin Little (Royal & Toulouse), Kimberly Dill (Sister Lucille), Carly Harvey, Melanie Owen, Angela Easley, Ilana Katz Katz, Radka Kasparcova and a few surprise WiBs!
Redd Velvet will be closing out the show with her blues music historical journey. Redd was featured in the Smithsonian Magazines African American Arts and Culture edition, Sept 2016.
Many thanks to the Blues Foundation for helping WiB grow and to Endless Blues Records for their continued WiB sponsorship.
“National Women in Blues, where women are more than a side note.”
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Now through Feb 6th it's "Dry Docked & Landlocked"...
the LRBC Jan 2021 Virtual Cruise
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 The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise has teamed up with LRBC #36 artists to present "Dry Docked & Landlocked" a virtual Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise! Shoulda been sailin' on the Blues Cruise January 2021... but for now, we'll keep Driftin' with the Blues! It's a week full of surprise greetings, special performances by LRBC #36 artists and much more!
Airing DAILY through Saturday, Feb 6 at 3pm PST, 5pm CST, 6pm EST on LRBC Facebook Live and LRBC YouTube Live
LRBC has also partnered with Can't Stop the Blues (CSTB), who will re-broadcast the virtual cruise daily at 6pm PST, 8pm CST, 9pm EST on Facebook or CSTB YouTube.
Get ready for the virtual sailing of the January 2021 Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise- about as much fun as you can have on dry land!
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 (MEMPHIS, TN) - FedExForum may not be hosting any concerts in the near future, but music is back as an attraction for the venue.
The round concrete bollards that border the arena's plaza have been decorated by Memphis artists Mia Saine and Toonky Berry with portraits of such musicians as W.C. Handy, Al Green and Three 6 Mafia; representations of such studios as Sun and Stax; and symbols celebrating such themes as hip-hop and "Women in Music."
In other words, bollards that were placed outside FedExForum to impede traffic are now functioning as avenues to the world of Black Memphis music: Each sphere features a QR code that directs visitors to pages at MemphisTravel.com that explain the significance of the depicted person, place or theme, while also offering literal directions to such relevant locations as Royal Studio and the historic Handy home on Beale Street.
Dubbed "Roots of Memphis Music," the Black History Month initiative is a project of Memphis Tourism, also responsible for such public art projects as the "I Love Memphis" murals that can be found throughout the city. Also, the decorated bollards continue the Memphis music theme that runs throughout the interior of FedExForum, in the murals, photographs and drawings that adorn the walls of its public spaces.
"We just saw this as an opportunity to liven up that corner of B.B. King Boulevard and also tell a story about Memphis music history and connect visitors with landmarks and attractions," said Kevin Kern, vice president of public relations for Memphis Tourism, the agency that promotes local tourism. "There's a sense of discovery and exploration."
Also, the bollards "are right there at the front door of the Memphis Rock 'n' Soul Museum," Kern pointed out, referring to the Smithsonian Institution-affiliated attraction that is on the south side the forum plaza. …Find full story here
Story: Joe Beifuss/Commercial Appeal - Photo: Joe Rondone/Commercial Appeal
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County Order Requires Tampa Bay Blues Festival Postponement
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 (ST. PETERSBURG, FL) - Pinellas County, with jurisdiction over the City of St Petersburg, has just enacted an Emergency Covid-19 Order which places strict limitations on all special events, including the Tampa Bay Blues Festival. The Emergency Order was enacted in response to the Covid-19 crisis, and places stringent limitations on total attendance, gives the County the right to shut down the event in its sole discretion, and imposes civil and criminal penalties on any attendee or organizer who violates the Order. These restrictions require us to reschedule the festival for a new weekend date of April, 8, 9, and 10, 2022.
While our dates were approved by the City many months ago, this new Emergency Order makes proceeding with the festival in April 2021, a practical impossibility. We deeply regret this development. The health and safety of our blues family is our utmost concern, and current national virus conditions are trending negatively. Health officials warned yesterday that the latest UK Covid-19 variant, which is even more contagious, is likely to surge in Florida by March. Despite our full CDC compliance planning, this would render the festival too hazardous to proceed.
The rescheduled festival will give everyone a chance to receive the Covid vaccine, if desired, and will also give us the necessary time to present an enjoyable and safer festival. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused to you, and we thank you for your understanding and support. We are strongly committed to bring this show to St. Petersburg when conditions improve.
Charles W. Ross, President
Tampa Bay Blues Foundation Inc.
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Can't Stop The Blues (CSTB)
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This Week on Can't Stop The Blues
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Can’t Stop the Blues is a not-for-profit, volunteer run virtual platform for the blues, founded in mid-March of 2020 as a response to the Covid pandemic.
We are here to bring money to the bands and music to the fans. 100% of all tips go directly to the artists’ own accounts. Thus far we have helped over 200 artists. Please enjoy and donate if you can.
Coming up this week only on Can’t Stop the Blues:
• THURSDAY, 2/4:
9pm EST: LRBC Jan 2021 Virtual Cruise Day 1 – Dry Docked & Landlocked*
• FRIDAY, 2/5:
9pm EST: LRBC Jan 2021 Virtual Cruise Day 1 – Dry Docked & Landlocked*
• SATURDAY, 2/6:
9pm EST: LRBC Jan 2021 Virtual Cruise Day 1 – Dry Docked & Landlocked*
• TUESDAY, 2/9:
5pm EST: Mindi Abair Wine + Music Sessions. Who will Mindi have on her porch this week? And what wine are they drinking?
Follow this link for the shows at Can’t Stop the Blues and Youtube
Look in our news section this week about the Pinetop Perkins Masterclass Showcase coming Jan 24th!
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- Blues Society of Northwest Florida "Monday Night Blues"
- Washington Blues Society Benefit for Musicians Feb 14
plus a 2nd Tuesday Blues Bash Feb
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 (PENSACOLA, FL) - The Blues Society of Northwest Florida presents "Monday Night Blues", the longest running weekly blues Jam in Florida which will feature a different host artist every Monday night through May (so far) at Seville Quarter in Pensacola, Florida. The open jam begins at 9pm after the host band performs. Coming up next in Feb are Ghost Man Ric Feb 8, Johnny No Feb 15 and Cat Daddy Blues Band Feb 22.
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The Washington Blues Society (WBS), in partnership with Lee Oskar Harmonicas, Winthrop Music Association and Can’t Stop The Blues present: "For the Love of Music and Musicians" – a live stream benefit for the Musicians Relief Fund and the Hart Fund, Sunday February 14th at 5pm PST featuring performances from Too Slim and the Taildraggers, John  Nemeth, Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps and more… on WBS Facebook and WBS YouTube. You can donate here.
They'll also be broadcasting their "2nd Tuesday Blues Bash" on Feb 9th 7-9:30pm featuring The Coyotes Kings feat. Tiphony Dames. You can watch it on Facebook or the WBS Facebook page, or if you miss it, on the WBS YouTube channel.
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Cary Morin :: DOCKSIDE SAINTS
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 Guitar virtuoso Cary Morin’s Dockside Saints features 12 powerful tracks of spirited gumbo combining Zydeco, Cajun and Creole with generous portions of Piedmont blues and country, and dashes of gospel and folk. The mixture is spicy and soul-satisfying.
Morin’s breathtaking fingerstyle dexterity, remarkable artistry, and innate acumen put him in a class by himself. As a songwriter, he has the rare ability to combine world-weary wisdom with relentless optimism. His voice has both depth and buoyancy; it’s both raw and warm. Morin fuses these qualities into a genre that is uniquely his own: Native Americana. It’s a distinctive hybrid of American roots music, with elements of blues, jazz, rock, bluegrass, country — and, in Dockside Saints, a heavy dose of the bayou. His singular sound has earned him countless awards and fans all over the world.
Recorded at Dockside Studio in Maurice, LA, Dockside Saints was produced and engineered by multi-Grammy winning producer/engineer, Tony Daigle.
“The ancient Native culture of the South has been an inspiration as it relates to our travels and what has become an annual pilgrimage to the Mississippi Valley,” says Morin. “This collection of songs represents our annual migration, just as my ancestors migrated from this region to the Western Plains so many centuries ago; sharing culture through music and more along the way. It is the product of our imagination of what was, and what has become our love of the sounds of the south.”
"Nobody Gotta Know"
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Savoy Brown :: AIN’T DONE YET
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 Ain’t Done Yet from legendary blues-rock band Savoy Brown on Quarto Valley Records has recently been nominated for a 2021 Blues Music Award Rock Blues Album of the Year.
“The new album is a continuance of the approach I’ve been taking with the band this past decade,” says guitarist, singer, songwriter Kim Simmonds, who formed the band in 1965 in London, England, and is one of the longest running blues-rock bands in existence. “The big difference with the new album is the multi-layer approach I took to recording the guitar parts. It’s all blues-based rock music. I try to find new and progressive ways to write and play the music I’ve loved since I was a young teenager.”
Simmonds has been the group's guiding hand from the first singles released in 1966 through this newest effort, Savoy Brown’s 41st album release. On the new record, Simmonds (guitar harmonica and vocals) is once again joined by his long-running bandmates Pat DeSalvo (bass) and Garnet Grimm (drums).
Energetic blues has been the calling card of the band from the beginning, but Simmonds infuses the 10 tracks on Ain’t Done Yet with a new spirit and vitality - plus some serious guitar chops - in a variety of styles and roots sounds that transcend the blues-rock idiom. “I emphasized song content on the new album, yet I left plenty of room for band improvisation,” he admits. “For instance, there are two acoustic-based songs and also two six-minute songs where I’m able to stretch out on guitar solos.”
"Crying Guitar"
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Which Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise Hits Your Groove?
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Our Artists & Headliners Stay & Play, They Don’t Hit & Run!!
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 LRBC#35 Southern Caribbean: Oct. 24~31, 2021 From Ft. Lauderdale, Fl To Willemstad, Curacao; Oranjestad, Aruba & Half Moon Cay (Bahamas Private Island) On Holland America’s Ms Eurodam. Cabins & Info HERE
 LRBC #36 Eastern Caribbean: Jan. 29~Feb. 5, 2022 From Ft. Lauderdale, Fl To Tortola, St. Thomas & Turks And Caicos On Holland America’s New Flagship Ms Rotterdam. Cabins & Info HERE
Visit Reservations Or Call (816) 753-7979 To Reserve Your Cabin!
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Holidays, Birthdays and... Just In Case
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 February is Black History Month
Chinese New Year Feb 12
World Radio Day Feb 13
Valentine's Day Feb 14
President's Day Feb 15 (USA)
Fat Tuesday/Mardi Gras Feb 16
"Hard times ain't nothing that music won't help heal..."
Birthdays upcoming of note:
Feb 5-Al Kooper (1944), Victor Wainwright (1981); Feb 6-Bob Marley (1945-1981); Feb 7-Earl King (1934-2003), King Curtis (1934-1971); Feb 8-Alonzo "Lonnie" Johnson (1889-1970), Floyd Dixon (1929-2006), Eddie "Guitar" Burns (1928-2012); Feb 9-Johnny Heartsman (1937-1996); Feb 11-Josh White (1908-1969), Phillip Walker (1937), Little  Johnny Taylor (1943), Otis Clay (1942); Feb 12-Pink Anderson (1937-2010); Feb 13-Sugaray Rayford (1969); Feb 14-"Magic Sam" Maghett (1937-1969), Maceo Parker (1943); Feb 15-James "Kokomo" Arnold (1901-1968); Feb 16- Bill Doggett (1916), Super Chikan (1951); Feb 17-Lou Ann Barton (1954); Feb 18-Irma Thomas (1941)
Just in Case:
Feb 11 is "Get Out Your Guitar Day" According to some sources, the world's oldest surviving guitar is more than 400 years old. It was built in the late 16th century by a Portuguese man named Belchior Dias.
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18th Blues Festival Guide Magazine Print & Digital Editions
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 (ARCATA, CA) — RBA Publishing offers the 18th annual Blues Festival Guide magazine in both print and digital formats as well as our weekly Blues Festival e-Guide newsletter.
Blues legend Bobby Rush calls our magazine: The Roadmap to Everything Blues. Indeed, the articles offer something for everyone, all blues related, of course. This year’s engaging editorial is once again from aficionados in the blues community.
- Living Legend: Charlie Musselwhite By Eric Steiner
- Blues Movies Reel Away the Blues By Roger Stolle
- The Healing Blues By Anita Schlank, Ph.D.
- What’s Cookin’ with Victor Wainwright
- The Jus’ Blues Music Foundation
- Jammin’ On the High C’s On Board the LRBC By Mitch Woods
- A King and A Duke By Reverend Billy C. Wirtz
- Festivals Receive KBA
- Blues: An African Sonic Response By Pascal Bokar Thiam, Ed.D.
To order a hard copy mailed to your home, send $9 to RBA Publishing Inc. P.O. Box 920, Arcata, CA 95518. To read the 64-page magazine online, visit our website and find our digital version in the upper lefthand corner.
Blues Festival Guide is a division of RBA Publishing, Inc, which specializes in blues publishing, publicity and marketing.
...Click here to read cool mini descriptions of these fine articles
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Radio Submit Roots Blues Airplay Chart (click chart for more)
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Billboard Blues Album This week
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Billboard's Top 2 Blues Albums - Week of Feb 6, 2021
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ROYAL TEA
Joe Bonamassa
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STRAIGHT TO YOU LIVE
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band
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We've Got You Covered with Live Streams & Online Concerts
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Blues Festival Guide Magazine Media Platforms Feature Live Streams, Online Concerts & more
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The Blues Festival Guide platforms are fast becoming the main portal for blues live stream and blues online concert events.
As fast as an online event is announced, the Blues Festival Guide team makes the announcement and link go live in a special section on the top-ranking Blues Festival Guide Website, as well as on their social media platforms ( Facebook with 195,000 Followers, and Instagram @bluesfestguide with 8,000 Followers). This service is provided for free to the artist as well as the viewer.
Even though music festivals and clubs are on lockdown across the globe, there are loads of brand-new music and live concerts via live stream, both small and large, local and international, that can be watched from the safety of your couch on your own TV, computer or phone.
With almost 20 years of experience delivering blues music and blues music news around the world, Publisher Kaati Gaffney says, “We are experienced digital marketers specializing in live music events. During this time of pandemic, while festivals and events are virtual, it is our pleasure to provide this service.” ...Find more about BFG or to contact us to share your events
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Please click through the festival links on our site for most current updates
Can't Stop The Blues
Thurs-Sun 9PM EST
Facebook, Universal
“Dry Docked And Landlocked”
LRBC #36 Virtual Cruise
Feb-04-2021 - Feb-6-2021
Facebook, YouTube, CSTB
Maple Blues Awards Feb Mondays
Feb-1-2021 - Feb-22-2021
Facebook, Universal
Whitby Rhythm & Blues Festival
Feb-20-2021
Whitby, North Yorkshire, UK
Southport Blues,
Rhythm & Rock Festival
Feb-21-2021
Southport, United Kingdom
Bluesberry Festival
Mar-06-2021
Covington, Louisiana, USA
Cleethorpes Blues,
Rhythm & Rock Festival
Mar-06-2021
Cleethorpes, United Kingdom
Chelsea Blues, Rhythm & Rock Festival
Mar-13-2021
Fulham, London, UK
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Looe Blues, Rhythm
& Rock Festival
Mar-19-2021 - Mar-21-2021
Looe, United Kingdom
Blues on Reid
Apr-10-2021
Port St. Joe, Florida, USA
Juke Joint Festival
& Related Events
Apr-15-2021 - Apr-18-2021
Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA
RESCHEDULED to SEPT 18
Baton Rouge
Blues Festival
Apr-16-2021 - Apr-18-2021
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Bob Sykes BBQ
& Blues Festival
Apr-24-2021
Bessemer, Alabama, USA
15th Clarksdale Caravan
Music Fest
May-8-2021
Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA
Leeds Blues, Rhythm
& Rock Festival
May-09-2021
Leeds, United Kingdom
Kimbrough Cotton Patch
Soul Blues Festival
May-14-2021 - May-16-2021
Holly Springs, Mississippi, USA
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