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Photo Moments with the 21st Annual BFG Magazine!
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 Photographer and blues fan David Rocco captured this shot of these multi-award winning artists ... slide-master, singer, songwriter Roy Rogers and guitarist, singer, songwriter Mighty Mike Schermer on the 4th of July at Tuesdays "Bluesdays" held at The Village at Palisades Tahoe in Olympic Valley, California. I bet that was some show!
Grammy Nominated Rogers is considered one of the world’s preeminent master Delta slide guitarists. He'll be touring Norway in August starting of at Notodden Blues Fest and in September he'll be touring in support of longtime friend and cohort Bonnie Raitt.
Considered one of the best songwriters of today, Schermer has been touring and recording for well over 30 years with such legendary figures as Elvin Bishop, Charlie Musselwhite, Marcia Ball, Bonnie Raitt, Maria Muldaur, Howard Tate, Angela Strehli and many more while carving put a solid solo career as well.
Photo: © David Rocco
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The Blues Foundation is official sponsor of the 21st Annual Blues Festival Guide!
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21st Annual Blues Festival Guide magazine
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• Omaha's In The Market For Blues
• New Hampshire's got Blues On The Range
• Iowa presents Blue Ribbon Blues Fest
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 (OMAHA, NE) - Aug 5, Blues Society of Omaha presents "In The Market For Blues" in downtown Omaha. 12 hours of blues from 30+ bands on indoor and outdoor stages in the Old Market, the Capitol District, and the Holland Center’s Mammel Courtyard.
Appearing are Héctor Anchondo (the brainchild of the event), Toronzo Cannon, Hadden Sayers and his new duo, BoomCHANK, Hurricane Ruth, Tony Holiday, Josh Garrett Band, Polly O’Keary & The Rhythm Method, Kevin Burt, Scott Ellison Band, Levee Town, The Mezcal Brothers, Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal, Leilani Kilgore and more.
GA tix $35. A special $85 VIP ticket includes a show featuring Rocky Athas (John Mayall alumni) at The Jewell on Friday, Aug. 4, and other perks. Find details and tickets here.
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 (MASON, NH) - Aug 5, Granite State Blues Society (GSBS) presents "Blues On The Range" at Marty's Driving Range in Mason, New Hampshire.
Appearing are The Willie J Laws Band featuring Roberto Morbioli, Misty Blues Band, Frankie Boy & The Blues Express, Downtown Dave & The Deep Pockets, and Erin Harpe CBD.
This GSBS Annual Fundraiser raises money for children's charities. Gates open at 12pm and music starts at 12:30pm. 10x10 pop ups are allowed. Tickets are $35 Adv and $40 day of show. More details at the Facebook Event page.
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 (FAIRFIELD, IA) - Aug 5, Southeast Iowa Blues Society (SIBS) presents the 9th Annual "Blue Ribbon Blues Fest" at Jefferson County Fairgrounds in Fairfield, Iowa.
Appearing are Jeremiah Johnson, Avey Grouw's Band, and The Janey's. Tony Blew plays between main stage acts.
Gates 4pm, music 4:30pm. Bring chairs and camping is available. No outside food or beverages. Tix $25 or $20 for SIBS members.
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What a difference a year keeps making!
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 (WORLDWIDE) - It's very exciting to see so many Blues music festivals happening around the globe again. Slowly but surely, many have been able to get back on track, and some have even created new events.
Each week, when I look at our online list of festivals, there's more and more added. I do include a fairly full sample festival list at the bottom of your weekly E-Guide, but the complete list with all weblinks, can be found on our website. Be sure to check our Blues Festival Guide website calendar section often for updates.
Treat not only yourself by attending events, but by your attendance (and enthusiasm), you'll also be gifting the performing artists, event producers and promoters, venues, and the rest of those behind the scenes that make it all possible. We do hope you are able to enjoy the musical experiences as much as we are enjoying sharing them! Go ahead and heal your soul with the Blues!
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Cahors France is happening
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(CAHORS, FR) - Big Blues Bender Night happens at the Cahors Blues Festival in France Saturday July 15. Bob Margolin and Bob Corritore will be part of a very special "Big Blues Bender Night" with host band Jimmy Carpenter & The Bender Brass! The revue will also include Nick Schnebelen, Terri Odabi, and Annika Chambers & Paul DesLauriers (who are filling Mike Zito's original slot).
Appearing at Cahors on Thursday July 13 is Teeny Tucker, Swing Machine Big Band, and the Mississippi Blues Trail Challenge Finale. Performing Friday July 14 is Joe Louis Walker, Slim Paul, and The Cinelli Brothers.
Bob Corritore is also very proud to announce he has garnered multiple Blues Blast Music Award nominations! Other BBMA nominees performing at Cahors include Bob Margolin, Joe Louis Walker, Annika Chambers & Paul DesLauriers (plus each of them separately), and Jimmy Carpenter. Congratulations to Bob and to all the nominees! Voting in all categories is open to the public.
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23rd Annual Black-Eyed & Bluesfest July 28-29
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 (HARTFORD, CT) – The 2023 “Black-Eyed & Bluesfest” will be held July 28-29. That’s two days and two locations in Hartford, Connecticut.
Friday 7/28 Black-Eyed Sally’s Stage (350 Asylum St.)
7pm Duke Robillard Trio
9:15pm Alexis P Suter Band
Sat 7/29 Bushnell Park Pavilion (99 Trinity St.)
2pm Carl Ricci & 706 Union Ave
3:15pm XY Eli Band
4:30pm Richiman & Groove Nice
6pm Jeff Pevar Group
8pm Gracie Curran & the High Falutin’ Band
The fest is no charge! Bring a blanket and your dancin’ shoes!
Food and beverages are available for purchase from Black-Eyed Sally’s (no outside food or beverages please).
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Honoring Delta Blues Veterans
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 (CLARKSDALE. MS) - Several Delta blues artists served in the U.S. military, among them Howlin’ Wolf (pictured), Elmore James, B.B. King, Bukka White, John Bray, John Lee Hooker, and Josh “Razorblade” Stewart.
Hear their recordings on Delta Blues, a two-CD set with 40-page booklet produced exclusively for the Delta Blues Museum. And check out our current exhibit about Trumpet Records which recorded U.S. Navy veteran Elmore James’ classic, “Dust My Broom.”
The Delta Blues Museum is also a proud participant of the Blue Star Museum program benefiting active-duty military personnel and their families. This year’s program runs through Labor Day. Find out more by calling the Museum at 662-627-6820
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Lady Adrena :: RECIPE FOR THE BLUES
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 Lady Adrena, long a noted Southern Soul singer, has entered the blues scene with this remarkable breakout album, Recipe for the Blues. Lady Adrena’s new direction, inspired by her ongoing love for her gospel roots, has already been very successful.
She won second place in the Vicksburg International Blues Challenge her first time out. Then she got noticed by some heavy hitters in blues who wanted to see her succeed. Her first blues tune, “Good Girl Gone Bad,” was produced by Mr. Sipp. Then she went on to produce two more blues songs during the pandemic titled "Corona Blues" and "Don't Mess With My Man," with the help of Dexter Allen.
Her new project, Recipe for the Blues, was recorded on the boutique label Sweet Success Records, and she has already made high production videos for several of the songs on the album.
When you hear the album, you’ll understand the excitement. Listening to Lady Adrena’s voice is like hearing the young, undamaged versions of every classic blues singer you’ve ever loved. Sweet, smoky, gritty at times, effortlessly flexible and with a magnificent range, Lady Adrena sings the blues the way it was meant to be sung. And she can back that fabulous vocal skill with a sassy but glamorous live set with a fantastic band.
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THE ELECTRIC FLAG - "Wine" (1967) with Mike Bloomfield
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Just In Case... plus Holidays & Birthdays
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 "You don't sing to feel better. You sing 'cause that's a way of understanding life." ...Ma Rainey
Birthdays upcoming:
July 14-Claude (1919-2003) & Clifford Trenier (1919-1983) (b. 1919); July 15-Willie Cobbs (1932-2021); Washboard Sam aka Robert Brown (1910–1966); July 16-Denise LaSalle (1939-2018); July 17-Peppermint Harris (1925–1999); July 18 Jalacy "Screamin' Jay" Hawkins (1929–2000), Martha Reeves (1941), Lonnie Mack (1941-2016); July 19 Arley "Buster" Benton (1932-1996 pictured), Little Freddie King (1940); July 20 Carlos Santana (1947), Steve Freund (1952), Sleepy LaBeef (1935-2019), Danielle Nicole (1983); July 21 Floyd McDaniel (1915-1995); July 22- George Clinton (1940); July 23 Tony Joe White (1943-2018); July 26 Willie "Popsy" Dixon (1942-2015), Mick Jagger (1943); July 27-Irene Johnson (BFG Magazine Editor); July 28 Roy Rogers (1950), Mike Bloomfield (1943-1981), Junior Kimbrough (1930-1998)
 Just in case: "World Listening Day" is July 18 and is hosted every year by the World Listening Project, a nonprofit organization that is “devoted to understanding the world and its natural environment, societies, and cultures through the practice of listening and field recording.”
While they explore acoustic ecology, there is no denying that blues rhythms as well as their vocal expressiveness are definitely part of natural, cultural and environmental “roots.” The whisper, the moan, the cry, the joy, the humor, the pain, the memories — all of the emotions our minds and bodies react to listening to music. No, you can't deny.
Allow the sounds to open the door to your soul.
Are you listening?
(Photo: Jordan Richman)
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Cahors Blues Festival
July-12-2023 - July-15-2023
Cahors, France
Tremblant Int'l Blues Festival
July-12-2023 - July-16-2023
Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada
Playing with Fire
Free Summer Concert Series
Jul-14-2023 - Jul-15-2023
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Cincy Blues Fest
Jul-15-2023
Fairfield, Ohio, USA
Bucks County Blues Festival
Jul-15-2023
Morrisville, Pennsylvania, USA
North Atlantic Blues Festival
Jul-15-2023 - Jul-16-2023
Rockland, Maine, USA
35th Porretta Soul Festival
Jul-20-2023 - Jul-23-2023
Porretta Terme, Italy
Blast Furnace Blues Festival
Jul-21-2023 - Jul-23-2023
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA
Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Festival
Jul-21-2023 - Jul-23-2023
Winthrop, Washington, USA
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
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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 Chippewa
Aug-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
Blue Ribbon Blues Fest
Aug-05-2023
Fairfield, Iowa, USA
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