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Photo Moments with the 21st Annual BFG Magazine!
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This is photo was captured in Rosarito, Baja, Mexico July 16 following a performance and food drive for Blues Against Hunger Society (BAHS). Singer/performer, award-winning, 12x Best Blues San Diego Music Awards nominee Michele Lundeen was the guest artist with members of the BAHS band Sweet Sixx. BAHS is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 2013. Their mission is to "produce live blues music events that promote the collection and distribution of non-perishable food to the hungry while supporting, promoting and preserving the blues in the communities it serves." Music and meals heal!
Photo: Kathey Fatica
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21st Annual Blues Festival Guide magazine
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Immersive week of concerts, artist-hosted activities, and incredible moments
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This 7-day voyage will feature performances by Delbert McClinton, The Mavericks, Marcia Ball, The California Honeydrops, The Band Of Heathens, Paul Thorn, Blind Boys Of Alabama, Lee Roy Parnell, Jimmy Hall, Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen, Mike Zito, Carolyn Wonderland, Wayne Toups, Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps, Big Joe Maher, Red Young, Gary Nicholson, Seth James, Shelley King, Kimmie Rhodes, Yates Mckendree, and more to be added!
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35th Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival Aug 10-13
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 (CLARKSDALE, MS) - The Sunflower River Blues Association presents the 35th annual Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival Aug 10-13 at 100 Blues Alley Lane, downtown Clarksdale.
The festival is free but the popular VIP tent tickets are available yet limited. VIP sponsors receive wristbands for 4 guests. The air-cooled VIP Tent next to the Main Stage with linen-covered tables and chairs, unlimited beverages also includes admission to the Thursday night “Grits, Greens, and Barbecue ” supper with live entertainment. Thanks to those that purchase VIP tix and also the supporting patrons, the weekend festival can continue at no charge.
Thursday, August 10 is the "Grits, Greens & BB Que VIP Party" with Stan Street & Jacqueline Nassar, Sean “Bad” Apple, and Deak Harp & Guest.
On Friday and Saturday the town will be packed with blues artists on multiple stages. The weekend lineup includes Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, James "Super Chikan" Johnson, Jimmy "Duck" Holmes, Terry "Harmonica" Bean, John B. & Queen Iretta Standers, Jimbo Mathus and many more.
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Blues Hall of Fame exposes, educates, and entertains
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 (MEMPHIS, TN) - The Blues Foundation's Blues Hall of Fame Museum is waiting for you. Located at 421 S. Main St. in Memphis, Tennessee, the current museum hours are Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm and they are closed on Sunday and Monday. Tickets for admission can be purchased in person at the museum's front desk. Blues Foundation Members are invited to visit at no additional charge.
The museum is for both serious blues fans and casual visitors featuring exhibits and in-depth history, it exposes, educates, and entertains, plus highlights over 400 inductees in five key categories: Performer, Individual, Album, Single, and Literature. There are also 10 individualized galleries with interactive touchscreen displays along with three master databases where they can hear the music, watch videos, and read the stories of each of the Blues Hall of Fame inductees.
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Hudson River Blues BBQ Festival Aug 19
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 (NEW YORK, NY) - 23rd annual Blues BBQ Festival, returns to Hudson River Park’s Pier 76 on Saturday, August 19th. The free, day-long festival, hosted by Delphine Blue from radio WFUV, features an exciting lineup of acclaimed blues musicians from across the United States at two stages.
Artists appearing include John Primer & The Real Deal Blues Band, Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas, Diunna Greenleaf, Selwyn Birchwood, and Danielle Ponder. A second stage, presented by the Jazz Foundation of America, will feature Danny Mixon, Ed Cherry & Marvin Sewell, Beareather Reddy, Cedric “Catfish” Turner & Keith “The Captain” Gamble, and Jonathan Kalb.
The riverfront event will also feature delicious food from local barbeque joints.
The 25th Anniversary event season is presented by Hudson River Park Friends, the Park’s designated fundraising partner.
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16th Annual Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival Oct 13-15
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(NEW ORLEANS, LA) - The Jazz and Heritage Foundation will hold its 16th annual Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival on Oct. 13-15 in Lafayette Square. The free festival highlights blues and jazz musicians from Louisiana and Mississippi across two stages as well as local and regional barbecue vendors, and an arts market.
Artists appearing include Tab Benoit, Samantha Fish, Shemekia Copeland, John Mooney & Bluesiana, Johnny Sansone, Lurrie Bell, Ghalia Volt, Ernie Vincent, Selwyn Birchwood, Johnny Mastro & the MBs, Lil Jimmy Reed, Trudy Lynn, Little Freddie King, D.K. Harrell, and the late Walter “Wolfman” Washington’s band The Roadmasters with special guests, Memphis guitarist and singer Cedric Burnside.
More details at their website.
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• Pomeroy Blues and Jazz Society's Big Bend Blues Bash
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 (POMEROY, OH) - Pomeroy Blues and Jazz Society will host the 23rd annual Big Bend Blues Bash, August 4-5, at the Pomeroy Riverside Amphitheater in historic, downtown Pomeroy, Ohio. The 11 acts scheduled to appear include the Blood Brothers, Eliza Neals, Chris O’ Leary Band, Phillip Sayce, Revival: A Tribute to the Allman Brothers, and more.
Free camping and boat docking on the Ohio River is available for those attending the festival. Gates open 4pm. You can bring lawn chairs, water, and soda. Pets allowed. Free parking. Admission: Friday $30; Saturday $40 per person; $60 for weekend pass; and VIP weekend pass, $175. Children 12 and under admitted free of charge.
For more information, and to purchase tickets/passes online, please visit the festival website.
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Gráinne Duffy :: DIRT WOMAN BLUES
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 For her fifth studio album, Dirt Woman Blues, Irish roots phenom singer, songwriter, and guitarist Gráinne Duffy ventured far from the Emerald Isle to sunny Southern California to find a bigger, bolder sound. The three-time Blues Matters Writers’ Poll winner, partnered with American blues rock guitarist Marc Ford, best known as a former member of The Black Crowes, creating a tandem guitar sound with her husband Paul Sherry, also in her band. They enlisted Gary Clark Jr.’s Austin, TX rhythm section; drummer/percussionist JJ Johnson and bass/keyboard player Elijah Ford (Marc’s son) along with Grammy-winning producer Chris Goldsmith, Jimmy Hoyson, Sam Goldsmith, John Ginty and Peter Levin.
The Dirt Woman Blues sessions yielded a collection of nine original tracks, composed by Duffy and Sherry, centering around Duffy’s haunting alto and a mash up of songwriting styles from Celtic storytelling to Delta Blues poetry and Laurel Canyon 70’s Rock.
On this ground-breaking release Gráinne Duffy supplies a unique mix of Irish mysticism, soulful vocals, an amazing groove, an extraordinary band, and beautifully crafted lyrics
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Ally Venable with Buddy Guy - "Texas Louisiana"
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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 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) ; July 30 Buddy Guy (1936), Big Jack Johnson (1940-2011), Otis Taylor (1948), Michael Burks (1957-2012 pictured); July 31 Roy Milton (1907-1983), Ahmet Ertegun (Atlantic Records founder 1923-2006)
 Just in case: July is actually "National Fishing Month!" You know I'm going to try and think of some blues artists nicknames and songs that mention fish now. Well, right off the bat there's Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Samantha Fish and sister Amanda Fish, Catfish Keith, and I'm sure there's a few more.
Of course some lyrics come to mind like the blues classic, "Catfish Blues" " written and recorded by Robert Petway in 1941 "...well, if I was a catfish mama, I said swimming down in the deep blue sea..." It was performed and recorded by many artists and in many variations, often having it evolve into songs like Muddy Water's "Rolling Stone," and Jimi Hendrix' "Voodoo Chile." Elvin Bishop's "Fishin'" is such a fun classic in it's own right... "I'm going fish, fish, fish, fish, fish, fish, fishin'! I'm goin' fishin', hook sinker and line..." and the "Fishing Blues" composed in 1911 by Chris Smith and recorded by Henry "Ragtime Texas" Thomas in 1928..."any fish bites if you got good bait..." That song is a big part of Taj Mahal's catalog.
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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
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
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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
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
Bayfront Blues Festival
Aug-11-2023 - Aug-13-2023
Duluth, Minnesota, USA
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