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This is a compilation
of links gathered from various sources on the web of:
Blues
Societies
Blues
Festival Infomation
Additional
Festivals
Record
Labels
Artists
Miscellaneous
Sites of Interest.
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- Sonny
Boy Blues Society Helena, Arkansas' blues society
to preserve and promote Delta Blues. Based in the hometown of
the King Biscuit Blues Festival. Past recipient of the Blues Foundation's
"Keeping the Blues Alive Award".
- Alabama
Blues Society Society news, history, and a membership form.
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Atlanta Blues Society Area clubs, artists, membership info,
more.
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Baltimore Blues Society Local clubs, news, reviews, member
info, more.
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The Blues Foundation The blues societies' blues society in
Memphis, Tennessee.
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Boston Blues Society Local news, schedules, membership info,
RealAudio!
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Capital Area Blues Society Lansing, Michigan. Member info,
local calendar and news.
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Cascade Blues Association In Oregon: images, sounds, calendar,
more.
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Colorado Blues Society In Boulder. Local venues, radio, membership
info, more.
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Connecticut Blues Society In New Hartford. Newsletter, local
bands, radio, more.
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Crossroads Blues Society In Kalmar, Sweden. Local events and
photos.
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Dallas Blues Society More blues from deep in the heart of
Texas.
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Delta Blues Society In Sacramento, California, enhancing the
local blues experience.
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DC Blues Society Blues from the nation's capital. First one
on the Web!
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Fort Smith Riverfront Blues Society Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Events, member information
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Greater Cincinnati Blues Society Membership info, festivals
and events.
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Hell Blues Club It's in Hell, Norway. Go to Hell and sign
up.
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Inland Empire Blues Society Based in Spokane, Washington:
events and member information
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Kalamazoo Valley Blues Association In Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Local calendar, more.
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Kansas City Blues Society Local bands, clubs, jams, radio,
more to come.
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Kentuckiana Blues Society Louisville, Kentucky: member info,
events, and venues.
- Lake
of the Ozarks Blues Society Camdenton, MO
- Long
Island Blues Society Local band and club info from Long Island,
New York.
- Magic
City Blues Society In Birmingham, Alabama: local calendars,
membership information
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Manitoba Blues Society Their quarterly newsletter and society
events.
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Mississippi Delta Blues Society In Leland, Mississippi. Membership
info and more.
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Mojo Blues Society In northwestern Indiana. Member info, local
calendars, more.
- Music
City Blues Society In Nashville, Tennessee
- New
Zealand Blues Society In Hamilton, New Zealand. An excellent
blues resource.
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Oklahoma Blues Society Newsletter, local acts and events,
membership info, more.
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Ottawa Blues Society Ottawa, Ontario: member info, local artists,
shows, radio, more.
- Phoenix
Blues Society A new site, just getting underway.
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Piedmont Blues Preservation Society In North Carolina: events,
member info, more.
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Sacramento Blues Society Member information Local jams, gigs,
events, radio, other news.
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Skylands Blues Society Northwest New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania.
Winner of the 1997 W.C. Handy Keeping the Blues Alive Award
- St.
Louis Blues Society Sponsors of the annual St. Louis Blues
Festival.
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Santa Barbara Blues Society California. Local news, featured
artists, and more.
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SLO Blues Society In San Luis Obispo, California. Local artists
and news.
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Sonoma County Blues Society Northern California: Local radio,
clubs, events, more.
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Stockholm Blues Society In Stockholm, Sweden: local events,
blues news, more.
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Toronto Blues Society Features, local gigs, other news and
features, and more.
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Tucson Blues Society Arizona: member information Makers of
the "Blues Greats" calendar.
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Tulsa Blues Club Local bands, clubs, gig guides, and a lot
more. Great job!
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Washington Blues Society In Seattle: features, local calendar,
membership information.
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- Tampa
Bay Blues Festival
March 24-26
St. Petersburg, FL
www.tampabaybluesfest.com
- Too
Blue Rhythm & Blues Festival
March 24-26
Annette Strauss Artist Square
Dallas, TX
http://www.toobluefestival.com
- Amsterdam
Blues Festival
March 24-25
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Call
020-410-77-77 for information
- Bonne
Fete
March 24-26
Downtown Baton Rouge, LA
www.bonnefete.org
- Columbus
Blues Alliance Annual Traditional Blues Festival
April 1
Columbus, OH
www.colsbluesalliance.org
- Springing
the Blues
April 1-2
Jacksonville Beach, FL
www.springingtheblues.com
- Muddy
Waters Memorial Blues Bash
April 2
Pineda Inn
Melbourne, FL
(407)
242-9666
- Atlanta
Blues Festival
April 9
The Tabernacle
Atlanta, GA
www.atlantablues.org
- Burnley
National Blues Festival
April 21-24
Burnley Mechanics
Burnley, Lancashire, England
www.bluesinburnley.co.uk
- New
Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
April 28-30, May 4-May 7
Raceway Fairgrounds
New Orleans, LA
www.nojazzfest.com
- Bowie
Street Blues
April 30
Institute of Texan Cultures
San Antonio, TX
(210) 641-8192
- Beale
Street Music Festival
May 5-7
Tom Lee Park
Memphis, TN
www.memphisinmay.org
- Metro
Fountain Blues Festival
May 13
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA
http://as.sjsu.edu/upcoming.html
- Roots
of the Blues Festival
May 12-13
Swallow Hill Music Hall
Denver, CO
www.swallowhill.com
- Blind
Willie Blues Festival
May 13
Thomson, GA
www.blindwillie.com
or call (706) 597-1000
- Columbia
Pike Blues Festival
May 13
Arlington, VA
For
info call: (703) 892-2776
Email: cpro@uptownarlington.com
or visit www.UptownArlington.com/ThePike.
- Catalina
Island Blues Festival
May 14-16
Catalina Island, CA
For
ticket info call 1-888-253-8368
or visit www.cheeproductions.com
Hotel info available at www.catalina.com
- Sunbanks
Blues Festival
May 19-21
Sunbanks Resort
Near Grand Coulee Dam, WA
Call
(509) 633-3786.
- Carolina
Lite Blues Festival
May 20
Tanglewood Park
Clemmons, NC
www.piedmontblues.com/festival/festival.html
- Chesapeake
Bay Blue Festival
May 20-21
Sandy Point State Park
Annapolis, MD
Call (301)
794-5720 for VIP tickets
All other tickets are through
Ticketmaster at 1-800-551-SEAT
www.bayblues.org
- Open
StringsInternational Guitarfestival
May 20-21
City Hall
Osnabruck, Germany
FREE
admission
Phone 05 41/71 00 20; Fax 05 41/70 86 67
Email acoustic-music@t-online.de
or visit www.open-strings.de
for details
and tickets.
- Doheny
Blues Festival
May 20-21
Doheny State Beach
Dana Point, CA
See omegaevents.com for
details or call the festival hotline - (949) 262-2662 for updates,
campsite and accommodations information.
- Silver
City Blues Festival
May 26-28
Silver City, NM
Call 1-888-758-7289 for information or check out www.mrac.cc/bluesfest.
- Castel
San Pietro in Blues Festival
May 26-27
Castel San Pietro
Near Bologna, Italy
For more details contact Nevio Bencivenni: nevio@mail.asianet.it.
- Santa
Cruz Blues Festival
May 27-28
Santa Cruz, CA
Call
(831) 479-9814 or visit www.santacruzbluesfestival.com
for tickets and more information.
- Bishopstock
May 27-29
Bishopšs Court Palace, Clyst St. Mary
Exeter, England
Tickets
are available from the Bishopstock box office at 44 1392 875330/
875220.
For festival and travel packages call 44 171 706 7570 or check
out www.bishopstock.co.uk
for more information
- Colorado
Rock & Blues Festival
May 28
Acacia Park
Colorado Springs, CO A
FREE festival
- The
Big Blues
June 3
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
www.joybringer.com
- Chicago
Blues Festival
June 8-11
Grant Park
Chicago, IL
Call (312) 744-3315 or check www.cityofchicago.org/specialevents
for further information
- Blues
on the Range
June 9-11
Ironworld Discovery Center
Chisholm, MN
Call (715) 394-6831 x 107 or visit www.bayfrontblues.com
for updates.
- International
Guitar Seminars Acoustic Blues and Slide Guitar Workshop
June 12-17
Columbia University
New York, NY
A workshop on the West Coast will be August 19-25 at the University
of CA at Santa Cruz. Contact Trevor Laurence at (212) 989- 7003
or fax 212-239-4088 for information.
- W.C.
Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival
June 14-17
Henderson, KY
Call 1-800-648-3128 or check out www.go-henderson.com
for information
- Blues
on the Fx - Blues and Heritage Festival
June 16-17
Downtown Aurora, IL www.bluesonthefox.com,
or call (630) 585-3955.
- Mountain
of Blues Festival
June 17
Ruidoso, NM
Call (505) 336-1980 or check out www.ruidoso.net/bluesfestival.
- Hard
Knox Blues Fest
June 17
Old City Courtyard
Knoxville, TN
Call (865)
573-4042.
- Pioneer
Valley Blues, Brews & BBQ's Festival
June 17-18
3 County Fairgrounds
Northampton, MA
For further information, call 413-584-2237 ext. 112.
- Apple
River Festival
June 23-25
Somerset, WI
Call
(715) 394-6831 x 107 or visit www.bayfrontblues.com
for updates.
- Port
Townsend Country Blues Workshop
June 26-July 2
Fort Worden State Park Conference Center
Port Townsend, WA
Call
(360) 385-3102 or contact www.centrum.org.
- Mississippi
Valley Blues Festival
June 30-July 2
LeClair Park
Davenport, IA
Call 319-32-BLUES, e-mail mvbs@revealed.net
or www.mvbs.org for details.
Tickets go on sale April 1st and can be ordered through Ticketmaster
Outlets.
- Waterfront
Blues Festival
June 30-July 4
Tom McCall Waterfront Park
Portland, OR
For more information, please call (503) 973-FEST or check out
www.waterfrontbluesfest.com.
- Blues,
Jazz and Arts on the Ridge
July 8-9
Munster Town Hall Lawn
Munster, IN
Call the Munster Chamber of Commerce at (219) 836-5549 or email
mchamber@jorsm.com for
information and band updates.
- Boston
Globe Jazz & Blues Festival
July 8-16
Various venues
Boston, MA
Call (617) 267-4301 or visit www.boston.com/jazzfest
website for schedule and ticket information
- North
Atlantic Blues Festival
July 8-9
Harbor Park
Rockland,ME
Advance tickets credit card orders: (207) 596-0376. Chamber of
Commerce 1-800-562-2529 and email: rtacc@midcoast.com, Web site:
www.midcoast.com/~bluesman,
E-mail: bluesman@midcoast.com.
- Winthrop
Rhythm & Blues Festival
July 14-16
The Blues Ranch
Winthrop, WA
S Call (509) 682-2118 or (206) 361-2240 or set your browser to
www.winthropbluesfestival.com.
- Quincy
Blues Festival
July 14-16
Washington Park
Quincy, IL
Formerly the Mid-Mississippi Blues Festival. Updates soon. For
now contact jerryd@rnet.com
or redhead@adams.net for
more information.
- Blues
Week
July 16-21
Davis & Elkins College
Elkins, WV
Call (304) 637-1209, fax (304) 637-1317 or email augusta@augustaheritage.com
for the schedule of classes and events.
- Lehigh
Valley Blues & Jazz Fest
July 10-22
Cementon Park
Whitehall, PA
www.LVBluesFest.com.
- Kansas
City Blues Festival
July 21-23
Penn Valley Park
Kansas City, MO
www.kcbluesjazz.org
or 800-530-KCMO.
- Riverhead
Blues Festival
July 21-23
Peconic River
Riverhead, NY
www.riverheadli.com/bluesfest.
- Cape
Fear Blues Festival
July 27-30
Wilmington, NC
Four days of blues events includes a blues cruise, festival reception,
musicianšs workshops, main event concert and blues showcase. Acts
TBA. Call (910) 350-8822, e-mail lannel@earthlink.net
or see www.capefearblues.com
for updates.
- River
Rock'n Blues Festival
August 6
Pueblo, CO
www.uscolo.edu/gnc/rrbf.html
or call (719) 549-2414.
- Blues
In The Valley 2000
August 5-6
Wilmington, VT
www.bluesboogie.com
- Bayfront
Blues Festival
August 11-13
Bayfront Festival Park
Duluth, MN
www.bayfrontblues.com
- Musconetcong
River Blues Festival
August 20
Hampton Bourough Park
Hampton, NJ
mrbf.cjb.net
or call (908) 832-0156.
- Limestone
City Blues Festival
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
August 23, 24, 25, 2001
- Long
Beach Blues Festival
September 2-4
Long Beach, CA
- Bluestock
2000
October 13-14
Beale Street
Memphis, TN
www.bluestock.org
or call (901) 526-4280
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