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Blues Festival Calendar 2009

Where to hear the best blues music this year

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Jasn Ricci & New Blood

Jason Ricci & New Blood will appear at blues festivals this summer

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May 2009

12th Annual Doheny Blues Festival
May 16 & 17 @ Dana Point CA
www.omegaevents.com/dohenyblues

16th Annual Santa Cruz Blues Festival
May 23 & 24 @Aptos CA
www.santacruzbluesfestival.com

14th Annual Western Maryland Blues Fest
May 28-31 @ Hagerstown MD
www.blues-fest.org

Michael Arnone's 20th Annual Crawfish Fest
May 29-31 @ Augusta NJ
www.crawfishfest.com

Eureka Springs Blues Weekend
May 28-31 @ Eureka Springs AR
www.eurekaspringsblues.com

June 2009

Highway 61 Blues Festival
June 6 & 7 @ Greenville MS
www.highway61blues.com

Chicago Blues Festival
June 12-14 @ Chicago IL
www.chicagobluesfestival.us

Waterfront Blues Festival
June 12-14 @ Toronto ON Canada
www.waterfrontblues.ca

The 9th Annual State Street Blues Stroll
June 13 @ Media PA
www.statestreetblues.com

19th Annual W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival
June 13-20 @ Henderson KY
www.handyblues.org

Billtown Blues Festival
June 14 @ Hughesville PA
www.billtownblues.org

Riverfront Blues Festival
June 26 & 27 @ Fort Smith AR
www.riverfrontbluesfest.org

North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic
June 26 & 27 @ Potts Camp MS
www.nmhillcountrypicnic.com

24th Annual Monterey Bay Blues Festival
June 26-28 @ Monterey CA
www.montereyblues.com

July 2009

IH Mississippi Valley Blues Festival
July 2-4 @ Davenport IA
www.mvbs.org

22nd Annual Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival
July 2-5 @ Portland OR
www.waterfrontbluesfest.com

16th Annual Kalamazoo Blues Fest
July 9-11 @ Kalamazoo MI
www.kvba.org

Great South Bay Music Festival
July 10-12 @ Patchogue NY
www.greatsouthbaymusicfestival.com

New York State Blues Festival
July 11 & 12 @ Syracuse NY
www.nysbluesfest.com

North Atlantic Blues Festival
July 11 & 12 @ Rockland ME
www.northatlanticbluesfestival.com

Third Annual Deep Blues Festival
July 15-19 @ Minneapolis MN
www.deepbluesfestival.com

Bluesfest International - Windsor
July 16-19 @ Windsor ONT Canada
www.thebluesfest.com

Bluesfest International - London
July 17-19 @ London ONT Canada
www.thebluesfest.com

W.C. Handy Music Festival
July 17-26 @ Florence AL
www.wchandymusicfestival.org

18th Annual Pocono Blues Festival
July 24-26 @ Big Boulder Ski Area PA
www.mountsnow.com

15th Annual Pittsburgh Blues Festival
July 24-26 @ Pittsburgh PA
www.pghblues.com

Notodden Blues Festival
July 30-August 2 @ Notodden, Norway
www.bluesfest.no

August 2009

Kitchener Blues Festival
August 6-9 @ Kitchener ON Canada
www.kitchenerbluesfestival.com

Cincy Blues Fest
August 7 & 8 @ Cincinnati OH
www.cincyblues.org

Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Fest
August 7-9 @ Clarksdale MS
www.sunflowerfest.org

Riverfront Blues Festival
August 7-9 @ Wilmington DE
www.riverfrontbluesfest.com

Mile High Blues Festival
August 8 & 9 @ Denver CO
www.milehighbluesfestival.com

Summertime Blues! 2009 Nanaimo Blues Festival
August 20-23 @ Nanaimo BC Canada (Vancouver Island)
www.nanaimoblues.com

Chenango Blues Festival
August 21 & 22 @ Chenango NY
www.chenangobluesfest.org

Edmonton's Labatt Blues Festival
August 21-23 @ Edmonton AL Canada
www.bluesinternationalltd.com

First Vermont Blues Festival
August 21-23 @ Mount Snow Ski Area VT
www.mountsnow.com

Trinidaddio Blues Fest XI
August 29 @ Trinidad CO
www.trinidaddio.com

Marquette Area Blues Fest
September 5 & 6 @ Marquette MI
www.marquetteareabluessociety.org

September 2009

Rendezvous Rhythm & Blues Festival
September 4-6 @ Oroville WA
www.rendezvousbluesfestival.com

Dusk Til Dawn Blues Festival
September 4-7 @ Rentiesville OK
www.dcminnerblues.com/bluesfest.htm

Long Beach Blues Festival
September 5 & 6 @ Long Beach CA
www.jazzandblues.org

The 16th Annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival
September 18-20 @ Telluride CO
www.tellurideblues.com

2009 Roots 'N Blues 'N BBQ Festival
September 25 & 26 @ Columbia MO
www.rootsnbluesnbbq.com

October 2009

Arkansas Blues & Heritage Festival
October 8-10 @ Helena AR
www.bluesandheritage.com



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