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| Jul 2014 | Aug 2014 | Sep 2014 | Oct 2014 | Nov 2014 | Dec 2014 |

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Regional Blues

Slippery Noodle Inn in Indianapolis
372 Meridian Street, Downtown
Current Schedule

Bourbon Street Blues and Boogie Bar in Nashville
220 Printers Alley
Current Schedule

Southgate House in Newport KY
24 East 3rd St.
Current Schedule

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Events & Festivals
2014 Schedule
(Most festivals are held the same time each year - make your plans now)

Online Digital Edition of The Blues Festival Guide

Jan 20-24, 2015

34^th Blues Foundation's International Blues Challenge

Beale Street
Memphis TN

KBS Entrants:
The Beat Daddys (Band)
Randy Colvin (Solo/Duo)

Web Site

Feb 6-7, 2015

Cincy Blues Society's
Winter Blues Fest

Web Site & Info

25 Acts on 3 Stages including
Popa Chubby and Joanne Shaw Taylor

Full Schedule

Feb 14, 2015

5^th Annual Indy Winter Blues Festival

Indianapolis

Facebook Page

Past Events - (Most festivals are held the same time each year - make your plans now for next year)

Apr 20-21, 2012

Unknown current status

Bluegrass & Blues in the 'Burgh

Evansville IN

Click to view full poster

http://bluegrassandbluesintheburgh.com/

May 9-10, 2014

International Bar-B-Que Festival
Owensboro KY

Web Site

Schedule of Events

May 16-17, 2014

Old Louisville Springfest
First Street @ Ormsby

Web site

May 17, 2014

30^th Annual Bar-B-Q Pitt Festival
Pitt Academy - Louisville

Web Site

May 24, 2014

BBQ, Blues and Bikes Festival
Elizabethtown KY

Web Site

Music by:

Diunna Greenleaf & Blue Mercy

Tee Dee Young

Kelly Richey

Brad Webb and Friends

Dave Muskett

Little T&A

Micah Kesselring

Tom Holland & the Shuffle Kings

D Man & the Alley Hounds

May 25, 2014

Blues Between the Bridges

9079 Old Richmond Road
Lexington KY 40515
(I-75 Exit #99)

Robbie Bartlett
Tanita Gaines & The Accused
Kelly Richey
Claudette King

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Presented by:

3:00 pm - 10:00 pm

No Bottles, Cans, Coolers Allowed
Lots of seating but Lawn Chairs are okay

Jun 6-7, 2014

5^th Annual Germantown-Schnitzelburg
Blues Festival

@ the intersection of Hickory & Burnett Streets

Visit the Fest on facebook

Friday, June 6
6:30-8:00
8:30-10:00
10:30-Midnite
Saturday, June 7
6:30-8:00
8:30-10:00
10:30-Midnite

FREE ADMISSION
Bring a lawn chair and enjoy the show

A portion of the proceeds will go to
the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Louisville

Jun 7-14, 2014

WC Handy Blues Festival
Henderson KY

Complete Music Schedule

Jun 13-14, 2014

Smokin' on the River
BBQ, Blues & Brew Festival

At RiverStage
Jeffersonville IN

Smokin' on the River

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Friday		RiverStage
5:00		D Man & the Alley Hounds
6:15		The KingBees
7:30	Ray Fuller & the Bluesrockers
9:00	Mississippi Heat
		Tent Stage
6:00		Laurie Jessup & Cort Duggins

Saturday		RiverStage
5:00		River City Blues Band
6:15		Boscoe France Band
7:30		Michael Gough Group
9:00		Stacy Mitchhart
		Tent Stage
2:00		D.J. Rice
6:00		Craig Brenner

Jun 15, 2013

Bridges, Bikes & Blues

Eaton OH

Preble County Historical Society
Eaton Ohio

Cruise 8 Historic Covered Bridges
Music Filled Street Fair & Party

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Jun 21, 2014

1st Annual Blues Harborfest
(formerly Lake Cumberland Blues, Boats & BBQ Fest)

State Dock @
Lake Cumberland
(Jamestown KY)

Noon to 5:15-ish

Music by:

Red Jane
Toad Strangler
The Hoodoo Blues Band
The Shaun Murphy Band

Festival Web Site State Dock Web Site

Jul 11-12, 2014

Master Musicians Festival
Somerset KY

Web Site

Jul 11-13, 2014

Four Roses Bourbon
Louisville
Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival
@ The Water Tower
River Road at Zorn Ave

Schedule

Presented by
Four Roses Bourbon
and the
Bisig Impact Group

KBS Members receive free admission to all 3 days
with current membership card !

Friday, July 11	Sylvia Walters and Groove City The Stella-Vees Mississippi Heat
Saturday, July 12	da Mudcats Tanita Gaines Little T&A John Primer
Sunday, July 13	Lazy Eleven Lamont Gillispie & 100 Proof The Cheryl Renee Project

Aug 1-2, 2014

Cincy Blues Fest
Sawyer Point, Cincinnati

Festival Web Site

Presented by

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Sep 7, 2013

Fort Knox Blues Fest

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Mavis Staples / Kenny Neal / Kim Massie

Aug 14-24, 2014

Kentucky State Fair

KY State Fair
Web Site

MySpace FaceBook Twitter

Live Music daily in the
Food & Music Tents

Lamont Gillispie & 100 Proof
Robbie Bartlett
Litlte T&A

Aug 15-16, 2014

Madison Ribberfest
Madison IN

Ribberfest Web Site

Hotline: 800-559-2956

Madison Ribberfest

BBQ, Blues, Balloons

Friday

Deanna Bogert
Rod Piazza & The Might Flyers
Taj Mahal

Saturday

Power Plant Blues Band
KingBees
Kelly Richey
Paul Thorn
West Coast Blues All Stars, featuring Junior Watson and Fred Kaplan
Roy Rogers and the Delta Rhythm Kings

Aug 21-23, 2014

16^th Annual
Bean Blossom Blues Fest
Bill Monroe Music Park
Bean Blossom IN

Web Site

Full Schedule

Thursday		Open jam with Gary Applegate
Friday		Gene Deer Hank Mowery & The Hawktones Headliner - Rick Estrin & The Nightcats
Saturday		Cabin 12 Allstar Jammers WT Feaster Harsch Reality Noah Wotherspoon Headliner - Sugar Blue

Aug 22, 2014

Capital City Blues and
River Festival

Riverview Park, Frankfort KY

Benefits Family Abuse Services, Inc

Friday, August 22, 2014 from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Tickets

Music by Toad Strangler

Aug 22-23, 2014

25^th Annual
Hot August Blues
Kenlake State Resort Park
Hardin KY

Park Web Site Festival Web Site

Full Line-Up & Schedule

Friday, August 22
Noah & the Back Alley Blues,
Andy T & Nick Nixon Band,
Etta Britt and Street Corner Blue

Saturday, August 23
Nightfish, Alonzo Pennington Band,
Justin Hatcher, da Mudcats,
Long Tall Deb and the Werewolves of Alabama,
The Stella-Vees and The Rusty Wright Band

Sep 5-6, 2014

Bands & BBQ at the Point

Point Park,
Carrollton KY

Carroll County Website

Friday Sept 5	The Harless Brothers Jimmy Davis Band
Saturday Sept 6	Blue Collar Band Jordan Wilson Trio featuring Kerry Mefford and Danny Cook Country-Wide Van Waylon Wax Factory Sparechange Millionaires Kenny Warren & Whiskey Haze

Sep 5-6, 2014

Roots and Heritage Festival

Downtown Lexingotn KY

Friday, September 5
Nellie "Tiger" Travis

Saturday, September 6
Lakeside and Harold Melvin's Bluenotes

Roots Fest Ky

Sep 5-7, 2014

Kentucky State BBQ Festival

Danville KY

Saturday, September 6
Diana Chittester, The Mojos, The Sonny Yingst Band,
The KingBees and Lamont Gillispie & 100 Proof

Sunday, September 7 – Toad Strangler

KY BBQ Festival

Sep 12-13, 2014

Blues at the Crossroads
Terre Haute IN

Blues at the Crossroads Web Site

Friday
Sep 12

Main Stage:

Jon Strahl Band
Kelly Richey Band
Guy Forsyth
Ellusion

Verve Stage:

Moonshine Junction
Crowe Committee
Midnight Motive

Saturday
Sep 13

Main Stage:

Tweed Funk
Max Allen Band
WT Feaster Band
Biscuit Miller
The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band
Leonard Washingtons

Verve Stage:

Lunes Domingo
White Light Revival
Jazz Metamorphosis

Sep 20, 2014

10^th Anniversary
Jug Band Jubilee

Free Admission
Brown-Forman Amphitheater @ Waterfront Park

Jug Band Jubilee Web Site

Maria Muldaur & her Garden of Joy Jug Band,
Juggernaut Jug Band, Cincinnati Dancing Pigs,
The Hokum High Rollers, Steel City Jug Slammers,
Bones Jugs N Harmony, Brotherhood of the Jug Band Blues,
Drunken Catfish Ramblers Traveling Medicine Show & Hokum Minstrels and The Jake Leg Stompers

Oct 5, 2014

Big Rock Jazz and Blues Festival

Cherokee Park, Louisville

Tee Dee Young,
Everette Green and
Craig Wagner & Friends

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Oct 10-11, 2014

19^th Garvin Gate
Blues Festival
Garvin Place @ Oak Street

GGBF Web Site

Friday
Oct 10

Four Roses Stage on Oak St

6:30 - Big Poppa Stampley
7:15 - Zakk Knight
8:30 - da Mudcats with Susan O’Neil & Doug Lamb
8:45 - the Homemade Jamz Blues Band

Better Days Records Stage on Garvin Place

8:00 & 9:15 (playing 25 minute sets)
Big Poppa Stampley

Saturday
Oct 11

Four Roses Stage on Oak St

2:00 - Mississippi Adam Riggle Band
3:15 - Laurie Jane & the 45s
4:30 - The Tanita Gaines Band
5:45 - The Stella-Vees
7:00 - Louisville Harmonica Blowout featuring
Lamont Gillispie, Rick Cain, Denny Thornbury and
Andrea "Andy" Tanaro backed by 100 Proof Blues
8:15 - Ten Foot Polecats
9:45 - Anson Funderburgh and the Rockets

Better Days Records Stage on Garvin Place

5:15, 6:30, 7:45, 9:15 (playing 25 minute sets)
Pen Bogert & Billy Bird

Saturday
November 8, 2014

Headliners Music Hall

KBS 26th Anniversary Celebration

Music by:
Sad Sam Blues Jam
Tas Cru & His Tortured Souls
The Cash Box Kings

$10 Admission ** Free for KBS members
Show your KBS membership card at the door
Doors Open 5:30p * Music Starts 6:30p

Tickets available online at
https://www.etix.com/ticket/online/performanceSearch.jsp?performance_id=1759059

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