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Saturday June 30th   8:45-10:00   ( Sherwood Buick-GMC Stage )…….The creator of a singular sound which he dubbed “folk-funk,” multi-instrumentalist Bobby Rush was among the most colorful characters on the contemporary chitlin circuit, honing a unique style which brought together a cracked lyrical bent with elements …

Sunday July 1st    7:45-9:00   (  Sherwood Buick-GMC Stage )…..According to all the press and hype and hoopla for a time during the 1990s, Tommy Castro was pegged as the next big star of the blues. Long a favorite among Bay Area music fans, Castro — in …

Sunday July 1st   7:45-9:00   (  Sherwood Buick-GMC Stage )…….Richard Salwitz — also known as Magic Dick — began performing with John “J.” Geils and Daniel Klein in their acoustic blues group when the three went to Worcester Poly Tech circa 1964-1966. This core merged with the …

Monday July 2nd   6:00-10:00   ( Sandbar Stage )…..In the world of blues critics, guitarist, singer, and songwriter John Mooney has long been a favorite. That’s because he takes all he learned from classic Delta bluesmen like Son House and others and modernizes their stylings while …

Saturday June 30th   4:15-5:30   (  Sherwood Buick-GMC Stage )……..Rock ‘n’ roll is built on a foundation of great vocalists, and Beverly McClellan is quickly becoming its newest cornerstone. NBC-TV’s The Voice introduced her to the world as a singer of stunning power and range with the …

Sunday July 1st   3:15-4:30   (  Sherwood Buick-GMC Stage )…….Harmonica player, lyricist, and singer Sugar Ray Norcia has been leading his band, the Blue Tones, around New England since the late 1970s. The band began to break nationally in the late ’80s and early ’90s with the …

Sunday July 1st   5:00-8:30   (Blue Tuesday Stage )……..It’s been said that the musicians of New Orleans are all members of one gigantic band that breaks up into smaller groups on a nightly basis. If this were really the case, The New Orleans Suspects would be …

Sunday July 1st   5:30-6:45   ( Sherwood Buick-GMC Stage)

Saturday June 30th   6:30-7:45   (  Sherwood Buick-GMC Stage )…….Guitarist, singer and songwriter Albert Castiglia [pronounced ka-steel-ya] was born Aug. 12, 1969 in New York, the son of a Cuban mother and an Italian father. Castiglia’s parents moved to Miami when he was five, and began taking …

Sunday July 1st   1:00-2:15   ( Sherwood Buick-GMC Stage )…..“In my 82 years, I’ve never seen something musically…so remarkable. These young kids have got energy, talent and do the blues proud with their own flavor. I believe they’ve got a GREAT future ahead.” – B.B. King HOMEMADE …