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Assar Bluesdagen
Bovensmilde Netherlands
reviews
January
www.bluesstichting-assen.nl/
Freedom Blues Festival
Tallahassee Florida
reviews
January
www.freedombluesfest.org
George's Springin' the Blues Festival
Jacksonville Beach Florida
reviews
January
www.springingtheblues.com
Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise
Tampa Florida
reviews
January
www.bluesin.tv
Rogue Valley Blues Festival
Ashland Oregon
reviews
January
www.stclairevents.com
Royal Scandinavian Inn Blues Festival annual
Solvang California
reviews
January
www.royalscandinavianinn.com
Thredbo Blues Festival
Thredbo Alpine Village Australia
reviews
January
www.thredbo.com.au
Australian Blues Music Festival
Goulburn Australia
reviews
February
www.australianbluesfestival.com.au
Bruthen Blues and Arts Festival
Bruthen Australia
reviews
February
www.bruthenblues.org/
Crossroads Guitar Festival
Dallas Texas
reviews
February
www.crossroadsantigua.org
Lowcountry Blues Bash
Charleston South Carolina
reviews
February
www.bluesbash.com
National Festival of Australian Blues Music, The
Goulburn Australia
reviews
February
www.australianbluesfestival.com.au/
Phuket International Blues Festival
Phucket Thailand
reviews
February
www.phuketbluesfestival.com
Rauma Winter Blues
Rauma Finland
reviews
February
www.raumablues.com
Roots on the Hill
Drouwen Netherlands
reviews
February
www.rootsonthehill.nl/
Winterfolk Blues & Roots Festival
Toronto Canada
reviews
February
www.winterfolk.com/
7th Annual Blues Cruise
Stanton California
reviews
march
windrosecruises.com
An Evening With The Blues Theater Agnietenhof
Tiel Netherlands
reviews
March
www.agnietenhof.nl/
Back Porch Blues Festival & ABS Benefit
Marietta Georgia
reviews
March
www.atlantabluessociety.com
Bangkok Blues Festival
Bangkok Thailand
reviews
March
www.bangkokbluesfestival.com/
Berks Jazz Fest
Reading Pennsylvania
reviews
march
www.berksjazzfest.com
Black Rock Blues Festival
Bridgeport Connecticut
reviews
march
www.BlackRockArtCenter.com
Blue Mountain Festival of Folk Roots and Blues
Katoomba Australia
reviews
March
www.bmff.org.au/
Blues Alive Cuijk
Cuijk Netherlands
reviews
March
www.schouwburgcuijk.nl
Brunswick Music Festival
Brunswick Australia
reviews
March
www.brunswickmusicfestival.com.au/
Forth Valley Blues Festival
. Australia
reviews
March
www.forthvalleyblues.com/
Illinois Blues
Peoria Illinois
reviews
march
www.rivercityblues.com/
International Boogie Woogie Festival
Aalsmeer Netherlands
reviews
March
www.culemborgblues.nl/
Meensel Blues
Meensel Belgium
reviews
March
www.meenselblues.be/
Paasblues Asten
Asten Netherlands
reviews
March
home.planet.nl/~otten412/
Pickle's Blues Extravaganza
Lima Ohio
reviews
march
www.picklesbluesextravaganza.com
Port Fairy Folk Festival
Port Fairy Australia
reviews
March
www.portfairyfolkfestival.com
Port Gibson Main Street Heritage Festival
Port Gibson Mississippi
reviews
march
www.portgibsonmainstreet.com
River City Blues Festival
Marietta Ohio
reviews
march
www.bjfm.org
River Walk Blues and Music Festival
Ft. Lauderdale Florida
reviews
march
www.riverwalkbluesfestival.com
Saskatoon Blues Festival
Saskatoon Canada
reviews
March
www.members.shaw.ca
Smokin' Blues & BBQ Challenge
Hammond Louisiana
reviews
march
www.hammondbluesandbbq.com
Southern Bluesnight
. Netherlands
reviews
March
www.southernbluesnight.nl/
Swanage Blues Weekend
Dorset United Kingdom
reviews
March
www.swanage-blues.org
Tring Blues Festival
Aylesbury United Kingdom
reviews
March
www.rockingtheblues.com/
Winter Meltdown Blues Festival
Saskatoon Canada
reviews
March
www.members.shaw.ca
3 Rivers Music Festival
Columbia South Carolina
reviews
April
www.3riversmusicfestival.org/
Acoustic Blues Revival
Norfolk Virginia
reviews
April
www.natchelblues.org/
Apollo Bay Music Festival
Apollo Bay Australia
reviews
April
www.apollobaymusicfestival.com/
Baton Rouge Blues Week
Baton Rouge Louisiana
reviews
April
www.LouisianasMusic.com
Bergenfest
Bergen Norway
reviews
April
www.bergenfest.no/
Bikes & Blues with Mickey Jones
Brevard County Florida
reviews
April
www.arc-brevard.org
Black Banjo Then and Now Gathering, The
Boone North Carolina
reviews
April
www.rhisong.com
Bluebonnet Blues & Fine Arts Festival
Marble Falls Texas
reviews
April
www.bluebonnetblues.com/
Blues Festival Basal
Basal Switzerland
reviews
April
www.blues-festival-basel.ch/
Blues For Opera
Como Mississippi
reviews
April
Blues Jam Concert Series at Newton
Newton North Carolina
reviews
April
www.downtownnewton.com
Boogie Woogie Festival
Manno Switzerland
reviews
April
www.boogiegroove.ch
Burnley National Blues Festival
Burnley United Kingdom
reviews
April
www.bluesinburnley.co.uk
Cape May Jazz Festival
Cape May New Jersey
reviews
April
www.capemayjazz.com/main1.html
Crossroads Bikes & Blues Motorcycle Festival
Clarksdale Mississippi
reviews
April
www.crossroadsrally.com/
Dewey Balfa Cajun and Creole Heritage Weekend
Lafayette Louisiana
reviews
April
www.lafolkroots.org/
East Coast Blues & Roots Festival
Byron Bay Australia
reviews
April
www.bluesfest.com.au
Fairbridge Festival
Pinjarra Australia
reviews
April
www.fairbridgefestival.com/
Festival Del Mar
Del Mar California
reviews
April
www.festivaldelmar.org/
Festivals Acadiens
Lafayette Louisiana
reviews
April
www.cajunhot.com
Glendale Jazz & Blues Festival
Glendale Arizona
reviews
April
www.glendaleaz.com/festivals
Harpin' n' Pickin'
Clemmons North Carolina
reviews
April
Internationale Bluesdage Odense
Odense Denmark
reviews
April
www.bluesdage.dk/
Jubilee Cityfest
Montgomery Alabama
reviews
April
www.jubileecityfest.org
Juke Joint Festival and Planter's Celebration
Clarksdale Mississippi
reviews
April
www.jukejointfestival.com
Lowcountry Cajun Festival
Charleston South Carolina
reviews
April
www.ccprc.com
Maple City Blues Festival
La Porte Indiana
reviews
April
MediAmericana Roots Ramble
Media Pennsylvania
reviews
April
www.statestreetblues.com
MerleFest
Wilkesboro North Carolina
reviews
April
www.merlefest.org
Natchez Bluff Blues Festival
Natchez Mississippi
reviews
April
Nidaros Blues Festival
Trondheim Norway
reviews
April
www.nidarosbluesfestival.com
Odyssey Music Festival
Birmingham Alabama
reviews
April
Old Settler's Music Festival
Austin Texas
reviews
April
www.oldsettlersmusicfest.org/
Reykjavik Blues Festival
Reykjavik Iceland
reviews
April
www.blues.is/
Rock n Ribs BBQ Festival
Springfield Missouri
reviews
April
www.rocknribs.com/
Roots Ramble
Media Pennsylvania
reviews
April
www.statestreetblues.com/
Satchmo SummerFest
New Orleans Louisiana
reviews
April
www.satchmosummerfestival.com
SAVANNAH MUSIC FESTIVAL
SAVANNAH Georgia
reviews
April
www.savannahmusicfestival.org/
Showdown
. Netherlands
reviews
April
www.showdown-blues.nl/
Spring Harmonica Festival
La Mesa California
reviews
April
www.springharpfest.org/
Springin' the Blues Festival
Jacksonville Beach Florida
reviews
April
www.springingtheblues.com
Tacoma Jazz and Blues Festival
Tacoma Washington
reviews
April
www.tacomajazzfestival.com
Wanee Festival
Live Oak Florida
reviews
April
Waterside Jazz & Blues Festival
Fort Pierce Florida
reviews
April
www.jazzsociety.org
Wild Hog Music Fest and Motorcycle Rally
Helena Arkansas
reviews
April
www.wildhogmusic.org
Write 4 Hope Blues Festival
Simi Valley California
reviews
April
www.write4hope.org/
Austell Blues Festival
Austell Georgia
reviews
May
www.xxblues.com/index.html
Avila Beach Blues Festival
Avila Beach California
reviews
May
www.cvblues.org/
Beale Street Music Festival
Memphis Tennessee
reviews
May
www.memphisinmay.org
Birds, Blossoms and Blues Festival
Norfolk Virginia
reviews
May
www.nbgs.org
Black Diamond Blues Festival
Pittsburg California
reviews
May
www.bayareabluessociety.net
Blind Willie McTell Blues Festival
Thomson Georgia
reviews
May
www.blindwillie.com
Blues & Wine at Waterloo Village
Stanhope New Jersey
reviews
May
www.valenzanowine.com
Blues At The Center
Charleston South Carolina
reviews
May
Blues Bash
Trempealeau Wisconsin
reviews
May
www.trempealeauhotel.com/
Blues By The River
New Boston New Hampshire
reviews
May
www.newbostonbluesassociation.org/
Blues House Street Festival
Winchester Virginia
reviews
May
www.blueshouse.org
Blues on Broadbeach Music Festival
Broadbeach Australia
reviews
May
www.bluesonbroadbeach.com/
Blues On The Bay
Warrenpoint United Kingdom
reviews
May
www.bluesonthebay.com
Blues, Brews & BBQ
Modesto California
reviews
May
www.modestostreetsceneandbbq.com/
Bluescruise
. Netherlands
reviews
May
bluescruise.nl/
Bluesfestivalen Mönsterås
Mönsterås Sweden
reviews
May
www.monsterasblues.com/bf
Bodacious Blues-B-Q
Carmel Indiana
reviews
May
Brandywine Blues Festival
Chaddsford Pennsylvania
reviews
May
www.chaddsford.com
Budweiser Southern Blues Festival
Crosby Texas
reviews
May
www.atbe.net
Bushy's Isle of Man Blues Festival
Isle of Man United Kingdom
reviews
May
www.bigwheelblues.com
California Blues Festival
San Francisco California
reviews
May
www.bobbiewebb.com
Carolina Blues Festival
Greensboro North Carolina
reviews
May
www.piedmontblues.org
Castel San Pietro in Blues
San Pietro Italy
reviews
May
www.castelsanpietroinblues.it/
Chautauqua Hills Blues Festival
Sedan Kansas
reviews
May
Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival
Annapolis Maryland
reviews
May
www.bayblues.org
Coastal Cajun Festival
Hilton Head South Carolina
reviews
May
www.coastalcajunfestival.com/
Columbia Pike Blues Festival
Arlington Virginia
reviews
May
www.columbiapikepartnership.com
Doheny Blues Festival
Dana Point California
reviews
May
www.omegaevents.com/
Downhome Rhythm & Blues Festival
Huntsville Alabama
reviews
May
Edmund Jazz and Blues Festival
Edmund Oklahoma
reviews
May
www.ucojazzlab.com
Freedom Creek Blues Festival
Aliceville Alabama
reviews
May
www.willie-king.com
Gator By The Bay Blues & Zydeco Festival
San Diego California
reviews
May
www.sandiegofestival.com
Greater Hickory Smoke BBQ Festival, The
Hickory South Carolina
reviews
May
www.greaterhickorysmoke.com
Hornby Island Blues Festival & Workshop
Hornby Island Canada
reviews
May
www.hornby-blues.bc.ca
Juneau Jazz & Classics
Juneau Alaska
reviews
May
www.jazzandclassics.org
Klomppop
Klomppop Netherlands
reviews
May
www.klomppop.nl
Kwadendamme Bluesfestival
Souburg Netherlands
reviews
May
people.zeelandnet.nl
Lexington Blues Festival
Lexington Kentucky
reviews
May
Magnolia Blues Festival
Magnolia Mississippi
reviews
May
www.themagnoliabluesfestival.com
Market Street Blues Festival
columbus Mississippi
reviews
May
www.columbusmainstreet.com
Maryland Brewer's Spring Fest
Frederick Maryland
reviews
May
www.mdbeerfest.com
Maryland Brewer's Spring Fest
Frederick Maryland
reviews
May
www.mdbeerfest.com
Memorial Day Blues Fest
Santa Fe New Mexico
reviews
May
www.nmjazz.org/page1/page1.html
Metro Fountain Blues Festival
San Jose California
reviews
May
www.as.sjsu.edu
Moulin Blues Ospel
Ospel Netherlands
reviews
May
www.moulin.blues.nl
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
New Orleans Louisiana
reviews
May
www.nojazzfest.com
Northwest Folklife Festival
Seattle Washington
reviews
May
www.nwfolklife.com
Oklahoma Blues Festival - Annual
Tulsa Oklahoma
reviews
May
www.okblues.com
Paul's Valley Brickfest
Paul's Valley Oklahoma
reviews
May
www.paulsvalley.com/
Ponderosa Stomp
New Orleans Louisiana
reviews
May
www.ponderosastomp.com
Red White & A Little Blues
Monterey California
reviews
May
www.oldmonterey.org
Ribs & Blues Fest
. Netherlands
reviews
May
www.ribsenblues.nl/
Rock n' Cure Blues Festival
Los Angeles California
reviews
May
www.csmc.edu/bloodmarrow
Rosedale Blues and Heritage Festival
Rosedale Maryland
reviews
May
Round Barn Blues
Kirksville Missouri
reviews
May
www.roundbarnblues.com
Santa Cruz Blues Festival
Aptos California
reviews
May
www.santacruzbluesfestival.com
Silver City Blues Festival
Silver City New Mexico
reviews
May
www.mimbresarts.org
Simply The Blues
Fort Madison Iowa
reviews
May
www.simplemanenterprises.com/
Smoky Mountain Blues Festival 004
Maryville Tennessee
reviews
May
www.smokymountainblues.com/
Sunbanks Roots & Blues Festival
Electric City Washington
reviews
May
www.sunbanksresort.com
Tampa Bay Blues Festival
St. Petersburg Florida
reviews
May
www.tampabaybluesfest.com
The Shed's Blues Festival
Ocean Springs Mississippi
reviews
May
www.theshedbbq.com/
Untapped Blues Festival
Kenniwick Washington
reviews
May
www.untappedblues.com
W.C. Handy Blues Awards
Memphis Tennessee
reviews
May
www.blues.org
Wood Street Blues Festival
Marlin Texas
reviews
May
www.woodstreetbluesfestival.com/
Aberdeen Blues Festival
Aberdeen South Dakota
reviews
June
fargobluesfest.homestead.com
Alleyfest
Longview Texas
reviews
June
www.alleyfest.org
Alpena Blues Festival
Alpena Michigan
reviews
June
www.alpenablues.com
B.B. King Homecoming
Indianola Mississippi
reviews
June
www.indianolams.org
Barrie Jazz & Blues Festival
Barrie Canada
reviews
June
www.barriejazzbluesfest.com
Bay Music Festival
Centreville Maryland
reviews
June
www.baymusicfestival.com
Bear Creek Blues Festival
Slater Missouri
reviews
June
Berlin Blues Festival
Berlin Connecticut
reviews
June
www.berlinmusicfest.com
Bikes & Blues
Middletown Ohio
reviews
June
www.middletownusa.com
Billtown Blues Festival
Hughesville Pennsylvania
reviews
June
www.billtownblues.org
Black-Eyed & Blues
Harford Connecticut
reviews
June
www.internationalperformingarts.com/
Blues by the River Festival
Redding California
reviews
June
www.shastablues.org/
Blues in the Park
Sacramento California
reviews
June
www.matsonian.com/blues/contact.htm
Blues On The Fox
Auroro Illinois
reviews
June
www.foxvalleyblues.org
Blues On The Green
Anchorage Alaska
reviews
June
blues festival
Blues on the River
otterdam Netherlands
reviews
June
www.bluesontheriver.com/
Boise Blues Festival For Recovery
Boise Idaho
reviews
June
www.marblerecords.com
Bricktown Blues & BBQ Festival
Oklahoma City Oklahoma
reviews
June
www.bricktownokc.com
Bugaboos Bluesfestival
Mol Belgium
reviews
June
www.bugaboos.be
Canton Blues Festival
Canton Ohio
reviews
June
www.cantonbluesfestival.com/
Caroline Street Art & Blues Fest and Chili Cook-Off
Saratoga Springs New York
reviews
June
Chicago Blues Festival
Chicago Illinois
reviews
June
www.cityofchicago.org
City Stages
Birmingham Alabama
reviews
June
www.citystages.org
Coloma Blues Live!
Lotus California
reviews
June
www.colomablueslive.com/
Crawfish Fest
Augusta New Jersey
reviews
June
www.crawfishfest.com
Creekside Blues & Jazz Festival
Gahanna Ohio
reviews
June
www.creekblues.com
Delta Jubilee
Clarksdale Mississippi
reviews
June
www.clarksdaletourism.com
Distillery Blues Festival
Toronat Canada
reviews
June
www.distilleryblues.com/
Dry Bones Blues Festival
Saint Paul Minnesota
reviews
June
dry bones
Easton Blues Jam
Easton Pennsylvania
reviews
June
www.eastonbluesjam.com
Eureka Springs Blues Festival
Eureka Springs Arkansas
reviews
June
www.eurekasprings.org
Famous Dave's BBQ & Blues Festival
Minneapolis Minnesota
reviews
June
www.famousdaves.com
Famous Daves BBQ and Blues Festival
Minneapolis Minnesota
reviews
June
www.famousdaves.com
Field of Dreams Outdoor Music Fest
Empire Hills Michigan
reviews
June
empirehomesandland.com/
Flatland Blues Fest
Russell Kansas
reviews
June
www.flatlandblues.com/
Foodstock Blues Festival
Fairbands Alaska
reviews
June
Gladstone Summertime Bluesfest
Gladstone Missouri
reviews
June
www.gladstonechamber.com
Glens Falls Blues Festival
Glens Falls New York
reviews
June
Goldegger Blues & Folk Tage
Schwarzach Austria
reviews
June
www.argebluesfolk.com/
Great Connecticut Cajun & Zydeco Festival
Moodus Connecticut
reviews
June
www.sunriseresort.com
Greeley Blues Festival
Greeley Colorado
reviews
June
www.greeleybluesfest.com/
Highway 61 Blues Festival
Leland Mississippi
reviews
June
www.highway61blues.com
Historic Federal Hill Jazz & Blues Festival
Federal Hill Maryland
reviews
June
www.historicfederalhill.org
Hope Blues Festival
St. Libory Nebraska
reviews
June
www.gicrisis.org/festival
Hot Blues and BBQ
Oxford Michigan
reviews
June
www.hotbluesandbbq.com/
International Washboard Festival
Logan Ohio
reviews
June
www.washboardfestival.com
Irvine Lake Blues Festival
Silverado California
reviews
June
www.irvinelake.net
Jackson Blues Festival
Jackson Michigan
reviews
June
Jefferson Street Jazz & Blues Festival, The
Nashville Tennessee
reviews
June
www.jumptojefferson.com/
Juneteenth Heritage Festival
Anniston Alabama
reviews
June
juneteenthanniston.homestead.com
Kalottjazz & Blues Festival
Tornio Sweden
reviews
June
www.kalottjazzblues.net
Keg Springs Blues and Jam Festival
Hampshire Tennessee
reviews
June
Kiawah Island Blues Festival
Kiawah Island South Carolina
reviews
June
Live Oak Music Festival
San Luis Obispo California
reviews
June
www.liveoakfest.org
Maple City Festival
Jackson Michigan
reviews
June
MicroBlues Festival
Vancouver Washington
reviews
June
www.microblues.com/
Mo Blues and BBQ Fest
Sedalia Missouri
reviews
June
www.mobluesandbbq.com
Monterey Bay Blues Festival
Monterey California
reviews
June
www.montereyblues.com
Mountain of Blues Festival
Ruidoso New Mexico
reviews
June
www.ruidoso.net/bluesfestival
Music Midtown
Atlanta Georgia
reviews
June
Omaha Summer Arts Festival
Omaha Nebraska
reviews
June
www.summerarts.org
Orangeville Blues & Jazz Festival
Orangeville Canada
reviews
June
webhome.idirect.com/~larryk/
Parkville Jazz/Blues & Fine Arts Festival
Parkville Missouri
reviews
June
www.parkvillemo.com
Piccolo Spoleto Homegrown Blues Series
Charleston South Carolina
reviews
June
www.piccolospoleto.com
Real Ale Jazz & Blues Festival
Lichfield United Kingdom
reviews
June
www.lichfieldarts.org.uk
Red Bank Jazz and Blues Festival
Red Bank New Jersey
reviews
June
www.redbankfestival.com
Rhythm & Booms
Madison Wisconsin
reviews
June
www.rhythmandbooms.com
Rhythm and Blues by the Brook
Plainsville New Jersey
reviews
June
www.unioncountynj.org/
Richton Park's Blues & Bones Festival
Richton Park Illinois
reviews
June
www.jmurrayadvertising.com
Riverbend Festival
Chattanooga Tennessee
reviews
June
Rural Heritage Festival & the 20th Depot Days
Lisle Illinois
reviews
June
Russian River Blues Festival
Guerneville California
reviews
June
www.russianriverbluesfest.com
Safeway's National Capital Barbecue Battle
Washington District of Columbia
reviews
June
www.bbqusa.us
Saint Paul Blues Festival
St. Paul Minnesota
reviews
June
www.stpaulbluesfest.com/
Saturday in the Park
Sioux City Iowa
reviews
June
www.saturdayinthepark.com
Shannon Street Blues & Heritage Festival
Jackson Tennessee
reviews
June
www.downtownjackson.com
Smilefest
Union Grove North Carolina
reviews
June
www.smilefest.com/index.php
Spring Wine and Blues Bash
Hannibal Missouri
reviews
June
www.wineandblues.g2gm.com
State Street Blues Stroll
Media Pennsylvania
reviews
June
www.statestreetblues.com
Strawberry Festival
Cedarburg Wisconsin
reviews
June
www.cedarburgfestivals.org/
Suncom Bayou Boogaloo and Cajun Food Festival
Norfolk Virginia
reviews
June
www.festeventsva.org
Sunday In the Park
Jonesboro Arkansas
reviews
June
www.deltaboogie.com/
Swingin' Blues Wine Festival
Mt. Airy Marylan