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The Chicago Kingsnakes – Blues Island
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Featured Artists
Dida Pelled
Brooklyn-based guitarist, singer, and songwriter, Dida Pelled, is widely regarded as the greatest jazz guitarist this side of the Mississippi. Love of the Tiger, Pelled’s latest album, is the product of a jazz prodigy gone rogue. It is a love letter to the obscure, weaving across genres, twisting and turning with Pelled’s ever-expanding range of musical abilities and interests.
Dirty Shoes Band
Dirty Shoes Band is a collaboration of Colorado musicians who share a love for American roots music. The band is led by “Doctor” Doug Krause who plays the piano. He immersed himself in the history if rhythm and blues piano styles from the time his father played boogie-woogie 78 rpm records for him when he was a teenager. This is evident in his songwriting, which is deeply influenced by the swampy, funky tradition of New Orleans, folksy storytelling, the raw emotion of the blues, and salt-of-the-earth honesty.
Tim Larkin
Renowned composer and trumpet player Tim Larkin returns with Setting Standards, his long-awaited debut jazz album. Out August 1 on all major platforms, the album is a curated collection of reimagined classics and one original composition that captures the emotional breadth, musical depth, and cinematic storytelling that have defined Larkin’s career across jazz, film, and video games.
The Johnny Max Band
The Johnny Max Band has always been a crowd favourite at any festival, with danceable and well written songs, along with a frontman who is not afraid to jump into the audience and get them going.
The award winning Johnny Max Band has travelled across Canada performing at some of the finest Blues and Roots Festivals over the last 25 years and they want to play at your festival.
Eddie Kold Band
The Eddie Kold Band stands at the crossroads of Chicago’s gritty blues tradition and Cologne’s vibrant music scene. Led by guitarist and educator Eddie Kold, the band has carved out a reputation for raw authenticity, soulful storytelling, and stage-shaking performances.
The Hokum Syndicate
The Hokum Syndicate is a band known for playing a distinctive blend of early American music styles, drawing heavily from influences like ragtime, blues, vaudeville and jazz traditions. Their sound harkens back to the lively and diverse music scene of early 20th-century New Orleans and the Minstrel Shows of the late 19th to early 20th centuries.
Sunny Bleau & The Moons
Singer-Songwriter, Kelly Brock, aka “Sunny Bleau,” is known for her straightforward lyrics, passionate performances, strong vocals, and playful personality. When writing and performing with guitarist/ songwriter/composer Nic Cocco they have created some great music. They have teamed up with longtime bluesman Mick Kolassa to produce their new album, Passion and Regrets.
Paddy Smith
Smith is no newcomer. A veteran of the Irish music scene, he has carried his harmonica and songs across decades of change, never losing sight of the grit and spirit that defined the tradition. Where others bend to trends, Smith holds the line for raw, unvarnished rock and blues. His music stands as proof that Ireland still produces artists who carry the weight of the past and the urgency of the present in equal measure.
Ivan Hartle
Ivan Hartle (Vancouver, BC) is a musician who molds a vintage sonic aesthetic with modern elements. Pivoting from a successful US college baseball career into music, he’s been featured as a popular and emerging artist by DailyHive Canada. Ivan’s bluesy, soul singer-songwriter sound is flush with melodic grooves and his timeless, warm vocals.
Spotify Playlists
The Legends
Muddy Waters – Collection of Quotes & Recollections from & about the Chicago blues legend
“My grandmother didn’t buy hardly anything but church songs, but I got hold of some records with my little nickels, and borrowed some, listened to them very, very carefully. Texas Alexander and Barbecue Bob and Blind Lemon Jefferson and Blind Blake — they was my thing…
Tom Waits – Collection of Quotes on Songwriting
“If I want a sound, I usually feel better if I’ve chased it and killed it, skinned it and cooked it. Most things you can get with a button nowadays. So if I was trying for a certain drum sound, my engineer would say: “Oh, for Christ’s sake, why are we wasting our…
Keith Richards on the Blues – Collection of Quotes
What was it about Waters, and that generation of bluesmen, that fascinated him so much? Keith shakes his head.“I don’t know. It just struck the chord in here somewhere. You heard it and all the breath left your body and you were…anything to be able…
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