Friday, August 15, 2025
Friday is a Free admission show
Donations to support the show are welcome!
Donations to support the show are welcome!
Nick Moss Band
Blues guitar virtuoso Nick Moss and harmonica wizard Dennis Gruenling have been on a winning streak since they joined forces in 2016. Since that time they have produced two critically acclaimed recordings and Moss has received a Blues Music Award as Best Traditional Male Artist and Gruenling has received a BMA as Best Harmonica Player.
Guitar hero Nick Moss has paid his dues gigging in Chicago blues clubs with some of the city’s greatest blues luminaries. His fiery fret work, gruff soul charged vocals and memorable songs place him in a league of his own. New Jerseys Dennis Gruenling is considered among todays best harmonica players. His high energy, full throttle playing has earned him comparisons to the late James Cotton. Together they form one of the hottest bands on the contemporary blues circuit.
Jimmy Hall
Jimmy Hall first gained popularity as the lead vocalist, saxophonist and harmonica player for the band Wet Willie. The band had several US Top 40 hits and appeared on television shows like American Bandstand and Solid Gold in the 1970’s and 80’s. Jimmy later joined his friend Jeff Beck as a collaborator and singer on several recordings and toured world wide with the Jeff Beck Groups from 2014 to 2019. His songs have been recorded by many well known artists such as Gregg Allman, Jason Isbel and Blackberry Smoke. Jimmy has also been the bandleader and lead vocalist for Hank Williams, Jr. since 1992. He also makes frequent appearances with the Allman Family Revival Tour as a vocalist and harmonica Player.
Jimmy Hall first gained popularity as the lead vocalist, saxophonist and harmonica player for the band Wet Willie. The band had several US Top 40 hits and appeared on television shows like American Bandstand and Solid Gold in the 1970’s and 80’s. Jimmy later joined his friend Jeff Beck as a collaborator and singer on several recordings and toured world wide with the Jeff Beck Groups from 2014 to 2019. His songs have been recorded by many well known artists such as Gregg Allman, Jason Isbel and Blackberry Smoke. Jimmy has also been the bandleader and lead vocalist for Hank Williams, Jr. since 1992. He also makes frequent appearances with the Allman Family Revival Tour as a vocalist and harmonica Player.
Misty Blues Band
Misty Blues Band is one of the hardest working musical groups in New England. Celebrating their 25th year together they recently released their fifteenth recording, Silver Lining, to rave reviews and extensive airing on Sirius XM’s Bluesville. Founder and lead vocalist Gina Coleman began her career in a folk rock group but after appearing as an actor in a production of “A Raisin in the Sun” several actors encouraged her to try the blues because her voice was so well suited for it. They weren’t wrong. She and her well seasoned bandmates have carved a career out of paying homage to classic artists of the 20’s, 30’s and 40’s while creating new music of their own.
Misty Blues Band is one of the hardest working musical groups in New England. Celebrating their 25th year together they recently released their fifteenth recording, Silver Lining, to rave reviews and extensive airing on Sirius XM’s Bluesville. Founder and lead vocalist Gina Coleman began her career in a folk rock group but after appearing as an actor in a production of “A Raisin in the Sun” several actors encouraged her to try the blues because her voice was so well suited for it. They weren’t wrong. She and her well seasoned bandmates have carved a career out of paying homage to classic artists of the 20’s, 30’s and 40’s while creating new music of their own.
Saturday, August 16, 2025
Infield Stage
Los Lobos
Los Lobos is an iconic American band that recently celebrated its 50th year of playing together. Far from resting on the laurels of their multiple Grammy wins the group has released a wide range of adventuresome recordings throughout their career. They have ranged from Mariachi music to Disney music, and from punk to Americana. Their lineup is unchanged since their early years and they have a stellar reputation for their live shows. Los Lobos has sold millions of records, won prestigious awards and made fans around the world. Its most lasting impact may be how well their LA based band embodies the idea of American music, melting together blues, folk, soul, R&B, Tejano, rock 'n' roll and punk music to create something entirely new.
Los Lobos is an iconic American band that recently celebrated its 50th year of playing together. Far from resting on the laurels of their multiple Grammy wins the group has released a wide range of adventuresome recordings throughout their career. They have ranged from Mariachi music to Disney music, and from punk to Americana. Their lineup is unchanged since their early years and they have a stellar reputation for their live shows. Los Lobos has sold millions of records, won prestigious awards and made fans around the world. Its most lasting impact may be how well their LA based band embodies the idea of American music, melting together blues, folk, soul, R&B, Tejano, rock 'n' roll and punk music to create something entirely new.
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Joanne Shaw Taylor
Joanne Taylor Shaw grew up in Sulikill, England and was inspired to pick up the guitar after hearing Stevie Ray Vaughan, Albert Collins and Jimi Hendrix. She quickly became a master of the instrument and at sixteen years old she got her first break when Dave Steward of the Eurythmics heard her and immediately asked her to join his group on a European tour. Joanne has since become a stalwart across the pond with her blues rockin' shows a hit with audiences wherever she goes. She has won numerous British Blues Awards and her recordings have reached number one on the Billboard Blues Chart. "Heavy Soul" was recently released as Joanne's ninth studio album and culminates recent collaborations with Joe Bonamassa and Kenny Wayne Shepherd. It continues her evolution as a songwriter and one of the leading rockers in blues today. |
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DK Harrell
DK Harrell has burst on the blues scene in a big way. In 2024 he won the Blues Music Award as Best Emerging Artist and his debut record, The Right Man, earned immediate critical raves worldwide. His impassioned live sets have also earned him many fans and this year he will tour Europe five times and perform a string of major US festivals. Harrell is a self taught guitarist from Ruston, Louisiana who switched from harmonica to guitar at age 13 and quickly gravitated to the style of BB King. He has picked up the subtleties of Kings music that others overlook and on the recent Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise he was asked to lead an all-star band on a tribute to BB for what would have been marking the 100th year of BB Kings birth. Far from a tribute, , DK Harrell brings fresh energy to a musical style that echoes the king of the blues but doesn’t imitate it.
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Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne was born in Spokane, Washington and raised in New Orleans, Los Angeles and San Francisco and has for many years lived in Ontario, Canada. His music is even more varied than his life’s journey. Waynes musical journey began with him soaking up the sounds of gospel as his dad was a preacher. From there he moved through his cities picking up Jazz, Latin music, Soul, Swing and Bebop. He is a monster piano player, imaginative songwriter and soulful singer who captures the music of old school blues and boogie. Kenny won the 2024 Blues Music Award for Piano Player of the Year and the 2024 Living Blues Critics Award for Most Outstanding Keyboard player. His fifty years of performing experience has taken him around the world and to the top of his profession. At this show Kenny will be joined by the Duke Robillard Band for a not to be missed one two punch of musical talent. Trust us when we say, you do not want to miss this show! |
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Tent Stage
Ally Venable
Ally Venable entertains wherever she goes. A native of Kilgore, Texas her early influence came from fellow Texan Stevie Ray Vaughan. She started her own band at thirteen and quickly grew her fan base with chart topping recordings and a dazzling live show. Ally has toured with Rufs European Blues Caravan and has performed as a featured artist on the Experience Hendrix Tour. Venables spring 2023 release produced by Grammy award winning producer, Tom Hambridge, includes a duet with the iconic Buddy Guy and a song featuring guitarist Joe Bonamassa debuted at #1 on the Billboard Blues Charts.
Legendary Ingramettes
Six decades of music, sixty-five years of song, generations tied together through the force of will of a matriarchy of powerful women. This is the story of African-American gospel quintet The Legendary Ingramettes, founded by Maggie Ingram (who passed away in 2015) as a way to keep her family together through hardship, and taken up by her daughter Almeta Ingram-Miller as a way to continue Maggie’s legacy. Inspired by the black gospel male quartets of the 1940s and 50s, The Legendary Ingramettes bring roof-raising harmonies and explosively powerful vocals, all driven by the voices of women. Based for many years out of Richmond, Virginia, they were led by the indomitable will of the woman they all called “Mama,” but now that Mama is gone, ‘Take A Look In The Book’ is the group’s first efforts with Almeta at the head. The album showcases Almeta’s bold new vision and towering vocal abilities, drawing songs from new Appalachian sources like Ola Belle Reed and Bill Withers, and reworking family favorites, some of which date back to old spirituals. Produced by state folklorist Jon Lohman as part of the Virginia Folklife Program at Virginia Humanities, ‘Take A Look in the Book’ was recorded over just three days in Richmond, with most songs being cut in one take to keep the power of the group’s incendiary live performances. A live show from The Legendary Ingramettes is a house-rocking affair, with audiences literally getting whipped to a gospel fervor, and the recording seeks to capture the electrifying nature of the group’s performances.
Six decades of music, sixty-five years of song, generations tied together through the force of will of a matriarchy of powerful women. This is the story of African-American gospel quintet The Legendary Ingramettes, founded by Maggie Ingram (who passed away in 2015) as a way to keep her family together through hardship, and taken up by her daughter Almeta Ingram-Miller as a way to continue Maggie’s legacy. Inspired by the black gospel male quartets of the 1940s and 50s, The Legendary Ingramettes bring roof-raising harmonies and explosively powerful vocals, all driven by the voices of women. Based for many years out of Richmond, Virginia, they were led by the indomitable will of the woman they all called “Mama,” but now that Mama is gone, ‘Take A Look In The Book’ is the group’s first efforts with Almeta at the head. The album showcases Almeta’s bold new vision and towering vocal abilities, drawing songs from new Appalachian sources like Ola Belle Reed and Bill Withers, and reworking family favorites, some of which date back to old spirituals. Produced by state folklorist Jon Lohman as part of the Virginia Folklife Program at Virginia Humanities, ‘Take A Look in the Book’ was recorded over just three days in Richmond, with most songs being cut in one take to keep the power of the group’s incendiary live performances. A live show from The Legendary Ingramettes is a house-rocking affair, with audiences literally getting whipped to a gospel fervor, and the recording seeks to capture the electrifying nature of the group’s performances.
Desoto Tiger
Jason Ricci, Damon Fowler and Jonathon "Boogie" Long
The Desoto Tiger Band is a fusion of the talents of three very distinctive musicians. Jason Ricci is considered by many to be the most inventive harmonica player touring today. He has crafted a career teaching, touring, recording and developing unique equipment for fellow harmonica players. Ricci also has produced a very popular Youtube channel that includes not only free lessons but addiction awareness videos that reflect his journey to a sober and healthy lifestyle. Damon Fowler is a roots blues guitarist who has been a member of Butch Trucks Freight Train Band and the Dickey Betts Band. His slide work evokes Duane Allman and he has been compared to Johnny Winter and Jeff Beck. Damon's most recent recording was nominated for a Blues Music Award. Jonathan "Boogie" Long has created a legion of fans with his breathtaking guitar riffs and dynamic vocal range. He is a Louisiana Music Hall of Fame inductee and has shared the stage with a whos who of blues stars. Together they form something more than the sum of their very impressive parts.
Jason Ricci, Damon Fowler and Jonathon "Boogie" Long
The Desoto Tiger Band is a fusion of the talents of three very distinctive musicians. Jason Ricci is considered by many to be the most inventive harmonica player touring today. He has crafted a career teaching, touring, recording and developing unique equipment for fellow harmonica players. Ricci also has produced a very popular Youtube channel that includes not only free lessons but addiction awareness videos that reflect his journey to a sober and healthy lifestyle. Damon Fowler is a roots blues guitarist who has been a member of Butch Trucks Freight Train Band and the Dickey Betts Band. His slide work evokes Duane Allman and he has been compared to Johnny Winter and Jeff Beck. Damon's most recent recording was nominated for a Blues Music Award. Jonathan "Boogie" Long has created a legion of fans with his breathtaking guitar riffs and dynamic vocal range. He is a Louisiana Music Hall of Fame inductee and has shared the stage with a whos who of blues stars. Together they form something more than the sum of their very impressive parts.
Chris Thomas King
Born in 1962, guitarist Chris Thomas King became the last major folk blues discovery of the 20th Century when he was discovered in Louisiana in 1979 by a folklorist from the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C. He was introduced to the world by the venerable folk label Arhoolie Records as an authentic folk-blues successor to Huddie Ledbetter, Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, and Jelly Roll Morton.King was chosen by the Coen brothers to play the role of itinerant bluesman Tommy Johnson alongside George Clooney in the movie “O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000).”
King has sold more than ten million records (unheard of for an authentic blues artist) and won numerous awards. Including an Album of the Year Grammy and an Album of the Year Country Music Award (CMA), superseding the success of his folk-blues predecessors.
Born in 1962, guitarist Chris Thomas King became the last major folk blues discovery of the 20th Century when he was discovered in Louisiana in 1979 by a folklorist from the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C. He was introduced to the world by the venerable folk label Arhoolie Records as an authentic folk-blues successor to Huddie Ledbetter, Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, and Jelly Roll Morton.King was chosen by the Coen brothers to play the role of itinerant bluesman Tommy Johnson alongside George Clooney in the movie “O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000).”
King has sold more than ten million records (unheard of for an authentic blues artist) and won numerous awards. Including an Album of the Year Grammy and an Album of the Year Country Music Award (CMA), superseding the success of his folk-blues predecessors.
Tom Townsley’s Tribute to Chess Records
New York Blues Hall of Famer Tom Townsley has been playing the Blues for over four decades. He was a founding member of the award-winning Cold Shot Blues Band in the 80’s, then fronted Tom Townsley & the Backsliders for two decades, releasing several CDs that garnished stellar reviews and got worldwide radio play. He was a writer for Blues Revue magazine and host of WAER’s Sunday Night Blues for twenty-six years. Tom’s most recent endeavor is Tom Townsley’s Blues Project, an ensemble of veteran and up and coming blues musicians who – along with special guests – perform specialty blues theme shows honoring great blues performers of the past. The show at the Chenango Blues Festival will include special guests George Deveny, Dave Liddy and Jes Sheldon, celebrating the music of Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Howlin’ Wolf, Etta James, and more!
New York Blues Hall of Famer Tom Townsley has been playing the Blues for over four decades. He was a founding member of the award-winning Cold Shot Blues Band in the 80’s, then fronted Tom Townsley & the Backsliders for two decades, releasing several CDs that garnished stellar reviews and got worldwide radio play. He was a writer for Blues Revue magazine and host of WAER’s Sunday Night Blues for twenty-six years. Tom’s most recent endeavor is Tom Townsley’s Blues Project, an ensemble of veteran and up and coming blues musicians who – along with special guests – perform specialty blues theme shows honoring great blues performers of the past. The show at the Chenango Blues Festival will include special guests George Deveny, Dave Liddy and Jes Sheldon, celebrating the music of Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Howlin’ Wolf, Etta James, and more!