From left: Barbara Newman, CEO of The Blues Foundation, Chenango Blues Association representatives Eric Larsen, Pam Larsen, Linda Palmatier, Steve Palmatier and Blues Foundation Board President, Paul Benjamin.
In January 2016, representatives of the Chenango Blues Association traveled to Memphis to receive the 2016 Keeping the Blues Alive award for US Blues Festival. Photo by James Wessels.
In January 2016, representatives of the Chenango Blues Association traveled to Memphis to receive the 2016 Keeping the Blues Alive award for US Blues Festival. Photo by James Wessels.
Keeping the Blues Alive Presentation at the 2016 Chenango Blues Festival
Mission
The Chenango Blues Association (C.B.A) is a nonprofit 501(C)3 organization whose mission is to foster an appreciation of uniquely American music forms including blues, jazz, zydeco and gospel. We strive to accomplish this by presenting the
highest caliber of artists in diverse settings for the lowest possible cost. This strategy is designed to make the music
accessible to as many people as possible.
Our Organization
The Chenango Blues Fest is the 2016 recipient of The Blues Foundations Keeping the Blues Alive award as well as a two time recipient of the Russell J. Perlman Award for the most outstanding project to apply for a NYS Decentralization grant, which is administered by the Chenango Arts Fund.
All the activities of C.B.A. are governed by a volunteer board of directors consisting of thirteen community members drawn from Chenango County. There is no paid staff and no office expense so all contributions directly increase our ability to expand programming.
The major activities of the C.B.A. are a mid-August Blues Festival weekend held at the Chenango County Fairgrounds, 168 East Main St. in Norwich, NY and a Free Summer Concert Series held in East Park, Norwich in which we present different genres of music including Zydeco, Jazz, Bluegrass, Big-Band Swing orchestra, Americana, Country Rock and Reggae. These events collectively draw thousands of people from throughout the Northeast.
Further information regarding the Chenango Blues Association and events is available by contacting us at:
Eric Larsen
5 South Broad St.
Norwich, NY 13815
Voice: (607) 334-5653 Ext 1
Fax: (607) 334-8316
E-mail: eric@laralmgmt.com
highest caliber of artists in diverse settings for the lowest possible cost. This strategy is designed to make the music
accessible to as many people as possible.
Our Organization
The Chenango Blues Fest is the 2016 recipient of The Blues Foundations Keeping the Blues Alive award as well as a two time recipient of the Russell J. Perlman Award for the most outstanding project to apply for a NYS Decentralization grant, which is administered by the Chenango Arts Fund.
All the activities of C.B.A. are governed by a volunteer board of directors consisting of thirteen community members drawn from Chenango County. There is no paid staff and no office expense so all contributions directly increase our ability to expand programming.
The major activities of the C.B.A. are a mid-August Blues Festival weekend held at the Chenango County Fairgrounds, 168 East Main St. in Norwich, NY and a Free Summer Concert Series held in East Park, Norwich in which we present different genres of music including Zydeco, Jazz, Bluegrass, Big-Band Swing orchestra, Americana, Country Rock and Reggae. These events collectively draw thousands of people from throughout the Northeast.
Further information regarding the Chenango Blues Association and events is available by contacting us at:
Eric Larsen
5 South Broad St.
Norwich, NY 13815
Voice: (607) 334-5653 Ext 1
Fax: (607) 334-8316
E-mail: eric@laralmgmt.com
Chenango Blues Association Board and Committee Members
Front Row: Lindsey Miles, Patty Dietrich, Todd Rutan, Sandy Long, Eileen Andrews, Rachel Flanagan
Back Row: Pam Larsen, Mark Norfolk, Norene Palmer, AJ Oliver, John Blenis, Paul Schulz, Dan Heuer, Nick Andrews, Alex Larsen, Steven Palmatier, Eric Larsen
Missing: Linda Palmatier, John Rutan
Back Row: Pam Larsen, Mark Norfolk, Norene Palmer, AJ Oliver, John Blenis, Paul Schulz, Dan Heuer, Nick Andrews, Alex Larsen, Steven Palmatier, Eric Larsen
Missing: Linda Palmatier, John Rutan
25th Annual Celebratory Float
