Edmonton's Labatt Blues Festival
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The Edmonton's Labatt Blues Festival (or Edmonton Labatt Blues Fest) is an annual blues music festival in Edmonton
, Alberta
, Canada
first held in 1999. The festival runs for three days (a Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) in mid-August at the Heritage Amphitheatre
in Hawrelak Park
.
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
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first held in 1999. The festival runs for three days (a Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) in mid-August at the Heritage Amphitheatre
Heritage Amphitheatre
The Heritage Amphitheatre in Edmonton is western Canada’s largest outdoor amphitheatre. It has seating for 1100 people and up to 2900 people with the surrounding area. Each year approximately 50,000 people visit it to enjoy musical, dramatic, and other performances in Edmonton's pleasant summer...
in Hawrelak Park
William Hawrelak Park
William Hawrelak Park is a park in Edmonton, Alberta. It is named after former mayor William Hawrelak, and was formerly known as Mayfair Park.The park is situated in Edmonton's river valley, next to the North Saskatchewan River...
.
Friday 20 August
- Morgan Davis
- Chubby CarrierChubby CarrierRoy "Chubby" Carrier is an American zydeco musician. He is the leader of Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band.Carrier's father and grandfather both played zydeco music, and his cousins recorded under the name The Carrier Brothers. He was taught to play accordion by his father, Roy Carrier Sr.,...
& The Bayou Swamp Band - James CottonJames CottonJames Cotton is an American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter, who has performed and recorded with many of the great blues artists of his time as well as with his own band.-Career:...
Saturday 21 August
- Donald Ray Johnson
- Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials
- Sugar Ray and the Bluetones
- Angela StrehliAngela StrehliAngela Strehli is an American electric blues singer and songwriter. She is also a Texas blues historian and impresario. Despite a sporadic recording career, Strehli spends time each year performing in Europe, the US and Canada.-Biography:In the early 1960s, Strehli learned the harmonica and bass...
- Roomful of BluesRoomful of BluesRoomful Of Blues is an American blues and swing revival big band based in Rhode Island. With a recording career that spans over 40 years, they have toured worldwide and recorded many albums. Roomful of Blues, according to The Chicago Sun-Times, “Swagger, sway and swing with energy and precision...
Sunday 22 August
- Steve James
- Gary PrimichGary PrimichGary Primich was an American blues harmonica player, singer, guitarist and songwriter. He is best known for his 1995 album, Mr. Freeze.-Biography:...
- Kenny "Blues Boss" WayneKenny "Blues Boss" WayneKenny "Blues Boss" Wayne is an American blues, boogie-woogie and jazz pianist, singer and songwriter...
- Sista Monica
- Jimmie VaughanJimmie VaughanJames Lawrence "Jimmie" Vaughan is an American blues rock guitarist and singer from Dallas, Texas, United States. He is the older brother of the late Stevie Ray Vaughan....
Friday 19 August
- Curley Bridges
- W. C. ClarkW. C. ClarkW. C. Clark is an American blues musician. He is known as the "Godfather of Austin Blues" for his influence on the Austin, Texas blues scene since the late 1960s.-Biography:...
- Koko TaylorKoko TaylorKoko Taylor sometimes spelled KoKo Taylor was an American Chicago blues musician, popularly known as the "Queen of the Blues." She was known primarily for her rough, powerful vocals and traditional blues stylings....
and her Blues Machine
Saturday 20 August
- Mike Kindred
- David GogoDavid GogoDavid Gogo , is a Canadian blues guitarist who is currently signed to the Cordova Bay Records label.David Gogo is the cousin of Trooper keyboardist Paul Gogo.-History:...
- Mem ShannonMem ShannonMem Shannon is an American blues musician. He is currently signed to Toronto's NorthernBlues Music. Shannon is a former taxi-cab driver turned bluesman.-Early life:...
and the Membership - Downchild Blues BandDownchild Blues BandThe Downchild Blues Band is a Canadian blues band, described by one reviewer as "the premier blues band in Canada". The band is still commonly known as the Downchild Blues Band, though the actual band name was shortened to "Downchild" as of the early 1980s....
- The Mannish BoysThe Mannish BoysThe Mannish Boys are an American blues band based in Los Angeles, California. They play classic blues in West Coast, Texas and Chicago styles....
featuring Finis Tasby, Kid RamosKid RamosKid Ramos is an American electric blues and blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter. Thompson has released four solo albums since 1995 on Black Top and Evidence Records...
, and Johnny DyerJohnny DyerJohnny Dyer is an American electric blues harmonicist and singer. He has received a nomination for a Blues Music Award, and been involved in a number of recordings in the last three decades, both as a solo performer and with other musicians.-Biography:Dyer grew up on the Stovall Plantation in...
Sunday 21 August
- Mary FlowerMary FlowerMary Flower is an award-winning American musician and music educator on the independent Yellow Dog Records label. A blues and ragtime fingerstyle guitarist and vocalist, she combines intricate syncopated Piedmont style fingerpicking with lap-slide guitar....
- Craig Horton
- Zac HarmonZac HarmonZac Harmon is an American blues musician from Jackson, Mississippi. Harmon is currently signed to Toronto's NorthernBlues Music.Zac moved to Los Angeles in 1980 in the pursuit of a career in music. He worked as a studio musician, and later, built himself to become a writer/producer...
and the Mid-South Blues Revue - Steady Rollin' Bob Margolin with Willie "Big Eyes" Smith and Rev. Billy C. Wirtz
- Delbert McClintonDelbert McClintonDelbert McClinton is an American blues rock and electric blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player, and pianist....