Check out the amazing performers for 2011!
Headliners:
• Walter Trout
• Grady Champion
• Trampled Under Foot
• Paul Reddick
• Jack de Keyzer
• Monkey Junk
Headliner Bios:
Walter Trout
www.waltertrout.com
Walter Trout's 20th album is called Common Ground, but for the visionary roots singer, songwriter and guitarist that's more than a title.
It's where Trout's compelling music resides — in a territory that unites the worlds of blues, rock and pure sonic adventurism, where inspiration and technique meet to create a unique, soulful language. In a sense, the title also describes Trout's personal geography. More information...
Grady Champion
www.gradychampion.com
Grady Champion is a young blues singer and harmonica player who has been compared to Sonny Boy Williamson, and people can hear exactly why on his Shanachie debut - Payin' for My Sins - released August 24, 1999. The album includes a version of - Don't Start Me to Talkin’ - that really showcases Grady's high-energy singing and harp with his updated version of the traditional blues lament - Goin' Down Slow - a hard-bitten vignette of modern life. More information...
Trampled Under Foot
www.tufkc.com
The Allman Brothers of Macon, Georgia; North MississippiAllstars of Memphis, Tennessee… great blues-based Family bands who generated such intense love, pride and excitement in their regional fans that they were propelled to a worldwide stage. Now it’s time to add one more name to that short list: the Schnebelen family of Kansas City, Missouri – Trampled Under Foot. More information...
Paul Reddick
www.paulreddick.ca/
Paul Reddick is a singer, songwriter and harmonica player whose songs help keep the roots music tradition moving forward. His songs explore the beauties and mysteries of the blues, country and folk music, and take the road less travelled around the lost and found landscapes of longing and love. More information...
Jack de Keyzer
www.jackdekeyzer.com
Jack de Keyzer is a 2 X Juno (Canada's Grammy) and 7X Maple Blues award winning artist, blues guitarist, singer, song writer and producer and one of the finest blues guitarists on the scene today. The British born, Canadian resident’s career has spanned over three decades.
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Monkey Junk
www.monkeyjunkband.com
Legendary delta bluesman Son House spoke about a passion for his music and was quoted as saying "I'm talkin' 'bout the blues. . . I ain't talkin' 'bout monkey junk!" MonkeyJunk is a band that draws heavily on the legends of the blues and translates that influence into a contemporary blend of swamp R&B, soul boogie and bedroom funk.
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