Blues Festivals coming soon: Barnful Of Blues in New Boston, New Hampshire on August 6th. /Onset Blues Festival on August 6th. /Blues N Brews Festival in Westford, Massachusetts on August 20th. /White Mountain Boogie N’ Blues (Aug 19th, 20th, 21st) /North River Blues Festival (Marshfield Fair) August 27th & 28th
/Greenfield Blue-B-Cue on August 27th in Greenfield NH/Bikers Blues and Brews Festival, Memorial Hall, Plymouth, Saturday August 6th, doors open at 5:00 p.m.
Below is a cut and paste of the information made available by the organizers of this summer’s blues festivals:
Granite State Blues Society
Barnful of Blues Festival – August 6, 2011
12pm to 8pm
Gates open at 11am – General Admission
The Barnful of Blues Festival is a family-oriented music event with all profits donated to the Webster House of Manchester, New Hampshire. This all-day, rain or shine event takes place at the 4-H Youth Center in New Boston, NH (on Route 13) and features the best blues and R&B bands New England has to offer!
This year’s festival is planned for August 6, 2011, and we are JAM PACKED with great bands!
BIG STAGE! EIGHT ELECTRIC SHOWS!!
2011 Festival Poster – WE COULD USE YOUR HELP! PLEASE PRINT OUT THE 2011 POSTER AND HANG IN YOUR TOWN!!
RAIN OR SHINE! If it’s a nice day, the festival takes place outside. If it’s threatening rain, the festivities are moved inside into the HUGE barn on site.
BBQ Plus will return this year. They cook up some of the best pulled pork sandwiches, corn on the cob, beans, hamburgers, hotdogs and more! Chase it all down with lemonade or ice cream.
Bring chairs, blankets, coolers, sunblock, bug spray and dancing feet!!
No glass! No grills! No hibachis!
Sorry…NO PETS ALLOWED!
➼ ➼ Directions to the Festival.
- Tickets are $15 from July 1 to August 5.
- Tickets are $20 at the gate on the day of the festival.
- Children under 12 FREE.
- Special parking and ticket price for classic, antique and hotrods! $10 per carload – up to 4 people.
- Donate a non-perishable food item at the gate for a free $1 raffle ticket!
Buy regular price tickets ($15/ea.).
➼ ➼ We will raffle off a PRS McCarty Private Stock guitar. Click here for details.
2011 Barnful of Blues Entertainment Line-up
| Time | MAIN STAGE |
|---|---|
| 11:50 AM – 12:00 PM | National Anthem Miss New Hampshire 2010 |
| 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM | Charlie Keating Band |
| 12:45 PM – 1:00 PM | Intermission (MC Robert Somogyi) |
| 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM | Raising Scarlet |
| 1:45 PM – 2:00 PM | Intermission |
| 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM | Lisa Marie and All Shook Up |
| 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM | Intermission |
| 3:00 PM – 3:45 PM | Downtown Dave and the Deep Pockets |
| 3:45 PM – 4:00 PM | Intermission |
| 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM | Sturdy Moss |
| 4:45 PM – 5:00 PM | Intermission |
| 5:00 PM – 5:45 PM | RBK Project |
| 5:45 PM – 6:00 PM | Intermission |
| 6:00 PM – 6:45 PM | Charley Dee |
| 6:45 PM – 7:00 PM | Raffle Drawings |
| 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Lydia Warren and Arthur James Barefoot and Northbound |
ONSET BLUES FESTIVAL
August 6 2011
Prospect Park, Onset Village, Mass
4 Union Ave.
Onset, MA 02558
ph: 5082957072
info@onsetbluesfestival.com
Services
Featured Bands
Professor Harp Band
The Undaunted\ Professor Harp
A Ton of Blues
Hard Drivin’ in your face blues. Period.
Rosemary’s Baby Blues
Blues and miniskirt funk with a killer horn section
Luke Mulholland Band
On national tour with Blues Traveler/Dickey Betts
Introducing the GILL COREA BAND and
The Onset Blues Project
An all-star line up on stage
Blues Award Winner PETER PARCEK
KID BANGHAM Guitar Extraordinaire
The King of Swing SUGAR RAY
LUKE MULLHOLLAND National Blues Artist
PLUS
Grammy-Nominated artists
DOUG BELL and JAMES MONTGOMERY
AN ONSET BAY ASSOCIATION EVENT
Sponsored by
TICKETS ON SALE at:
Onset Bay Association
Mayflower Bank
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