Chenango Blues Festival kicks off Friday
NORWICH – The final arrangements are being made for the Friday start to the 17th Chenango Blues Festival at the fairgrounds in Norwich, and it promises to be a great weekend of music, food and fun.
Organizers of the event are excited about this year’s stellar lineup. “Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings have spent this year on the main stages of some of the nation’s biggest music festivals, and everyone raves about their high energy show,” said Blues Association volunteer, Carrie Larsen. Combine that with blues legend, Charlie Musselwhite and you have a potent one- two punch on the Sheffield Pharma Main Stage.
“The two of them are reason enough to come,” added Steve Palmatier, “but you have Chris Cain, Harper, and the Honey Island Swamp Band playing up there, too. Those guys are coming from San Francisco, Australia, and New Orleans, so you know they want to put on a show.”
A unique aspect of the festival is its Nelson & Flanagan / Grouse Ridge Acoustic Tent. Every year artists on this stage seem to steal the show, so don’t be surprised if it happens again this year. Supervised by long time stage manager, Tim Andrews, and ably assisted by Greg Grosvenor, this big tent will feature Eden Brent, who recently won this year’s Blues Music Awards for best acoustic recording and best new artist. “If it’s possible to kick it up a notch from there, Bobby Rush is one of the few who could manage it,” said Andrews. “He recently returned from touring Iraq to entertain the troops and his solo show was unbelievable,” according to Chip Eagle, the editor of national blues magazine, “Blues Revue.” Also appearing will be Harper and his band playing a stripped down acoustic show.
Another great feature of the festival is the terrific selection of food and craft vendors. There is an art to getting people like Dinosaur BBQ and Timis Greek to travel from out of town to work in Norwich, but vendor Queen, Eileen Andrews makes it look easy. From local vendors to dessert, from palm reading to fine jewelry, there is something for everyone’s taste. The festival also has a free children’s activity area, which makes the event very family friendly.
The festival kicks off Friday at 6 p.m. at Guernsey Library with a workshop by Peter Harper. Things move to the fairgrounds for a free kick-off show sponsored by Frontier Communications and featuring local favorites, Thistle Dew at 7:15, followed by national headliner, Mitch Woods and his Rocket 88’s. On Saturday, the gates to the fairgrounds will open at 11 a.m. and the Honey Island Swamp Band will start promptly at noon.
Camping is available on site - check the web site at www.chenangobluesfest.org for details.
Tickets can be ordered by phone at 336-2787, or purchased in person at Blarney Stone Pub, First Edition Book Store, and Chenango County Council of the Arts in Norwich; The Eighth Note in Oneonta; Music City in Binghamton; and in Utica at Café Domenico. Eighteen and under are free, with those 16 and under needing an adult with them.
“I’d really like to thank our sponsors, because their support is what makes this show possible. We couldn’t present these national acts for such nominal prices without them. It’s great that businesses and individuals like Assemblyman Clifford Crouch; The Greater Norwich Foundation; Laral Management; Manpower, Inc.; Sheffield Pharma; Frontier Communications; Grouse Ridge Kennels/Nelson & Flanagan; NBT Bank; Pennysaver/Evening Sun; Preferred Mutual; Procter & Gamble; Rentals to Go; SUNY Morrisville; Bert Adams Disposal; Mike & Jane Aronson; Benedict Corporation; Blarney Stone Pub; Crawford Family Foundation; Electron Coil/Chenelec Co.; Giltner’s Floor Covering; Mirabito Fuel Group; Nazzito’s Wines and Liquors; NORNEW; Norwich Beverage; Sidney Federal Credit Union; Swedish Hill Vineyards; Dan Tracey; Linda Tracy-Palmatier, LLC, Consulting; and Walking Ridge Development are willing to give back to the community like they do,” said Blues Association treasurer, Pat Dietrich.
The show is also made possible, in part, with funds from the Chenango Arts Fund, a decentralization program of the NYS Council of the Arts. For further information on the festival check the website at www.chenangobluesfest.org or call Eric Larsen at 334-5653.
Organizers of the event are excited about this year’s stellar lineup. “Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings have spent this year on the main stages of some of the nation’s biggest music festivals, and everyone raves about their high energy show,” said Blues Association volunteer, Carrie Larsen. Combine that with blues legend, Charlie Musselwhite and you have a potent one- two punch on the Sheffield Pharma Main Stage.
“The two of them are reason enough to come,” added Steve Palmatier, “but you have Chris Cain, Harper, and the Honey Island Swamp Band playing up there, too. Those guys are coming from San Francisco, Australia, and New Orleans, so you know they want to put on a show.”
A unique aspect of the festival is its Nelson & Flanagan / Grouse Ridge Acoustic Tent. Every year artists on this stage seem to steal the show, so don’t be surprised if it happens again this year. Supervised by long time stage manager, Tim Andrews, and ably assisted by Greg Grosvenor, this big tent will feature Eden Brent, who recently won this year’s Blues Music Awards for best acoustic recording and best new artist. “If it’s possible to kick it up a notch from there, Bobby Rush is one of the few who could manage it,” said Andrews. “He recently returned from touring Iraq to entertain the troops and his solo show was unbelievable,” according to Chip Eagle, the editor of national blues magazine, “Blues Revue.” Also appearing will be Harper and his band playing a stripped down acoustic show.
Another great feature of the festival is the terrific selection of food and craft vendors. There is an art to getting people like Dinosaur BBQ and Timis Greek to travel from out of town to work in Norwich, but vendor Queen, Eileen Andrews makes it look easy. From local vendors to dessert, from palm reading to fine jewelry, there is something for everyone’s taste. The festival also has a free children’s activity area, which makes the event very family friendly.
The festival kicks off Friday at 6 p.m. at Guernsey Library with a workshop by Peter Harper. Things move to the fairgrounds for a free kick-off show sponsored by Frontier Communications and featuring local favorites, Thistle Dew at 7:15, followed by national headliner, Mitch Woods and his Rocket 88’s. On Saturday, the gates to the fairgrounds will open at 11 a.m. and the Honey Island Swamp Band will start promptly at noon.
Camping is available on site - check the web site at www.chenangobluesfest.org for details.
Tickets can be ordered by phone at 336-2787, or purchased in person at Blarney Stone Pub, First Edition Book Store, and Chenango County Council of the Arts in Norwich; The Eighth Note in Oneonta; Music City in Binghamton; and in Utica at Café Domenico. Eighteen and under are free, with those 16 and under needing an adult with them.
“I’d really like to thank our sponsors, because their support is what makes this show possible. We couldn’t present these national acts for such nominal prices without them. It’s great that businesses and individuals like Assemblyman Clifford Crouch; The Greater Norwich Foundation; Laral Management; Manpower, Inc.; Sheffield Pharma; Frontier Communications; Grouse Ridge Kennels/Nelson & Flanagan; NBT Bank; Pennysaver/Evening Sun; Preferred Mutual; Procter & Gamble; Rentals to Go; SUNY Morrisville; Bert Adams Disposal; Mike & Jane Aronson; Benedict Corporation; Blarney Stone Pub; Crawford Family Foundation; Electron Coil/Chenelec Co.; Giltner’s Floor Covering; Mirabito Fuel Group; Nazzito’s Wines and Liquors; NORNEW; Norwich Beverage; Sidney Federal Credit Union; Swedish Hill Vineyards; Dan Tracey; Linda Tracy-Palmatier, LLC, Consulting; and Walking Ridge Development are willing to give back to the community like they do,” said Blues Association treasurer, Pat Dietrich.
The show is also made possible, in part, with funds from the Chenango Arts Fund, a decentralization program of the NYS Council of the Arts. For further information on the festival check the website at www.chenangobluesfest.org or call Eric Larsen at 334-5653.
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