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Coming festivals, shows well worth the trip for blues fans throughout Mid-Atlantic

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Mike

Earlier this year, we told you about the Lancaster Roots & Blues Festival, which is quickly gaining a reputation as one of the must-attend events for blues fans in the Mid-Atlantic region. Here are a few more festivals and shows … Continue reading →

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Available now: The BluesPowR Radio Hour, episode 3

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Mike

We’re pretty sure nobody really enjoys doing taxes, but they’re probably even less fun when you’d rather be recording your blues radio show. So even though it’s a week or two later than we had hoped (thanks to Uncle Sam), … Continue reading →

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More on the Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival: Day Two Recap

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Mike

Day two of the ninth Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival began in a similar fashion as the first, with a parade from a Mummers string band, this time of the Polish variety. But unlike the previous day, the BluesPowR Blog was there to … Continue reading →

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On the way to the Bay

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Mike

There’ll be no holding the blues at bay this weekend when the ninth Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival takes place on the sandy shores of Annapolis’ Sandy Point State Park. As we noted in our earlier post, this festival consistently offers a solid lineup, … Continue reading →

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Blues on the Bay

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Mike

Effectively landlocked in the City of Champions for most of the year (and snowed under for what often seems half of it), we at the BluesPowR Blog occasionally find a way to sneak off to slightly more coastal climates. Often … Continue reading →

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Fathers and Sons (and daughters too)

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Mike

Last week’s post regarding Elmore James, Jr., got me to thinking about some of the other children of blues greats who are helping to keep the genre alive through their own music. A few (in no particular order) who jump to mind: Shemekia … Continue reading →

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