Upcoming Events & Performances

Nominated for Best New Group from the 2024 Maple Blues Awards.

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Blues History Workshop

Paul Denyes, musicologist, former board member and vice president of the Toronto Blues Society will be giving a workshop on blues history and its influences.

Emily Burgess has spent the last 15 years working as a guitarist for groups including The Weber Brothers, The 24th Street Wailers, Rita Chiarelli, Sue Foley, the Women’s Blues Revue Band and more. Independently, she is a passionate songwriter, releasing her third studio album, ‘Arrow’, in October 2023

Camilo Restrepo offers a unique and powerful performance of blues and folk music. He engages audiences with his soulful voice and captivating guitar playing, delivering a truly unforgettable experience.

Let Lusk and Walker Blues Band take you on a dynamic and bone-jarring journey from the Delta to the heart of Chicago.  Featuring Brad Baldwin, Keith (Shorty) Brown, George Vaughan, Tyler King, and Jaeson Tanner

Blues Slide Guitar Workshop

This workshop will cover:

• A brief history of the Slide Guitar
• Explanation and demonstration of various kinds of Slides
• Explanation and demonstration of left-hand Slide technics
• A brief discussion of music theory, as it relates to Slide Guitar
• Explanation and demonstration of Standard Tuning Slide vs. Open Tuning Slide
• Question and Answer period

Finger Style Guitar Workshop

Rons focus for the upcoming “Belleville Blues Festival” workshop” will be on simple beginnings, to more advanced techniques for electric as well as acoustic finger-style guitar.

Topics will include:

• A brief history of the guitar
• Individual artists of major influence
• Various individual artists of major influence
• Various styles with demonstrations on lead and accompaniment.

Tony Vani and Kenny Pauzé, a relatively new and established duo in the Quinte area blues scene but certainly not new to the music world; two highly seasoned musicians paired in this sizzling acoustic format.

Patrick performs as a solo, with Mojo Train and his own band, The Patrick Fockler Band. 

Beer Battered Blues are a blues based duo from the Belleville area consisting of Rick Cooke (harp, vocals) and Roger Dann (guitar, slide guitar, vocals). They play a mixture of classic blues, modern blues and original tunes. They have been playing the bars and festivals in the area for over 15 years and have recorded a full-length CD of all original music called “Barley Days”. 

Highly regarded for their proficiency as studio musicians, the brothers have recorded on hundreds of outside projects, including work with Gordon Lightfoot, Kris Kristofferson, Ronnie Hawkins and Willie Nelson.

Lovers of SRV, Hendrix & Clapton are in for a treat. Blues band Reconsider Baby have passion for the genre & seek to celebrate the greats with energetic live performances and inspirational jam outs.  Fans will be sure to enjoy our recreations from the legends of blues guitar.

Guitarist Toney Springer has hung with the best of them, David Bowie, Jeff Healey, Bon Jovi, Jay Leno, David Letterman and Arsenio Hall

Kim Pollard hails from Napanee, Ontario and is one powerhouse singer whose soulful song writing has a profound and often life-changing impact on audiences wherever she performs. Nominated twice for the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee, she is also the recipient of the all-star Canadian Jazz fest Femail Vocalist of the Year Award.