Released---2011 Blues by the Bay Line-up

Ready for some Blues???

The Fifteenth Annual Blues by the Bay line-up is here. After the loss of the longest running Blues Festival in the country, 1973-2009, (the San Francisco Blues Festival---due to production cost and a slow economy), Redwood Coast Music Festivals, (RCMF) is proud to announce the 15th presentation of Blues by the Bay. The Labor Day weekend festival will be held again adjacent to the beautiful Humboldt Bay at Halvorsen Park, Eureka, California on Labor Day weekend, September 3rd & 4th.

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Our Saturday and Sunday afternoon headliners feature Tommy Castro's Rhythm & Blues Revue and Tower of Power with a power-packed line-up proceeding each of them. On Saturday morning Laurie Morvan hit’s the stage at 10:30 a.m., followed by Kaye Bohler, Deanna Bogart, and Joe Louis Walker, leading into the evening finale of Tommy Castro's Rhythm & Blues Revue, where Bogart and Walker will join Tommy on stage in a show Blues Fans will never forget. Speaking of Blues Revue, Castro is featured on this year's 20th anniversary cover that includes a plethora of current music awards sending Castro to the top of charts.

On Sunday the show starts with our own local gospel choir, The Arcata Interfaith Gospel Choir at 9:30 a.m., followed by Twice as Good, Tom Rigney & Flambeau, Earl Thomas, The John Nemeth Soul Revue, leading into the legendary music of Tower of Power at 5:20 p.m.

But wait! That’s not all folks. For another special Saturday night treat, Blues by the Bay has expanded its third annual "Dance Party and Jam Session" by presenting Humboldt County’s new favorite son Shane Dwight at Blue Lake Casino . Shane Dwight’s three-hour show, (9 p.m. to midnight) at the Casino will include special guest artist from Blues by the Bay, in what promises to be a world class dance and jam session.

So get out your online and home calendars NOW, and be sure to bookmark this coming Labor Day Weekend as a Blues Festival you just can’t afford to miss. And be sure to spread the word to your friends and family where you’re going to be on Sept. 3rd and 4th---at Blues by the Bay!

(Notice: For updated information, online ticket sales, early-bird specials, and complete official line-up, please check back to the Blues by the Bay website coming soon. The site your watching now is an official un-official website---dates, times, and artist are subject to change without notice, but I will keep you all updated as all information is confirmed)

Redwood Coast Music Festivals---Making Music and A Better Community!

Blues by the Bay-September 4th & 5th

2010 Line-up

Saturday, September 4th

5:25-6:55 PM................The Commander Cody Band
3:50-5:05 PM................Curtis Salgado
2:30-3:30 PM................Shane Dwight
1:10-2:10 PM................Ty Curtis Band
11:50 AM-12:50 PM.........Otis Taylor
10:30-11:30 AM.............Anna Hamilton Trio

Sunday, September 5th

5:25-6:55 PM..............The Fabulous Thunderbirds
3:50-5:05 PM..............Tommy Castro
2:30-3:30 PM..............Walter Trout
1:10-2:10 PM..............Teresa James and the Rhytym Tramps
11:50 AM-12:50 PM.......Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers
10:30-11:30 AM...........Red Mystic
9:15 - 10:15 AM...........Dr Squid

(tickets will go on sale online soon---check back here for link)

2009 Blues by the Bay Line-up

Saturday
Roy Rogers and the Delta Rhythm Kings
Norton Buffalo and the Knockouts
Kelley Hunt
Brad Wilson
Sonny Rhodes
Paul Oscher

Sunday
The Boneshakers
Sista Monica
Johnny Rawls
David Jacobs-Strain
Terry Hancks
Open----Still Pending

Tommy Emmanuel / J.Shimabukuro: While My Guitar Gently Weeps (The Beatles)




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Performing in Eureka, California

August 31st, 2008

John Mayhall & The Bluesbreakers


All dates are posted when they are confirmed by John Mayall.

The Official Unofficial Site.........of

Blues by the Bay-Eureka, California



This is the first post on blogspot of the official unofficial Blues by the Bay website. The official site is here. Blues by the Bay has moved the dates of the Finest Small-town Blues Festival on the West Coast to Labor Day Weekend.......August 30th & 31st. You will not want to miss this weekend, so mark your calendars, book your fights, and prepare for a blues experience you will never forget.