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PUBLISHED BY RBA Publishing Inc. Dear Blues Family,
dba BLUES FESTIVAL GUIDE
P.O. Box 920, Arcata, CA 95518
707/630-3304 We are proudly celebrating the 20 anniversary of
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www.BluesFestivalGuide.com the Blues Festival Guide! Over the years, our magazine
Facebook.com/BluesFestivalGuide has developed into so much more than we originally
Instagram.com/BluesFestivalGuide
Twitter.com/BluesFestGuide imagined – contributing to the blues community,
TO HAVE A COPY MAILED TO YOU cultivating great editorial features, promoting blues
Send $9.00 ($14.00 overseas) musicians and becoming a hub for industry news. And all
PUBLISHER the while, our raison d’être remains centered on festivals.
Kaati: Kaati@BluesFestivalGuide.com
EDITOR Festivals provide a chance to hear the music of
Irene Johnson: Irene@BluesFestivalGuide.com longtime favorites as well as up-and-coming musicians,
BLUES FESTIVAL E-GUIDE NEWSLETTER EDITOR surrounded by your festival friends. Take for example
Michele Lundeen: michelelundeen@live.com Tom Andrews (ad sales rep and occasional editorial
SALES MANAGER/MARKETING DIRECTOR contributor for our Blues Festival Guide team); Tom is
Cheryl O’Grady: cogblues@att.net the quintessential festival attendee. He carefully plans
EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS out his festivals throughout the year, and even bought a
Tom Andrews, Wayne Baker Brooks, Bill Dahl, Courtesy Delta Blues Museum, motorhome so he could bring along his cat. Tom packs
Nancy Folgmann, Kaati Gaffney, Shawn Gonzalez, Shaun Murphy, his stuff, sets his garden timer, brings the garbage cans
Anita Schlank, Reverend Billy C. Wirtz to the curb, turns off the house AC, double checks his
PHOTO & ART CONTRIBUTORS festival gear list – tickets (check), low-back chair (check),
Bdarby78, Laura Carbone, depositphotos.com, Gary Eckhart, Courtesy Fueling
Musicians Program, © Howard Greenblatt, Grego, Courtesy HOROJO Trio, James sun hat (check), beer (check) – and hits the road.
J. Kriegsmann, Courtesy Shaun Murphy, Matt O’Brien, Bob Odhiambo, Pictorial
Press/Alamy Stock Photo, © Joseph A. Rosen, Bob Sekinger, © Marilyn Stringer, At each festival he regularly attends, Tom reconnects
Daryl Weisser with his “festival family.” For instance, he has attended
ADVERTISING SALES the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival since 1976,
Cheryl O’Grady, Tom Andrews, Joana LeRoque, Heather Penrod-Rudd meeting up with the same folks at the Blues Tent every
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS single year. Tom says, “Music is our common thread; our
Heather Penrod-Rudd: Heather_P@BluesFestivalGuide.com paths may never have crossed otherwise."
DESIGN & PRODUCTION/WEBSITE
Goran Petko, Aqua Design The community, music and tradition of going to festivals
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER nurture his soul, as it does for thousands of others just
Marilyn Stringer like him. We at the Blues Festival Guide know that Tom’s
CONSULTANTS experience resonates with most of you, our readers.
Nancy Edwards, Derick Johnson, Michele Lundeen, Tom Yearnshaw Experiences like these create traditions and memories
The opinions of the contributors are not necessarily the views of which, in turn, create meaning.
RBA Publishing Inc.
FRONT COVER To aid you on your festival-hopping circuit, we bring
Multi-instrumentalist blues siren Tullie Brae casts her spell from hard-rocking to you the 20 annual Blues Festival Guide with dozens of
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silky smooth blues through her skillful writing, vast and soulful vocal range, slide festivals (don’t overlook the big calendar in the back!) as
guitar, piano and Hammond B3 prowess. Tullie is pictured here at the North
Atlantic Blues Festival in June 2021 with touring and session bassist and singer well as on our website – BluesFestivalGuide.com – where
Calvin Johnson. Calvin has added his prodigious thunder and finesse to not more festivals are added daily.
only the Tullie Brae Band, but many other artists as well. Their energy here is
the ultimate festival vibe! Keep on supporting your favorite blues festivals!
Connect with them at tulliebrae.com and facebook.com/calvin.johnson.967 Kaati, Publisher
FRONT COVER PHOTOGRAPHER
© Marilyn Stringer For year-round blues news and music, subscribe to our
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