August 26th 2017 is the date for our 8th Annual Crossroads
Blues Festival at Lyran Park. We've got our lineup set and it's another year with a fantastic variety of styles and sounds that will appeal to a broad blues music demographic!
Opening the day is the hot young act from north of Chicago- the Ivy Ford Band. Ivy is taking the blues world by storm and we look forward to her opening our fest! She goes on at Noon.
At 2 PM we have one of the hottest acts in the blues world right now is Corey Dennison. He's got his new debut CD on Delmark Records that is flying off shelves. Nominated for a Blues Blast Music Award, it is one of the best CDs of 2016! Corey is a rising star in the blues world and he has a fantastic band featuring Gerry Hundt on guitar, Nik Skilnik on bass and Joel Baer on drums, they are fantastic!
Opening the day is the hot young act from north of Chicago- the Ivy Ford Band. Ivy is taking the blues world by storm and we look forward to her opening our fest! She goes on at Noon.
You can check out Ivy at: http://www.ivyfordmusic.com/
At 2 PM we have one of the hottest acts in the blues world right now is Corey Dennison. He's got his new debut CD on Delmark Records that is flying off shelves. Nominated for a Blues Blast Music Award, it is one of the best CDs of 2016! Corey is a rising star in the blues world and he has a fantastic band featuring Gerry Hundt on guitar, Nik Skilnik on bass and Joel Baer on drums, they are fantastic!
You can check Corey's website for more information: http://www.coreydennison.com/
Also featured will be the hottest and swinging-est blue band
from Wisconsin, The Jimmys! With band
leader Jimmy Voegeli on Hammond Organ/ keys/ vocals, Perry Weber on guitar/ vocals, John Wartenweiler on
electric and upright bass, Mauro Magellan on drums, Darren Sterud on
Trombone/Vocals, Pete Ross on Saxaphones and Mike Boman on Trumpet, you can't
find a hotter band than these guys.
Well, you can if you add another drummer- none!other than Cheap Trick's
Bun E. Carlos! The Jimmys go on at 4 PM.
For more on the Jimmys go to their website: http://www.thejimmys.net/
At 6 PM will be none other than the fantastic Kinsey Report!
You can see and hear more about the Kinseys at: http://www.kinseyreportband.com/
More about Doug and the band at: http://www.dougdeming.com/
You can see and hear more about the Kinseys at: http://www.kinseyreportband.com/
Eastside Detroit native Doug Deming, now hailing from
Florida’s Gulf Coast, has garnered widespread attention for his deft guitar
work and memorable songwriting. With a nod to the likes of T-Bone Walker and
Charlie Christian, as well as Luther Tucker and Robert Jr. Lockwood, Doug
leaves his own mark. Doug has spent much of the following years touring and
recording with top blues artists, including Fabulous Thunderbirds frontman Kim
Wilson, legendary Louisiana swamp bluesman Lazy Lester, Texas' Gary Primich,
Chicago greats Johnny “Yard Dog” Jones and A.C. Reed, as well as Detroit’s own
Queen of the Blues, Alberta Adams. Leading his band The Jewel Tones, Doug
continues to bring noteworthy traditional and original roots music to his
audiences. Doug will have a special
guest with him- stay tuned to find out who it will be!
More about Doug and the band at: http://www.dougdeming.com/
Also performing with be a youth act Brutal Wedgie and Dan Phelps, the winner of our 2016 Crossroads
Blues Solo/Duo Challenge who will be representing us in Memphis at the International
Blues Challenge.
Dan Phelps
Brutal Wedgie
Our youth act Brutal Wedgie goes on at 130 PM in the Pavilion. Also in the pavilion, at 330 PM we once again have the great Joe Filisko coming to do our harmonica workshop. At 530 PM we have Paul Kaye coming from the Old Towne School of Music to do a guitar workshop. At 730 PM, Dan Phelps will be playing for us and will have some Hard Times Cigar Box Guitars to demo for us, too!
Joe Filisko Paul Kaye
2017 is going to give us another great festival! Stay tuned for more updates!
