April:
April 4 – 6, 2008        2nd Annual Mt. Ranier Music Festival
Mineral, WA.
Website:  www.minerallakeeventcenter.com, www.randyoxford.com, www.mrva.us
Phone: 360.492.5039 or 253.973.9024
Featuring: Eric "Two Scoops" Moore; The Red Hot Blues Sisters; Gunnar Roads and His Band; The Kim Archer Band;
Little Bill and the Bluenotes; Polly O'Keary and the Rhythm Method; The Trevalyan Triangle; Son Jack Jr.; Billy Roy Danger
and the Rectifiers; The Randy Oxford Band featuring Patti Allen; In The House; The Brian Feist Band; Bucket of Blues
featuring Peter Damman
And many more!

April 12, 2008        Gray Sky Blues Music Festival
Tacoma, WA.        
Phone: 253-230-6851 or 253-682-1446
The Swiss Pub: Paul Green and Straight Shot; The Randy Oxford Band; Maia Santell and House Blend; Teddy Lee Hooker
The Harmon Brewery: Doug Skoog's Blues Alliance; The Michal Miller Band; Bump Kitchen
Cutter's Point Coffee: Alice Stuart
Jambalaya Restaurant: In the House


May:
May 10, 2007        Untapped Blues Festival
Benton County Fairgrounds, Kennewick, Washington
Website: www.untappedblues.com
Phone:  509.585.6387
Featuring: Black Cat Bone Blues Band; Son Jack, Jr.; Kim Field & the Mighty Titans of Tone; The Insomniacs; Chubby
Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band; Jimmy Thackery & the Drivers; Tim Casey & the Bluescats featuring the Eastside
Swingcats

May 15 – 18, 2008           Sunbanks Rhythm & Blues Festival
Sunbanks Resort, Grand Coulee, Washington
Website:  www.sunbanksfestival.com
Thursday May 15: Acoustic Showcase: Lew Schmngy; Danger Unplugged; Randy Norris; Holly O'Reilly; 9Lb Hammer
Friday May 16: Miriam's Well; Gary Yoeman's Voodoo Church; Billy Roy Danger and The Rectifiers; Nick Vigarino's
Meantown Blues
Saturday May 17: Malcolm Clark; Trevalyan Triangle; Wired Rockabilly Band; Delta Moon; John Bunzow; DK4 ; Teresa
James and The Rhythm Tramps; The Volker Strifler Band
Sunday May 18: Son Jack Jr.; Crossroads Band; File Gumbo Zydeco Band; Rose City Kings; Randy Oxford Band; Rick
Estrin's Nitecats
Sunbanks Resort, 57662 HWY 155 N., Electric City, WA 99123. 888-822-7195

May 23 - 24, 2008        Tacoma Jazz & Blues Festival
Downtown Tacoma, Washington
Website: www.tacomajazzfestival.com
Phone: 253.475.0587
Featured at The Harmon Pub & Brewery: Nick Vigarino; The Randy Oxford Band; Maia Santell and House Blend; The
Michal Miller Band
Features at The Swiss: Michael Powers


June:


July:
July 3 – 6, 2008        Waterfront Blues Festival
Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Portland, Oregon
Website: www.waterfrontbluesfest.com
By Phone: 1.503.973.FEST

July 10 – 13, 2008        Dobro Intensive
Fort Worden Park, Port Townsend, Washington
Website:  www.centrum.org      
Phone: 800.733.3608

July 12, 2008                Ritzville Blues Festival
Historic Downtown Ritzville, Washington
Website: www.ritzvilleblues.com
Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce  509.659.1936

July 12, 2008                Tacoma’s Old Town Blues Festival
Tacoma, Washington
Website:  www.tacomaoldtownbluesfest.com

July 17 – 20, 2008                Rendezvous in Moscow
Moscow, Idaho.        
Website: www.moscowmusic.com/Rendezvous
Phone:  800.380.1801

July 18 – 20, 2008        Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Festival
Winthrop, Washington
Website: www.winthropbluesfestival.com
  Friday, July 18: Street Dance:
Lady A & the Baby Blues Funk Band
Red Hotz Blues Sisters w/ Lady A
Friday Night Beer Garden Jam
  Saturday, July 19:
Rojer Arnold & Paul Elliott
Lady A & the Baby Blues Funk Band
Red Hotz
NW Pianorama Featuring piano wizards: Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne, DK Stewart, and David Vest, backed by the Paul
deLay Rhythm Section
The Blasters
Bobby Rush
  Sunday, July 20:
Rojer Arnold & Paul Elliott
Polly O'Keary & the Rhythm Method
Sammy Eubanks
Terry Evans
Rosie Ledet
Too Slim & the Taildraggers
Beer Garden Jam hosted by Polly O'Keary
  Advance Tickets $60.00, Tickets Purchased at the gate $70.00: Only 2,500 tickets available! Children 12 & under are
free with an adult.  Tickets are sold by: Northwest Ticket Sales 360.629.8027 •
nwblues1@msn.comwww.nwticketsales.
com • Central Reservations / Tickets NW 1-800-422-3048 or www.WinthropTickets.com

July 25 – 26, 2008        Rock Cut Blues Festival
Orient, Washington       
Website:  www.rockcutblues.com
Phone:  509.738.2350
   Friday, July 25:
The Mojo’s
“Sugarcane” Collins
Eddie Turner
   Saturday, July 26:
Kenny Lavitz / Greg Sonnars duo
Gary Yeoman
Sammy Eubanks
“Sugarcane” Collins
The Fat Tones
The Randy Oxford Band
The Rock Cut Blues All-Star Jam
   Tickets are $25 for a weekend pass; Friday night only $10; No Saturday only pass
By mail: Rock Cut Blues, 75 Paradise Cove Road, Kettle Falls, WA. 99141

July 25 – 27, 2008        Jazz In The Valley
Downtown Ellensburg, Washington
Website: www.jazzinthevalley.com
Phone: 888.925.2204.

July 27 – August 3, 2008        Port Townsend Country Blues Festival
Fort Worden Park, Port Townsend, Washington
Website: www.centrum.org      
Phone: 360-385-3102 x117


August:
August 1 & 2, 2008        Pine Springs Resort Backyard Blues Bash
Goldendale, Washington        
Website: www.pinespringsresort.net
Reservations & information 509.773.4434
Featuring: Hambone Wilson; Too Slim & the Taildraggers; The Strange Tones; Junkyard Jane; Boogie Bone; The Colonel

August 1 – 3, 2008                Mount Baker R&B Festival
Deming Log Show Grounds, Deming, Washington
Website: www.bakerblues.com        
Phone:  360.629.8027
Zen Blues Quartet; Canned Heat; The Electric Flag; Eric Sardinas & Big Motor;
Marc Ford’s Fuzz Machine; Kal David & the Real Deal; Jason Ricci & New Blood; The Fat Tones; Becki Sue & Her Big
Rockin’ Daddies!; The Curtis Hammond Band; Jay Charles Band; Chris Egers Band; GreyHouse Blues Band; All-Star
Jam every night featuring: Fat James, Airplane Dave, Johnny Brewer & Gary B.

August 1-3, 2008  The 19th Annual Yellow Pine Harmonica Festival
Yellow Pine, ID        
Website: www.harmonicacontest.com
Phone: 208.633.3300

August 2, 3 – 2008        Sky High Blues Festival
Rock Creek, BC.
Website: www.skyhighblues.org      
Phone: 250.446.2553
Weekend Pass only $75.00 CAN (plus 6% GST)
Order by phone: 250.446.2553 or
drblues@telus.net

August 8 - 10, 2008        Rockin’ The Rivers Festival
Three Forks, MT
Website: www.rockintherivers.net       
Phone:  406.285.0099 or  866.285.0097
Roy Rogers & the Delta Rhythm Kings

August  9, 2008                Airway Heights Music Festival
Airway Heights, WA.
Website: www.airwayheightsfestival.com

August 9, 2008        The 13th Annual Bronze, Blues & Brews
City Park, Joseph, Oregon
Website: www.bronzebluesbrews.com
The Ty Curtis Band; The Strange Tones; Becki Sue & Her Big Rockin’ Daddies!; Janiva Magness; The Guitar Slingers
Ball featuring: Too Slim & the Taildraggers with Henry Cooper, Big Monti, Nicole Fournier, and Jimmy Lloyd Rea.
    Tickets Available May 23, 2008. $25.00 each. On-line Visa, Mastercard or PayPal. Limited to 2,000 total tickets sold.
No guarantee tickets will be available at the gate; Kids 10 and Under are Free.

August 9, 2008        Burnaby Blues  & Roots Festival
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Website: www.burnabybluesfestival.com

August 15 – 17, 2008        Salmon Arm Roots & Blues Festival
Salmon Arm, British Columbia
Website: www.rootsandblues.ca
Featuring: Big Brother and the Holding Company; David Wilcox; Jimmy Bowskill; Po’ Girl;
Rosie Ledet & the Zydeco Playboys

August 16, 2008        A Case of the Blues and All That Jazz
Sarg Hubbard Park, Yakima, Washington
Website: www.yakimagreenway.org  
Phone:  509.453.8280  

August 16, 17, 2008        Seattle Hempfest
Myrtle Edwards Park Pier 70 in Seattle, Washington
Website: www.hempfest.org
Hotline: 206.781.5734

August 22 – 24, 2008        Virginia City Blues Fest
Virginia City, Montana
Website: www.virginiacitychamber.com/eventDetail.cfm?eventID=134
Information: 406.843.5700

August 23, 2008        River City Roots Festival
Missoula, Montana

August 29 – September 1, 2008        Vancouver Island Blues Bash 2008
Website: www.vicjazz.bc.ca/


September:
September 4 – 7, 2008        Sunbanks Rhythm & Blues Festival
Website: www.sunbanksfestival.com/

September 13, 2008        4th Annual Blues In The Park
Hagerman, Idaho.        
Website:  www.hagermanidea.org/blues.html




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