The 15th annual Pittsburgh Blues Festival has come and gone. The event this year took place over 3 days from July 24 to July 26 and was held at Hartwood Acres, Pittsburgh, PA 15238.

Stay tuned to bluesbiz for pic.s and highlights!

Lineup:

Gates opened at 4 pm on Friday. Acts that  performed on Friday are:

Eric Lindell
Cyril Neville and Tribe 13

Shannon Curfman
Shawn Kellerman / Curtis Salgado
Los Lobos

On Sunday they changed it up a bit with an opening time of 1:30 pm.
Blues guests were

Deb Callahan
JJ Grey and Mofro
Robert Cray Band

Bring your kids, because there will be a Blues Music Tent for children at the Festival.  Jimmy Adler, of the Jimmy Adler Band is planning and coordinating the blues history and musical presentations. This will be a “kid friendly” project that is directed towards children. Adults are allowed to accompany their children into the tent.

Local bands set to appear are: Glenn Pavone & the Cyclones, Jill West & Blues Attack, Felix & the Hurricanes, Ron Yarosz & the Vehicle, Eugene & the Nightcrawlers, Jimmy Adler Blues Band

For more information on the festival, read Monica Yasher’s article.

Visit the official Pittsburgh Blues Fest website at: http://www.pghblues.com

While at the show, stop by at the Blues Society tent to pick up their new T-shirt. Beside the Blues Society booth all the local bands will be selling their CDs, sign, meet and greet.

Each night there is a post-blues festival jam starting at 10:00pm at Moondog’s, hosted by Norm Nardini

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