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Follow on Google News | MEDIA ALERT - 2010 Garvin Gate Blues Festival Block Party ExpansionThe 2010 Garvin Gate Blues Festival Friday and Saturday, October 8-9 at the Gate on Garvin Place and Oak Street will include additional blues bands performing on stage at The Rudyard Kipling in between the Garvin Gate set times.
By: Howard Rosenberg, Chairperson Additional sponsors include South Fourth Street Association, St. James Court Association, Old Louisville Neighborhood Council, Old Louisville Chamber of Commerce, Dismas House, Don Keeling (Edward J Miller Insurance), Chris Keeling (Bowman Field Wine and Spirits), Sandy Richardson (Spruce Hill Nursery), Bruce Cohen (BC Plumbing), Lee Jones (Oak Street Hardware), Doug Keller, A L Ball Moving and Storage, Michael Mawood (RE/MAX Connections) 2010 Garvin Gate Blues Festival Schedule Friday, October 8, 2010 Main Stage 6:30-7:30 pm The Stella-Vees 8:00-9:00 pm Moreland & Arbuckle 9:30-11:00 pm Super Chikan Rudyard Kipling Stage 7:20-8:00 pm Jack Holiday and The Westerners 8:45-9:30 pm Sam Anderson 11:00-12:00 pm LATE SET with Sam Anderson Saturday, October 9, 2010 Main Stage 3:00-3:45 pm Bryant-Stevens Band 4:15-5:00 pm Robbie Bartlett 5:30-6:15 pm Walnut Street Blues Band 6:45-7:30 pm Susan O’Neil and Blue Seville 8:00-9:00 pm Cheryl Renee with Them Bones 9:15-9:30 pm Special Tribute to George Unseld 9:30-11:00 pm Deitra Farr Rudyard Kipling Stage 3:40-4:15 pm Pancake Heart 4:50-5:30 pm Micah Walker 6:05-6:45 pm Storefront Congregation 7:20-8 pm Java Men 9:00-9:15 pm Special Tribute to George Unseld 11:00-12:00 pm LATE SET with Java Men The weekend will also include a “Used Music Market” in the Rudyard’s second floor curated by Adam “Skinny” Dennison of Far Out Music’s consignment store. Friday’s headliner is legendary Mississippi delta bluesman, James “Super Chikan” Johnson. The nephew of fellow blues musician Big Jack Johnson, Super Chikan began his recording career in 1997 with Blues Come Home to Roost, followed by additional albums What You See, Shoot That Thang, Chikan Supe, Sum Mo Chikan, and Chikadelic which won the Traditional Blues Album of the Year at the 2010 Blues Music Awards. Super Chikan was also honored as a nominee for the B.B. King Entertainer of the Year and Traditional Blues Artist of the Year. The Saturday theme is Blues Dames and Divas Night with Cheryl Renee and Them Bones from Cincinnati, followed by headliner Deitra Farr, former singer for Mississippi Heat from Chicago. The Garvin Gate Blues Festival will be her first USA performance in three years. Her band will feature legendary Chicago Blues guitarist Billy Flynn. # # # The Garvin Gate Blues Festival started out as a 1988 Rudyard Kipling parking lot blues jam in Old Louisville that outgrew the parking lot. At that time the Garvin Place Association was expanding its boundaries to become the Garvin Place Neighborhood Association and offered to host the growing event. Visit www.garvingatebluesfestival.com for more information. End
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