Bluestock Blues - New Music Fest Plays the Catskills

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Parent Category: Other Festivals

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Published on Monday, 22 August 2011 06:34

Written by L E Shannon

The Bluestock Blues Music Festival is being held August 26 - 28, 2011 at the Hunter Mountain Ski Center in Hunter Mountain, New York.

This debut of a major Blues Festival in the northern Catskill Mountains of New York State, features a wide variety of great performers that represent all aspects of Blues music. Bluestock is co-presented by Radio Woodstock and Steve & Jeff Simon Present.

Radio Woodstock produces the annual Mountain Jam Festival which, after a mere six years, has become one of the top festivals in the country.

"This is a great next step for us. We have wanted to promote another annual music festival and co-promoting a Blues festival with Steve & Jeff Simon Presents is the perfect scenario", said Gary Chetkof, Founder and President of Radio Woodstock.

Action film star Steven Seagal co-hosts the three-day festival along with co-promoter Steve Simon. Seagal also performs with his blues band Thunderbox.

The lineup is headed by Buddy Guy and Robert Cray Band. Among the artists also performing are:

• Elvin Bishop
• Tommy Castro & The LRBR (Ft. Joe Louis Walker, Rick Estrin, and Deanna Bogart)
• Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
• Shemekia Copeland
• Tab Benoit
• Ronnie Baker Brooks
• Curtis Salgado
• Zac Harmon
• Bob Margolin & Matt Hill
• The Reba Russell Band
• Shakura S'Aida
• Mitch Woods & Billy Gibson
• Moreland & Arbuckle
• The Alexis P Suter Band
• Trampled Under Foot
• Bruce Katz
• Albert Cummings
• Ty Curtis
• Port City Prophets
• The Lionel Young Band

Other attractions to go along with the music include:

• New York Zipline Adventures with canopy zipline tours and North America’s longest zipline with a mountain Skyride
• Gaming Area – Indoor and outdoor games:
• Cozy Kids Corner – children and their parents can enjoy frisbees, balls, low hanging hammocks, tipis and cozy corners
• Cosmic Karma Fire Troupe – This fire performing troupe performs with the one element known to be uncontrolled by nature.
• Art Exhibitionpresents work by these artists:
  • Doug Elliot
  • Jeremy Holmes
  • Rennie Cantine
  • Mike Gurdin
• unique gourmet food and beverages
• booths selling crafts, music and other Blues-related merchandise

For more information, go to www.bluestock.com.

Bluestock Blues Music Festival
August 26 - 28, 2011

Hunter Mountain Ski Center
64 Klein Avenue
Hunter, NY 12442
800-HUNTER-MTN
(800-486-8376)