Clinton News Record, 2014-08-27, Page 19Get ready to cap off the s
umme
with the West Coast Blues Fest
Steph Smith
QMI Agency
The annual West Coast Blues
Fest is set to return to Down-
town Goderich with some great
blues talent on Aug. 29 to Aug.
30
Friday night kicks off with the
Walkabout Blues tour that fea-
tures high-calibre talent at eight
different locations around Goder-
ich's historic downtown. From
8:30 p.m. to close enjoy all that
Blues has to offer. Admission to
the tour is $10/person. Tickets can
be purchased at the venues the
night of the tour, however
advanced tickets are recom-
mended to secure your spot.
The first location is different
from last year as it takes place at
Joe Friday's Sport Saloon where
Pigeon Jones will be playing.
Paddy O'Neils will be featuring
the Larry Myles Band, and just
down the street, the Matt Wei-
dinger Band will be performing at
the Bistro located at the Livery
Theatre.
Just like last year, Chuckee Zehr
will be performing at Pat & Kevin's
on the Square. Music lovers will
once again be entertained by Rick
Taylor at Fli7abeth's Art Gallery.
Last, but definitely not least,
West Street Willy's Eatery wel-
comes back Bud Mahon & The
Pickups, with the Park House
hosting the Tim Woodcock Band.
The main event will be taking
place Saturday night, with doors
at the Livery Theatre opening at
6:30 p.m. It will be a licensed
event under a giant outdoor tent,
rain or shine.
This year's headliner Karp
Foley, a collaboration of the Sue
Foley Band and Peter Karp, will be
performing in the prime time slot
of 9 p.m. At twenty-one, Sue was
living in Austin, TX, recording for
Antone's Records, the legendary
blues label. Her first release
Young Girl Blues quickly estab-
lished her as a blues guitarist.
Foley has shared the stage with
such artists as BB King, Buddy
Guy, Lucinda Williams and Tom
Petty, winning the prestigious
Juno Award for her critically
acclaimed album Love Coming
Down as well as seventeen Maple
Blues Awards.
Peter's music is fueled by what
he calls the Yankee -Rebel juxta-
position. He first caught national
attention with help from Rolling
Stone guitarist Mick Taylor who
recorded and toured with Karp on
his first label release The Turning
Point. He further established him-
self on the nationally as a critically
acclaimed songwriter, guitarist
and pianist with the release of his
Blind Pig debut entitled Shadows
and Cracks.
At 11 p.m., two-time Juno and
seven -time Maple Blues winner,
Jack de Keyzer will take the main
stage by storm. De Keyzer has
been described as the finest blues
guitarist in Canada by Jeff Healey,
playing on average 180 shows
worldwide in locations including
the Arctic Circle, Mexico and
Greece. He has played and
recorded with artists such as Etta
James, Ronnie Hawkins, Bo
Diddley and Blue Rodeo.
The MacKenzie Blues Band
(TMBB) will be opening the stage
at 7:30 p.m. Winners of the 2014
Maple Blues award for Best New
Group or Artist and two-time
semi-finalists at the International
Blues Challenge in Memphis.
TMBB writes their songs from
experience and their firm roots in
Blues tradition. Their sound has
been describes as "Blues on fire."
Tickets for the main event on
Saturday will be $20 in advance
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and $25 at the door. Weekend
passes are also available for $25.
Age of majority is required.
In addition to the Walkabout
Blues tour and the main event,
there will be a Motorcycle Show
and Shine downtown on Saturday
afternoon from 2 to 5 p.m., as well
as a free concert put on by the
Chris Murphy Band with special
guests on Saturday from 2 to 5
p.m. at the Courthouse Park
bandstand.
Tickets can be purchased at a
variety of locations including:
Ernie King Music, Wuerth Shoes,
Fincher's on Courthouse Square,
104.9 The Beach and at Joe Fri-
day's Sports Bar.
Over its nine years, the event
has become one of town's most
popular summer events.
President John Harrison said
last year's Walkabout Blues
attracted about 1, 350 people and
the Saturday's festivities attracted
roughly 1,000, manywho arevisit-
ing from out of town.
"We've had people from Mon-
treal, Kingston, Peterborough, the
entire Greater Toronto Area,
Windsor, London, Owen Sound
and even from New York state, it's
also supported very well locally.
There are some really hardcore
blues lovers out there," Harrison
said.
The organization is not-for-
profit, so everything that is made
off the weekend is donated back
into community, as well as put-
ting on free concert during the
Canada Day celebrations.
For more information or to pur-
chase tickets online, visit www.
westcoastblues.ca
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