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Blues festivals are
music festivals which focus on
blues music. Blues is a
genre
[1] and
musical form that originated in
African-American communities in the
Southern United States around the end of the 19th century. It has elements of traditional
African music ,
American folk music ,
spirituals ,
work songs ,
field hollers ,
shouts and
chants , and rhymed simple narrative
ballads .
[2] Blues has since evolved from unaccompanied vocal music and oral traditions of slaves into a wide variety of styles and
subgenres , such as
country blues ,
Delta and
Piedmont ,
Chicago ,
West Coast blues .
World War II marked the transition from acoustic to
electric blues and the progressive opening of blues music to a wider audience, especially white listeners.
List of blues festivals
North America
Canada
United States
Oceania
Asia
Europe
Name
First year
City
Orkney Blues Festival
2005
Stromness , Scotland
Bluesroute Helmond
2011
Helmond ,
Netherlands
[27]
Holland International Blues Festival
2016
Grolloo ,
Netherlands
[28]
National Jazz and Blues Festival
1961
London , England
Focsani Blues Festival
2016
Focșani ,
Romania
Blues Peer (Belgium Rythmn 'n' Blues)
1986
Peer ,
Belgium
American Folk Blues Festival
1962
Europe
Bath Festival of Blues 1969
1969
Bath , England
Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music
1970
Bath , England
Puistoblues
1978
Järvenpää ,
Finland
Rawa Blues Festival
1981
Katowice ,
Poland
Liri Blues Festival
1988
Isola del Liri ,
Italy
Pistoia Blues Festival
1980
Pistoia ,
Italy
Blues to Bop Festival
1988
Lugano ,
Switzerland
Notodden Blues Festival
1988
Notodden ,
Norway
Harvest Time Blues
1990
Monaghan ,
Ireland
August Blues Festival
1993
Haapsalu ,
Estonia
Upton Blues Festival
2001
Upton-on-Severn , England
City of Derry Jazz and Big Band Festival
2002
Derry , Northern Ireland
Dark Season Blues
2003
Longyearbyen ,
Norway
Callander Jazz and Blues Festival
2006
Callander , Scotland
Stafford Blues Festival
2015
Stafford , England
Blues Nights
1993
Varniai ,
Lithuania
Blues-Bike Festival Suzdal
2008
Suzdal ,
Russia
Baltic Blues / Bluesfest
1989
Eutin ,
Germany
Brunner Blues Festival / Bluesfest
2007
Brunn am Gebirge ,
Austria
[29]
Suwalki Blues Festival / Bluesfest
2007
Poland
[30]
Moulin Blues Ospel
1986
Ospel ,
Netherlands
[31]
See also
References
^ Kunzler's dictionary of Jazz provides two separate entries: blues, an originally African-American genre (p.128), and the blues form, a widespread musical form (p.131).
^
"The Evolution of Differing Blues Styles" . How To Play Blues Guitar. Archived from
the original on July 19, 2010. Retrieved August 11, 2008 .
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"Billtown Blues Music Festival" . billtownblues.org . Retrieved July 15, 2019 .
^
"Blast Furnace Blues" . Steelstacks.org . Retrieved July 15, 2019 .
^
"Blues Masters at the Crossroads" . Blueheavenstudios.com . Retrieved July 15, 2019 .
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"Boundary Waters Blues Festival" . Elyblues.com . Retrieved July 15, 2019 .
^
"Bradenton Bluesfest" . Bradentonbluesfestival.org . Retrieved July 15, 2019 .
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"Briggs Farm Blues Festival" . Briggsfarm.com . Retrieved July 15, 2019 .
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"Chicago Blues Festival" . Chicago.gov . Retrieved July 15, 2019 .
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"Cincy Blues Fest" . Cincybluesfest.org . Retrieved July 15, 2019 .
^
"Crossroads Guitar Festival" . Crossroadsguitarfestival.com . Retrieved July 15, 2019 .
^
"Rentiesville Dusk til Dawn Blues Festival" . Dcminnerblues.com . Retrieved July 15, 2019 .
^
"French Quarter Festival" . Frenchquarterfest.org . Retrieved July 15, 2019 .
^
"Heritage Music BluesFest" . heritagemusicfest.com . Retrieved May 29, 2022 .
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"Highland Jazz & Blues Festival" . Highlandjazzandblues.org . Retrieved July 15, 2019 .
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"Memphis In May International Festival" . memphisinmay.org . Retrieved December 17, 2020 .
^
"King Biscuit Blues Festival" . Kingbiscuitfestival.com . Retrieved July 15, 2019 .
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"Michigan Bluesfest" . Oldtownbluesfest.com . Retrieved July 15, 2019 .
^ Messina, Frank (July 8, 1994).
"O.C. Blues Festival Creators Locking Horns in Court" .
Latimes.com . Retrieved July 15, 2019 .
^
"Pittsburgh Blues and Roots Festival" . Pghbluesrootsfest.com . Retrieved July 15, 2019 .
^
"The San Francisco Blues Festival" . Sfblues.com . Retrieved July 15, 2019 .
^
"Springing the Blues Festival" . Springingtheblues.com . Retrieved July 15, 2019 .
^
"Welcome to the Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival" . Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival .
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"Telluride Blues & Brews Festival" . Tellurideblues.com . Retrieved July 15, 2019 .
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"Topanga Blues Festival" . Scbevents.org . Retrieved July 15, 2019 .
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"Waterfront Blues Festival" . Waterfrontbluesfest.com . Retrieved July 15, 2019 .
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"Bluesroute Helmond" . Bluesroutehelmond.nl . Retrieved 2020-01-30 .
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"HIBF – Home" . Hollandinternationalbluesfestival.com . Retrieved 2020-01-30 .
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[1] [
dead link ]
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"Suwałki Blues Festival" . Suwalkiblues.com . Retrieved 2020-01-30 .
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"Moulin Blues Ospel Website" . Moulinblues.nl . Retrieved 2024-04-20 .