Blues & Tattoos Festival. [February]104 West Miner Street. Yereka, California 96097.

Boonville Folk Blues Festival. [July] Mendocino Music. P.O. Box 335. Navarro, CA 95463 707-895-FRET (3738).

Bowlful of Blues. [September] Ojai, California. Tel: 805-646-7230.

Central Valley Blues Festival. [October] P.O. Box 310. Merced. California 95340-0310. USA. Tel: (209)383-4958 Fax: 209)723-2536; Contact: Brand J. Moffatt. 2 day blues festival at Historic Court House park, in downtown Merced, CA. features family friendly event.vendors,car show, and plenty of BLUES...Afer hours blues at area clubs!!!October 8th @9th 2005.

Delta Blues Festival. [September] P.O. Box 27. Antioch. CA 94509. USA. Tel: 925-706-2386 Contact: Frank Giovanni. The Annual Delta Blues Festival on the San Joaquin Delta, in Antioch CA. Food, Arts, Crafts, and lots of free parking. FREE.]

Fire On The Mountain Blues Festival. [August] PO BOx 148, Soulsbyville CA 95372. USA. Tel: 209 533 3473 Fax: 209 533 1049

Hayward-Russell City Blues Festival. [July] Bay Area Blues Society. 408 13th Street, Suite 512. Oakland, CA 94612. Tel: 510-836-2227 or 707-647-3962

Monterey Bay Blues Festival. [June] P.O. Box 1400. Seaside, CA 93955. Tel: 831 394 2692 831 393 8273.

Russian River Blues Festival. [June]P.O. Box 21329. Oakland, CA 94620. USA. Tel: (510) 655-9471 Fax: (510) 655-5208.

Sacramento Heritage Festival. [October] Sacramento, CA. USA. Tel: (916) 481-2583.

San Francisco Blues Festival. [September] P.O. Box 460608, San Francisco, CA. Tel: 94146-0608. (415) 979-5588 for recorded Ticket & Festival information.

Santa Cruz Blues Festival. [May] Aptos, California USA.

Sierra Blues Benefest. [August] Sierra Blues Society. c/o P.O. Box 181 Grass Valley, CA. 95945 Tel/Fax: 530-268-9166

Sonoma County Blues Fest. [August] Bill Bowker. 3565 Standish Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA 95407

World Music Festival. [July]California WorldFest. Maple Creek Presents, Inc. PO Box 3339. Chico, Ca 95927. 530-891-4098 voice & fax.

Blues & BBQ Festival. [July] The Keystone Neighbourhood Company. 0140 Ida Belle Drive - Silver Mill, Keystone, Colorado 80435. USA. Tel: (800) 919-0038 Fax: (970) 496-7130 (fax)

Telluride Blues & Brews Fest. [September] P.O. Box 2966, Telluride, CO 81435. Festival Office: (970) 728-8037.

Trinidaddio Blues & Cultural Festival. [August] Trinidad Area Arts Council. P.O. Box 153. 150 First Street, Trinidad, Colorado 81082. USA. Tel: 866-480-4750 or local 719-846-9285. For prerecorded information please call: 719-846-3000 ext. 21

CONNETICIUT

Black-Eyed & Blues. [June] 350 Asylum St. Hartford, CT 06103. USA. Tel: 860.278.7427 Fax: 860.808.0149.

DELAWARE

Cool Blues & Micro-Brews. [August] Tina Betz. Director, Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs 800 N. French Street, Wilmington, DE 19801. USA.

FLORIDA

Bikes & Blues with Mickey Jones. [April] Brevard County, FL. USA.

Freedom Blues Festival. [January] Tallahassee, Florida. Freedom Blues Festival in Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., help the weekend in January of Dr. King's birthday in Tallahassee, Florida. International, national, and regional blues and gospel acts along with food and drinks and arts/crafts.

Sarasota Blues Festival. [November] Sovereign Ventures Inc. 5611 Sheffield Greene, Sarasota, Florida 34235. USA

Springing The Blues Festival. [April] P.O. Box 51348. Jacksonville Beach, FL 32240. USA.

Tampa Bay Blues Festival. [March] Tampa Bay, FL USA.

GEORGIA

Atlanta Blues Society Festival. [June]Atlanta Blues Society. PO Box 352. 931 Monroe Drive Ste. 102. Atlanta, GA 30308. USA. Tel: 404.237.9595

Blind Willie McTell Blues Festival. [May] Blind Willie McTell Blues Festival. c/o Activites Council of Thomson PO Box 674. Thomson, GA 30824. Tel:: 706.597.1000

Music Midtown. [June] Atlanta, Georgia.

Yank-Reb Blues Festival. [October] Fitzgerald, Georgia. Tel:1-800-386-4642 or 229-426-5033.

ILLINOIS

Blues On The Fox. [June] FVBS, P.O. Box 797, Oswego, IL - 60543. USA. Tel: Phone: 773-259-1202.

Illinois Blues Festival. [September] Peoria, Illinois.

Riverside Blues Music & Arts Festival. [July] [The Murphysboro Blues Festival is held annually in Murphysboro, Illinois. Located 7 miles west of Carbondale, home of Southern Illinois University]

INDIANA

Bean Blossom Blues Festival. [September] Bean Blossom, Indiana 46167. Tel: 800-783-7996 Fax: 317-861-9484HWY 135N (5 miles North of Nashville,IN) [Contact: John Hall. 20 blues bands on 2 stages. Also, Indiana’s best wineries & brewers will be set up serving their handcrafted libations!!]

IOWA

Bowlful Of Blues. [July] South Skunk Blues Society. P.O. Box 951. Newton, Iowa. 50208; USA. Tel: 641-792-4452. [Large tree-shaded park. Food and drink available from vendors. Adject to large city-run swimming pool]

Mississippi Valley Blues Festival. [November] Mississippi Valley Blues Society. 102 South Harrison Street, Suite 300. Davenport, Iowa Tel: (563) 322-5837 aka (563) 32BLUES Fax: (563) 322-5832 aka (563) 32BLUE2

KENTUCKY

Master Musicians Festival. [July] Somerset, KY (Pulaski County) Tel: 07/14/2005 - 07/16/2005 Somerset, KY USA.

LOUISIANA

Baton Rouge Blues Week. [April] Club Louisianne, 639 Main St. Baton Rouge, LA 70801. Baton Rouge, LA USA. Tel: (225) 383-0968.

French Quarter Festival. [April] French Quarter Festivals, Inc. 400 North Peters Street, Suite 205 New Orleans, LA 70130 Tel: (800) 673-5725 | (504) 522-5730

MAINE

Blues At The Forks. [September] P.O. Box 105-Kingfield, Maine 04947 Tel: 207-265-4037.

North Atlantic Blues Festival. [July] 70 Lake Avenue. Rockland, ME 04841 207-596-6055. USA. [contact: Paul Benjamin / Jamie Isaacson]

MARYLAND

Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival. [May] Chesapeake Bay Events (a non-profit corporation) 5303 Chrysler Way Upper Marlboro, MD 20772.

Hot August Blues. [August]Cockeysville, MD USA.

Western Maryland Blues Fest. [May - June] Hagerstown, MD USA. Tel: 301-739-8577 ext. 116 Fax to 301-790-3424. The Western Maryland Blues Fest serves up an annual community celebration centered around one of America's most enduring musical forms-the blues. Set amidst raw-boned guitar riffs and emotionally charged vocals, the Blues Fest represents a unique "home-grown" partnership between public and private concerns

MASSACHUSETTS

Boston Blues Festival. [September] Blues Trust Productions. 75 Altamont Avenue, Melrose, MA 02176

North River Blues Festival. [August]Rhythm Room Records 3 Webster Square #285. Marshfield, MA 02050. USA. Tel: 781-834-2727 fax 781-834-3788

MICHIGAN

Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival. [September] PO Box 7456, Ann Arbor, MI 48107. Tel: (734) 747 9955

Blues By The Bay In The Tawases. [August]Tawas Bay Blues Society PO Box 213. East Tawas, MI 48730-0213. USA. Tel: Local (989) 362-6955 Toll Free 1-877-362-3636.

Blues Weekend. [September]Farmhouse Music Organization. P.O. Box 525. Johannesburg, MI 49751. USA. Tel: 989-786-3273.

Heatstock [July] P.O. Box 187. Clawson, MI 48017. USA. Tel: 248-398-6877

Kalamazoo Blues Festival. [July] Kalamazoo Valley Blues Association PO Box 2413. Kalamazoo, MI 49003-2413. USA. Tel: 269-381-6514 Fax: 269-381-3818

Old Town Blues Festival. [September] 1208 Turner Street, Lansing, MI 48906. USA. Tel: 517.371.4600 Fax: 517.371.1454

MINNESOTA

Bayfront Blues Festival. [Auigust] Duluth, MN USA.

Boundary Waters Blues Festival. [September] Ely, MN USA.

Hambone Blues Jam Annual Festival. [July] Austin. Minnesota, USA. Tel: 507-434-8485 Contact: Ron Meyer, President. One Day Blues Music Festival. Cost $5/person, Food & Beverages available on site. Music starts at Noon and continues until Midnight.

MISSOURI

Greater Ozarks Blues Festival. [September] Springfield, Missouri USA.

MISSISSIPPI

Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival Clarksdale, Mississippi.

MONTANA

Big Railroad Blues Festival. [July] Boss Blues Promotions- Tel: 406-222-6977 Livingston Depot Center Tel: 406-222-2300

Magic City Blues. [August]Billings, MT USA.

NEW ENGLAND

Hope Blues Festival. [June] St. Libori, NE USA. Tel: (308) 379-7229

July Jamm. [July] Lincoln, NE USA.

Omaha Riverfront Jazz and Blues Festival. [July] Omaha, NE USA.

Zoo Bar Annual Anniversary Festival. [July] The Zoo Bar. 136 North 14th Street. Lincoln, NE 68508. USA. Tel: 402.435.8754 Fax: 402.475.3094.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Portsmouth Blues Festival. [August] Blues Bank Collective. PO Box 4076 Portsmouth, NH 03802. USA. Tel: 603-929-0654

White Mountain Boogie N' Blues. [August] The Sugar Shack. 27 Sugar Shack Drive, Thornton, NH 03223. Thornton, New Hampshire USA. Tel: 603-726-3867

NEW JERSEY

Anglesea Blues Festival. [July] North Wildwood, NJ USA.

Red Bank Jazz & Blues Fest. [June]Belmar, NJ USA.

NEW MEXICO

Mountain of Blues Festival. [June] Dean Fowler. 2535 Sudderth Dr. Ruidoso, NM 88345 USA.

NEW YORK

Chenango Blues Fest. [August] Ric Larsen. B-22 Hillside House, Norwich, NY 13815. USA Tel: (607) 334-5653 Ext 1 Fax: (607) 334-8316.

New York State Budweiser R&B Festival. [July] NYS Blues Festival, Inc. 411 Montgomery Street, Syracuse, New York 13202. USA. Tel: (315) 473-0826

NORTH CAROLINA

Cape Fear Blues Festival. [July] Blues Society of the Lower Cape Fear. P.O. Box 1487 Wilmington, NC 28402. Tel: 910-350-8822

Merle Watson Festival. [April]MerleFest, PO Box 120, Wilkesboro, NC 28697-0120. USA.

Rowan Blues & Jazz Festival. [September]Salisbury, NC USA.

NORTH DAKOTA

Fargo Blues Fest. [August] PO Box 11 Fargo, N.D. 58107-0177. USA. Tel: 218-287-7775 1-866-55-BLUES

OHIO

Swamp Stomp. [August] The Blues, Jazz & Folk Music Society, Inc. PO Box 2122. Marietta, Ohio 45750. USA. Tel: Days: 740-373-6640 Evenings: 740-376-0222.

Big Bend Blues Bash. [July] Court Street Grill. 112 Court Street, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769. USA. Tel: 740-992-6524

The Mohican Blues Festival. [August]Mohican Entertainment Ltd. 316 Twp. Rd. 2352. Loudonville, Ohio 44842-9615. USA. Tel: 419-368-3090 ~ 877-NEW-FEST.

Queen City Blues Festival. [August] Greater Cincinnati Blues Society. P.O. Box 6028. Cincinnati, OH 45206 [Admission free event. 3 days, 3 stages, 1st weekend in August]

OKLAHOMA

Dusk-Til-Dawn Blues Festival. [August] Down Home Blues Club Friends Of Rentiesville. (F.O.R.) Blues Inc. D.C. & Selby Minner 701 D.C. Minner Street. Rentiesville, OK 74459. USA. Tel: (918) 473-2411

OREGON

Bronze Blues & Brews Fest. [August]Gary Court. 881 S.E. Bethel Pl. Corvallis, OR. 97333.

Rogue Valley Blues Festival. [January] Ariella St. Clair. St. Clair Productions. P.O. Box 835 Ashland, OR 97520. Tel: 541-535-3562.

Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival. [July] P.O. Box 25542. Portland, OR 97298. USA. Tel: 503-283-3225 Fax: 503-289-2836

Waterfront Blues Festival. [June]-July] Oregon Food Bank. PO Box 55370. Portland, OR 97238-3570 Tel: 503-282-0555 Fax: (503) 282-0922

PENNSYLVANIA

Billtown Blues Festival. [June] Billtown Blues Association PO Box 2. Hughesville, PA 17737. USA. Tel: 570-584-4480 Fax: 570-584-4608

Briggs Farm Blues Festival. [July]Briggs Farm Concerts. 88 Old Berwick Way, Nescopeck, PA 19365. USA. Tel: 570 379 2003.

Buck's County Blues Society Rhythm & Blues Picnic. [July] BCBS. P.O. BOX 482 Levittown, Pa. 19058. USA.

Endless Mountains Blues Fest.rd2 box 355. Dalton, PA 18414, USA. Tel: 570-378-3279. Contact: Scranton Wilkes Barre Blues Association. The Endless Mountains Blues Fest features high-energy blues from the best bands in PA, NY and NJ. Annual summer event in beautiful northeast Pennsylvania. BYOB, rain or shine. directions, vending and advance ticket discounts.]

Philadelphia Folk Festival. [August] Old Pool Farm, Schwenksville, PA USA.

Pittsburgh Blues Festival. [July] Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

SOUTH CAROLINA

Budweiser Low Country Blues Bash. [February] Downtown Charleston, SC, USA.

Carolina Downhome Blues Festival. [October] Camden, SC USA. Tel: 843-762-9125.

Columbia's Annual Blues Festival. [August] Word of Mout Productions. PO Box.50105. Columbia, South Carolina 29250. USA.

SOUTH DAKOTA

Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues Festival. [July] Sioux Falls, SD USA.

TENNESSE

Riverbend Festival. [June] Riverbend Festival. Friends of the Festival. 180 Hamm Road, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37405. USA. Office telephone: (423) 756-2211 Fax line: (423) 756-2719

TEXAS

Bedford Blues Festival. [September] MEI Festivals. 2626 Cole Ave, Suite 400, Dallas, Texas 75204 Tel: (214) 855-1881 Fax: (214) 855-1882

Stevie Ray Vaughn Remembrance Ride & Concert. [October] Dallas, TX USA.

VIRGINIA

Blues Fest. [July] P.O Box 4064. Lynchburg, Va 24502-0064. USA. Tel: (434) 237-8080.

Blues in the 'Burg Summer Concerts. [July]Fredericksburg, Virginia USA.

Eastern Shore of Virginia Music Festival. [July] Virginia.

Taste of the Blue Ridge Blues & Jazz Festival. [September] The Roanoke Special Events Committee. 210 Reserve Avenue SW Roanoke, VA 24016 Tel: (540) 853-2889

Topanga Blues Festival. [June] Topanga, CA USA.

WASHINGTON

Mount Baker Blues Festival. [August] Deming, WA USA.

Rendezvous Blues Festival. [August] Oroville, Washington, USA. Scott and Sue Thorndike Toll Free 1-866-872-8997 or 509-476-3501.

Rock Cut Blues Festival. [July] Kettle Falls, WA USA.

Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Festival. [July] Winthrop, WA USA.

Ritzville Blues Festival. [July] Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce. P.O. Box 122 Ritzville, WA 99169. USA. Tel: (509)659-1936

WEST VIRGINIA

Heritage Music BluesFest [August] Heritage Music BluesFest Contact Info Heritage Music Inc. 34 Poplar Avenue, Wheeling, WV 26003. USA. Tel: 304.232.8705

WISCONSIN

Acoustic Fest. [July] Pete Honzik. Acoustic Fest, Inc. 838 N. 5th. Street. Manitowoc, WI 54220-3363. USA. Tel: 920-684-8499.

Big Bull Falls Blues Festival. [August] Wausau, WI USA.

Dodgeville Bluesfest. [July] Dodgeville, WI USA.

Prairie Dog Blues Festival. [July] Prairie du Chien Area Chamber of Commerce. 211 S. Main, PO Box 326. Prairie du Chien, WI 53821. USA. Tel: 1-800-732-1673.