Past Artists

Over the years we’ve had some amazing artists at the festival!

Blues Festival 2022

Blues Festival 2019

Blues Festival 2018

Blues Festival 2017

Blues Festival 2016

  • Colin James
  • Frazey Ford
  • Cyril Neville and the Royal Southern Brotherhood
  • Como Mamas
  • Lindi Ortega
  • Billy Dixon
  • Dawn Pemberton
  • Ben Rogers
  • Wes Mackey
  • Cecile Doo-Kingue
  • Shred Kelly
  • Rich Hope

Blues Festival 2015

  • Sheep Dogs
  • Lee Fields & The Expressions
  • Ruthie Foster
  • Nathan & The Zydeco Cha-Chas
  • Eagle Rock Gospel Singers
  • Harpdog Brown & the Travelling Blues Show
  • Devin Cuddy
  • Jesse Roper
  • Colleen Rennison
  • Jim Byrnes & Sojourners
  • Terra Lightfoot
  • Sibel Thrasher

Blues Festival 2014

  • Big Sugar
  • Matt Anderson
  • Bettye Lavette
  • Imelda May
  • The Harpoonist
  • Steve Kozak
  • Wide Mouth Mason
  • Chic Gamine
  • Rich Hope
  • Shakey Graves
  • Blind Boy Paxton
  • Miss Quincy

Blues Festival 2013

  • Blue Rodeo
  • Charles Bradley
  • ZZ Ward
  • Shakura S’Aida
  • Ndidi Onukwulu
  • David Gogo
  • Jon and Roy
  • The Sojourners
  • John Lee Sanders
  • Vince Vaccaro
  • Brickhouse
  • Shaun Verreault

Blues Festival 2012

  • Indigo Girls
  • Jimmie Vaughan
  • Amadou & Mariam
  • Meshell Ndegeocello
  • Kelly Joe Phelps
  • The Deep Dark Woods
  • The Washboard Union
  • No Sinner

Blues Festival 2011

  • k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang
  • John Mayall
  • Imelda May
  • Luke Doucet and The White Falcon
  • Matt Andersen
  • The Secret Sisters
  • Current Swell

Blues Festival 2010

  • Taj Mahal
  • Kenny Wayne Shepherd
  • Serena Ryder
  • Lukas Nelson & The Promise of the Real
  • Colin Linden
  • Little Miss Higgins
  • Yukon Blonde
  • Zaac Pick

Blues Festival 2009

  • Smoky Robinson
  • Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
  • Keb’ Mo’
  • David Lindley
  • JJ Grey & Mofro
  • Raul Malo
  • Tinsley Ellis
  • Oh Susanna
  • Rich Hope and His Evil Doers

Blues Festival 2008

  • Colin James
  • Jonny Lang
  • Ryan Shaw
  • Dirty Dozen Brass Band
  • Shelby Lynne
  • Tommy Castro
  • Tom Taylor featuring Steve Dawson and Shari Ulrich

Blues Festival 2007

  • Los Lonely Boys
  • Allen Toussaint
  • Dr. John
  • James Cotton
  • James Hunter
  • BeauSoleil
  • Otis Clay
  • The Mud Bay Blues Band

Blues Festival 2006

  • Buddy Guy
  • Koko Taylor and her Blues Machine
  • Susan Tedeschi
  • The Be Good Tanyas
  • Steve Riley and the Mamou Players
  • The Holmes Brothers

Blues Festival 2005

  • Neville Brothers
  • The Wailin’ Jennys
  • Johnny Clegg
  • Lhasa
  • Mem Shannon

Blues Festival 2004

  • Colin James
  • Rosanne Cash
  • Buckwheat Zydeco
  • Jaojoby Eusebe
  • Jim Byrnes
  • Tarbox Ramblers

Blues Festival 2003

  • Remy Shand
  • Wide Mouth Mason
  • Shemika Copeland
  • Big Lack Johnson and the Oilers
  • Dr Z and the MDs
  • The Twisters

Blues Festival 2002

  • Ike Turner and the KIngs of Rhythm
  • Eddie Cotton
  • Kelly Hunt
  • David Gogo
  • Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne
  • Sonny Rhodes

Blues Festival 2001

  • Big Bill Morganfield
  • Colin James
  • Sue Foley
  • The Holmes Brothers
  • Duke Robillard Band
  • Joe Lewis Walker

Blues Festival 2000

  • Deborah Coleman
  • Robert Cray
  • Billy Branch and the Sons of Blues
  • Jim Byrnes
  • The Frankie Lee Show