Blues Links

Bumbershoot itinerary: Blues/soul/world music (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

While Western musical genres dominate the many stages at Bumbershoot, the festival embraces styles from around the globe. Complementing the eclectic array of global sounds are blues, reggae, soul, funk and Latin.

The Winnipeg blues veteran releases his first acoustic album, Acoustic Blues: Got 'em From the Bottom (Uptown Magazine)

Big Dave McLean's been busting out the blues for close to 40 years, but the veteran Winnipeg musician is just now getting around to recording his softer side. Acoustic Blues: Got 'em From the Bottom is the bluesman's third release on Stony Plain Records and the first unplugged McLean album.

Annual Blues Festival begins 11 a.m. Saturday (The Standard-Times)

MIDDLEBORO — "Red White and Blues," the third annual New England Blues Festival, opens at 11 a.m. Saturday at Battis Field and promises a full day of music, arts and crafts and food before the event winds up at 8 p.m..

Big Al’s Blues Busters (Creston News Advertiser)

At the fourth-annual McKinley Park Festival, local act Big Al’s Blues Busters perform a number featuring vocalist Julie Weisshaar.