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9th Annual Rogue Valley Blues Festival

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CELEBRATE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR WEEKEND AT THE 9TH ANNUAL ROGUE VALLEY BLUES FESTIVALProducing a blues festival in January – what were we thinking? Well, after eight successful years, St. Clair Productions is proud to offer the city of Ashland its Ninth Annual Rogue Valley Blues Festival, January 16-18 (Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend), with main events at the Historic Ashland Armory, 208 Oak St. Headlining Friday evening’s acoustic concert is Harry Manx, who’s unique approach to the blues combines Mississippi Delta Blues with traditional Indian Ragas performed on the Mohan Veena, guitar and banjo. Mac Potts, seen at past RVBFs as the keyboardist with the Ben Rice Band, performs solo on keyboard and saxophone. Kicking off the evening is a songs-in-the-round with Pete Herzog, Jerry Zyback and the duo Rick Di Dia and Aireene Espiritu.Come prepared to dance Saturday evening as Too Slim and the Taildraggers offer their award-winning roots-rock, Americana, and Blues. The band was voted Best Regional act 10 times by the Portland’s Cascade Blues Association. Playing vintage instruments and channeling a blues style from the 1950s, The Insomniacs perform their original blues, swing and jump. Ashland’s own blues chanteuse Karen Lovely opens the evening.Sunday evening the next generation of blues musicians takes the stage. Fronted by Mac Potts, the Portland Blues Juniors headline the evening. From Ashland High School, Gabe Young and Friends open. Remember, most of your music heroes started their careers in high school. Come support these guys.An educational event as well, you are invited to come learn from the pros. Saturday workshops are: 11 a.m. Guitar with Harry Manx; 12:30 p.m. Boogy Woogy piano with Mac Potts; 2 p.m., Guitar with Michael “Hawkeye” Herman. Sunday workshops are: 11 a.m. Guitar with Tim “Too Slim” Langford; 12:30 p.m. Guitar workshop Vyasa Dodson (guitarist for The Insomniacs); 2 p.m. Women in the Blues with Karen Lovely.The RVBF also features free performances on Saturday and Sunday noon to 4 p.m. at Standing Stone Restaurant, Alex’s Restaurant, and Hardware Café in Ashland and the Avalon Bar and Grill in Talent. The schedule is on-line at www.stclairevents.com and will be posted at each venue.A weekend pass ($55) gets you into everything. Friday and Saturday evening costs $30 each. Sunday evening is $10 for adults and $5 for teens 12-17. Each workshop is $20. Tickets available on-line at www.stclairevents.com, at the Music Coop and Ashland Chamber of Commerce office in Ashland, Magic Man in Medford and Heartsong in Grants Pass. Call 541-535-3562 for more information.
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