9th Annual Hot Licks Blues Fest
Date Published: September 10th, 2008Categories: Events
The 2008 Hot Licks Bluesfest, organized by the Granville Federation for the Appreciation of the Blues (GFAB), will take place in downtown Granville, Ohio, on September 20, 2008, from noon until 10pm.
The harp player on the right is James Cotton, our headliner for 2008.
Here’s the full line-up:
12:30 The Patrick McGlaughlin Band
2:30 Hurricane Jerry and Stormfront
4:30 The Shawn Carney Band with Gene Walker
6:30 Teeny Tucker
8:30 The James Cotton Band
The Blues Fest, which is in its ninth year, is a free event organized by the Granville Federation for the Appreciation of the Blues. Donations from sponsors, which range from local corporations to blues-loving individuals, help offset some of the costs of putting on the event, which annually brings blues musicians from near and far to play. East Broadway between Main and Prospect streets is closed to traffic, with a stage set up at the west end and a beer tent at the east end. In between, there’s plenty of room to set up lawn chairs, and even to dance. It’s a family-friendly event that draws thousands. Each year, GFAB designates a local, grassroots organization as the beneficiary of funds raised from sales of food, drink, and T-shirts (designed by Tim Bowers). Local food vendors contribute a portion of their sales to this year’s beneficiaries. This year, the benefactors are Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Licking and Perry Counties, along with the Granville Music Boosters.
Our official web site is here: http://www.freewebs.com/hotlicks/
We hope to see you there!
– Scott Gowans
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