THREDBO’S
fantastic 2008 summer kicks off with the
14th Thredbo Blues
Festival.
Bob Brozman
Jeff Lang
Ray Beadle Band
Andy Cowan Band
Jan Preston
Pete Cornelius Band
Kate Meehan &
Skip Landy
Kerri Simpson Band
James Southwell Band
Marji Curran Band
Dallas Frasca and her Gentlemen
Steve Edmonds Band
Mojo Webb Band
Wards Express
Harry Brus Band
Phil Manning
The Others
Jimi Hocking
CALL NOW FOR ACCOMMODATION AT THIS YEARS FESTIVAL :: 1800 551574
The track you are now listening to is
'The E St Shuffle'
((C) M. Eastick - Bluefish Music)
Track 4 from Mal's 'Spirit' CD
Bluefish Records cat. no. BRCD - 002
Thredbo’s picturesque mountain location is a spectacular setting to enjoy a diverse range of Australian Blues acts, with over 100 performers playing a fresh mix of Roadhouse, Chicago, R&B, Soul, Funk and Delta Blues.
Thredbo is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2007 and to help celebrate the occasion, the Blues Festival will stage an All Star Concert in the Village Square on the Saturday evening.
The
festival program features over 20 separate acts and is
working on a strong line-up of
Australian
artists
and an international act. 12
Acts, ( see inside )
have been already been confirmed.
The blues is a vocal and instrumental music based on the use of the blue notes and a repetitive pattern that typically follows a twelve-bar structure, hence the term 12 bar Blues. It evolved in the United States in the communities of former African slaves, from spirituals, praise songs, field hollers, shouts, and chants. From blues music came great artists, such as Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy, Bessie Smith, and others. The blues influenced later American and Western popular music, rhythm and blues, rock and roll, hip-hop, country music and pop songs. The first recording of the blues was in 1895. George W. Johnson's recording of "Laughing Song" was the first blues song to be recorded.
