Each year, hundreds of blues musicians descend on Fort Worden State Park, turning the historic facility in to a giant resonating chamber for acoustic blues music. The Park comes alive, and so does each musician who makes it happen.

After a week of workshops , Centrum presents the renowned artist/faculty of the Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Festival in a series of public performances – in Fort Worden’s McCurdy Pavilion, as well as intimate club performances in Port Townsend’s historic downtown district .

Seating is reserved at the McCurdy Pavilion and general at the Club Venues.

Friday Blues in the Clubs

Friday, August 3, 2012, 9pm-12am
Various venues
Downtown Port Townsend, WA

General admission: $24 (one ticket each night covers all venues; processing fee applies)

Routes of the Blues
Saturday, August 4, 2012, 1:30pm
McCurdy Pavilion

Reserved seating: $36/$26/$18 (processing fee applies)
18 and under: free

  • Centrum Gospel Choir — Angela Hill, Director With special guest Rev. Robert B. Jones
    The Inspiration for the Blues came from the Gospel tradition.
  • Orville Johnson and Grant Dermody
    Two Northwest treasures on Dobro and Harmonica
  • Tim Sparks
    Master fingerstyle guitarist performs rags and more
  • Louisiana Blues with Sunpie Barnes, Arthur Migliazza, Mark Brooks, and Jimmi Mayes
    Blues from the Big Easy

INTERMISSION

  • Chase Garrett
    Extraordinary boogie woogie piano phenom
  • Robert Belfour and Phil Wiggins
    The country blues guitar legend is joined by the world-renowned harmonica virtuoso
  • Chicago Blues with Billy Flynn, Dean Mueller, Jimmi Mayes, Terry “Harmonica” Bean, Daryl Davis, and Angela Hill
    The Destination of the Blues from the Delta

Saturday Blues in the Clubs
Saturday, August 4, 2012, 9pm-12am
Various venues
Downtown Port Townsend, WA

General admission: $24 (one ticket each night covers all venues; processing fee applies)