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, August 3, 2012, 9pm-12am
Various venues
Downtown Port Townsend, WA
General admission: $24 (one ticket each night covers all venues; processing fee applies)
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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
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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)