After the years of amazing blues talent, you’d think we’d want to slow things down,
and get nice n’ comfortable…but you should know us better than that by now.
This year we’ve got an amazing line-up including locally brewed favorites …

Big Bill Morganfield
Chris Duarte
Linwood Taylor
Jon Spear Band

Big Bill Morganfield

Big Bill Morganfield™ is the son of McKinley Morganfield (Muddy Waters) and has emerged in the past few years as one of the top blues talents in America. Bill has played all over the world in the past 15 years, bringing pure joy to those who have had the pleasure of seeing one of his live performances. His influences include John Lee Hooker, James Brown, BB King and others. More info.

Chris Duarte

To classify Chris Duarte simply as a Blues Man is an understatement. In his own words, “rockin’ blues” or ”punk blues” describes him best. “Ferocious blues” also fits. Chris Duarte is a road warrior playing more than 150 dates a year. As well, Chris has headlined major festivals and clubs throughout the US, Canada and Europe. More info.

Linwood Taylor

Linwood hails from the Nation’s Capital Blues Scene, with one of the most highly respected names in the Blues Community with touring credits throughout the U.S. and European Blues circuits. Linwood’s style is in the vein of Muddy Waters, Albert King and Hendrix, while his resume includes appearances with Albert King, Joe Louis Walker, Skip Castro, Devon Allman and this past holiday season appeared with Tommy Castro and Joe Louis Walker at the Rhythm & Blues Review in Washington, D.C. More info.

Jon Spear Band

The Jon Spear Band can be adventurous in its musical tastes but never strays very far from its blues roots, which provides the foundation for the band’s music. The band has
opened for nationally touring acts including Debbie Davies, Delbert McClinton, Anson Funderburgh, the Iguanas, the Chris Duarte Group, Memphis Gold, and more. Based in Central Virginia, the band’s members are Jon Spear (guitar and vocals), Andy Burdetsky (bass), John Stubblefield (drums) and Dara James (lead vocals and guitar plus harmonica). More info.