Springing the Blues

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Springing the Blues Festival
GenreBlues
Location(s)Jacksonville Beach, Florida
Years active1990–present
WebsiteSpringing the Blues

Springing the Blues is an annual blues festival held in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. It is one of the largest and oldest blues festivals on the East Coast of the United States.[1] It was first held in 1990 and has been held yearly on the first weekend of April.[2]

History

The first Springing the Blues festival was held in 1991. The 20th anniversary edition in 2010 featured new features including an exhibit at Beaches Historical Museum and a story contest.[3] The event is free.

Past festival lineups

Past performers have included

JJ Grey & MOFRO, Bnois King, and in April 2022, the Bridget Kelly Band.[5]

Accolades

  • Named by DownBeat magazine as one of the top 50 Music Festivals in the World.
  • Named by SouthEast Tourism Society as one of the top 20 destination events in the country.
  • Voted in 1997 as "Best Festival in Northeast Florida" by the Folio Weekly magazine annual poll.
  • Sam Veal is the festival's founder. Springing the Blues was the first festival he produced.

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Blues Foundation's List of Festivals". Blues.org. Retrieved 2010-11-01.
  2. ISBN 1-85868-255-X
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  3. ^ "Springing the Blues Festival". Firstcoastnews.com. Retrieved 2010-11-01.
  4. ^ "Roger "Hurricane" Wilson | Steve's Live Music". Steveslivemusic.com. 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  5. ^ "Home". Bridgetkellyband.com. Retrieved November 30, 2022.

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