Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Fest in Full Swing

After a great dance on Wednesday, we're getting ready to launch into a busy weekend of concerts at the Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Festival. We've included a list of upcoming shows below. For complete information, including performance previews, head over to our Blues site.

On Saturday afternoon, we welcome the Ebony Hillbillies  – one of the last Black string bands – to the stage. The video above shows them playing in the New York Subway – priceless!

Tickets for all Blues Festival performances are available online,
or by calling 800-746-1982. Purchase Festival
Packages and Save! Allfest Package: $74/$9; Mainstage
Package:$44/$60.

Friday,
August 6
Old Songs for Young Folks
Fort Worden Chapel | 11am | Kids (ages 3 and up) free;
Adults $5
Centrum thanks The Congdon Hanson Family for their support of youth
programs.

  • Lightnin'
    Wells

Friday, August 6
David
Bromberg Quartet
McCurdy Pavilion | 7:30 pm |
$20/$31/$39

  • Lightnin’ Wells: Blues, Rags and Roots From a Piedmont Master
  • David Bromberg Quartet: Instrumental Virtuosity Meets
    Spontaneous Energy and Humor

Friday, August 6
Blues
in The Clubs
9:30 pm – 12:30 am | $25

Saturday, August 7
Down-Home
Country BluesFest
McCurdy Pavilion | 1:30 pm |
$18/$24/$33

  • The Ebony Hillbillies: One of the Last Black String Bands
  • Steve James: Roots and Blues via Austin, Texas
  • Nat Reese and Phil Wiggins: West Virginia Songster with Piedmont
    Master
  • The Jerron Paxton Band: Blues Guitar/ Piano Prodigy Joined By a
    Host of Festival Friends

Saturday, August 7
Blues
in The Clubs
9:30 pm – 12:30 am | $25

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