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Winthrop is thrilled to announce harmonica master / Blues Hall of Fame inductee, Charlie Musselwhite, will be returning to headline next summer’s festival. Joining Musselwhite Saturday will be two-time GRAMMY nominee Shemekia Copeland, who Led Zeppelin vocalist Robert Plant has called "the next Tina Turner." Closing Saturday's stellar lineup, The Royal Southern Brotherhood makes their Northwest debut. This American blues and blues-rock supergroup features two rock-n-roll bloodlines with guitarist/vocalist Devon Allman (Gregg Allman's son) and singer/percussionist Cyril Neville (of New Orleans' legendary Neville Brothers), as well as vocalist / guitarist Mike Zito, drummer Yonrico Scott and bassist Charlie Wooten. And making her Winthrop debut, the stunningly talented Texan multi-instrumentalist, Carolyn Wonderland is a talent worth waiting for. To quote the Boston Herald: "A dollop of Janis Joplin, a slice of Stevie Ray Vaughan, and a big load of soulful individuality... that's Wonderland, a seething-hot Texas singer-guitarist. And she can write, too!... No wonder Dylan is an avowed fan." Northwest expatriates Too Slim & the Taildraggers, based now in Nashville, return to kick off the Friday night Beer Garden concert, and then on Sunday, because we doubt there’s an act that could follow them, once again close our main stage. No wonder Blues Review Magazine calls them, "One of the finest original Blues Rock trios performing today." And that's just for starters. Stay tuned for updates on next summer's fabulous Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Festival.
See you at the Blues Ranch, July 18-20, 2014!
 
 

Located at the Blues Ranch on the Methow River in the resort town of Winthrop, Washington, the Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Festival is a three-day event packed full of exciting national and regional entertainment for all ages. There is on site camping, food and craft vendors, portable showers, and a beer garden. The Blues Ranch is the perfect setting for one of Washington's greatest blues festivals. The Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Festival is the largest and longest running festival in the state of Washington. Over seventy-five thousand people have attended this event in the past twenty-four years. Past festivals have featured such national artists as Johnny, Winter, Janiva Magness, Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, Too Slim & the Taildraggers, Jimmie Vaughan, Booker T., Commander Cody, Little Feat, Mavis Staples, Bo Diddley, JJ Cale with Christine Lakeland, Bobby Rush, Susan Tedeschi, Koko Taylor, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Tower of Power, Delbert McClinton, Elvin Bishop, Little Milton, Tommy Castro, Eric Burdon, Chubby Carrier, Charlie Musselwhite, The Blasters, Buckwheat Zydeco, James Harman and many others. The festival has rightfully become a destination event with fans traveling from all over the world to enjoy and celebrate the Blues.

Next year's festival is scheduled for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, July 18, 19, 20, 2014. We will kick things off FRIDAY night with a JAM ONSITE AT THE BLUES RANCH in the Big Top Tent Beer Garden. Saturday and Sunday's music begins at 11 a.m. and ends each night with electrifying blues jam sessions in the beer garden. A state of the art sound and lighting system will be provided to ensure the very best sound and entertainment.

The Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Festival is brought to you by Winthrop Music Association (WMA), a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. All board members, staff and volunteers pride themselves in providing the very finest in rhythm & blues entertainment each year. We look forward to another great year and hope to see YOU at the 27th Annual 2014 Winthrop Rhythm and Blues Festival!!

 

 
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