The Coyote Kings Invitational Walla Walla Guitar Festival, Mar 16 - 17, 2012
March 16 - 17, 2012
Walla Walla is known for it’s sweet onions, beautiful & historic downtown, and its award winning wines. Over the last few years it has become a premium tourist destination, attracting people who seek a picturesque downtown, great food & wines, and a relaxed atmosphereЕ all in all a great place to unwind.
All that is about to change
Presenting the Coyote Kings Invitational WALLA WALLA GUITAR FESTIVAL! On March 16th* & 17th, 2012 there’s going to be a ruckus in downtown Walla Walla, when it becomes host to twelve of the Northwest’s premier Blues & Roots bands.
For 13½ hrs on Saturday, Mar 17th, eleven bands will play in five venues, all within easy walking distance, in downtown Walla Walla. The venues are Walla Faces, hosting the Acoustic Showcase, The LARGE Show at the Walla Walla Elks Lodge, and the multi-venue Guitar Crawl at Sapolil Cellars, CrossRoads Steakhouse, & Charles Smith Winery.
The artist line-up reads like a who’s who of Northwest talent
~ Coyote Kings w/Mush, with special guest Kenny “Blue” Ray: The hosts of the WWGF, Coyote Kings w/Mush, have established themselves as a Northwest Roots radio & blues festival favorite. They are 2011 WBS IBC State finalists & were nominated in 2011 for Best New Blues Band by the IEBS. They are known for their high-energy stage performances featuring the jaw-dropping vocals of Michelle “Mush” Morgan. Their new CD “Move” made it to the second round in the IBC’s for Best Self Produced CD, and also garnered a rave review (9 stars) from Blues Review Magazine, calling it versatile, solid & sexy.
Joining CK w/M at the fest is Kenny “Blue” Ray: When it comes to hard-hitting blues guitar, Kenny is the real deal. He has appeared on close to 40 recordings, including appearances with Stevie Ray Vaughan, Marcia Ball, Ronnie Earl, Charlie Musselwhite, Anson Funderburgh, and many others. “Blue” will be lighting up the stage with the Kings & Mush at the fest.
~ Jimmy Lloyd Rea & The Switchmasters: Jimmy Lloyd is a Blues Hall of Fame recipient and a Muddy Award Hall of Famer too! This John Lee Hooker & Canned Heat alum will bring the Baker City Barbecue to you, along with his longtime guitar player “The Reverend Danny G.”
~ The Randy Oxford Band: Featuring Manuel Morais & Jho Blenis on guitars. IBC finalists, Randy & crew have established themselves as a premier party band on a national scale, with festivals already booked this year in San Diego, Maine, The Waterfront, & their annual return to the Legendary Blues Cruise coming in 2012. WWGF is proud to be the first fest of the year to have them!
~ Kevin Selfe & The Tornadoes: Representing Portland, Kevin & band are three time Muddy Awards’ Blues Act of the Year winners. They are true blue and righteous & light up the stage at every turn.
~ Sammy Eubanks: We call him “The Voice,” but Sammy is also a great guitarist. He’s a BB Award & (multiple) Empire Award winner who mixes blues, rock, & a little country, to come up with his own stellar sound.
~ Junkyard Jane: Led by “Little Devil,” Billy Stoops on guitar, multi BB award winning Junkyard Jane is a perennial Northwest fest fav. They’ll bring their bourbon fueled bluesy Roots gumbo to the WWGF. It’s always a great party when Junkyard Jane is in town.
~ The Vaughn Jensen Band: Vaughn is a smokin’ guitarist who tears it up with passion and heart. Besides his set, he’ll be co-hosting the All-star Jam with Curtis “Rocket” Johnson.
~ Joe Smart & Laredo Drive: National flat-picking champion, Joe Smart, will be here with his new “Dog-grass” band, mixing rock, blues, jazzЕ everything but the kitchen sink with their traditional bluegrass roots.
~ Gary Winston & The Real Deal: Walla Walla native, Gary Winston, spent many years the house band at the Hiatt Regency in Hong Kong. With phenomenal guitar playing and a true-to-soul voice, Gary & The Real Deal play classic R&B, smooth blues, and can “bring the Funk,” like no other.
~ Wasteland Kings: Hailing from La Grande, OR, these Kings are a great new Roots band, mixing blues, Rock-a-Billy, & Country. Great guitar oriented tunes to please a new audience.
~ Philly KingB & The Stingers: Phil Lynch, a.k.a. “Philly KingB,” is a Blues technician, specializing in Chicago Blues Classics. Joined by the true-tone harp blowing of Larry Leir, they’ll bring you all of your classic Blues favs.
~ Siol (pronounced ‘Sheel’): Featuring Jess Burgess on guitar. Celtic music to start the fest & our “tip o’ the hat” to St Paddy’s Day.
Saturday Mar 17 schedule:
12 Noon: Acoustic Showcase at Walla Faces, featuring Joe Smart and Laredo Drive & Siol.
3pm: The LARGE show at The Walla Walla Elks Lodge, featuring Coyote Kings w/Mush with Kenny “Blue” Ray, The Randy Oxford Band, & Jimmy Lloyd Rea & the Switchmasters.
8pm: The Guitar Crawl at Sapolil Cellars, Charles Smith Winery, & CrossRoads Steakhouse, featuring Kevin Selfe & The Tornadoes, Sammy Eubanks, Junkyard Jane, The Vaughn Jensen Band, Gary Winston & The Real Deal, & Philly KingB & The Stingers.
12 Midnight: The All-Star Jam at CrossRoads, hosted by Vaughn Jensen & Curtis “Rocket” Johnson.
Ted Todd (2011 recipient of the Blues Foundations’ BMA “Keeping the Blue Alive” award for commercial radio) & Tony Frederickson will be hosting a drawing to win two different guitars, a weekend B&B get-away for two, tickets to other Northwest festivals, clothes & jewelry, meals & a boatload of bottles of Walla Walla wine. Everyone who comes to the fest will receive one raffle ticket and more are available for sale.
Tickets are on sale now for $35 for Saturday. One and two night motel/fest packages are also available, right in the middle of the fest at: http://wallawallaguitarfestival.com.
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