Gorge Acoustic Blues Masters
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Blues in the Gorge Now An Online Camp 

Blues in the Gorge Now An Online Camp  Like so many other performances and events during the time of pandemic, the Menucha Blues In the Gorge has also had to adapt. But rather than cancelling or postponing as many have done, they’ll…
Dark Was the Night - Blind Willie Johnson’s Journey To The Stars 

Dark Was the Night – Blind Willie Johnson’s Journey To The Stars 

Dark Was the Night - Blind Willie Johnson’s Journey To The Stars  By Gary Golio, illustrated by EB Lewis  Nancy Paulson Books, 2020. 32 pages  Review by Greg Johnson  Dark Was The Night is the latest offering from Gary Golio, an award…
2021 Best Self-Produced CD Competition
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2021 Best Self-Produced CD Competition Entries Now Being Accepted

2021 Best Self-Produced CD Competition   UPDATE: The Blues Foundation has cancelled the 2021 International Blues Challenge and all the events, including the Best Self Produced CD competition, due to the pandemic crisis. They look forward to…
New Music to Note-September 2021
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September 2020 New Music Releases 

September New Music Releases  There is so much good music out there. To help sort through it, we recommend starting here.  Anthony Geraci – Daydreams In Blue (Shining Stone Records)  Bai Kamara Jr – Salone (MIG)  Cary Morin –…
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Too Slim and the Tail Draggers – The Remedy

Too Slim and the Tail Draggers  The Remedy VizzTone/Underworld By John Taylor  Sure, they favor cowboy hats, tuck their pants into their boots and called Tennessee home for a while. But Too Slim and the Tail Draggers aren’t all hat. They’ve been…
October 2020 cancelled

September 2020 General Membership Meeting 

September 2020 General Membership Meeting  Please be advised that at this time all of our General Membership Meetings are on hold. They will continue once we’re able to safely gather in a location that can provide enough space for all…
Bai Kamara Jr & The Voodoo Sniffers - Salone
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Bai Kamara Jr & The Voodoo Sniffers – Salone

Bai Kamara Jr & The Voodoo Sniffers  Salone M.I.G.   Based in Belgium for the past couple decades, Bai Kamara jr was born in Sierra Leone in West Africa and grew up in England. Deeply influenced by the music of his homeland, he found…
Ramblings On My Mind-March 2021
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Ramblings On My Mind – September 2020

Ramblings On My Mind - September 2020 Greg Johnson, Cascade Blues Association President  As we continue to push our way through these times of pandemic, some things seem so far away in the past or further into the future. Such is the feeling…
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Anthony Geraci – Daydreams In Blue

Anthony Geraci  Daydreams In Blue Shining Stone Records  By Greg Johnson  Without question, Anthony Geraci is one of the finest and most sought-after keyboardist in the blues world today. Renowned for his years of work in bands led by Sugar…
Wayne Nicholson & John Campbelljohn 
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Wayne Nicholson & John Campbelljohn – Elmore’s Blues 

Wayne Nicholson & John Campbelljohn  Elmore’s Blues Grindstone Records  Reviewed by Greg Johnson  Though the names may not be familiar to blues fans in the United States, in their homeland of Canada they’re musical icons. Wayne…