General Membership Meeting October 2020
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 with proper…
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Ramblings On My Mind - October 2020
Greg Johnson, CBA President
We may as well face it. 2020 is pretty much finished when it comes to the Cascade Blues Association being able to hold any meetings or events. As Portland continues to be held…
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Walter Trout
Ordinary Madness
Provogue Records
Review by Randy Murphy
Walter Trout’s new release “Ordinary Madness” finds this blues-guitar wizard in fine form, effortlessly brewing potent spells of dark musical magic with…
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Vanessa Collier
Heart On The Line
Phenix Fire Records
Review by Greg Johnson
Vanessa Collier is a force within herself and is gaining popularity and momentum that is beyond well deserved. The current two-time recipient of the Blues Music…
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Steven Troch
“Leftovers”
(Available only on Bandcamp)
Review by John Taylor
You know how it is when you’re eating leftovers. You mix things up.
That to-go box of moo goo gai pan from Sunday night? It’s still good – and come…
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Lisa Mann
Old Girl
JayRay Records
Review by Greg Johnson
Not to be one to sit idle, even during times of pandemic, Portland’s Blues Music Award-winning bassist has released two discs over the past months of shutdown. The first, an…
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Fiona Boyes
Blues In My Heart
Blue Empress Records / Reference Recordings
Review by Greg Johnson
Since her win at the International Blues Challenge back in 2003, Fiona Boyes has been one of the most noted blues guitarists of our time,…
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Jim Gustin and Truth Jones
Lessons Learned
Self-produced
By John Taylor
After four decades of singing the blues up and down the West Coast, Jim Gustin and Truth Jones are ready to impart some of the wisdom they’ve gained along the way –…
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PERFORMANCE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT UPDATE
The Summer Performance Project Committee has worked hard for the past several months to arrange for performances in various Portland parks, and are very pleased to announce that Part 1 of the project is…
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Inaugural Village Blues Festival
Eugene’s Rainy Day Blues Society presents the first Village Blues Festival to be held in Cottage Grove, Oregon, on Saturday, September 5 at The Village Green. Eugene is located in a county who have moved…
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General Membership Meeting
Ramblings On My Mind – October 2020
Walter Trout – Ordinary Madness
Vanessa Collier – Heart On The Line
Steven Troch – “Leftovers”
Lisa Mann – Old Girl – JayRay Records
Fiona Boyes – Blues In My Heart
Jim Gustin and Truth Jones – Lessons Learned
PERFORMANCE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT
Inaugural Village Blues Festival