2021 Best Self-Produced CD Competition

2020 Best Self-Produced CD Competition Entries Now Being Accepted

Since 2005, The Blues Foundation has annually held a competition to recognize excellence in independent blues recordings. The Best Self-Produced CD competition is open to affiliated blues societies from around the world to submit one entry each,…
Bandstand - Bandstand from Froggy - Bandstand - Lloyd Jones

Bandstand from Froggy

Louis and the Geezer are quite honored that the judges picked us to represent Cascade Blues in Memphis as your duo. We had to miss our opportunity to perform at the Waterfront this year 'cause we were bringing Blues Music to our veterans at…
Thank You To Holiday Party Volunteers

Thank You Waterfront Blues Festival Volunteers!!

Huge thanks to the following 2019 WBF CBA Merchandise Booth volunteers! Kurt Marion, Pat Oshea, Dan and Robbie Naser-Josue, Coila Ash, Terry Nolan, Gary Frogge, Sandie Wilkins, Cheryl Crosley, Rawleigh Pate, Bryan Olson, Jack and Karen Hamil,…
Lloyd Jones Lost Recording

Lloyd Jones celebrates Long Lost Live Recording

Lloyd Jones recently discovered a cassette of a show that his band, The  Struggle, had recorded from 1995 at The Emperor’s Chambers. He liked the way that it sounded so much that he decided to have it copied onto CD, and he wants to share…
Roots Rising - Matt Andersen

Matt Andersen – Canadian Bluesman

A powerhouse performer with a giant, soul-filled voice and commanding stage presence, Matt Andersen has built a formidable following the old-fashioned way: Touring worldwide and letting his stunned audiences and new devotees spread the good…
Jay “Bird” Koder and Jarrod Lawson

Soulmates at The Lake

A co-op of gifted composers and arrangers, including renowned local artists such as Jay “Bird” Koder and Jarrod Lawson, take the listener on a journey of musical twists and turns, breathing new life into some classic themes and breaking…
Johnny Wheels and The Swamp Donkeys
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IBC Fundraiser for Johnny Wheels & The Swamp Donkeys

The first of what will most likely be several fundraisers to help send the Cascade Blues Association’s acts to Memphis for the International Blues Challenge will be held at Mekong Bistro on Sunday, August 25. An all-star event to assist our…
Patrick Stilwell CD Release

Patrick Stilwell CD Release Party

Join Patrick Stilwell and friends as he celebrates the release of his long-awaited recording, Tales From The Riverside. Stilwell is a quadruple threat as he plays not only mean guitar and sings, but also offers numbers on the electric violin.…
Seth Walker

Seth Walker – Americana & Blues

North Carolina native Seth Walker grew up on a multi-family commune and studied classical violin and cello before ultimately discovering his passion for soul, jazz, blues, and folk. He’d go on to deftly mix all those genres and more in his…
The Gin Joints

Birch Pereira & The Gin Joints

To step into Birch Pereira and the Gin Joints’ soundscape is to have your fingers on a veritable radio dial. With deep sonic roots reaching to virtually every style of mid-twentieth century American music — from Americana to blues to jazz,…