April:
April 17 – 18, 2009        3rd Annual Music on the Mountain Festival; Mineral, WA.
www.randyoxford.com, www.minerallakeeventcenter.com, www.mrva.us
360.492.5039 or 253.973.9024
Featuring: 25 Blues and Jazz bands, micro brewer’s, wineries, food vendors, arts & crafts.


May:
May 9, 2009        13th Annual Untapped Blues Festival; Benton County Fairgrounds, Kennewick, Washington
Website:
www.untappedblues.com,

May 14 – 17, 2009           Sunbanks Rhythm & Blues Festival; Sunbanks Resort, Grand Coulee, Washington
Website:
 www.sunbanksfestival.com
Sunbanks Resort, 57662 HWY 155 N., Electric City, WA 99123. 888-822-7195


July:
July 2 – 5, 2009        Waterfront Blues Festival; Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Portland, Oregon
Website:
www.waterfrontbluesfest.com
By Phone: 1.503.973.FEST

July 11, 2009                Ritzville Blues Festival; Historic Downtown Ritzville, Washington
Website:
www.ritzvilleblues.com
Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce  509.659.1936

July 16 – 19, 2009                Rendezvous in Moscow; Moscow, Idaho.        
Website:
www.moscowmusic.com/Rendezvous
800.380.1801

July 17 – 19, 2009        22nd Annual Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Festival; Winthrop, Washington
Website:
www.winthropbluesfestival.com
Nightly Beer Garden Jam Hosted by Polly O’Keary & the Rhythm Method
Randy Oxford and Patti Allen; Big Mumbo Blues Band; Chubby Carrier; Too Slim & the Taildraggers; Magic Slim & the
Teardrops; Mavis Staples with the Rick Holmstrom Band
Advance Tickets $70.00, Tickets Purchased at the gate $80.00: Only 2,500 tickets available! Children 12 & under are
free with an adult.  Tickets are sold by: Northwest Ticket Sales 360.629.8027 •
nwblues1@msn.comwww.nwticketsales.
com • Central Reservations / Tickets NW 1-800-422-3048 or www.WinthropTickets.com

July 24 – 26, 2009       Jazz In The Valley; Downtown Ellensburg, Washington
Website:
www.jazzinthevalley.com
Phone: 888.925.2204

July 24 – 25, 2009        Rock Cut Blues Festival; Orient, Washington       
www.rockcutblues.com
Friday, July 24:
Sam Marshall Trio, Kinzel & Hyde, Becki Sue & Her Big Rockin’ Daddies!
Saturday, July 25:
Sam Marshall Trio; Kinzel & Hyde; The Culprits; Randy Oxford Band; The Red Hot Blues Sisters; Too Slim & the
Taildraggers; The Rock Cut Blues All-Star Jam
Tickets are $30 for a weekend pass; Friday night only $15; No Saturday only pass
By mail: Rock Cut Blues, 75 Paradise Cove Road, Kettle Falls, WA. 99141

July 31 – August 2, 2009  14th Annual Mount Baker R&B Festival
Bellingham, WA. www.bakerblues.com
Featuring: Johnny Winter; Sonny Landreth; Ana Popovic; Jason Ricci & New Blood; Shane Dwight Band; Jr. Cadillac; The
Fat Tones; Sammy Eubanks; Midlife Crisis & the Alimony Horns; Paul Green & Straight Shot; The Shadow Creek Project;
Scratch Daddy; The Crystal Tricycle …
Limited to 2000 advance tickets! Canadian money at “par” on site.
Tickets secure online @ www.bakerblues.com or (360)629-8027; In Bellingham @ Avalon Music, 1330 Railroad Ave…
(360)676-9573


July 31 - August 2, 2009        14th Annual Mount Baker R&B Festival
Deming Log Show Fairgrounds, Bellingham, Washington
www.boomkak.com/bakerblues/index.html
Friday July 31:        The Shadow Creek Project; Shane Dwight
Saturday August 1:        Scratch Daddy; Paul Green & Straight Shot; Sammy Eubanks; Jason Ricci & New Blood; Johnny
Winter; Ana Popovic
Sunday August 2:        The Crystal Tricycle; Midlife Crisis and the Alimony Horns; Jr. Cadillac; The Fat Tones; Sonny
Landreth
Tickets; 306-629-8027; Advance $90, Gate; $110

August:
August 1 & 2, 2009        Pine Springs Resort Backyard Blues Bash; Goldendale, Washington        
www.pinespringsresort.net
Reservations & information 509.773.4434
Friday Night Jam hosted by Blues Attitude
Saturday Featuring: Denae; Too Slim & the Taildraggers; The Fat Tones; Jimmy Lloyd Rea & the Switchmasters; Kenny
Lavitz; Curley Cooke & Annette Taborn
Tickets: $40.00; Pine Springs Resort, 2471 Highway 97, Goldendale, WA. 98620

August 1 & 2, 2009        12th Annual Sky High Blues Festival; Rock Creek, BC.
Website:
www.skyhighblues.org      
250.446.2553
Weekend Pass only $100.00 CAN (GST & camping included)
Order by phone: 250.446.2553 or
drblues@telus.net
Children under 16 years of age are FREE

August 7 & 8, 2009:  8th Annual Magic City Blues Festival; Billings, MT.
www.magiccityblues.com

August 7 & 8, 2009        Rockin’ The Rivers Festival; Three Forks, MT
Website:
www.rockintherivers.net       
406.285.0099 or  866.285.0097
3 day pass: $125/$150 @ gate; 1 day pass $50/$60 @ gate; campsite pass: $65/$75 @ gate; VIP 3 day pass
$275/$300 @ gate

August  7- 9, 2009                20th Annual Yellow Pine Harmonica Festival; Yellow Pine, ID
Website:
www.harmonicacontest.com
208.633.3300 or steveholloway@cableone.net

August 14 - 16, 2009        Salmon Arm Roots & Blues Festival; Salmon Arm, British Columbia
Website:
www.rootsandblues.ca
Featuring: Ana Popovic, Johnny Winter

August 15 & 16, 2009      Seattle Hempfest; Myrtle Edwards Park Pier 70 in Seattle, Washington
Website:
www.hempfest.org
Hotline: 206.781.5734


September:
September 4 - 6, 2009                Rendezvous Rhythm & Blues Festival; Oroville, WA
Website:
www.rendezvousbluesfestival.com

September 10 - 13, 2009           Sunbanks Rhythm & Blues Festival; Sunbanks Resort, Grand Coulee, WA
Website:
 www.sunbanksfestival.com
Sunbanks Resort, 57662 HWY 155 N., Electric City, WA 99123. 888-822-7195

September 12, 2009                4th Annual Blues in the Park; Hagerman, Idaho.        
Website:
www.hagermanidea.org/blues.html

September 18 &19, 2009        Blues By the Sea; Astoria, Oregon
Website:
www.bluesbythesea.com
On site camping Available.

We will be adding more information and festivals as we learn of them.
Maintenance by IEBS
© 2009 Inland Empire Blues Society
Contact:
ieblues@ieblues.org
www.ieblues.org
We will be adding more information and festivals as we learn of them.