Once again we’ve teamed-up with the Cincy Blues Society to bring you some of the best blues bands in the country. So bring your lawn chairs, blankets and grab some BBQ, brew or soft drink and tune-in to the sound of LIVE BLUES!
2019 BAND SCHEDULE
FRIDAY NIGHT ROCK & ROLL May 17th
5:00 pm – 6:45 pm Barley Bros.
7:00 pm – 8:45 pm Black Bone Cat
9:00 pm – 11:00 pm Hard Days Night – Beatles Tribute Band
SATURDAY BLUES May 18th
12:00 N – 1:15 pm Lil Red & the Rooster
1:30 pm – 2:45 pm Ralph and the Rhythm Hounds
3:00 pm – 4:15 pm The Tempted Souls Band
4:30 pm – 5:45 pm RICKY NYE INC.
6:00 pm – 7:45 pm Sonny Moorman
8:00 pm – 9:15 pm The Soul Fixers
9:30 pm – 11:00 pm Boscoe France – Award winning
FRIDAY NIGHT HEADLINER
HARD DAYS NIGHT BEATLES TRIBUTE BAND
Hard Day’s Night recreates the excitement of the live Beatles concerts in costumes. The tribute band will rock through Beatlemania, Shea Stadium, Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and the Studio Years.
Songs may include She Loves You,
I Want To Hold Your Hand, I Saw Her Standing There, Can’t Buy Me Love, A Hard Day’s Night. Ticket To RideAct Naturally, Yesterday,Drive My Car,Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, With A Little Help from my Friends, Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, Blackbird, Come Together, Something, Revolution, Let It Be, Hey Jude and Get Back.
Having played together in several different bands for over 3 decades, three veteran players continue their musical journey creating original music inspired by life’s events, travel, relationships and wit. The Barley Bros bring a fresh songwriting style to the stage influenced by old-school masters and new school style to weave personal stories into a hip modern sound. Musical genres like Roots, Jazz, R&B, and Indie-Rock can be heard in their compositions.
Local favorites Kevin Kern, Dave Wade, Bryan Coleman and Ryan Wyngate will take the stage on Friday night. Their line-up includes songs from ACDC, Eagles, Jimi Hendrix, Queen and Rolling Stones. Don’t miss them.
Boscoe France’s authentic musical style is an awe-inspiring alchemy of blues, rock and little bit of down-home soul. In what is sure to be an unforgettable performance, Boscoe’s indescribable slide guitar skills are well matched with his “rock your socks off” style of Blues. Yes…. literally…. this Kentucky firebrand stands barefoot on stage, playing with the skill and talent of a master musician fused with the intensity of a bare knuckled brawler.
Since picking up his Uncle Duke’s guitar at the age of three, Boscoe has forged a truly unique sound. In his years of experience, he has been blessed to share the stage and open for remarkable musicians such as: BB King, Paul Reed Smith, Sonny Landreth, Keb Mo, Emil Werstler, Johnny Neel, and Jimmy Wallace, to name a few. Boscoe currently performs at music festivals and PRS guitar clinics across the country. His joys are playing music, traveling to festivals with his family, and living the good life in Western Kentucky.
2015 Shoeless Blues: The Journey of Boscoe France appeared nationally on PBS and is still airing around the country. www.boscoefrance.com
Lil Red & the Rooster
diva voice that walks voluptuously from Bessie Smith to Janis Joplin crossing without a hitch tonalities and eras always sounding the most sincere and accurate possible.” Fred Delforge, France Blues Association
A multi-talented veteran of the stage, from Westerville, OH, USA, her 30+yr professional career has been diverse as an actor, dancer & singer/songwriter who has touched the hearts of hundreds of thousands internationally on stage, screen and recording. Her magnetic presence, exuberant energy and genuine smile bring a warm authentic charm to the blues scene.
“I recently had the pleasure of producing Lil Red & The Rooster’s Soul Burnin’ album and was so impressed with Pascal Fouquet’s excellent guitar playing. He’s one of the best European blues guitar players I’ve heard.” Dave Specter
This blues man got his start playing classical guitar at the age of 11 on a farm in Normandy, France. Five years later when BB Kingʼs “Blues Is King” reached his ears, his focus changed to Blues, from there he became one of the most admired Blues guitarists in France.
Ralph and The Rhythm Hounds is a Cincinnati modern blues/blues rock band featuring recording artist, Noah Cave. Cincinnati’s CityBeat Magazine nominated the band in 2014, as “Cincinnati’s Best Blues Band.” Purchase the band’s 2016 “Mesmerized” CD at Cdbaby.com, Amazon.com, iTunes.com, and many other download sites around the world. You can listen to the band’s Mesmerized CD on Spotify and Pandora. Look for the band’s next CD release in 2018.
The Tempted Souls Band’s roots are in the blues genre as their set list consists of Blues, R&B, and an eclectic mix of standards with that blues ‘feel’. They are a 6 time Finalist in the Cincinnati Blues Challenge and performer at the Winter and Summer Blues Festivals in Cincinnati. Band members include Mark Bubash- Lead Guitar, Dionne Partee-Lead Vocals, Jeff Rankin-Bass, Lonnie Noel- Keyboard, Merry Herbert-Drums www.temptedsouls.com
RICKY NYE INC
Traditional blues, boogie, woogie, and classic New Orleans jazz and R&B all come flying from the fingers of Cincinnati, OH pianist and vocalist RICKY NYE. The driving force behind the annual BLUES & BOOGIE PIANO SUMMIT held in Greater Cincinnati since 1999, Ricky has been inducted into the international Boogie Woogie Hall Of Fame, voted “Blues Artist Of The Year 2013 & 2014″ in Cincinnati’s CEA Awards, and the ” Best Local Musician” by CityBeat Magazine’s “Best Of Cincinnati 2013 reader’s poll. For more information visit his website at: http://www.rickynye.com/
Sonny Moorman
Sonny Moorman was born in Hamilton, Ohio, and grew up in the nightclubs his parents owned hearing some of the world’s best artists. Immersed in that environment Sonny was able to build a career that now spans nearly five decades. In his review of Sonny’s Live at the Cincy Blues Fest for Hittin’ the Note Magazine Bill Ector said “Live acoustic blues is one of God’s great gifts to us, particularly when it is placed in the capable hands of Sonny Moorman classic Blues played and sung the way it was supposed to be.
In a Tribute to the Luther Allison Song “Soul Fixin Man” by blues man Luther Allison, this group was assembled by Bob Herrmann (lead guitar) to play classic Chicago hard hitting and their music will knock your socks off! Recently SoulFixers put on a pounding performance at the Cincy Winter Blues Fest at the Phoenix in Cincinnati and Memphis style Blues. Band Members include Cincinnati Blues veterans Roger Bates (drums) and Tony Nasser (bass) Greg Hines (sax), Roland Joseph (trumpet), and Byron Walton (trumpet). This band is strong. www.facebook.com/TheSoulFixers
diva voice that walks voluptuously from Bessie Smith to Janis Joplin crossing without a hitch tonalities and eras always sounding the most sincere and accurate possible.” Fred Delforge, France Blues Association
Soul Burnin’ album and was so impressed with Pascal Fouquet’s excellent guitar playing. He’s one of the best European blues guitar players I’ve heard.” Dave Specter
Ralph and The Rhythm Hounds is a Cincinnati modern blues/blues rock band featuring recording artist, Noah Cave. Cincinnati’s CityBeat Magazine nominated the band in 2014, as “Cincinnati’s Best Blues Band.” Purchase the band’s 2016 “Mesmerized” CD at Cdbaby.com, Amazon.com, iTunes.com, and many other download sites around the world. You can listen to the band’s Mesmerized CD on Spotify and Pandora. Look for the band’s next CD release in 2018.
