...Saturday & Sunday, July 24 & 25, 2004...

Two days of blues and art to feed your soul! Boogie free-of-charge to concerts at 10:30AM, 12:15PM, 2:00PM, and 3:45PM on both Saturday and Sunday and feast your eyes on paintings, sculpture, jewelry and more by fine regional artists. Get out your axe and bone up on the blues at weekend workshops at 11:30AM, 1:15PM and 3:00PM. Bring a picnic or feed your body and soul on site.

Don't miss our special headliner concerts at 6:30PM—Pinetop Perkins on Saturday night and Big Bill Morganfield on Sunday night.

• All daytime concerts are entirely free--no admission charge, no tickets required.
• Purchase tickets for Pinetop Perkins and Big Bill Morganfield by phoning 303-797-8565 x321.
• On the day of the performance, tickets are available at our gift shop or at the gate if event is not sold out.
• Find out what to expect and what to bring when you come to a concert.

...Metro Blues, July 24, Saturday, 10:30AM...

An eclectic blend of all contemporary blues forms that will rock you and move through you the way only the Blues can!

...Kevin Dooley, July 24, Saturday 12:15PM...

With the soul of acoustic with the range of rock, Dooley's melodies and lyrics express the resilience of human nature and the impact of the rugged beauty of the Colorado mountains on our collective spirits.

...Little Mary, July 24, Saturday 2PM...

She's LITTLE, She's VIVACIOUS.... and she's got a POWERHOUSE blues voice, with a burlesque style on stage has entranced Colorado for over twelve years.

...Delta Sonics, July 24, Saturday 3:45PM...

Specializing in the Mississippi strains their name implies, the Delta Sonics also have a knack for finding the New Orleans groove that straddles the line between blues and early rock.

...Pinetop Perkins & Friends, July 24, Saturday 6:30PM...

Joe Willie Pinetop Perkins is widely recognized as the world's best blues piano player and one of the last great Mississippi bluesmen, creating a style of playing that has influenced three generations of piano players and will continue to be the yardstick by which blues pianists are measured. Pinetop IS the blues--and he's celebrating his 91st birthday on July 13, 2004. Tickets are $7.50 for adults, $5 for members, and $2 for children (ages 3-12).

...Easy Bill & the Big Beat, July 25, Sunday 10:30AM...

Playing a mixture of jump blues and early R&B as well as post-war Chicago, Texas and West Coast blues, the band's sound is faithful to classic tradition and contemporary and appealing to modern audiences.

...Tempa & the Tantrums, July 25, Sunday 12:15PM...

Tempa's unique style infuses blues, Cajun, R&B, bluegrass and rock. She is most commonly compared to Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, Bonnie Raitt, Koko Taylor, and Diana Krall. Tempa has a voice which ooooozes the bluuuuues!

...The J.D. Kelly Revue, July 25, Sunday 2:00PM...

Performing exceptional originals and reaching back for the lost classics of the jump blues and R&B sound that ruled the 50's and early 60's, The J D Kelly Revue takes blues fans on a ride that they won't soon forget!

...Tommy Thomas, July 25, Sunday 3:45PM...

This gospel-bred tenor delivers fiery, electric, gut-driven blues. Thomas covers all the bases of the done-me-wrong ball game with his straightforward style and exceptional background vocals.

...Big Bill Morganfield, July 25, Sunday 6:30PM...

Morganfield, the son of Muddy Waters, definitely has the blues in his blood! With a distinctive, window-rattling voice and scintillating slide guitar, Morganfield is also a talented songwriter and performer. Guitar Player magazine sums it up by declaring, "Big Bill is a singer/songwriter who surely would have made Muddy smile." Tickets are $7.50 for adults, $5 for members, and $2 for children (ages 3-12).