Edmonton's Labatt Blues Festival, is a three day event of international blues held every August at the beautiful "Heritage Amphitheatre" in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The festival is produced by Carrol Deen and Cam Hayden, whose deep understanding and love of the blues is reflected in each year's thoughtful lineup. The 2011 roster, in order of appearance, features (Fri. Aug 19) David Gogo Reba Russell Band, Kim Wilson's All-Star Blues Band with Kim, Billy Flynn, Barrelhouse Chuck, Randy Bermudes, and Richard Innes, (Sat. Aug 20) Duffy Bishop Band, Dave Riley / Bob Corritore Juke Joint Blues Band, Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band, John Nemeth Soul Revue, Nick Moss & The Flip Tops with special guest Guitar Shorty, (Sunday Aug 21) David Vest, Sean Carney, RJ Mischo with Mike Morgan & The Crawl, Diunna Greenleaf & Blue Mercy, the Delta Blues Harp Blast with Randy Chortkoff, Mitch Kashmar, Bob Corritore, and Big Pete plus Kirk Fletcher, Paris Slim, Rob Rio, Willie Campbell, and Jimi Bott. Sounds like a party!
