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JULY 15, 16, & 17, 2011
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News Release
WINTHROP MUSIC ASSOCIATION
2010 WINTHROP RHYTHM & BLUES FESTIVAL SUCCESS LEADS TO COVE FOOD BANK DONATION
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Pictured left to right: Cove Food bank founder Glen Schmekel,
WMA Treasurer Robin Wheelerand Vice President Mark Seguin
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Winthrop, WA – (August 20, 2010) Spectacular weather, a world class lineup and fabulous performances helped make the 23rd Annual Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Festival this summer the most successful since the non-profit Winthrop Music Association took over the event six years ago.
This year’s headliners Buckwheat Zydeco and Little Feat helped pull the largest crowds the event has seen in years. As a result, the Winthrop Music Association [WMA] has been able to make a $1,500 donation to the Cove Food Bank in Twisp, WA. For every dollar donated the food bank can leverage twelve dollars worth of food distributed.
"While it was a great year for our Festival, we know that many in the region are still facing tough times in this economic downturn," said WMA Board President, William Stolberg. "The Winthrop Music Association is thrilled to be able to make this donation to help those in need in the community that this festival has called home for the past 23 years."
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2010 LINEUP :
LITTLE FEAT
BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO
Curtis Salgado
Too Slim & the Taildraggers
James Harman
The Soul of John Black
Doug Macleod
Debbie Davies/Robin Rogers
Strangetones w/Volcano Vixens
Ty Curtis Band
Junkyard Jane
Paul Thorn
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Winthrop Music Association is a 501(c)3 non profit organization formed in 2005 to ensure the continued success of the Annual Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Festival. WMA strives to promote arts and cultural activities in the Methow Valley and beyond. WMA is a supporter of Methow Valley Arts, Methow Valley Theater, Washington Blues Society, Inland Empire Blues Society, Cascade Blues Association, Oregon Food Bank/Waterfront Blues Festival and others. In addition, the Festival's NEW Friday night Beer Garden show with Too Slim & the Taildraggers and the Ty Curtis Band, as well as Festival parking fees, this year will help support The Cove Foodbank and Little Star Montessori School.
At the Blues Music Awards in Memphis 5/6/10-the blues world's Grammy Awards- the Winthrop Festival lineup was well represented in the winners' circle. Portland vocalist/harmonica ace Curtis Salgado won for Male Soul-Blues Artist of the Year. Guitarist Debbie Davies won for Traditional Blues Female Artist of the Year. And Stanley Dural, AKA Buckwheat Zydeco won for Best Instrumentalist (other-accordion) of the year. It's been a BIG year for Buckwheat, who in January, after being nominated for five Grammies in three different categories over the years, won the Grammy for Best Cajun-Zydeco Recording.
Check out these world-class blues men and women at Winthrop, July 16-18
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Washington Blues Society BB Award Winner for
BEST BLUES FESTIVAL
Inland Empire Blues Society Award Winner for
BEST BLUES EVENT!
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Located at the Blues Ranch on the Methow River in the resort town of Winthrop, Washington, the Winthrop Blues Festival is a three-day event packed full of exciting national and regional entertainment for all ages. There is on site camping, food and craft vendors, portable showers, and a beer garden. The Blues Ranch is the perfect setting for one of Washington's greatest blues festivals. The Winthrop Blues Festival is the largest and longest running festival in the state of Washington. Over seventy thousand people have attended this event in the past twenty plus years. Past festivals have featured such national artists as Bo Diddley, Bobby Rush, Susan Tedeschi, Koko Taylor, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Tower of Power, Delbert McClinton, Elvin Bishop, Little Milton, Tommy Castro, Eric Burdon, Charlie Musselwhite, The Blasters and many others. The festival has rightfully become a destination event with fans traveling from all over the world to enjoy and celebrate the Blues.
This year's festival is scheduled for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, July 16, 17, 18, 2010. We will kick things off FRIDAY night with a JAM ONSITE AT THE BLUES RANCH in the Beer Garden with TOO SLIM & THE TAILDRAGGERS until 2 a.m. Saturday and Sunday's music begins at 11 a.m. and ends each night with electrifying blues jam sessions in the beer garden. A state of the art sound and lighting system will be provided to ensure the very best sound and entertainment.
The Winthrop Rhythm and Blues Festival is brought to you by Winthrop Music Association (WMA) , a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. All board members, staff and volunteers pride themselves in providing the very finest in rhythm & blues entertainment each year. We look forward to another great year and hope to see YOU at the 23rd Annual 2010 Winthrop Rhythm and Blues Festival!!
For DIRECTIONS to the festival, click HERE.
The official Winthrop Washington Website
can be found
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