| Wheela Blues Festival 2007 |
| Our third year in a row in Wheeling and we've already got our tickets and hotel reservations for 2008! Don't miss it. The lineup is killer. Way to go Bruce Wheeler! To see the lineup for 2008 go here: http://www.heritagemusicfest.com/ |
| OPENING DAY of 2007. |
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| Bruce opened the ceremonies. He appeared to be one happy man that weekend. As you know, if you've looked at my pages for the years past, I love this guy. He puts together the best blues fest each year for the last 3 years. My favorite part of his opening remarks was when he said the front area was for dancers and if a sitting person had a problem with that they just needed to move a little further back. I wish all the festivals would appreciate the movers and shakers of the crowd. | Beautiful setting for a show. No, I'm not being compensated by Miller Lite for showing their truck :) |
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| Fiona Boyes and Bob Margolin and his band opened the show. Totally having fun from note one. Fiona rocks and Bob is the best co-guitar in the business. He used to play for Muddy and has played with almost everybody. That Chuck Cotton on the drums in the back and _____ (send me an email with his name) on bass. | Bob Margolin, Rich Delgrasso on Mandolin & Fiona Boyes jamming. Rich challenged the crowd before he played by asking who knew the mandolin was a blues instrument. Then he laid it all out how important it's been in the history of the blues. This was a way cool jam. |
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| Fiona & Rich. He can play that mandolin. | Our friend Norma with her Wheela's newest blues fan. Can't remember the girls name. Let me know if you know. |
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| Sun setting during Margolin, Fiona, Rich jam session. | Keyboardist for Duke Robillard. |
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| Coco Montoya is great. He plays around locally and I'm going next time he comes by. | Norma's granddaughter, Dapheria, is not sure what to think about the guitar glasses. That's Susan in the glasses. She's there every year and is very nice. |
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Now there's a couple having a
GOOD DAMN TIME!!! Shemikia Copeland rounded out the night On to day 2.... Thanks to die-hard Atlanta Blues fan & festival goer Elizabeth Klein for help in some of the names and proofing. |
Sun sets on another beautiful time in Wheeling, WV.
Thanks Bruce. (not for the sunset but for the good time...:)
On to Day 2. Lots of photos Day 2.
Sorry, I must have been tired from the drive and didn't get a lot of shots.