Bean Blossom Blues Fest
~ by Ryan Stacy
If nothing sounds more like American music to you than a harmonica on a sultry summer night in the country, you won’ t want to be anywhere but Brown County August 22 – 24. Now in its twenty-first year, the 2019 Bean Blossom Blues Festival is the real deal for fans who come in from dozens of states to bask in this three-day honk-andholler, presented with a unique Hoosier twist. As always, the Fest this time around is packed with top-notch talent— you’ ll hear the soulful sounds of BMA winners, Grammy nominees, and other national and international blues acts onstage at Bill Monroe Music Park just north of Nashville.
August 22 – 24, 2019 courtesy photo
Nationally touring group The Record Company headlines at Saturday night’ s event finale. Brown County’ s own Reverend Peyton’ s Big Damn Band takes the stage on Friday evening. Also performing are Nick Moss Band featuring Dennis Gruenling and Kate Moss, Noah Wotherspoon Band, The Tony Holiday Band, Ruf Records artists Ina Forsman, Ally Venable, and Katarina Pejak, Cedric Burnside, Gordon Bonham, and Damon Fowler.
Don’ t let Blues Fest’ s killer lineup and stellar reputation fool you, though— this is no impersonal, elitist affair.“ Our biggest goal is to provide a friendly, intimate environment
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