Our next event will be on Saturday, April 22/2023. Kootenay Blues Society presents: An April Blues Birthday Bash at Finley's. This will be a Triple Header with 3 Kootenay blues bands: White Lightning Blues and Boogie Band; Hurrie, Brown, Hamilton, Alexandre Band; Holly Hyatt's Blues Compadres. Celebrating the music of legendary blues artists born in the month of April. The list includes, Muddy Waters, Otis Rush, Albert King, Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday and more... If you are celebrating a birthday in April, be sure to come and celebrate with this stellar line up of bluesicians.
In May, Jack de Keyzer will roll into town to bring some of his strat magic to Finley's on Thursday, May 11, 2023 and the BBI on Friday, May 12th. Tickets will be $30 per show and will be available locally, closer to the show dates. If you would like to purchase a ticket well in advance, here is a link for Finley's:https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/529654610197
BBI:https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/529709765167
Jack will also be doing a seminar on the evolution of blues guitar. Date, time and location TBA. Preregistration is required for the seminar, so if you're interested email us and let us know.
"Acclaimed guitarist, singer, song writer, band leader and producer, Jack de Keyzer rarely sits still. For 48 years or roughly a couple million miles , de Keyzer has been hitting the road , air and studio to bring his brand of guitar driven blues around the globe. With 12 records, 1 DVD , 2 Junos and 7 Maple Blues Awards, de Keyzer delivers the goods wherever, whenever he performs. Playing over 100 shows a year, de Keyzer’s music is steeped in Chicago blues, London, England’s (de Keyzer’s birth place) blues rock, Detroit’s Motown, Muscle Shoals deep soul, Memphis’ rock and roll, and Philadelphia’s funky soul jazz". .Check out Jack's video on this page.
On Saturday, June 24 Kootenay Blues Society will present perennial favourites : Dr. Fun and The Nightcrawlers, who will grace the stage at Finley's for a night of dance party music with an 11 piece band.
Please support blues in the Koots so that we can continue to bring you Canadian and International blues artists of the highest caliber. Check back here and stay tuned to see what we have in store for 2023.
If you wish to join our mailing list and be notified of upcoming events and shows please go here: https://www.kootenaybluessociety.com/contact-us . Subscribe by filling out your email address and hitting the SIGN UP button. Also, membership's are good for one year, so if your membership has lapsed and you wish to renew for another year, please go here: https://www.kootenaybluessociety.com/membership and you can find out how to re - up. It's only 10 bucks and well worth the money to support the Kootenay Blues Society.
Every Friday night at 7 pm (show repeats at noon on Saturday), you can get your blues fix by listening to "Make Room For The Blues", with your host Richard Metzner on Kootenay Co op Radio: https://www.kootenaycoopradio.com/make-room-for-the-blues/
Sam Hurrie is at the BBI every Saturday @ 5 pm.
Check out the videos of some of the performers we have presented here in the Kootenays: Michael Charles, Holly Hyatt, Samantha Martin, Laurie Morvan, David Vest, Mark Hummel's Golden State/ Lone Star Revue, H0ROJO Trio, The Kootenay Women's Blues Revue, "What Women Do"- ( written by Judy Brown) - Video of "What Women Do" by Keith Holuboff at Finley's in Nelson, BC, Andy T. Band with Anson Funderburgh and Alabama Mike, Sue Foley. Scroll down this page for more photos, videos and other info.
Here is a link from a live stream blues show that took place on May 30/2020 from Greasland Studio's in San Jose, California with Alabama Mike and The Greaseland Allstars. This is a great, uplifting show, very well put together. Not to mention a band of dynamite blues cats. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=aPY9Zu_rly0&feature=emb_logo