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Bluesfest Star Rodriguez Wins Oscar

by Paul Cashmere

Rodriguez now has an Academy Award to his name after ‘Searching For The Sugarman’ won Best Documentary in Hollywood.

Tagged as: Academy Awards, bluesfest, Oscar, Rodriguez, Searching for the Sugarman

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Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue To Play Two Sydney Shows At Easter

by Paul Cashmere

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue have added a second Sydney show over the Easter long weekend.

Tagged as: bluesfest, jazz, live, Orleans Avenue, Trombone Shorty, USA

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Bluesfest Artist Ben Howard Wins Two Brit Awards

by Paul Cashmere

25-year old Bluesfest act Ben Howard walked away with two Brit Awards this week in the UK.

Tagged as: bluesfest, Bonnie Raitt, Grammy Awards, Jimmy Cliff, Zac Brown Band

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Bluesfest Acts Bonnie Raitt, Jimmy Cliff and Zac Brown Band Win Grammy Awards

by Paul Cashmere

Three artists slated to perform at Bluesfest 2013 have picked up Grammy Awards.

Tagged as: bluesfest, Bonnie Raitt, Grammy Awards, Jimmy Cliff, Zac Brown Band

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Peter Noble of Bluesfest - Image By Ros O'Gorman, noise11.com, photo

Bluesfest Makes Pollstar International Music Festival Of The Year Shortlist

by Paul Cashmere

Pollstar, America’s prestigious music industry trade publication, has named Bluesfest as one of the best International Music Festivals of 2012.

Tagged as: bluesfest, Paul Simon, Peter Noble, Pollstar, Robert Plant

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Music Legend Bettye Lavert Disappointed In Beyonce For Miming

by Paul Cashmere

Soul legend Bettye LaVette says she is “so disappointed” that Beyonce mimed the ‘Star Spangled Banner’ at President Obama’s inauguration.

Tagged as: Barack Obama, Bettye Lavette, Beyonce, bluesfest

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Bluesfest Star Chris Smither Name-Checked In Spy Novels

by Paul Cashmere

American folk/blues singer Chris Smither has more than a guitar to his name. He is also featured in a series of spy novels.

Tagged as: bluesfest, Chris Smither, Gaynor Crawford

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Jimmy Cliff Says He Is A Better Actor Than Singer

by Paul Cashmere

Reggae great Jimmy Cliff sees himself as an actor more so than the Jamaican singing star he became.

Tagged as: bluesfest, Deni Blues and Roots Festival, Jimmy Cliff

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Taj Mahal Gave Ben Harper His First Job

by Paul Cashmere

Blues legend Taj Mahal can lay credit to putting Ben Harper on the road to success.

Tagged as: Ben Harper, bluesfest, Deva Mahal, Los Lobos, Taj Mahal

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Paul Simon - Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Paul Simon And Rufus Wainwright Announce Bluesfest Sideshows

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Simon will perform Bluesfest sideshows around Australia with Rufus Wainwright in March.

Tagged as: Blues & Roots, bluesfest, festival, Jimmy Cliff, Paul Simon, Rufus Wainwright

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Jason Mraz And Zac Brown Band Bluesfest Sideshows Announced

by Paul Cashmere

Jason Mraz will play Bluesfest sideshows around Australia as well as dates for Bluesfest, West Coast Blues N Roots Festival and the Deni Blues & Roots Festival.

Tagged as: bluesfest, Chugg Entertainment, Deni Blues & Roots Festival, Jason Mraz, Zac Brown Band

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Jon Anderson Working On Olias Of Sunhillow Sequel

by Paul Cashmere

Jon Anderson has been working on a sequel to his first solo album ‘Olias of Sunhillow’ for the past 6 years.

Tagged as: bluesfest, Jon Anderson, Olias of Sunhillow, Yes

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Jason Mraz Added To Bluesfest, Madness Cancel

by Paul Cashmere

Jason Mraz will head back to Australia for Bluesfest in 2013 but Madness have pulled out.

Tagged as: bluesfest, Jason Mraz, Madness, Paul Simon, Robert Plant, Shawn Colvin

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Shawn Colvin Is Looking Forward To Bluesfest

by Paul Cashmere

Austin based singer-songwriter Shawn Colvin says she is looking forward to returning to Australia to perform at Bluesfest in 2013.

Tagged as: Austin, bluesfest, Jakob Dylan, Patti Griffin, Robert Plant, Shawn Colvin

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Jackson And Richie Wrote We Are The World During Donna Summer Session

by Paul Cashmere

Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie wrote the classic charity song ‘We Are The World’ during their downtime while recording ‘State of Independence’ for Donna Summer, Jon Anderson tells Noise11.com.

Tagged as: bluesfest, Jon Anderson, Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson, noise11., We Are The World

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Tony Joe White Australian Sideshows Announced

by Paul Cashmere

Tony Joe White will spend March in Australia touring New South Wales and Victoria before his Bluesfest shows.

Tagged as: bluesfest, Love Police, Tony Joe White

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Glen Hansard Returns Home For High Hopes Video

by Paul Cashmere

Academy Award winning songwriter Glen Hansard went back to his hometown of Ballymun, Ireland to create a personal video for his song ‘High Hope’.

Tagged as: bluesfest, Gaynor Crawford, Glen Hansard, The Frames

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Danny Widdicombe Returns To The Wilson Pickers

by Paul Cashmere

There is great news from The Wilson Pickers today with the word that Danny Widdicombe will return to the band.

Tagged as: Andrew Morris, Ben Salter, bluesfest, Danny Widdicombe, Robert Plant, Sime Nugent, The Wilson Pickers

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Engelbert Humperdinck Burns The Midnight Oil With The Break

by Paul Cashmere

Music legend Engelbert Humperdinck has re-recorded one of his 60s songs ‘Ten Guitars’ with The Break, featuring members of Midnight Oil and Violent Femmes.

Tagged as: bluesfest, Brian Ritchie, Engelbert Humperdinck, Midnight Oil, Space Farm, Violent Femmes

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Robert Plant Bluesfest Sideshow Announced

by Paul Cashmere

Robert Plant will play additional shows around Australia in addition to his Bluesfest headline spot.

Tagged as: bluesfest, Chugg Entertainment, Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant, Sensational Space Shifters

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Counting Crows, The Lumineers Added To Bluesfest

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest director Peter Noble has outdone himself for 2013 with the announcement that Counting Crows and The Lumineers will be playing at Bluesfest 2013 and it doesn’t stop there.

Tagged as: Ben Harper, bluesfest, Counting Crows, Paul Simon, Peter Noble, Robert Plant, The Lumineers

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Bruce Springsteen Plans March 2013 Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Word of Bruce Springsteen’s March 2013 Australian tour is currently louder than the summer cicadas.

Tagged as: bluesfest, Bruce Springsteen, Chugg Entertainment, Michael Gudinski, Peter Noble, Santana

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Santana And Steve Miller Band To Play Bluesfest Sideshows

by Paul Cashmere

Santana and Steve Miller Band will double up for a dose of classic rock around Australia during Bluesfest.

Tagged as: bluesfest, Santana, Steve Miller Band

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Kitty Daisy & Lewis Announce Sideshows

by Paul Cashmere

Kitty, Daisy & Lewis have announced Sydney and Melbourne sideshows when they return for Bluesfest in 2013.

Tagged as: bluesfest, Kitty Daisy & Lewis

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Paul Simon And Rufus Wainwright Added To Bluesfest

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Simon and Rufus Wainwright are the two latest acts added to Bluesfest 2013 giving the Byron Bay music festival easily the greatest line-up ever seen on one festival in Australia.

Tagged as: Ben Harper, bluesfest, Iggy & The Stooges, Paul Simon, Robert Plant, Rufus Wainwright, Santana

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Robert Plant, Iggy & The Stooges, Ben Harper To Play West Coast Blues N Roots

by Paul Cashmere

Robert Plant has been announced as the headline act for the West Coast Blues ‘N’ Roots festival in Perth next March.

Tagged as: Ben Harper, bluesfest, Iggy & The Stooges, Robert Plant, West Coast Blues N Roots

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Neil Young and Crazy Horse Ruled Out Of SXSW 2013

by Paul Cashmere

Neil Young and Crazy Horse will be back in Australia in March 2013 for A Day On The Green and arena dates. That rules out of the possibility of Young playing SXSW or Bluesfest for 2013.

Tagged as: A Day On The Green, bluesfest, Crazy Horse, Neil Young, Robert Plant

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Bluesfest Announces More Sideshows Ahead Of 4th Artist Announcement

by Claire Hennekam

Bluesfest news keeps rolling in, with more sideshows announced today, ahead of their fourth artist announcement on Sunday, which promises to deliver another big name, which they are teasing could bigger than Robert Plant.

Tagged as: bluesfest, Jimmy Cliff, Jon Anderson, Trombone Shorty

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Iggy And The Stooges Book Australian Dates

by Andrew Tijs

Icons of down and dirty blues punk, Iggy and The Stooges, add headlining shows to their Bluesfest visit.

Tagged as: Beasts of Bourbon, blues, bluesfest, Iggy And The Stooges, Iggy Pop, punk

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Robert Plant To Play Bluesfest

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest’s Peter Noble has caught his “great white whale”. After years of persevering Robert Plant will play at Bluesfest in 2013.

Tagged as: bluesfest, Jon Anderson, Madness, Peter Noble, Robert Plant, Roger Hodgson, Status Quo

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August 21, 2024

Bluesfest To End in 2025 After One Final Festival

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August 14, 2024

Bluesfest Add 11 More Acts for 2024

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Ian Moss, The Cruel Sea, Rickie Lee Jones Added To Bluesfest

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Tom Jones, Jack Johnson, The Teskey Brothers Lead First Bluesfest Announcement for 2024

Sir Tom Jones, Jack Johnson, The Teskey Brothers and Matt Corby lead the first announcement for Bluesfest 2024. (Well, actually the first and a half announcement. Elvis Costello couldn't make 2023 and rescheduled so we already knew that.

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