Bradenton Blues Festival 2018

The state of the blues is alive and well from the size of the sold -out Bradenton Blues Festival held annually at Rossi Riverwalk Park earlier this month. This years blues extravaganza featured some of the best entertainment in blues music to date, along with excellent food, not to mention the weather was near perfect!
What strikes me the most about this Festival in particular  is that each and every artist love being here and give everything they have when they hit the stage. In return the audience appreciates that and reciprocates enthusiastically!
This years lineup was so good, I am wondering how are they going to top it next year? Saturday's schedule was unbelievable!- Kelley Hunt, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram,Harper & Midwest Kind, Chris Cain, Shakura S'Aida. The Mississippi Blues Child - Mr. Sipp and the Welch-Ledbetter Connection. Not to mention, up & comer Trey Wanvig  entertaining the crowd between sets.

Armed with a media stage pass and my trusty Nikon, I documented the day with photographs to put you front row & center at this most celebrated Roots Music Smorgasbord in hopes that you can attend in 2019!