(Jim White photo). Sean Carney's blues band was another pleasant surprise at the Wheeling fest . Operating out of Columbus, Ohio , Carney takes standard blues styles and turns them into his own music . He started with a traditional feel, ...

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The festival setting, an amphitheater on the banks of the mighty Ohio River, is spectacular when the lights up and down the shore wink on at night. There are a lot of blues bands here, representing a variety of styles. ...

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Wheeling Heritage Music BluesFest arrives this weekend - BlueNotes ...

Here are the festivals that have already announced their lineups: The Heritage Music BluesFest in Wheeling offers three days of great music on the banks of the mighty Ohio River, and Bruce Wheeler usually has a stellar lineup from Aug. ...

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The Heritage Music Blues Festival began in 2001 when Bruce Wheeler envisioned a Blues music festival in a newly constructed water front park on the bank of the Ohio River in downtown Wheeling. The fact that Wheeling had no blues scene ...

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In addition to the Wheeling blues festival this weekend (see previous post), the fine Cincy Blues Fest is Friday and Saturday. I've never managed to get there, but I keep hearing that it's a great event, with lots of music packed into one ... He was paired that night with St. Pete's own boogie wizardress, Liz Pennock (a Marietta, Ohio native), and her guitar-playing husband, Dr. Blues. She plays a mean piano, and they are also very nice people. If you're in Cincy, ...

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