August Blues Festival Explained
| Music Festival Name: | August Blues Festival |
| Location: | Haapsalu, Estonia |
| Years Active: | 1993-present |
| Genre: | Blues |
August Blues Festival (Estonian: Augustibluus) is a blues music festival held in Haapsalu, Estonia since 1994.[1] [2]
The festival takes place mainly inside the walls of Haapsalu Castle.[3] It is the biggest blues festival in the Baltic states.[4]
Besides Estonian blues musicians, there have been guests from United States and elsewhere.[1] Andy Fairweather Low, Nik West, Candye Kane, Earl Thomas, Omar Kent Dykes, Gene Taylor, Lucky Peterson, Lance Lopez, Coco Montoya, Kirk Fletcher, Jimmy Zavala, Eric Gales, Artur Menezes,[5] and Duke Robillard have all performed at the festival.
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Notes and References
- News: Soopan. Ivar. Augustibluusil esinevad žanri suurimad tähed. Eesti Rahvusringhääling. 18 October 2013. 2013-08-02.
- Web site: Augustibluusi 20. festival tuleb tavalisest võimsam. Lääne Elu. 18 October 2013. 2013-03-29.
- News: Täna algab festival Augustibluus!. 18 October 2013. Delfi. 2013-08-02. 2013-10-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20131019120320/http://publik.delfi.ee/news/muusika/tana-algab-festival-augustibluus.d?id=66531534. dead.
- News: Hiiemäe. Mari. Augustibluus õitseb täies ilus. 18 October 2013. Äripäev. 2012-08-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20131024124520/http://leht.aripaev.ee/?PublicationId=452208E7-0302-40F5-BDF9-63F8F436576F&paperid=17749960-069F-4197-B7F0-693C075D0710&selectedDate=2012-08-17. 24 October 2013. dead.
- Web site: Q&A with Brazilian rising star of the blues Artur Menezes - winner of the "Albert King Award" at the IBC 2018. Michael Limnios. Blues.gr. November 17, 2022.
