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Gaye Adegbalola finishes her matinee show with lots of energy and her duo partner John Freund before Lurrie Bell and his band performs. (WOUB Public Media/Hannah Schroeder)

PHOTOS: 27th Annual River City Blues Festival: Day 2


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The second day of the 27th annual River City Blues Festival featured the likes of Cary Morin, Gaye Adegbalola, Lurrie Bell, Missippi Heat, and Bernard Allison. Take a look at the photos taken throughout the day at the festival by WOUB’s Hannah Schroeder. 

Carla Stinson, singer of the Mississippi Heat band from Chicago, dances on stage while performing for the annual River City Blues Festival in Marietta, Ohio. (WOUB Public Media/Hannah Schroeder)
Lurrie Bell stays in sync with his fellow guitarist, Melvin Smith, during their Chicago blues performance of the matinee show of the 27th annual River City Blues Festival. (WOUB Public Media/Hannah Schroeder)
Michael Dotson of Mississippi Heat plays his guitar for packed in audience of the blues festival. (WOUB Public Media/Hannah Schroeder)
Guests dance around the crowded dance floor while the Mississippi Heat performs. Guests traveled from all around the country to attend the annual River City Blues Festival in Marietta, Ohio. (WOUB Public Media/Hannah Schroeder)
Couples fill up the dance floor during the last performance of the matinee show of the blues festival. The 27th annual River City Blues Festival took place in Marietta, ohio, on march 16 and 17, 2018. (WOUB Public Media/Hannah Schroeder)
Melvin Smith looks out at the audience during his guitar performance at the matinee show of the blues festival. (WOUB Public Media/Hannah Schroeder)
Cowboy Lewis from Cleveland, Ohio, poses for a portrait in the lounge area of the Lafayette Hotel outside of the blues festival. (WOUB Public Media/Hannah Schroeder)
Carla Stinson, singer of the Mississippi Heat band from Chicago, dances on stage while performing for the annual River City Blues Festival in Marietta, Ohio. (WOUB Public Media/Hannah Schroeder)
Lurrie Bell goes into a guitar solo during his Chicago blues performance of the blues festival in Marietta, Ohio. (WOUB Public Media/Hannah Schroeder)
David Artis and Jeannie Artis dance around the crowded dance floor Saturday March 18 while Lurrie Bell performs at the River City Blues Festival in Marietta, Ohio. (WOUB Public Media/Hannah Schroeder)
Michael Dotson and Brian Quinn of Mississippi Heat play their guitars for packed in audience of the blues festival. (WOUB Public Media/Hannah Schroeder)
Michael Dotson of Mississippi Heat plays his guitar for packed in audience of the blues festival. (WOUB Public Media/Hannah Schroeder)