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Blues musician Brandon Santini reflects on genre, musical tradition, and the power of live performance ahead of River City Blues Festival
By: Emily Votaw
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MARIETTA, Ohio (WOUB) – Blues harmonica player Brandon Santini has spent more than two decades establishing himself as one of the genre’s most dynamic contemporary performers. Raised in North Carolina… Read More
Students learn the story of American music through Blues in the Schools program
By: Julia Weber
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MARIETTA, Ohio (WOUB) – The Mid-Ohio Valley Blues, Jazz, and Folk Music Society (BJFMS) is bringing professional music education to area students this week through its annual Blues in the… Read More
32nd River City Blues Festival brought large audience for every night of annual fundraiser for the Mid-Ohio Valley Blues, Jazz, and Folk Music Society
By: Emily Votaw
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MARIETTA, Ohio (WOUB) – The Mid-Ohio Valley Blues, Jazz, and Folk Music Society (BJFM) brought everything from the guitar-driven sound of singer Joanna Conner to the gospel influenced tunes of… Read More
BJFM brings Todd Burge to Gun Room Restaurant for their Cobbler’s Coffeehouse Series
MARIETTA, Ohio – Todd Burge “West Virginia’s Premier Songwriter” performs Friday at the Gun Room Restaurant at the Hotel Lafayette (101 Front St.) from 8-9:30 p.m. Door opens at 7:30… Read More
Selwyn Birchwood to Perform March 16 at Annual River City Blues Festival
By: Emily Votaw
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Selwyn Birchwood will perform Saturday, March 16 at the River City Blues Festival in Marietta, OH. WOUB spoke to him several days before the performance in the interview embedded above.
Hoodoo Men to Conjure Up Some Music at Adelphia Music Hall Nov. 24
By: Emily Votaw
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Like so many in his generation, blues musician Bill Steber was first indoctrinated into the art form via the British Invasion of the ‘60s. Brits with sloppy (by ‘60s standards)… Read More