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Mid-Ohio Valley Blues, Jazz, and Folk Music Society presents 30th River City Blues Festival this weekend
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MARIETTA, Ohio (WOUB) – Doug MacLeod didn’t talk for a very long time. The abuse he’d endured as a child and a debilitating stutter he was born with made him… Read More

After a two year hiatus, River City Blues Festival returns to Marietta’s Lafayette Hotel March 18-19
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WOUB Digital · River City Blues Festival returns to Marietta after two year hiatus After a two-year forced hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mid-Ohio Valley Blues, Jazz, and… Read More

29th Annual River City Blues Festival: Micah Kesselring
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Micah Kesselring’s relationship with the guitar began when he was only nine years old, playing on the porch of the log cabin that his father built nestled in the Hocking… Read More

POSTPONED: 29th Annual River City Blues Festival
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UPDATE: (March 13, 2020) The Mid-Ohio Valley Blues, Jazz, and Folk Music Society has announced that the 29th Annual River City Blues Festival, scheduled for March 20-21, has been postponed… Read More

29th Annual River City Blues Festival: Vanessa Collier
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Vanessa Collier is a young 2013 graduate of the prestigious Berklee College of Music, and she has received many accolades for the authentic sound she has shared with the world… Read More

29th Annual River City Blues Festival March 20-21
The 29th Annual River City Blues Festival will take place Friday, March 20 and Saturday, March 21 at The Lafayette Hotel (101 Front Street, Marietta OH ). The event is presented… Read More

Selwyn Birchwood to Perform March 16 at Annual River City Blues Festival
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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.

L.A.’s Delgado Brothers to Bring Latin Blues to River City Blues Festival
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The Delgado Brothers have been playing music together for decades, having developed a very strong and passionate fan base on the West Coast. On Saturday, March 16, the band will… Read More

PHOTOS: 27th Annual River City Blues Festival: Day 2
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… Read More

PHOTOS: 27th Annual River City Blues Festival: Day 1
The first night of the 27th Annual River City Blues Festival featured dynamite performances from JJ Thames and the Violet Revolution and the one and only C.J. Chenier and his Red… Read More