Subject: UPDATE: FIRST ANNUAL REAL BLUES FESTIVAL OF ORANGE COUNTY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3@THE OLDE SHIP IN SANTA ANA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 2010
Contact: Doug Deutsch
213.924.4901
dougdeutschpr@gmail.com
IT'S THE...
First Annual "REAL BLUES FESTIVAL OF ORANGE COUNTY" - No Rock, No Bull, Just
BLUES!
****Sunday, October 3rd, 2010 @The Olde Ship British Pub & Restaurant In Santa Ana, Calif****
(ALL DAY/EVENING MUSIC AND FUN FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY!!)
Portion
Of Proceeds Go
For
Cancer
To Saint Joseph's
Prevention
&
Hospital Of
Treatment
Orange
Center
JUST ADDED: SHARI PUORTO EXPERIENCE! PLUS NEW, EARLIER TIME!!
12:30
p.m.
-
10:00
p.m.
JUST ADDED: Southland favorite Shari Puorto (pictured) and band have been added to the Real
Blues Festival of Orange County on Sunday, October 3. For more on Shari Puorto, please see
below.
NUTHIN' BUT THE BLUES: That's what guitarists Alastair Greene (l) and Glenn Patrik (r) will play
at the First Annual Real Blues Festival of Orange County Sunday, Oct. 3@The Olde Ship in Santa
Ana.
(SANTA ANA) - Longing for Real Blues? So was Orange County musician Papa J --
hence, the impetus behind the First Annual Real Blues Festival of Orange County, taking place
Sunday, October 3, at The Olde Ship British Pub & Restaurant, 1120 W. 17th St., Santa Ana.
New Time: 12:30 pm-10:00 pm. Admission: $15. (children under 10 free) includes one free
well drink. Info: (714) 328-9375 or (714) 550-6700. Tickets available at both Olde Ship locations
(Santa Ana, Fullerton) and at the participating band's websites. 25% of all net proceeds go to Saint
Joseph's
Hospital
of
Orange
Cancer
Prevention
and
Treatment
Center.
Eight great bands will perform: Papa J (of Blues Gone South renown) with Kofi Baker,
Fran Banish, and Doug Lunn; Alastair Greene Band; Glenn Patrik Band; Shari Puorto
Experience; P-Cats; Oozie Blues; Stoney B Blues Band; and The Flames. The entire Festival
will be broadcast live over Radiobuzzd.com, co-hosted by Chris Seaward (Radiobuzzd) and BrittMarie
Trace
(of
Bomb
Shelter
Recording
Studios
in
Orange
County;
www.bombshelterrehearsal.com). Casey Reagan and his company, MusicUCanSee Productions,
will be videotaping the entire event. Casey is also a staff writer and photographer for American
Blues News.
REAL BLUES, REALLY!: Garden Grove-based harpist-vocalist Papa J (pictured) is the creator and
driving force behind the First Real Blues Festival of Orange County. He performs at the Oct. 3
event.
(Photo By Casey Reagan)
"In my opinion most large blues festivals are over priced and in many cases, you don't get "Real
Blues," said Real Blues Festival of Orange County Organizer and driving force, Papa J. "I guess a
recent festival in Orange County couldn't find enough blues acts...so just to draw in people, Crosby,
Stills & Nash were added to the bill. Now, please don't get me wrong," continues Papa J, himself a
musician who organized and produced a "Chicago Blues Night" at House of Blues/Anaheim last
Spring, "I think these guys are greatly talented people - but Blues, they are not! So, when this
opportunity came along (to produce the Real Blues Festival of Orange County), I just thought it
would be cool to have it be all real blues. That, plus all of the bands have ties in one way or another
to Orange County," Papa J concludes.
WOMEN SING THE BLUES: Trace Paredes of Orange County's P-Cats (l) and Michelle Cole of
The Flames (r) add a feminine touch to the First Annual Real Blues Festival of Orange County
October 3.
A short synopsis of the bands performing at the First Annual Real Blues Festival of Orange County:
*Alastair Greene Band: Longtime blues guitarist who recently performed at the 2010 Sonora Blues
Festival; when not performing with his own band, Alastair is the touring guitarist with Alan Parsons
Live Project and also plays with Orange County's popular Shari Puorto Band. "The Alastair Greene
Band has achieved an elusive result with "Walking In Circles," waxing a blues-rock album that holds
appeal
for
traditionalists"
(BLUES
REVUE).
www.agsongs.com.
*Glenn Patrik Band: A taste of Kansas City blues via this accomplished blues man who has been
performing throughout the world for over forty years. Patrik has received much critical acclaim for
his recently-released CD, "Nuthin' But A Thang" (Shakehouse Records), and is releasing a new
CD, "Original Blues," September 28. "Glenn Patrik plays Kansas City blues...the album breathes
the genre. His riffs scorch; his vocals wrap around the stories and bleed a blues rasp. Glenn
Patrik's
sound
is
all
his
own."
(ALTERNATE
ROOT).
www.glennpatrik.com.
*Papa J (with Kofi Baker, Fran Banish, and Doug Lunn): The creator and driving force behind
Real Blues Festival of Orange County, Papa J (who is nominated in the "Entertainer of the Year"
category for the 2010 Los Angeles Music Awards) is also an accomplished blues harpist and
vocalist best known for his work with OC-based group, Blues Gone South. Here J teams with
respected guitarist Fran Banish and the rhythm section of bassist Doug Lunn and drummer Kofi
Baker (the latter the son of legendary Cream drummer, Ginger Baker). "Papa J's rich baritone voice
and jaunty harmonica offer convincing tales about life and the way things go around."
(SOUTHLAND BLUES). www.bluesgonesouth.com. P.S. Watch for a Feature and Photo Pictorial
on Papa J by Casey Reagan in American Blues News (www.ameriblues.com) on Saturday,
September
18.
*P-Cats: Husband-wife duo of guitarist Ed Paredes and bassist Trace Paredes are relative
newcomers to the Blues scene, but have strongly embraced the genre. Ed studied music at Orange
Coast College in Costa Mesa; Trace began her musical sojourn in Nashville, Tennessee. Together
they perform, in their own words, "an odd, quirky take on old Blues favorites and newer songs sure
to
become
classics."
www.p-cats.com.
*Shari Puorto Experience: This Southland-based female vocal powerhouse can regularly be seen
performing at festivals and some of SoCal's biggest venues. Shari has been variously described as
a musical mixing of Melissa Etheridge, Etta James, and Bonnie Raitt, with the soul of Janis Joplin.
In Shari is currently in the studio recording with renowned producer Barry Goldberg (Electric Flag,
Michael Bloomfield), getting set to release her third CD, REAL. www.BluesRockMusic.com.
*The Flames: No stranger to Orange County music enthusiasts, The Flames were formerly the
"house band" at both Silky Sullivan's in Fountain Valley and The Marine Room in Laguna Beach
and have been entertaining Orange County and Southern California audiences for almost two
decades. Fronted by dynamic vocalist Michelle Cole and longtime SoCal guitarist Glenn Anderson
(John Lee Hooker, Mitch Ryder, Climax Chicago Blues Band), the band performed at this year's
Long
Beach
Grand
Prix
for
over
3,000
attendees.
www.seetheflames.com.
*Oozie Blues Band: This five-piece "old school" blues ensemble features veteran players that have
performed in the past as sidemen to some of the biggest names in the world of blues (and) rhythm
and blues, including John Lee Hooker, Etta James, Hollywood Fats, Lowell Fulsom, Ray Chales,
James Brown, Percy Mayfield, and more.Vocalist Ray Brooks; guitarist Terry DeRouen;
saxophonist Bobby Spencer; bassist Norman Pingrey; and drummer Johnny D, are some of the last
musicians to have played the fabled South Central (L.A.) blues scene. www.theoozieblues.com.
OLD-SCHOOL BLUES: Members of the Oozie Blues Band (pictured) have performed with Etta
James, John Lee Hooker, and other greats, and are some of the last musicians to have come out of
the South Central Blues Scene. Catch them at the Real Blues Festival of Orange County October
3.
*Stoney B Blues Band: Straight outta Blues hot spot Chicago comes guitarist Stoney B. In his long
and storied career he has either played with, or shared billing with, Buddy Guy; James Cotton;
Junior Wells; Koko Taylor; Willie Mississippi Foster; and countless others. Stoney B formed his first
band at age 15 and had been playing the Blues ever since. - including 13 years in the streets of
New Orleans as a street musician with Grandpa Elliot. Stoney B - whose father is bluesman Lil'
Howling Wolf - now calls San Diego, California his home. www.stoneybbluesmusician.com
FROM CHICAGO, WITH LOVE: Blues guitarist Stoney B, who has been playing the Blues with
pride for over four decades, has just been added to the First Real Blues Festival of Orange County
bill. The all-day-into-the-evening event, fun for the whole family to enjoy takes place Sunday,
October
3rd.
"The
Pride
of
Chicago
Blues,"
STONEY
B
BLUES
BAND*
REAL BLUES FESTIVAL SHOW PASSES & BAND PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS AVAILABLE.
Sponsorships still available - Call (714) 328-9375 for more details.
20 % Admission Discount to Members of any accredited Blues Society - Must Show I.D. At Door
*VENDOR SPACES AVAILABLE! CALL FOR DETAILS!*
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