Date: July 1-4, 2009
Cost: $30 per day; $5 for children under 12 (they can stay 'til 10 p.m.); $5 off admission for first hour each day; $100 4-day pass (limited availability); tickets available at door only
Organizer: FitzGerald's
What to expect: Solid blues, country and rock acts, plus some great BBQ.
Additional info: Food provided by Wishbone. The lineup:
Wednesday, July 1
In the Tent
5 p.m.: Joe Hall & The Louisiana Cane Cutters
7:45 p.m.: Cathy Richardson & Her San Fran Band
9:45 p.m.: Joe Ely Band with Bobby Keyes, David Grissom and Davis McLarty
In the Club
5:30 p.m.: Colin Gilmore
7 p.m.: BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet
9 p.m.: Cornmeal
11 p.m.: Waco Brothers
In the SideBar
7:15 p.m. & 9:15 p.m.: Colin Gilmore
Thursday, July 2
In the Tent
5 p.m.: Chicago Salty Dogs
5:45 p.m.: BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet
8:45 p.m.: Bill Kirchen
10:30 p.m.: Robbie Fulks
In the Club
6 p.m.: Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound
7:45 p.m.: Pat McLaughlin
9:45 p.m. Marcia Ball Band
11:45 p.m.: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
In the SideBar
6:45 p.m.: Chocolate Covered Karma
Friday, July 3
In the Tent
1 p.m.: Terrence Simien & The Zydeco Experience (Kids' Show)
2:30 p.m.: Terrence Simien & The Zydeco Experience
4:15 p.m.: Roomful of Blues
6:15 p.m.: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
8:15 p.m.: Shemekia Copeland
10:15 p.m.: Marcia Ball Band
In the Club
12:30 p.m.: Switchback
2 p.m.: Swamp Dogs: The Music of Mike Jordan
4 p.m.: Feufollet
5:45 p.m.: Pieta Brown & Dream #9
7:30 p.m.: Jon Dee Graham & The Fighting Cocks
9:30 p.m.: The Gourds
11:30 p.m.: Eric Lindell
In the SideBar
3 p.m.: Long Gone Lonesome Boys
Saturday, July 4
In the Tent
12:30 p.m.: Guy Forsyth
2:15 p.m.: Carrie Rodriguez
4 p.m.: Over The Rhine
6 p.m.: W.P.A. (Works Progress Administration)
8 p.m.: Tributosaurus becomes Elvis
10:30 p.m.: Dave Alvin & the Guilty Women
In the Club
1:30 p.m.: Big Smith
3:15 p.m.: The Nighthawks
5:15 p.m.: Michelle Malone
7 p.m.: Terrence Simien & The Zydeco Experience
9 p.m.: The Terry Adams Crazy Trio (with Saxophone)
10:45 p.m.: Jon Dee Graham & The Fighting Cocks
12:15 a.m.: John Mooney & Bluesiana
In the SideBar
Alternating sets starting at 3 p.m.: Tarbox Ramblers
Centerstage Reviewer: Ben Rubenstein
