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The 2 Left Feet Blues Festival Announces Headliners

The 2 Left feet Blues Festival Announces its headliners for Sept 12th show at Powder Ridge Mountain Park & Resort

The 2 Left Feet Blues Festival is proud to announce it’s entertainment lineup for its 2015 show. This year’s festival will be held at its new location, Powder Ridge Mountain Park and Resort, centrally located in Middlefield, Ct. The 2 Left Feet Blues Festival will take place on Saturday, September 12th.

This year’s headliner will be John Nemeth. John won the 2015 Soul Blues album of the year for Memphis Grease , and has been recording and touring for over a decade. He has backed legendary Blues artists Junior Watson, as well as Anson Funderburgh. John has also opened for Robert Cray, Keb’ Mo and Earl Thomas.

The 2 Left Feet Blues Festival is also thrilled to have The Georgia SongbirdEG Kight appearing as well. Ms. Kight has recorded seven albums to date, and has performed with everyone from George Jones, Koko Taylor to B.B. King and Merle Haggard.

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What do you get when you combine three extremely talented musicians such as Scott Holt, Eli Cook, and Eddie Turner? The Electrix! This powerhouse trio of guitarists has joined forces to rock venues across the country. At age 19, Scott Holt joined his friend and mentor, legendary Blues guitarist, Buddy Guy, and toured with him for over ten years. Collectively, Holt,Cook and Turner have worked with The Otis Taylor Band, The James Gang, Johnny Winter, Robert Cray, Parliament Funkdelic, Gary Clark Jr, and Roomful of Blues.

Biscuit Miller and the Mix bring a serious serving of the funky blues to the stage at The 2 Left Feet Blues Festival. Currently on the road supporting his album Blues with a Smile, Biscuit is a high energy bassist as well as a top notch vocalist. Biscuit earned the Blues Music award for Bassist of the Year in 2012, and continues to bring the party wherever he goes.

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The 2 Left Feet Blues Festival is a 501(c)3 organization is dedicated to supporting The Blues as an American art, but also the musicians who perform it. Proceeds to benefit The Musicians Lifeline, which provides assistance to Connecticut musicians in need, as well as The Music Now Foundation. The Music Now Foundation is dedicated to the support of live music to engage, enrich and educate youth through workshop programming, performance opportunities and musical mentorships.

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