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| The Slater Blues Fest Committee strives to bring you the best variety of the "blues" whether it be swing, soul, rock, jazzy or traditional you'll find it at our festival. |
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| "An amalgamation of blues, rock, funk, soul and world music, Australian singer/ songwriter "Harper" creates a heady mix of roots, jam music through his creative use of the harp, and didgeridoo. Borrowing from western and world music, this musical visionary develops a highly original take on the roots genre". Harper is backed by his incredible Michigan based band "Midwest Kind". |
| Albert Castiglia (pronounced “ka-STEEL-ya”) was born on August 12, 1969 in New York. At the age of 5, his family moved to Miami. With a Cuban mother and an Italian father, he is an example of the melting pot of culture that is Miami. He learned to play guitar at the age of 12 and soon realized that the passions in his heart were expressed best by his music. Castiglia has a blues history. In 1990, he joined The Miami Blues Authority and later on won "Best Blues Guitarist" from New Times magazine in 1997. The legendary Junior Wells discovered Castiglia and immediately hired him as his own guitarist/vocalist on several world tours. |
| "Crown Prince of the Chicago Blues" Brooks has earned his spot on the front lines. He spent a dozen years backing his father, watching how the master entertainer drew enthusiastic responses night after night. Like his father before him, Brooks became a Chicago blues mainstay, playing regularly in Chicago area clubs. Not only does he sing with soulful fire and play with a white-hot intensity; he's also carrying the torch from the previous generation of soul and blues greats and moving the music into the future. |
| SPECIAL GUEST STARS |
| Steve Smith and The Sneakers serve up a spicy mix of blues and blues-rock that includes flavors from the Mississippi Delta, gumbo rhythms of Bourbon Street, Memphis soul/blues grooves and rockin Chicago and Texas Blues. The band features Steve Smith’s powerful vocals, colorful keyboards and Dave Painter’s superb guitar work. The band delivers a powerful performance guaranteed to get you “Sneakified.” |
| 2010 PERFORMERS |
| Albert Castiglia |
| Also appearing.... |
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| next event: June 26, 2010 |
| "The little town with the BIG sound" Slater, MO. |
