Mark and I spent the day Saturday at the Ninth Annual Rogue Valley Blues Festival events.  We started out meeting our grand son, Rowan, and his Ashland grandparents at their Third Street home in Ashland.    When we left Medford it was extremely foggy and frosted but Ashland was full of sunshine and warmth.  Rowan was already there waiting for us to join them on our walk downtown to the Standing Stone Brewing Company where several amazing local bands performed.  Jim Quimby and Marcella Ruikes and their new group “Smokey Red” were absolutrely fantastic and had the standing room audience hopping.  There were several groups following and Karen Lovely even did some back up singing with one of the groups. 

Later that afternoon, we headed to the Avalon in Talent to listen to Dave Pinsky and his group.  Dave has been doing the Blues for decades and his love and passion for it definitely show in his music. 

This was the second day of three days of Blues acts and workshops being held at the Historic Ashland Armory.  The Blues are taking off and there is a large local interest.  If you love the Blues and are music minded, Dave Pinsky is trying to organize a group to get together on a regular basis to enjoy and promote the Blues.  For more information you can contact David Pinsky at 840-9314 or on the web at :  www.ashlandblues.homestead.com.

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