August 12, 2013 Blues Fest draws 1,300 By Times Staff Gloucester Daily Times They were singing the blues Saturday above the shores of Cressy’s Beach at Gloucester’s Stage Fort Park. In fact, they were dancing to and cheering the blues in full voice, too. The occasion was Saturday’s Second Gloucester Blues Festival, which drew an […]
Gloucester Daily Times: Blues fest here Saturday builds on success
August 8, 2013 Blues fest here Saturday builds on success Gloucester Blues Festival brings national acts to city Saturday By EMILY daSILVA Staff Writer The first Gloucester Blues Festival drew just under 1,000 music lovers to Stage Fort Park last August. But organizers said Wednesday they already have a higher number of tickets to this […]
Gloucester Daily Times: Blues Festival already a growing ‘tradition”
August 8, 2013 Blues Festival already a growing ‘tradition” Musical celebration already becoming local tradition By Ray Lamont Editor Can an event become a tradition in just its second year? Bob Hastings thinks so. The former Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce director thinks the Gloucester Blues Festival, which he co-founded in 2012, is already establishing […]