Bands Performing 2011

Red White & Blues

A View On The Blues
Program Schedule-Performer Lineup
Doors Open at 5:30 PM

Wolfe & The Jam Daddies 6:00-7:00
Presenting of The Colors
Johnny Barnes & The NightCrawlers 7:20-8:45
Raffle
Bogged Down 9:00-10:15
Raffle
Dan Lawson Band 10:30-Midnight
Retiring of Colors

Dan Lawson Band, Dan Lawson’s reputation as one of America’s premiere guitar players speaks for itself. Dan's style is a charismatic blues-rock sound like no other! He is a singer-songwriter of stylistic depth and emotional resonance. His ability to connect with live concert audiences is transformational! The Dan Lawson Band musicians are Dan Lawson, lead guitar; Tim Provost, drummer; and Jason Adams, bass. Dan is a frequent performer at all the major Blues Festivals throughout North America such as The Ottawa Blues Festival and the Mont-Tremblant Blues Festival in Montreal, Canada — and ALL the major motorcycle events in North America. The Massachusetts-based Dan Lawson Band is always a crowd favorite during Sturgis and Daytona Bike Weeks. Dan has performed for Sturgis Bike Week in Sturgis, South Dakota, with national acts Kid Rock, Joe Walsh, Lynyrd Skynyrd, George Thorogood, Blue Oyster Cult, Alice Cooper, Kenny Wayne Sheppard, Toby Keith and Papa Roach. Dan also performed the National Anthem for former presidential candidate John McCain.

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Bogged Down, Formed in 2007 in the bogs of Middleboro, Ma, Bogged Down is an American rock band that offers a mix between rock, blues and classic rock...something which is unique to the modern music era. Bogged Down is influenced by Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, The Doors, The Band, The Who, Jimi Hendrix and many, many more. .

Wolfe & The Jam Daddies, The Band that's not a Band, 4 friends that love the blues. The band has only rehearsed one time in the 5 years that we have been together. We just click and we play what we feel. It seems that we know what the others want to do, and that's to play music, have fun, and make friends not fans. Our music isn't just for us, it's for you, too. Wolf is working on his first CD and hopes to have it done soon with originals and cover blues also. We had a fantastic time last year at the festival, and expect to have a great time this year too.

Johnny Barnes & The NightCrawlers, Born in New Bedford, Mass., Johnny played the drums and attended boarding school in the Berkshires. After his drums finally broke down, he sang and played harmonica in a weekend blues band in New York City's Greenwich Village in the late 60's. After 2 years at U-Mass Dartmouth, Johnny moved to Boston and started a blues band, playing guitar. He drove a taxicab, attended Berklee School of Music and Harvard University Extension School majoring in philosophy.
Johnny Barnes sang and played guitar in all of the famous nightclubs in greater Boston with many Rock & Roll legends, producing and releasing a dozen records. Local airplay and intense record company interest led to a hit song in England and work with legendary producer, Jimmy Miller [Rolling Stones, Spencer Davis Group, Blind Faith with Eric Clapton, Traffic with Steve Winwood, Motorhead, Bonnie and Delaney with Eric Clapton.]

Singing God Bless America:

Rosanna Turell, soprano, is a lively and talented member of the Sacred Heart Children's Choir under the direction of Mrs. Patty Lacerda. As well, she is a member of the South Shore Gregorian Chant Schola as one of it's youngest members! She is active in the Nichols Middle School choral program and has studied voice privately with Brendalyn Hartford for the last two years.

Brendalyn Hartford was a music educator in the Middleboro Public Schools for 35 years and has recently retired. As a choral singer and frequent soloist, she was a longtime member of the New England Conservatory Camerata under the direction of Lorna Cooke DeVaron, and studied composition at the NEC (New England Conservatory) School of Continuing Education for many years. She currently lives in Middleboro where she teaches piano and voice.