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During the inauguration of the Suwałki Blues Festival, in the patio of the Town Hall, will be opened a collective photography exhibition titled "Twarze ZAiKS-u". The exhibition consists of portraits of the prominent figures in polish cultural life (writers, musicians, film and theatre directors), such as: Miron Białoszewski, Stanisław Dygat, Gustaw Holoubek, Wojciech Karolak, Krzysztof Kieślowski, Tadeusz Kotarbiński, Seweryn Krajewski, Stefan Kisielewski, Witold Lutosławski, Wojciech Młynarski, Sławomir Mrożek, Krzysztof Penderecki, Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski, Artur Rubenstein, Andrzej Trzaskowski and others, in the lens of excellent polish photographers, such as: Jacek Barcz, Wojciech Druszcz, Krzysztof Gierałtowski, Ryszard Horowitz, Jan Morka, Marek Szymański...
More details about the exhibition can be found here: http://csw-as.org/
THE BLUES BAND (UK)
B.B.
& THE BLUES SHACKS
(DE)
MISSISSIPPI BLUES BAND (PL) YELLOW CAB (PL) BLUESMASZYNA (PL) BLUESPOINT (PL) F.B.I BLUES BAND (PL) CORNER BAND
(PL) The fourth edition of Suwałki Blues Festival will be held between the 14th and 16th of July 2011. It will definitely be celebration of blues in this part of Europe. The list of top blues musicians who performed during previous editions of the festival includes: CANNED HEAT (USA), TEN YEARS AFTER (UK), JOE BONAMASSA (USA), MICK TAYLOR (UK), JEREMY SPENCER (UK), SUPER CHICKAN (USA) & Spoonful Of Blues (No), DWAYNE DOPSIE & THE ZYDECO HELLRAISERS (USA), TRAMPLED UNDER FOOT (USA) and many, many others. Two big stages and three other around the city centre, club concerts, blues breakfasts, evening acoustic concerts and jam sessions at night. In addition workshops, and other events focused on blues society as well as presentations of the music gear. All of these will be parts of another edition – SUWALKI BLUES FESTIVAL 2011.
Over 30 groups, about 160 musicians will
give concerts during the three days of the festival within
various events. We believe that over a dozen thousand of
listeners (including inhabitants of Suwałki, tourists from
Poland as well as from abroad) will attend them. Concerts will
be given by artists from the USA, Great Britain, Norway, Serbia,
Belgium, France, Germany, Slovakia, Denmark, Holland, the Czech
Republic, Estonia, Latvia and Poland, including such musicians
as:
BLUES
BAND
(UK) – legendary British
blues formation,
ANA POPOVIC BAND
(SR/NL) – within the blues society known
as a female incarnation of Jimi Hendrix,
JULIAN SAS
(NL) – one of the best-known European blues guitarists,
MARTYNA JAKUBOWICZ
(PL) – listeners of Polish music know her
as an artist who performs ballads which are a mixture of folk,
blues and classic rock, SHAKIN’
DUDI (PL) – the legendary group
formed by Irek Dudek, one of the most famous and appreciated
personalities of Polish blues scene,
B.B. & THE BLUES SHACKS
(DE) – one of the greatest European blues bands,
JUWANA JENKINS (USA)
& THE MOJO BAND
(CZ/SK) – full of energy blues-and-soul vocalist from
Philadelphia accompanied by the greatest Slovakian and Czech
musicians, INNES SIBUN BAND
(UK) –
British guitarist who worked with
Robert Plant... and many, many others.
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 The organiser of Suwałki Blues Festival 2010 kindly informs that on 14 July an information from Alannah Myles about canceling her concert was received. The concert was arranged for 17 July. The canceling is not a result of the organiser’s fault, as all the points of the agreement have been fulfilled when it comes to the organiser’s party. The official position of the artist and the reasons for canceling the concert can be found on the artist’s official website: www.alannahmyles.com The organiser kindly apologises for the situation. Bogdan Topolski The Art and Repertoire Director of the Festival |
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ATTENTION: |
| Program 2010 |
31st March 2010 |
Along with these stars, a number of well-known bands, which are able to satisfy the most refined blues tastes, will perform: Big Gilson & The Blues Dynamite (BRA/POL) HooDoo Band (POL) |
| SUWAŁKI BLUES FESTIVAL 2010 |
20th January 2010 |
Apart from that, there will be workshops and meetings about blues music, as well as the presentations on new musical publications and equipment. During the three days of the festival, about 30 performers and 150 musicians will have concerts in our town. The festival grows more popular every year; and we’re expecting a record crowd (Suwałki residents and tourists from Poland and abroad) of blues fans this year too! |
| www.polishinfotrader.co.uk |
19th January 2010 |
The website www.polishinfotrader.co.uk presents detailed information about the Suwałki Blues Festival. |
| New gallery |
3rd August 2009 |
We encourage you to watch the photo report: |
| Suwałki w rytmie bluesa |
24th July 2009 |
From the 16th to 18th July 2009, Suwałki became “the capital of blues”. The 2009 Suwałki Blues Festival had a similar lineup as last year’s. It was enriched, however, with Live Blues Breakfasts which took place in local restaurants and pubs. The program for Friday and Saturday filled blues fans’ time with concerts from early morning to late at night. Performances could be seen on the following stages: the Suwałki Youth Club (MDK) next to Grande-Synthe Passage Way, the stage next to the Regional Culture and Art Centre (ROKiS) on Chłodna Street, as well as on the two big stages located within the area of 3 May Constitution Park and Kościuszki Street. Such diversity allowed for performances of more than 30 bands from all over the world, including: the USA, France, Great Britain, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Norway and, of course, Poland. The harmonica player’s amazing solos energized the elderly audience and drove the young to dance. During the concert Sławek Wierzcholski and Nocna Zmian Bluesa were given a golden record for the album “Histora choroby”. After the concert, which lasted, an hour and a half, blues fans moved to Ogród Letni Rozmarino (the Summer Garden of Rozmarino Pizza Place-Gallery), where the more concerts took stage. Performances continued into Friday, 17th July. Starting at 10 am, all were welcomed to a morning of blues with breakfast in one of the four “blues restaurants”. An intimate atmosphere in the restaurants let one relax to the accompaniment of blues music. A woken up and full bluesman needed nothing more than another dose of blues to be happy. On the MDK stage two Polish bands, Los Agentos and Devil Blues, performed. Bożena Mazur’s amazing voice and the lively sound of the Devil Blues heated up the stage, which was already warming up from the beautiful sunshine! At 9:30 p.m. we heard the first riffs of an amazing musician from overseas – Joe Bonamassa (USA), by many regarded as one of the best guitarists in the world. In his concert, he proved his talent and delighted the audience with his masterful solos. After the show, the audience rushed to clubs. The concerts in the clubs lasted into the late night hours. There, Virgis Jutas (LT), VooDoo Soup (PL), Andy Egert Blues Band (CH/PL), Przytuła & Kruk (PL) and Tomasz Kierejsza (Suwałki) played. Saturday started with live intimate blues breakfasts (Bullfrog Brown (EST), Virgis Jutas and Aleksandr Belki (LT) as well as Paweł Szymański and Marek Wojtowicz (PL) performed). The Saturday program was enriched with guitar workshops carried out by Marek Kołakowski. In the early afternoon, on the MDK stage, the Blues Doctors played. Their lively music and lyrics kept the audience in good spirits. The four artists have a mixed sound of blues, funk and soul, which is easily heard in their songs. Such combination of styles, energetic pieces and great weather made people dance. After their performance, on stage appeared the band Outsider Blues (PL), playing in Chicago style. Meanwhile, the concert on the stage near ROKiS was taking place. The hearts of the audience were won over by the Polish band Siódma w Nocy. The beautiful weather allowed fans to relax in the park with cool beverages and other attractions available in the main concert area. Next came the gentle sounds of Steve Lury (GB) and Bullfrog Brown (EST). Following this performance, the Road Band (LT) and Jarle Bernhoft and Knut Reiersrud Band (NOR) appeared. The highlight of the evening was the performance by Ten Years After. The band was established in 1967 by Alvin Lee and searched for its own musical style within blues, rock & roll, and jazz. Currently, Leo Lyons describes their music as psychodelic blues-rock. Needing more blues, the crowds rushed into the clubs where Spoonful Of Blues (NOR), Mothers Follow Chairs (CZ), Paweł Szymański (PL) and Marek Wojtowicz (PL) all played. Michał Leończyk |
| Thanks |
24th July 2009 |
We would like to thank all the people who made this festival possible: We graciously thank our patrons of honour: - the Minister of Culture and National Heritage In particular, we thank our sponsors who gratefully donated despite the economic hardships: - Bank BGŻ the Suwałki Department and - the PKP Przewozy Regionalne (Polish State Railways – Regional We direct huge tokens of gratitude to our medial patrons for a wonderful promotion of the event: - Polskie Radio Trójka (Polish Radio Trójka) Without you we could not have managed!!! For the help in the organization of the event we thank all our partners: - the Youth Club in Suwałki Your help was invaluable!!! Of course, we cannot forget the wonderful clubs, who hosted the blues music until the early morning hours: Ogród Letni (the Summer Garden) ROZMARINO, Piwiarnia Warka (Pub), Bar Polski (Polish Bar) and Einstein Restaurant. We thank the owners for such great and pleasant cooperation. We offer congratulations and thanks to all the artists who took part in our Festival, to the stage presenters and to the technical staff. It is thanks to you that we now have such unforgettable memories. We would like to thank our wonderful and unforgettable audience. We apologise to everyone who did not receive a Festival T-shirt. Next year we will prepare more of them, we promise. And in the end (which does not mean that their service was the smallest), we direct great thanks to those who supported us during the preparation and also during the event: Przedsiębiorstwo Gospodarki Komunalnej (the Public Utilities Enterprise), Zakład Usług Komunalnych (the Council Services Board), Miejska Dyrekcja Inwestycji (the Town Investment Board), Komenda Miejska Policji (the Town Police Headquarters), Komenda Miejska Państwowej Straży Pożarnej (the Town Headquarters of the State Fire Brigade) in Suwałki and Augustów, Straż Miejska (the Fire Brigade) in Suwałki, as well as the whole team of our dedicated volunteers!!! We invite you back in a year for the Suwałki Blues Festival 2010. It will be even better :) |
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