2024 Festival Schedule

Little Feat

Saturday / 8:30pm

The members of Little Feat emerged from the pandemic with their sense of humor, chops, and collective joy in playing intact. Over the past three years, they’ve focused tours on their epic live album Waiting for Columbus and re-issues of their second through fourth albums (Sailin’ Shoes, Dixie Chicken, and Feats Don’t Fail Me Now. Audience response has been rapturous. (Read more)

Shemekia Copeland

Saturday / 6:45pm

Award-winning blues, soul and Americana singer Shemekia Copeland possesses one of the most instantly recognizable and deeply soulful roots music voices of our time. She is beloved worldwide for the fearlessness, honesty and humor of her revelatory music, as well as for delivering each song she performs with unmatched passion. (Read more)

Matt Schofield

Saturday / 5:00pm

British born and now US-based, Matt Schofield continues to push the frontiers and reshape the boundaries of the British Blues tradition. A multi-award winning guitar virtuoso, singer, songwriter, producer and band leader, after more than 30 years of performing, and 20 years into his solo career, Schofield’s impact as one of the most influential and distinctive guitarists of his generation is unquestionable. (Read more)

Danielle Miraglia

Saturday / 4:30, 6:15pm (Side Stage)

Danielle Miraglia comes armed with a strong steady thumb on an old Gibson and an infectious stomp-box rhythm with tunes ranging from heart-felt to socially conscious that will move both your heart and hips. Her latest “Bright Shining Stars” debuted at #15 on the Billboard Blues Charts. (Read more)

Tom Townsley Band

Saturday / 3:30pm

Tom Townsley has been playing the blues for over forty years. He first entered the CNY scene as the harmonica player and co-frontman of The Cold Shot Blues Band, which won the Northeast Regional Seagram’s Wine Cooler Talent Search in 1987 and placed second nationally for their original “Take Me To Chicago.” (Read more)

Cinnamon Jones

Saturday / 2:10pm

Cinnamon Jones is a versatile musician in the industry. From classical to Jazz, Blues, Gospel an R&B. She has performed in various concerts and festivals, captivating audiences with her unique style. Born and raised in the heart of New York City “BROOKLYN” Cinnamon experienced the passion of music at an early age through Brooklyn’s neighborhood gospel choirs. (Read more)

Tim Herron

Saturday / 1:40, 3:00pm (Side Stage)

Tim has been a mainstay on the upstate NY music scene for years with six albums as the leader of the Tim Herron Corporation and three solo albums. He blends blues, folk, jazz and rock into an eclectic mix of American roots music. (Read more)

Rattlesnake Trio

Saturday / 1:00pm

The Rattlesnake Trio is an Indigenous blues/rock power trio with members from the Onondaga and Oneida Nations in Upstate New York. (Read more)

Blues Ignition

Saturday / 12:00pm

Youth development and music education are important components of the New York State Blues Festival. Blues Ignition is made up of local students brought together by their passion for learning this great American art form.

The Record Company

Friday / 9:00pm

When The Record Company pick up their instruments, Chris Vos, Alex Stiff, and Marc Cazorla, participate in a musical back-and-forth akin to a formative and supportive conversation among siblings. The nuances of their personalities seep through loose, bluesy guitar leads, airtight drum grooves, thick bass, and vividly evocative lyrics. (Read more)

Mathias Lattin

Friday / 7:15pm

Mathias Lattin won the 2023 International Blues Challenge and Best Guitarist at the tender of 20-years old; conceivably making him the youngest to win both. The grandson of NBA Hall of Famer, David “Big Daddy” Lattin, he displays his talent on the stage not the basketball court. He is a 2020 graduate of Houston’s acclaimed Kinder High School of Performing and Visual Arts. (Read more)

Matt Tarbell’s Built For Comfort

Friday / 5:30pm

Matt Tarbell’s Built for Comfort was established in the early 90’s and is a combination of the Corvairs and The Kingsnakes. (Read more)

Colin Aberdeen

Friday / 5:00, 6:45pm (Side Stage)

Colin Aberdeen is a vocalist and guitar player specializing in blues, soul, ragtime, and a variety of other American roots traditions. An Australian citizen, he has lived the past few decades in Syracuse, NY. (Read more)

The Shylocks

Friday / 4:00pm

Reviving acoustic blues one song at a time, The Shylocks bring a little grease to their unique style of juke joint blues. (Read more)

Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials

Thursday / 9:00pm

In Chicago, a city overflowing with unrivaled blues talent, world-renowned Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials have been standing tall for almost 30 years. The band’s big sound, fueled by Lil’ Ed’s gloriously rollicking slide work and deep blues string bending, along with his rough-edged, soulful vocals, is as real and hard-hitting as Chicago blues gets. (Read more)

Bywater Call

Thursday / 7:15pm

Meghan Parnell and Dave Barnes are the driving force behind Bywater Call, a powerhouse 7-piece Southern Soul, Roots Rock band out of Toronto, Canada. Since Bywater Call was formed in 2017, they have been Maple Blues and Independent Blues Award nominated and have made waves in the Canadian Festival Circuit. (Read more)

Hanna PK & the Dynamic 88’s

Thursday / 5:30pm

Hanna PK is a solid pianist, soulful vocalist, and vibrant performer, born and raised in South Korea, currently residing in Rochester, NY. She plays a wide variety of the blues & swing, old school folk, and boogie-woogie. She has a dynamic songwriting style – ranging from a funky tune with socially conscious lyrics to a mournful slow blues… (Read more)

Mira Grimm

Thursday / 4:30, 6:45pm (Side Stage)

Mira Grimm is a 16 year old professional musician, multi-instrumentalist, and singer/songwriter. She plays a wide range of blues, Americana, and finger style guitar. Mira’s songwriting has been described as “prolific” and compared to artists such as Bonnie Raitt, Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney. Mira writes about her mental health struggles, her goal is to help people relate to something, and show everyone that they’re not alone. (Read more)