Black Eyed & Blues Fest 2021!

CTBS has partnered with Black Eyed Sally's and the Hartford Arts Council to present the annual FREE festival in Hartford's Bushnell Park on Saturday July 31 and Sunday August 1.

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Saturday: The Mighty Soul Drivers, Neal & The Vipers, Carl Ricci & 706 Union Ave., Jr. Krauss & The Shakes

Sunday: Ed Peabody & The Big Blue Thang, Lovelace-Lesiw Blues Revue, The Balkun Brothers

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2022 International Blues Challenge

The IBC is on for January 2022!  The Blues Foundaton has announced plans to once again present the International Blues Challenge in Memphis TN.

The CTBS is once again presentimg the CT Bklues Challenge.  Although the challenge was postponed due to the pandemic, we are moving forward with plans to stage the 2021 Challenge in October at Black-Eyed Sally's in Hartford.  If your band would like to participate, just register via the simple form here on our website..

25th Annual CTBS Band Challenge