Blues festivals

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 33. Chapters: Blues festivals in Australia, Blues festivals in Canada, Blues festivals in the United Kingdom, Blues festivals in the United States, Notodden Blues Festival, Schaefer Music Festival, Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival, Long Beach Blues Festival, San Francisco Blues Festival, Crossroads Guitar Festival, Ottawa Bluesfest, List of Canadian blues festivals and venues, Chicago Blues Festival, West Coast Blues & Roots Festival, Cincy Blues Fest, American Folk Blues Festival, Dark Season Blues, East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival, Blues Train, Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival, Harvest Time Blues, Waterfront Blues Festival, Callander Jazz and Blues Festival, National Jazz and Blues Festival, Red Bank Jazz & Blues Festival, Pittsburgh Blues Festival, Springing the Blues, Himalayan Blues Festival, List of Canadian blues societies, Upton Blues Festival, Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival, Old Town BluesFest, Bluesfest International Windsor, Edmonton's Labatt Blues Festival, Highland Jazz & Blues Festival, Boundary Waters Blues Festival, Omaha Blues, Jazz, & Gospel Festival, Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival, Rawa Blues Festival, Stamford Blues Festival, City of Derry Jazz and Big Band Festival, Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival, August Blues Festival. Excerpt: Notodden Blues Festival (NBF) is one of the largest blues music festivals in Europe and the largest in Scandinavia. The festival is held in Notodden, Norway, usually in early August. In 1988, thirteen local blues enthusiasts gave their personal guarantee to the bank and were granted a cash credit, and the first Notodden Blues Festival became a reality. The credit from the bank turned out to be unnecessary, and the festival soon became one of Norway's most popular music festivals. Today, the Notodden Blues Festival is the largest "Pure-Blues-Festival" in Scandinavia, expanding from 2,000 sold tickets (NOK 200,000 gross ticket sales) to 24,500 sold tickets (NOK 12,000,000 gross ticket sales) in 17 years. Being "the biggest" is not their ambition. However, their aspiration is to become Europe's "largest blues experience", which is reflected in their emphasis on quality over quantity. NBF is an ideal organization, where the General Assembly is the highest authority. Every year, the General Assembly elects a new board, consisting of one leader and six board members. The General Assembly provides the guidelines and financial frames wherein the Board can operate. The daily administration includes a General Manager, a Booking and Production Manager, and a secretary. In 1992, NBF established the Notodden Blues Festival Foundation. The goal of this entity is to secure the financial costs needed to operate the festival. Presently, the "operation capital " controlled by the Foundation is NOK 900,000, which has been accumulated as a result of the economic success of previous festivals. 1988 Howlin' Wilf And The Vee Jays (UK) The Balham Alligators (UK) Barry Cuda (USA) Tom Principato (USA) Good Time Charlie (N) Notodden Blues Band (N) The R&B Express (N) 1989 Lazy Lester (USA) Chris Cain (USA) Mannish Boys (USA) Ford Blues Band (USA) Roy Book Binder (USA) Smalltown Blyes Band (DK) Hungry John & The Blue Shadows (N) Notodden Blues Band (N) Steinar Albrigtsen (N) The R&B Express (N