Basil’s Mustique Blues Festival line-up named
Creative Director Dana Gillespie and Producer Basil Charles have announced the line up for the 13th Annual Mustique Blues Festival to be held at Basilâs Bar this month.{{more}}
Appearing are: Ronnie Jones, Carvin Jones, Zach Prather, Dana Gillespie, Papa George, Steve Simpson, and the London Blues Band: Julien Brunetaud, Dino Baptiste, Jake Zaitz, Jeff Walker, Mike Paice, Darby Todd, and Enrico Morena with Special Guest: Felix Dennis.
The Mustique Blues Festival begins Wednesday, January 23, 2008, at Basilâs Bar, with a Blues Jump Up and BBQ, and continues nightly until Wednesday, February 6, 2008. Sundays, the show begins at 5, with a special family show of âSunset Bluesâ. Friday, January 25, the Blues Festival moves for one night only to Bequia and the following weekend to the mainland of St. Vincent.
Each year, the Mustique Blues Festivalâs performances are recorded and released as a CD (available at Basilâs Bar or on Basilâs Web site at (www.basilsbar.com). The 2008 CD is on sale now. The artists donate their time and Basilâs Bar donates the revenue from the CDâs. All of the money made at the festival goes to fund secondary education for the youths of St. Vincent, through the Basil Charles Educational Foundation. More than 30 children are currently benefiting from the funds of the Mustique Blues Festival.
The Mustique Blues Festival is made possible by the contributions of the sponsors: Digicel, The Mustique Company, Felix Dennis, Douglas Hamilton, Michel de vibraye, Virgin Atlantic, St. Vincent Brewery and, of course, Basilâs Bar.
For more information: Basil Charles at 784-488-8407 or www.basilsbar.com
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