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Says Bob Dylan, “Dion knows how to sing, and he knows just the right way to craft these songs, these blues songs. He’s got some friends here to help him out, some true luminaries. But in the end, it’s Dion by himself alone, and that masterful voice of his that will keep you returning to share these Blues songs with him.”

“The hardest part about fixing vintage instruments is making sure you keep them as original as possible.”

“Blues music is…stronger than many people realize and is as relevant now as it was when W.C. Handy first heard the slide guitar on that darkened train platform way back when.”

John Two-Hawks has spent his life looking intensely into the deep ways of Spirit, wisdom, healing and connection.

“It occurred to me, I can play whatever kind of music I want.”

“I’m from the east coast and I grew up on R&B, but blues is where my heart is.”

“With The Brotherhood, we’ve all got skin in the game; the pride of ownership.”

“I like what I would call authentic Blues. It is dangerous to use this term because people think you are not open to anything new.”

“The older I get the more and more I respect and am proud of the blues as a musical art form.” – Giles Robson

“Once you’ve been doing this a while, a festival like this becomes like a big family reunion.”