Czech Village
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
All photos by Phillip Smith;
Aug. 11, 2018
I am so thrilled and amazed to see how Czech Village Blues festival in Cedar Rapids has expanded and grown in just its second year. Again, the Linn County Blues Society has joined together with the Friends of Czech Village to keep this wonderful blues event going. It was incredible to see the musical talent and dedication to the blues presented on the Youth Stage by Kristopher Bries, Anderson Coates, Miles Damaso, and Matthew Burger. Accompanied by Iowa Blues Hall of Fame inductees, Tom 'T-Bone' Giblin on keys, and Dan 'DJ' Johnson on bass guitar, they were quite impressive, and did a fantastic job to kick start this years festival which featured Tim@theTrutones , Shane Johnson's Blue Train, and Ruf Records' Blues Caravan presenting Bernard Allison, Mike Zito, and Ally Venable.
Youth Stage
Tim&theTruTones
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| Corey Clark & Tim Wagoner |
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| Paul Ferguson |
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| Corey Clark |
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| Tim Wagoner |
Scott Sanborn
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| Scott Sanborn |
Bob Deforest
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| Bob Deforest |
Shane Johnson's Blue Train
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| Shane Johnson's Blue Train |
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| Shane Johnson / John Resch |
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| John Resch |
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| Shane Johnson |
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| Christopher Ryan |
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| John Resch |
Ruf Records' Blues Caravan
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| Ally Venable |
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| Bobby Wallace |
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| Ally Venable |
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| Elijah Owings |
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| Ally Venable Band |
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| Ally Venable |
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| Ally Venable / Elijah Owings |
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| Mike Zito |
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| Bernard Allison |
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| Bernard Allison / Mike Zito |
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| Bernard Allison / Mike Zito |
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| Bernard Allison |
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| Mike Zito |
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| Mike Zito |
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| Mike Zito |
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| Mike Zito |
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| Bernard Allison / Mike Zito |
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| Mario Dawson |
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| Bernard Allison |
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| Bernard , Ally, and Mike |
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| Bernard, Ally and Mike |
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| Bernard, Ally and Mike |
* all photos by Phillip Smith (2018)
Check out the PhillyCheeze review for Bernard Allison's Let It Go :
Check out the PhillyCheeze review for Mike Zito's Greyhound
(originally published for Blues Review Magazine on BluesRevue.com :
Check out the PhillyCheeze review for Mike Zito and the Wheel's Songs From the Road
Check out the PhillyCheeze review for Mike Zito and the Wheel's Keep Coming Back
