Walla Walla becomes host to The Northwest's hottest bands on Saturday, March 17, 2012!

12 bands, 5 venues all within easy walking distance of that red pin on the map... down there on the right... in beautiful downtown Walla Walla!

Venues: Sapolil Cellars, Walla Walla Elks Lodge, Walla Faces, Charles Smith Winery, CrossRoads Steakhouse

Here's the amazing musical line-up:

• Coyote Kings w/Mush ~ with special guest: Kenny "Blue" Ray  The hosts of the WWGF are known for their high-energy stage performances, featuring the jaw-dropping vocals of Michelle “Mush” Morgan. Their new CD “Move” made it to the second round in the IBC’s for “Best Self Produced CD” & garnered a rave review (9 stars) from Blues Review Magazine, calling it versatile, solid, & sexy. Joining CK w/M at the fest is Kenny “Blue” Ray: When it comes to hard-hitting blues guitar, Kenny is the real deal. He has appeared on close to 40 recordings, including appearances with Stevie Ray Vaughan, Marcia Ball, Ronnie Earl, Charlie Musselwhite, Anson Funderburgh, and many others. “Blue” will be lighting up the stage with the Kings & Mush at the fest.
• Jimmy Lloyd Rea & The Switchmasters ~ feat: The Rev Danny G. Jimmy Lloyd is a Blues Hall of Fame recipient and a Muddy Award Hall of Famer too! He’ll bring the Baker City Barbecue to you, along with his longtime guitar player “The Reverend Danny G.” 
• The Randy Oxford Band ~ feat: Manuel Morais & Jho Blenis  IBC finalists, Randy & crew have established themselves as a premier party band on a national scale, with festivals already booked this year in San Diego, Maine, The Waterfront, & annual return to the Legendary Blues Cruise coming in 2012. WWGF is proud to be the first fest of the year to have them!
• Junkyard Jane ~ feat: Billy Stoops  Led by “Little Devil,” Billy Stoops on guitar, WBS multi-award winning Junkyard Jane is a perennial Northwest fest fav. They’ll bring their bourbon fueled Bluesy Roots gumbo to the WWGF. It’s always a great party when Junkyard Jane is in town.
• Kevin Selfe & The Tornados  Three time Muddy Awards "Blues Act of the Year" winners. Hailing from Protland, OR, Kevin and band are true Blue and righteous & light up the stage at every turn.
 
• Sammy Eubanks  We call him “The Voice,” but Sammy is also a great guitarist. He’s a BB Award & (multiple) Empire Award winner who mixes Blues, Rock, & a little Country, to come up with his own stellar sound.
• Vaughn Jensen  Vaughn is a smokin’ guitarist who tears it up with passion and heart. Vaughn was a WA state finalist in the 2011 IBCs. Besides his set, he’ll be co-hosting the All-star Jam with Curtis “Rocket” Johnson.
• Laredo Drive ~  feat: Joe Smart  National flat-picking champion, Joe Smart, will be here with his new “Dog-grass” band, mixing rock, blues, jazz… (everything but the kitchen sink) in with their traditional Bluegrass roots.
• Gary Winston & The Real Deal  Walla Walla native, Gary Winston, spent many years in Hong Kong in the house band at the Hiatt Regency. With phenomenal guitar playing and a true-to-soul voice, Gary & The Real Deal play classic R&B, smooth Blues, and can “bring the Funk,” like no other.
• Wasteland Kings  Hailing from La Grande, OR, these Kings are a great new Roots band, mixing Blues, Rock-a-Billy, & Country. Great guitar oriented tunes to please a new audience.
• Philly KingB & The Stingers   Phil Lynch, a.k.a. “Philly KingB,” is a Blues technician, specializing in Chicago Blues Classics. Joined by the true-tone harp blowing of Larry Leir, they’ll bring you all of your classic Blues favs.
• Siol  (pronounced ‘Sheel’): Featuring Jess Burgess on guitar. Celtic music to start the fest & our “tip o’ the hat” to St Paddy’s Day. 
 

Saturday Schedule of Events Acoustic showcase @ Walla Faces: 12-1pm SIOL 1:30pm 2:45 LAREDO DRIVE 

The LARGE show @ Walla Walla Elks Lodge: 3:00-4pm COYOTE KINGS W/MUSH ~ with KENNY "BLUE" RAY   4:30-6pm THE RANDY OXFORD BAND 6:30-8pm JIMMY LLOYD REA & THE SWITCHMASTERS

8pm-12am Multi venue “Guitar Crawl” @…

Sapolil Cellars 8-10pm KEVIN SELFE & THE TORNADOES 10:30-12am GARY WINSTON & THE REAL DEAL

CrossRoads Steakhouse  8-10pm SAMMY EUBANKS  10:30-12am THE VAUGHN JENSEN BAND

Charles Smith Winery 8-10pm JUNKYARD JANE 10:30-12am PHILLY KINGB & THE STINGERS

12am-1:30AM All-Star Jam @ CrossRoads: Hosted by VAUGHN JENSEN & CURTIS "ROCKET" JOHNSON

The Walla Walla Guitar Festival Kick-off Party will be on Friday night, March 16  at Sapolil Cellars with Randy Oxford & Wasteland Kings! Contact Sapolil Cellars for tickets & info.

ATTENTION: We're sorry, but as of 3/15/2012 motel/fest packages are SOLD OUT! Fest tickets are still available.

 Everyone who buys a ticket to the festival will also receive one ticket in our drawing, with more avaialble for purchase!

Prizes include...

Two guitars

Weekend BnB getaway

Tickets to other NW Blues festivals

Gift certificate at Lotus Clothing and Jewelry

Food

Plus many, many, many bottles of Walla Walla wine!

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The Coyote Kings Invitational WALLA WALLA GUITAR FESTIVAL is brought to you by...

Coyote Kings w/Mush Morgan, The Walla Walla Blues Society, Tourism Walla Walla, The Marc, Blue Mountain Crossing LLC, CH2M HILL, Abajian Motors, Blazing Guitars, Lil Stogie Amps & Guitars, Lotus Clothing & Jewelry, The Fischer House, The Maple Counter, Coyote Cabs, The Cascade Blues Association, The Washington Blues Society, The Inland Empire Blues Society, The South Sound Blues Society, Blues Therapy Radio Show, Big Groove Blues & Roots Show

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