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The 14^th Annual Porquis Blues Festival
July 8, 9, and 10^th, 2011

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Our Vision
The Porquis Blues Society will deliver high quality live Canadian blues music to Northerners,
a genre we do not often have the opportunity to enjoy, right here in our own back yard,
all in a relaxed atmosphere and at a reasonable price.

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The 14th Annual Porquis Blues Festival is scheduled for July 8, 9 and 10th, 2011.

Our line-up this year will certainly rival any we have produced in the past. We have multiple Juno Award winners FATHEAD returning and we continue to diversify our audience experience with aboriginal and francophone artists. 

Another special highlight this year is a fellow by the name of Roberto Morbioli (MORBLUS), an incredibly gifted Italian guitarist. Roby will be fronting an all-star group of talented Canadian musicians put together by our Artistic Director, Don Elliott. 

Jerome Godboo is a welcome addition to our 2011 line-up. Jerome will be delivering a free harmonica workshop on Saturday afternoon to any member of the audience that may be interested. Our workshops have been well attended in the past and they provide both musicians and fans an opportunity to be up close and personal with, and to learn from, some of the best musical talent we have in Canada. 

Of course we will also be featuring a number of other groups for their first time at our festival as well as returning local and regional talent including Hurtin' Mike and Leon Bass  formerly known as Hurtin' Blues (Iroquois Falls) and Paul Disalle (Sudbury). 

Danny B will be our emcee over the weekend again this year and will also be performing live with Jake Thomas at our Sunday morning brunch. Please check out the links provided below for a preview of the star studded talent we will be featuring for your enjoyment this year.

Don't forget that we continue to deliver delicious homemade food all weekend to make sure our ticket holders can keep up the blistering pace we set for everyone at our festival! 

There's lots of camping spots available on a first come first served basis. Make sure you bring your own towels and stuff to take advantage of our shower facilities. A free shuttle service between Porquis Junction and Iroquois Falls will be made available again on Friday and Saturday on the half-hour in case you forget something or need to get to town to pick up additional supplies.

For the third year in a row we are inviting classic car and bike owners to “shine ‘em up and show ‘em off” at the festival. Anyone interested should contact Ken Cosens in advance at 705-232-4675 or by email as space is limited. 

The goal of the Porquis Blues Society is to continue to provide our audience with some of the best blues entertainment we possibly can, close to home and at very reasonable costs to you, our loyal audience. Many who've attended the Porquis Blues Festival in the past have commented on what a great deal our festival continues to be. You would certainly be hard pressed to see so many excellent bands perform in such a friendly and intimate setting for the price of an advanced ticket.    Stay tuned, there are more updates to come! We'll see you in July! 

Ben Lefebvre
Executive Director
March 3rd, 2011