Festival Blues Passions of Cognac

The Festival Blues Passions of Cognac is a festival of music specialized in the Blues. It takes place at the end of July the every years - at the beginning of August in the town of Cognac (Charente). The various scenes are distributed in the Public garden of Cognac and the concerts of the evening are also given there, with the theater of nature

different places

Tonic Day

Tonic Day is a small scene under the trees of the Public garden of Cognac which acceuille usually free concerts of 10:00 and 15:15.

Eden Blues

Located against the back of the museum this vaster scene is occupied with 11:30 and 16:45 by free concerts.

To rivet Blues

We are there on the edges of Charente for space " regional springboard Blues" , space of free concerts and discovered new talents and regional groups.

Square of the Blues

Groove with the Castle

The scene is in the castle of Valois seat of the cognac Otard. The access is paying (or accessible with the " pass").

Paradise blues

The public then occupies the steps of the theater of nature, in the public garden.

Blues of the Angels

Programming

1994 (1st edition): Large Otis
1995 (2nd edition): B.B. King
1996 (3rd edition): Little Milton
1997 (4th edition): Junior Wells
1998 (5th edition): Taj Mahal
1999 (6th edition): Dr. John
2000 (7th edition): Ray Charles
2001 (8th edition): Robert CRAY
2002 (9th edition): Bobby Rush, John To precede, The Blind Servant boys off Alabama, Jimmie Vaughan, Ike Turner
2003 (10th edition): Odetta
2004 (11th edition): Howard Touches
2005 (12th edition):
2006 (13th edition): Otis Clay, Irma Thomas, Terry Evans, the artists Music Maker, Earth, Wind and Fire.
2007 (14th edition): Isaac Beam, Magic Slim, Zucchero…

External bonds

official site of the festival

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