Festivals
This is a list of Blues festivals in Poland ordered by month.
January
Leszno Czuje Bluesa
64-100 Leszno
Stowarzyszenie Działajmy dla Leszna
February
March
Warsaw Blues Nights
00-715 Warszawa
Recurring events and concerts blues. National & Internationals Stars 2009: Paul Lamb & The King Snakes (GB), JJ Band (PL), Omar & The Howlers (USA), organized by Polish Blues Association
April
Blues Rock Jazz Warsaw Festival
02-089 Warszawa
One of the new blues-rock festivals in Poland. International Stars 2009: Joe Bonamass (USA), Magic Slim (USA)
Supraskie Spotkani z Bluesem
16-030 Supraśl
Bluestracje
41-506 Chorzów
One of the most interesting blues events in Poland. National & International Stars 2009: Magic Slim (USA); Blues Caravan 2009
(Oli Brown (UK), Erja Lyytinen (FIN), Joanne Shaw Taylor (GB); Ścigani (PL); The Patsy Gamble Band (GB). National & International Stars 2010: Shemekia Copeland & Her Band (USA), Boo Boo Davis (USA), The Brew (UK), Hokus (PL), HooDoo Band (PL), Hard Times (PL), Boogie Boys (PL), Beata Kossowska & Bogdan Szweda (PL)
May
Las, Woda & Blues
67-410 Sława-Radzyń
One of the best climatic and well-known blues festivals in Poland. National & International Stars 2009: Todd Wolf Band (USA), JJ Band (PL), Boogie Chilli (PL), Devil Blues (PL), Hoodoo Band (PL)
Noc Bluesowa
96-200 Rawa Mazowiecka
On of the famous blues-rock festivals in Poland. International & National Stars 2009: Bonzo & the Resonators (SL), Limbo (PL), Hétfő Este Blues Band (H), Khalif Wailin' Walter (USA)
June
July
Olsztynskie Noce Bluesowe
10-538 Olsztyn
One of the oldest and famous open air blues festivals in Poland. National & International Stars 2009: Livin' Blues Xperience (NED), Bo Bo Davis (USA), Otis Clay (USA), Mike Greene & Leszek Cichonski (USA/PL)
Suwałki Blues Festival
16-400 Suwałki
One of the new and biggest open air blues festivals in Poland. National & International Stars. Played: Joe Bonamassa (USA), Ten Years After (GB), Canned Heat (USA), Mick Taylor Band (UK), The Blues Band (UK), Ana Popovic Band (SR/NL), Julian Sas (NL), Super Chikan (USA), Dave Kelly & Maggie Bell (UK), Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers (USA), B. B. & The Blues Shacks (DE), Jarle Bernhoft & Knut Reiersrud Band (NO), Trampled Under Foot (USA), Innes Sibun Band (UK), Andy Egert Blues Band (CH), Spoonful Of Blues (NO), The Road Band (LT), Nocna Zmiana Bluesa (PL), Shakin' Dudi (PL), TSA (PL) and more.
"Wielki Ogień" - Festiwal Bluesowo-Rockowy im. Miry Kubasińskiej
27-400 Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski
Festiwal Muzyczny im. Ryśka Riedla
41-500 Chorzów
One of the famous blues-rock festivals in Poland. International & National Stars 2009: Ray Wilson & Stiltskin (GB), Voo Voo (PL), Perfect (PL), Cree (PL), Dzem (PL), Krzak (PL), SBB (PL)
Blues Express Festival
77-424 Zakrzewo
One of the famous blues festivals in Poland
August
Bies Czad Blues
38-608 Wietlin
Front Porch Blues czyli.. Lauba Pełno Bluesa
41-506 Chorzów
International & National Stars 2009: Noel Cutts Blues Band (NZ/PL), Roman Puchowski (PL), Easy Rider (PL), Karolina Cygonek & Tomi Blues Kapela (PL), Ścigani (PL)
Festiwal „Ścinawski Blues nad Odrą”
59-330 Ścinawa
Centrum Kultury i Turystyki w Ścinawie
Blues nad Bobrem Festival
59-700 Bolesławiec
One of the famous blues festivals in Poland
Harmonica Bridge Bydgoszcz Toruń
85-104 Bydgoszcz
International festival of harmonica. International & National Stars 2009: Giles King & Mark Olbrich (GB), Brendan Power (NZ), Jack Cannon Blues Band (H), Rick Epping (USA), Nocna Zmiana Bluesa (PL), Bartek Łęczycki (PL), Boogie Boys (PL), Beata Kossowska Trio (PL/DE), Shakin Dudi ( PL)
September
Galicja Blues Festival
38-400 Krosno
One of the well-known blues festivals in Poland. Nationals Stars 2009: Martyna Jakubowicz (PL), Magda Piskorczyk (PL), Karolina Cygonek & Tomi Blues Kapela (PL), Los Agentos (PL)
Festiwal Muzyczny im. Pawla Bergera "Gramy nad Prosna"
62-800 Kalisz
October
Rawa Blues Festival
40-005 Katowice
The oldest, biggest and most famous in-door blues festivals in Poland and Europe. International & National Stars 2009: Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers (USA), Eric Sardinas (USA), Eden Brent (USA), Shakin' Dudi (PL)
Jimiway Blues Festival
63-400 Ostrów Wielkopolski
One of the famous blues festival in Poland. Every Year National & International Artists. Stars 2009: Sharrie Willson & Wiseguys (USA), Philip Sayce (USA), The Road Band (LT), Shakin' Dudi (PL), Hoodoo Band (PL)
November
Blueskamera.pl
15-281 Białystok
First in Poland festival presents the work of audio-visual about blues
Jesień z bluesem
15-281 Białystok
Oldest and famous in-door blues festivals in Poland. National & International Stars 2009: Paul Lamb & The King Snakes (GB), Kasa Choruch (PL), Shakin' Dudi (PL), Hoodoo Band (PL)
Zaduszki bluesowe
15-281 Bialystok
One of the oldest blues events in Poland
Blues Alive
41-506 Chorzów
Polish edition of czech blues festival Blues Alive
Toruń Blues Meeting
87-100 Toruń
One of the oldest and famous in-door blues festivals in Poland. National & International Stars 2009: Big Daddy Wilson (USA), Robson Fernandes (BRA), Dzem (PL), After Blues (PL), Nocna Zmiana Bluesa (PL)
Toruń Blues Meeting
87-100 Toruń
One of the oldest and famous in-door blues festivals in Poland. National & International Stars 2009: Big Daddy Wilson (USA), Robson Fernandes (BR), Dżem (PL), After Blues (PL), Nocna Zmiana Bluesa (PL)
December