Blues Festivals 2012...Updates... Listen to the Music.

**Schedule Addition: BCNB Roots 'n Blues 'n BBQ Festival

If you have never experienced the "Blues" live and down home like it was meant to be "absorbed" ... well now is a great time to map out a schedule of some really good Blues festivals coming in 2012 that you might want to check out. Some of the locations are out of the way but well worth the extra travel particularly if you make it a road trip shared by friends, relatives and blues music liking "folk". I know a few.

The 35th Annual Mississippi Delta Blues and Heritage Festival is a must for those down home folk who want to listen to some very down home Blues from some of the most renowned down home blues artist of our time.

The Chicago Blues Festival is certainly a must visit. Held in one of America's finest and most spectacular cities this festival is in the heart of the U.S. and a road trip centering through Chi-Town headed east or west to another festival is just a matter of planning.

Been to Australia...Mate? How about a cruise?

Well enough of my navigating...here's some dates and locations:...more to follow.

6th Annual Bonita Springs Blues Festival- Bonita Springs, Fla. March 9 - March 10, 2012

Baton Rouge Blues Festival - Baton Rouge, La. April 14, 2012

Tampa Bay Blues Festival - Vinoy Waterfront Park St. Peterburg, Fla. April 13 - April 15, 2012

Micheal 'John's Simi Valley Blues Festival - Simi Valley, CA. April 28, 2012

Gator by the Bay Blues Festival - San Diego, CA. May 11, May 13, 2012

Silver City Blues Festival - Silver City, New Mexico May 25, May 27, 2012

Santa Cruz Blues Festival - Santa Cruz, CA. May 26-May 27, 2012

Cajun Blues Festival - Simi Valley, CA. May 26- May 27, 201

Chicago Blues Festival - Chicago Ill. June 10-June 12, 2012

T-Bone Blues Festival - Linden, Texas June 22- June 23, 2012

South Bend Blues and Ribs Festival - South Bend, Indiana June 23, 201

Bayou Blues Festival - Long Beach CA. June 23- June 24, 2012

Monterey Bay Blues Festival - Monterey, CA. June 22- June 24, 2012

Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival - Portland, Oregon July 4 - July 8, 2012

35th Mississippi Delta Blues and Heritage Festival - Greenville, Ms. September 15, 2012

6th Roots 'n Blues 'n BBQ Festival - Columbia, Mo. September 21 - September 22, 2012

27th King Biscuit Blues Festival - West Helena, Ark. October 4 - October 6, 2012

17th Thredo Blues Festival - Thredo, Australia January 12 - January 15, 2012

Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival - Montego Bay, Jamaica - January 22-January 24, 2012

Boguete Jazz & Blues Festival - Volcan Baru, Panama - March 1 - March 4, 2012

23rd Bryon Bay Blues Festival - Bryon Bay, Australia - April 5 - April 9, 2012

Waterfront Blues Festival - Toronto, Ontario Canada June 1 - June 3, 2012

Carribean Blues Cruise - Ft. Lauderdale to the Carribean - January 22 - January 29, 2012 leaving Ft. Lauderdale...