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2023 Lyons Fest Veterans Park, Lyons, IL.

Sat. July 1st Red, White & BLUES

Lyons Fest is a 5 day family fun extravaganza with plenty of live music, food vendors and carnival rides.  Lyons Fest is a celebration of American Independence and Village pride.  This is a family fun event topped off with a great fireworks show Tuesday July 4th.


Red, White & BLUES is a whole day dedicated to Americas' Roots music,  "The Blues baby".  The Windy City Blues Society is proud to be working with The Village of Lyons, The Parks & Recreation Department and Mayor Christopher Getty to present the Saturday showcase.


The Windy City Blues Society has done it's best to present a line-up with diverse acts covering a wide range of blues .  We hope you enjoy the show and become or renew your membership in the Windy City Blues Society. 

The Line- up Saturday July 1st

4:00 - 4:10 The Introduction & National Anthem

4:10 - 5:10 Darren Jay & The Delta Souls

5:30- 6:30 The Sonia Downs Band

7:00 - 8:30 Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames

9:00 - 10:30 Carolyn Wonderland

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Carolyn Wonderland

2022 Blues Music Nominee for Song of the Year - “Fragile Peace and Certain War”, written and performed by Carolyn Wonderland

 

2022 Blues Music Award Nominee  -  Contemporary Blues Female Artist

Carolyn Wonderland 2021-11-21 Sellersville Theater "Broken Hearted Blues"

Austin Music Awards - Hall of Fame - Inductee 2020

CAROLYN WONDERLAND - "Texas Girl" (Live at High Sierra Music Festival 2017)

2022 Blues Blast Music Awards Nominee - Contemporary Blues Album of the Year & Female Blues Artist of the Year

Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames

Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames - 36th International Blues Challenge (IBC 2020) Representing the Windy City Blues Society

Delmark Recording Artist  -  2022 Blues Blast Music Award Nominee - Contemporary Blues Album of the Year

Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames @ Willow Springs Blues Fest, Willow Springs, IL. July 30, 2022

 

Dave brings the Blues Directly to you

Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames @ Willow Springs Blues Fest, Willow Springs, IL. July 30, 2022

Dave Weld & The imperial Flames.

The Sonia Downs Band

Sonia Astacio

  Sonia is the 7th child of a Dominican American family. Her parents moved to the United States in 1955. As a child she found her love of music singing with her siblings in church. Initially her first love was Jazz music. Listening to Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald brought her much joy but when she heard her first blues song she fell in love with the genre and was never the same again. 


Chicago Blues Fest 2022

 She joined the Nu Blu band in 2005 and is an honorary member of the group. She also has The Sonia Downs Band and is currently working on an album. After 35 years in the corporate world "My retirement plan is to sing the Blues to whomever will listen". The blues is her life's work. Sonia plans to sing the Blues EVERDAY! 

Darren Jay & The Delta Souls

Darren Jay and The Delta Souls - WGN TV9 Chicago

Darren & The Band won the 2018 Chicago Blues Challenge and represented the Windy City Blues Society in the 2019 International Blues Challenge

Darren Jay and The Delta Souls - "River's Edge" Memphis Video

Darren is the past President of the Memphis Blues Society and makes regular appearances on some of your favorite television shows.

LYONS FEST 5 DAY LINE-UP

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A tribute to Cicero, Illinois

                     Cicero

Jeff Dale & The South Woodlawners

 During Prohibition era Chicago, Cicero was where you'd find the Chicago mobsters hangin' out - it was out of the reach of the Chicago cops. Jeff's Uncle Jimmy was one of those gangsters. He wrote his younger brother (Jeff's dad) from prison urging him to stay away from the gangster life. That's the inspiration behind this song... 

Thank you to Mayor Christopher Getty, Parks & Rec. Director Ted Tala. Thank you to the public works crew, the police & fire personnel that kept us safe. Thank you to the music fans & for your donations to the Musicians Gas Fund. I was touched by your generosity. Look Back at the 2022 Fest below

Dave Madlener, President Windy City Blues Society

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2022 Red White & Blues @ Lyons Fest

2022 Line-up

Noon - 12:05    The Introduction and National Anthem

12:05 - 1:00      The Sonia Downs Band

1:15 - 2:15        Marty "Big Dog" Mercer

2:30 - 3:30        Lauren Anderson Band

3:50 - 4:50        Gerald "The Soulkeeper"  McClendon & Band  

5:10 - 6:25        Gyasi 

6:45 - 8:15        Felix Y Los Gatos

8:45 - 10:30      Mud Morganfield (Muddy Waters Jr.)


Thats a Wrap !


 

Performances from 2022 Red White & Blues @ Lyons Fest

Mud Morganfield (Muddy Waters Jr.)

Mud Morganfield -They Call Me Mud - Lyons Fest 2022

Felix Y Los Gatos - Down The Highway

They came all the way from New Mexico to play for Lyons

Gyasi

Playing an Original, "Fast Love"  Out of Nashville Tn.

Gerald "Soulkeeper" McClendon & Band

The Soul keeper belting out "Signed, Sealed, and Delivered"

Lauren Anderson - Out of Nashville

Singing an Original song, "Too Little Too Late"

Marty "Big Dog" Mercer

Playing "Revalation"  a great original tune

The Sonia Downs band

Playing "Aint It Nice"  a great tune

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