International Women’s Day Blues Music Festival
Lively in Melbourne
Event Description
International Women’s Day Blues Music Festival (2 Days - 20+ Acts)
Two Days - 20+ Acts - International Women’s Day Blues Music Festival Presented by Double Trouble Blues Sessions. Bringing together over 20 of Australia's Women Artists to raise the profile and celebrate women in blues music from local, national and international success on Wurundjeri-Willam peoples land of the Kulin Nation.
-FIONA BOYES - BMV Hall of Fame Inductee & Multi Award Blues Empress and the first and only woman to have won Memphis International Blues Solo Challange outside the USA
-HUSSY HICKS (Quartet) - ARIA Nominee World Touring sensational off the back of European & Canadian Tours including supporting the Tesky Brothers
-NARDIA (International Blues Challenge Quartet) - 2024 Melbourne Blues Appreciation Societies Annual Blues Winners to 2025 top 5 in Memphis World Arena
-KALIOPI & THE BLUES MESSENGERS (Quintet) - Finalists in Melbourne Blues Appreciation Societies Annual Blues Challenge Awarded VICTAS 'Emerging Artist' for their current charting album, "The Devil's Voodoo Curse"
-STELLA ANNING (Trio): Launching her 3rd Album, in 2024, Stella performed at Bluesfest with Women of Soul and has also performed with Guy Sebastian, C.W. Stoneking, Sarah Blasko, and Clare Bowditch, to name a few.
-RACHEL BAXTER & PAULIE BIGNAL (Duo) - Recording her swagger style in collaboration, writing killer indie blues cuts at Hailstone Studio with none People's Choice Hall of Fame legend Paulie Bignell Thornbury Two & Detonators.
-STEPHANIE FISHER - Blues Guitar legend and Saltry Vocalist graces solo with stomp, slide, fingerpicking delta & Bluegrass
-GAYLE CAVANAH (Sweet Inspirations) - From the thriving Qld Rhythm & Blues Scene leading her Sweet Inspirations Trio with Roxane and Robyn Walker front the host band
-MBAS WIB SHOWCASE (10 piece) - Selected Melb. Blues Appreciation Society's graduates from their Women In Blues Program
-MAREE GUTTERSON (with Martin Coogan duo) MBAS WIB Graduate launching her duo with long-standing Giants keyboardist
-LINDA STAINTON (Idolisors Duo) MBAS WIB Graduate with songwriting nominations with Aust. Songwriter Association Harmonica Singer teamed with hubby on Guitar
-RUTH ROBERTSON - Established Blues Music Director, Soloist and Multi-Instrumentalist Leading the WIB Showcase as well as Solo spot
& more!