June 14, 2013 | by Staff Writer

Blues Festival in Silver Spring

Downtown Silver Spring is the place to be for great Blues on Saturday, June 15 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Ida Campbell, host of WPFW-FM Radio show “Don’t Forget the Blues” will emcee the festival.

Acoustic Market Stage at Fenton Street Market from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

MSG – The Acoustic Blues Trio
Gina DeLuca
Blue Panamuse
Stacy Brooks
Archie Edwards Blues Ensemble

Electric Fountain Stage on Ellsworth Drive from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.

School of Rock
Bushmaster featuring Gary Brown
The Ursula Ricks Project
Bad Influence
The Skyla Burrell Band
The Bobby Parker Band

Additional Coverage:

George Leventhal At Blues Festival (Video)

Taking the stage at the fifth annual Silver Spring Blues Festival, Montgomery County Councilmember George Leventhal gave an enthusiastic endorsement of Silver Spring Town Center Inc., a privately funded nonprofit, working to improve the quality of life in Silver Spring. Take a look.

Isiah Leggett Thanks Silver Spring Blues

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett thanked the organizers of the fifth Silver Spring Blues Festival on June 16. He gave special thanks and recognition to Alan Bowser who has been organizing the festival since it began. Take a look.

Updated June 15 @ 8:20 p.m. Montgomery Community Media staff are filming some performers as well as the activities taking place today in downtown Silver Spring during the Silver Spring Blues Festival. The Silver Spring Blues Festival on June 15 is an outdoor street festival featuring national and regional blues stars playing acoustic and electric […]