BLUES & ROOTS MUSIC FESTIVAL

More amazing artists added to The 16th Annual International East Coast Blues and Roots Music Festival

The second round of artists scheduled to perform at the 16th Annual International East Coast Blues and Roots Music Festival is today announced, making 2005 a truly stunning line-up.

Get a load of these great names added to the festival line up:Jack Johnson, Dave Matthews Band, Angelique Kidjo, Sarah McLachlan, John Butler Trio, The Wailers, The Beautiful Girls, Fred Eaglesmith, Roy Ayers, Ernest Ranglin, The Waifs, G. Love and Special Sauce, Violent Femmes, Michael Jerome Browne, Missy Higgins, Nessa Morgan, Cubanismo, Los Mocosos, Gomez, Eugene 'Hideaway' Bridges, Jeff Lang, Steve Arvey, Mia Dyson, Bomba, Butterfly Boucher, Bright Eyes, Ian Moss, Jimmy Barnes, Fruit, Pilate, Joel Turner and The Modern Day Poets, Chris Whitley, Ash Grunwald, Sonia Dada, Vassy, Monkey Boy, The Others, Guy Davis, Wiley Reed, Andy Cowan, plus Music Maker Presents - Pura Fe, George Higgs, Willie 'Sonny' King, Albert White, Beverly 'Guitar' Watkins.

Its no surprise the East Coast Blues and Roots Music Festival is considered to be one of the best music festivals on the planet, having been nominated in the category of Music Festival Of The Year in the 2004 Pollstar Concert Industry Awards held in North America annually. Other nominees include such prestigious events as Glastonbury, Montreaux and V Festival, among others.
This is the first time an Australian festival has been nominated.Extraordinary artists continue to wow audiences every year in Byron Bay, itself among the most beautiful and idyllic settings in the country. Five and three day passes to the festival are selling quickly and one day tickets will be available from February 1st.
To recap, here's the blistering array of blues, soul and roots legends already announced back in December 2004: George Clinton Parliament/Funkadelic, Solomon Burke, Bebel Gilberto, John Lee Hooker Jr., Bo Diddley, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Eric Bibb, Kasey Chambers, Anne McCue, The Cat Empire, Janis Ian, The Frames, George Thorogood, Luka Bloom, and The Whitlams.

The above text was taken directly from The Wampy Portal.