Erica Brown (photo from her website by Marilyn Stringer)
We’re super excited to announce the 1st Virtual Women in Blues Showcase! A fixture showcase at the IBCs in Memphis every January, with no IBC this year it is going ONLINE!! The host and featured artist for the 2021 Virtual showcase is the fabulous Kat Riggins.
Throughout the show they will highlight performances from our Women in Blues’ Artists in Residence: Rae Gordon, Brigette Rios Purdy and Colorado’s own Erica Brown! Canada’s Sunday Wilde and Debra Power, Croatia’s Marija Gasparic, Japan’s Nacomi Tanaka and our ladies from down under – Fiona Boyes, Anna Scionti, Chris Okunbor!
And from the US: Elizabeth Hangan, Joanna Broh (with Sonny Hess and Kathryn Grim), Heather Statham (Thunder Gypsy), Gina Coleman (Misty Blues), Rachelle Coba, Arietta Ward, Veronika Jackson, Niecie, Cathy Grier, Deb Ryder, Cheryl Rinovato and Stevee Wellons (Soulful Femme), Spring Brooks, Rebecka Meldrum, Erin Harpe, Kerrie Lepai Jones, Casey Hensley, Whitney Shay, Johnie B & Iretta Sanders, Mylin Little (Royal & Toulouse), Kimberly Dill (Sister Lucille), Carly Harvey, Melanie Owen, Angela Easley, Ilana Katz Katz, Radka Kasparcova and a few surprise WiBs!
National Women in Blues, Virtual WiB Showcase 2021 – Sponsored by Endless Blues Records
When: Live-stream February 14, 2021, 4:00 p.m. EST
Where to watch: http://www.nationalwomeninblues.com/showcase
Thanks to the Colorado Blues Society for the “Heads Up”! http://www.coblues.org