Amenoblues 2016

The blues festival in the beautiful village of Ameno
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The 12th edition of the blues music festival "Amenoblues" is about to start. As for the past editions, the concerts take place in the beautiful village of Ameno, in the hills that surround the lake of Orta.
The Festival Amenoblues was launched in 2004 by artistic director Roberto Neri. From 2001 is member of the European Blues Union.

The 2016 edition comes as usual rich and interesting, with original and unrepeatable events, and with some peculiarities.

The opening date, Sunday, June 19, will see the participation of the duo Reverend and the Lady in the enchanting location of the Neo-Gothic Park.

The new project "Women in Blues" will take on the stage four teams where women are protagonists, on the evenings of June 24 and 25.

On the evening of 8 July, one of the most prestigious concert of Amenoblues will take place: Lucky Peterson will perform with his American band, one of the most eclectic musicians of blues, great guitarist, singer and fantastic hammond player.

After the huge success of 2015, the project "The Night of the Guitars" is back with new players on the scene the night of 9 July.

The festival will end on July 10 with the concert of Doug MacLeod, country blues singer, composer and guitarist, winner of the title "Acoustic Artist of the Year " at the Blues Music Awards in 2016.

The complete program is available on the official website of the event (Italian version).