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Fredericton, New Brunswick (Canada) hosts a great Music Festival every September.

It is a multi-day, multi-stage event with music for every taste.

The festival runs Sept 9 - 14 but the music is primarily Thursday through Saturday
Lots of "festival stuff" going on besides - even some things for kiddies.
Someone described it to me as one big long block party ! ! [and appropriately enough Bloc Party is there this year]

Derek Trucks is the stand alone headliner this year and has two shows on Thursday

This is the weekend lineup for the - - Bud Light Blues Tent

THURSDAY - - Sept 11
The Early Marquee Series
6PM
Charlie A'Court,
The Derek Trucks Band

Stand Back!
9:30PM
Morgan Davis,
The Derek Trucks Band


FRIDAY - - Sept 12
The Early Marquee Series
6PM
JP LeBlanc

Lesson in Greatness
8PM
Ross Neilsen and The Sufferin' Bastards,
Garrett Mason,
Buddy Guy

Afterburner
12:30AM
Bonerama


SATURDAY - - Sept 13
The Early Marquee Series
5:30PM
Eric Bibb

State of Grace . . . . . . great grouping ! ! !
7:30PM
Shirley Jackson & Her Good Rockin' Daddys
Charlie A'Court
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

Afterburner
12:30AM
Bloc Party


For the rest of the line up - including shows by Derek Trucks go to the Schedule page - - can navigate the rest of the site from it also
http://www.harvestjazzandblues.com/schedule.html

ETA: .... please note schedule times are for Atlantic Canada which is an hour ahead of Maine - - here's a neat widget to compare times to where you are . . http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zo...brunswick/

TICKETS WENT ON SALE TODAY - 7/19 . . . . . there are packages and individual shows offered
https://www.pxw1.snb.ca/snb9000/product....A001PHJ000


Last year I took too long making up my mind and missed out on Gov't Mule - - so just bought 8 Saturday packages for a group of us going from my area - -
and will pick up the Buddy Guy show on Friday night if work out being able to go a day earlier

I couldn't be happier with the Saturday night lineup - -

> checked out SJ and the Daddy's - - links goes to band info then click the audio tab . . . http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?epk_id=57826

> have wanted to see Charlie live ever since the Listening Party on the Boogie - his music is seldom off my playlists . . . http://www.charlieacourt.com/

> and of course GPN who bring a kick-a** show every time they hit the stage. . . http://www.myspace.com/gracepotterandthenocturnals or some video . . http://www.newenglandsoulpatrol.org/mybb...p?tid=2365

Will be meeting up with KraftR from Nova Scotia that posts on Boogie and knows Charlie - will be fun to finally meet my fellow "north of everywhere" sufferer so that is a very neat bonus

Fredericton is a neat place - - would love to have some other people join us - - - - -

Sounds like a great time Linda!! Maybe Taylor will make the trek
up Be sure to take lots of pics and videos!!

and how far is this from civilization, er... Portland?

Without running a map search - - I am guessing it would be about as far for you to Fredericton as it is going to be for me to drive to Nashua next week - and Concord on August 12th

Fredricton is a pretty good size city.Fron Portland to Houlton Maine is about 4hrs you would pick up the Trans Canada highway in Houlton and Fredricton is about 1 hr from there.Hope to see you there.

Lisa -- you are predicting that gas will return to $2 a gallon, right? And I can't imagine driving all that way without spending quality time in lovely Presque Isle . Some other summer I hope to.