Phil Gates
Phil Gates performed at the
third annual Riverfront Blues
Festival held over the
weekend in Libby.
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Riverfront Blues Festival
August 16, 2011
The third annual Riverfront Blues Festival was held over the
weekend in Libby's Riverfront Park. Among those performing
was Phil Gates (pictured), who impressed the crowd Saturday
evening. Friday's acts included the Smokehouse Blues Band
from Bigfork, Big Daddy and the Blue Notes from the Flathead,
and the Red Hot Blues Sisters from Seattle. Saturday's music
included the Meadow Blasters from Troy, Carl Rey and the Blues
Gators from Sandpoint, Phil Gates from Los Angeles, the Fat
Tones from Spokane, and another performance by the Red Hot
Blues Sisters. New this year was parking and free camping at
J. Neils Park, with a shuttle bus running between the park and
the festival site. A bicycle tour of Lake Koocanusa,
sponsored by David Thompson Search and Rescue, was also held
Saturday in conjunction with the festival. Organizers said
the entire event was a great success and a good time was had
by those in attendance.
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