We at the North Central Florida Blues Society are excited to have George Worthmore coming to Gainesville to play a concert Heartwood Soundstage on March 2, and also to hold a workshop on Sunday afternoon, March 3 at Cypress & Grove. The workshop will cost $20 and is open to all levels of playing. Workshop […]
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WLC concert cancelled due to death of Mi...
The shocking and untimely death of 33-year-old rising star Mike Ledbetter has shaken us all. How excited we all were to see the best Blues singer in the World (my opinion) coming to Gainesville, but his life has been cut short. We all grieve for him. Please keep an eye on ncfblues.org and our Facebook […]
Congrats to Sheba the Mississippi Queen ...
We are so proud of Sheba the Mississippi Queen & the Bluesmen for making the semifinals of the IBC – a truly amazing honor. We are appreciative of both them and Sweet William for representing the NCFBS with such class.
2019 NCFBS Concert Series starting to ta...
Hello Blues fans! We’re happy to announce the beginning of our concert series for 2019 – you’re going to see a good range of different styles of Blues from some fantastic artists: Saturday, March 2 – George Worthmore at Heartwood Soundstage (fantastic acoustic Blues) https://heartwoodsoundstage.com/events/2019-03-02/Sunday, March 3 – George Worthmore workshop – venue TBDFriday, April […]
Congrats to two of our artists!
The North Central Florida Blues Society is proud to announce that Sheba the Mississippi Queen’s CD A Real Good Woman has reached the semifinals of the Blues Foundation’s 2019 Best Self-Produced CD competition! Also the Bridget Kelly Band continues to hold a strong presence on the Roots Music Report Album Charts. Blues Warrior is #12 on […]
Blues Bash at the Ranch is March 15-17!
Check out Blues Bash at the Ranch, a great Blues festival from the same nice folks that bring us Camping With the Blues! Each day ends with a bands jam. Here’s the great lineup: Friday March 15 5PM Harmonica workshop with T C Carr 6:15PM Cat Rhodes & the Truth 7:45PM TC Carr & the […]
Big things coming in 2019!
Hi Blues fans! Thank you so much for all of your support in 2018 and I hope that you enjoyed the concerts and events we brought to town in 2018. We are happy to tell you that 2019 is looking very promising, and expect to start announcing some very exciting events very soon. Do you […]
Help Sheba the Missisissippi Queen & the
Our own Sheba and her band will be representing our area at the International Blues Challenge. A $10-$20 donation is requested at this fundraising show at the Historic Train Depot at 12061 S Williams St in Dunnellon. Help Sheba the Mississippi Queen & the Bluesmen get to Memphis for the IBC! We know they will represent […]
Seth Walker w/Ramblin’ Mutts at Heartwoo
Seth Walker has released nine albums to date, the most recent entitled Gotta Get Back. Walker’s musical genres include Americana, Blues and Jazz. “Gotta Get Back” debuted at number 6 in the US Billboard Blues Album Chart. On his 2009 album, Leap of Faith, also charted on the Billboard’s Top Blues Album chart, peaking at number 2 in the US. Delbert […]
HUGE show to close 2018: December 9 at H...
On Sunday December 9, the North Central Florida Blues Society is throwing a birthday party for guitarist extraordinaire Tim Fik of the Bridget Kelly Band and as a perfect fit to Fik’s stature, it’s a star-studded event featuring Blues virtuosos with a rock edge. The triple headliner event stars The Danielle Nicole Band, Anthony Gomes, […]