UPPER LAKE, Calif. – Music fans are in for a treat on Labor Day evening, Monday, Sept. 5, as the swamp blues master Kenny Neal brings his “Family Band” to the Tallman Hotel veranda for the annual Blue Wing Labor Day Blues Fest.
“With the Lake County Fair over and guests gone home, a little quality music in a relaxing outdoor setting is a great way to end the Labor Day weekend,” said Blue Wing owner Bernie Butcher.
The venue is the tree-shaded garden between the Tallman Hotel and Blue Wing Restaurant in Upper Lake.
Gates open at 5:30 p.m. and the show starts in the cool of the evening at 6:15 p.m.
The price of admission, $50 plus tax, includes the opening blues duo of Charles and Julia Oriel plus a gourmet barbecue dinner.
“Kenny Neal is a great guy as well as a fabulous musician and entertainer,” said Butcher. “We were lucky to have him here three years ago when he was living in the Bay Area and even luckier to fit into his travel schedule now that he’s moved back home to Baton Rouge.”
Neal and his siblings began playing classic southern blues when they were quite young, learning the basics from their father, Louisiana legend Raful Neal.
Over his career Neal has traveled the world and released some 18 CDs including his most recent release titled “Bloodlines.”
Neal will be appearing with a full six-piece band including three of his brothers – Darnell, Gralin and Frederick – plus A. G. Gillory and Eric Johnson.
Opening for Neal's band will be the accomplished blues duo Chicken and Dumpling composed of Charles (“Chicken”) and Julia (“Dumpling”) Oriel.
Both professors at the University of California, Davis, the Oriels play down-home, delta-style blues with great harmony and feeling.
Tickets for the Blue Wing Labor Day Blues Fest may be purchased by calling the Tallman Hotel at 707-275-2244, Extension, or online (with a service charge) at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/10th-annual-blue-wing-blues-festival-kenny-neal-his-family-band-tickets-22073178471 .
Kenny Neal's Family Band headlines Blue Wing Labor Day Blues Fest
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