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BBB#4 Peter Noble talks about the FIRST BluesFest NZ (Part 2 of 2)

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February 12, 2008 03:45 PM PST

Here is part two of an interview I did with Peter Noble, Dec 2007. Here he talks about the FIRST ever BluesFest in New Zealand as well as the 19th BluesFest in Byron Bay. Enjoy!

During the interview you will hear music samples by:
John Fogerty : Down By the Bayou
JJ Grey Grey and Mofro : A Woman
Buddy Guy : Now You're Gone
KT Tunstall : Suddenly I See
Bunny Wailer : Fighting Against Convictions
Hollie Smith : Bathe in the River
Keb Mo : Suitcase
Charlie Musselwhite : Black Water

!!BLUESFLASH!!
BluesFest NZ is proud to announce the third and final line-up!

The final line-up has now been confirmed. With the addition of five more New Zealand artists, Bluesfest NZ now completes an outstanding and musically diverse Easter weekend music festival, comprising 18 bands over two stages. From the traditional blues master himself Buddy Guy, Grammy award winning Keb Mo, and the legendary Ian Brown, the 12 hour festival programme now includes Paul Ubana Jones, Herbs (Unplugged), Darcy Perry, Kokomo and Twinset.

THE INAUGURAL BLUESFEST NZ PRESENTS

Buddy Guy, KT Tunstall, Keb Mo, Wilco, Ian Brown, Xavier Rudd, Newton Faulkner, Sugarland, Midge Marsden, Hollie Smith, Herbs (Unplugged), Paul Ubana Jones, Pluto, Little Bushman, Darcy Perry, Kokomo, Twinset and The Checks.

BluesFest NZ

The Coromandel Peninsula Blues & Roots Music Festival

Saturday 22nd, March, 2008

Dakota Fields, Whitianga

Gates Open from midday. Plenty of on site parking available. Campsites available from Fri 21 March

Tickets on sale now

Tickets from 0800 Ticketek (0800 84253835) http://www.ticketek.co.nz & http://www.bluesfest.co.nz/

OR Real Groovy Records, CD's4Nix, Golddiggers, Blackjack Surf Shop, Funktion and the Whitianga Information Centre.

For full festival information - http://www.bluesfest.co.nz/.

FYI: the photo used for this episode was taken by *ME* on the second to last night of BluesFest Byron Bay 2007.

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