Winter Music Festival

Winter Music Festival

Celebrating over ten years of music and still going strong. This festival gives you great entertainment for a few hours and a chance to get out of the house before spring begins and help the community. The Winter Music Festival (formerly the Winter Blues Music Festival) features several bands on two stages.

2024 LINEUP

The Lance Kinnaird Band

3:00 to 4:00 pm

Lance Kinnaird is an exceptionally talented singer-songwriter and guitarist, renowned for his captivating performances in the acoustic rock, soul, and blues genres. With a voice that ranges from intimate whispers to the deep, husky, and smoky bellowing of a seasoned troubadour, Lance mesmerizes audiences with his dynamic vocals and his innate ability to convey the raw emotions of a song. His approachability and ability to connect with an audience is well known.

Chad Rupp and the Sugar Roots

4:00 to 5:00 pm

Sugar Roots featuring Chad Rupp is a Portland-based blues band formed by multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Chad Rupp and includes guitarist Jason “JT” Thomas, keyboardist Pat McDougall, bassist Timmer Blakely and drummer Chandler Bowerman. Their recent recording has been topping music charts.

NW Women in Blues

5:00 to 6:00 pm

The Northwest Women Rhythm & Blues group has performed specialty shows produced by Sonny Hess since the early 80s. These unique shows feature top female performers in the region and exposes newly found talent to the Portland blues scene, some have gone on to award winning careers.

This year joining the stage is Joanne Broh, Kelly Pierce, Leah Hiachclif, Tracy Ferrara,

Billy D and The Hoodoos

6:00 to 7:00 pm

Billy D & The Hoodoos is heavily influenced by Chicago blues, Rock & Roll, and “Backbeat Roots” music of all types, Billy’s songs reflect the tough lessons of his past. Born on the south side of Chicago, Billy Desmond grew up surrounded by the Blues and early Rock & Roll— a powerful combination. He started playing professionally at the age of fourteen, primarily for teen dances and parties; and by eighteen, he was sneaking into the blues clubs of Chicago to hear such greats as Mu

Daniel Castro

7:00 to 8:00 pm

Daniel Castro is a highly accomplished guitarist, singer/songwriter and is a recent transplant to the Northwest. His music is grounded in blues traditions and is combined with original blues-based material. Well-known for being a dynamic performer who “leaves it all on the stage” night after night, Daniel brings crowds to their feet with his blistering solos, soulful singing, and tight arrangements.

RB Stone

8:00 to 9:00 pm

RB Stone is a man who has lived the life that Americana, country, and blues songs are made of. He has a genuine knack for grit and guts with an undeniable talent that keeps audiences electrified. A natural storyteller and songwriter, he is just as skilled at delighting engaged house-concert audiences with his country and folk-leaning songs as he is revving up festival goers with his band-backed blues and rock and roll.

Johnny Wheels and the Swamp Donkeys

9:00 to 10:30 pm

The son of a traveling bass player and singer, Johnny “Wheels” Kennicott had music in his blood since birth, but expressing himself musically took on new importance when Johnny when a childhood accident left him paralyzed from the chest down. Johnny found, through determined trial and error, he could manipulate his paralyzed diaphragm to  not only sing, but also blow the harmonica.

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