Canadian Christian Blues Festival

GoldieLocks · July 31st, 2007, 01:49 AM

We just had our 4th annual Gospel Blues Festival up here in Chilliwack B.C. Canada (1 hr. East of Vancouver). Lots of fun. We had a few bands from the States (New jersey, Washington, California) & a bunch from Canada.
Its always the Best 3 days of my entire year. We got to see Darrell Mansfield, Bryan Duncan and a few other Semi famous Christian artists. Most importantly my band "Dusty Shoes" got to play again for the 4th year.

Its called "The Back 2 The Blues" music festival. The crowd gets a little bigger every year. We we're supposed to have Russ Taff play this year but it didnt' happen. Hopefully next year (Probably my fav Christian singer).

Oh well, just a little news. It sure was nice to be outdoors & crank my 4x12 cab.

refin · July 31st, 2007, 02:03 AM

Sounds like fun!

bek · July 31st, 2007, 08:20 PM

Sounds great! Love what Russ Taff can do; saw him some years back and it was a monster show. Good luck for next year -- wish I could haul my tattered carcass all that way!

ravindave_3600 · August 2nd, 2007, 01:54 AM

That sounds like a blast. BC in the summer is nice, too. I'll have to put it on my calendar one of these years.

casterway · August 2nd, 2007, 02:39 AM

A picture is worth a thousand words. I dropped in and saw Goldilocks' Band, enjoyed their set and got a bunch of photo's.

Goldilocks slidin' it up.

BellyBoy · August 5th, 2007, 02:53 AM

I played the Back To Blues fest this year again as well, Great time. Rod, your band rocked again. Saw ya last year as well. You guys are great...
Oh by the way, I am Johnny Mannion...

GoldieLocks · August 5th, 2007, 12:09 PM

Hey Johnny! Good to see you here. After you guys played I was gonna hunt you down & find out what gear you were usin'. You probably had the Coolest tone of the weekend. A little more overdrive than most of the guys - but I loved it.
I didn't know you we're from so far away.

so what gear we're you using? I thought you might've used one of Shannon's amps. You must have a sweet overdrive Pedal then.

BellyBoy · August 5th, 2007, 11:41 PM

Rod, I only use a Trimmed and Burnin 59er 2x12. They scream when you crank them. I had mine set at about 4.5- 5. It starts to growl really nice about there. Kick on the overdrive and she sings!
At the fest I was using a 59er 2x12 and a 2x10 cab. I was using two of Shannons Guitars. The Trimmed and Burnin' ResoTele they raffled off and a Redwood Trimmed and Burnin' Belly Boy tele.
My pedal is a Boss BD2 with a Keeley phat mod (Keeley does amazing things with pedals). I do use a bit of over drive (always trying to get that Duane tone), as Kevin my bassplayer likes to say "we just go out and punch people in the throat" kinda sums it up I guess? LOL
Thanks for the kind words... Love your band and your sound. You play some mean slide too!

LesPaulGuy · August 7th, 2007, 01:05 PM

Way too much fun!! Man, I wish there was something like that around here. You'd think that being so close to LA we would have lots of great events like that festival. Oh well...

Trimmed&Burnin · September 8th, 2007, 11:47 PM

This is my first post,,,, Hey Johnny,,howdy Rod!! I had a blast at Back2Blues as well! You guys both did a great job there,,,, I had more fun playing there this year than I've ever had,, a great weekend,
I hope to see you next year if not a little sooner eh??

ravindave_3600 · September 9th, 2007, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Trimmed&Burnin

This is my first post,,,, Hey Johnny,,howdy Rod!! I had a blast at Back2Blues as well! You guys both did a great job there,,,, I had more fun playing there this year than I've ever had,, a great weekend,
I hope to see you next year if not a little sooner eh??

TB - welcome. I've heard good things about your stuff, and some day I'd love to hear one in person. I also like the pun in your name; good choice, Bro!

BellyBoy · September 10th, 2007, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Trimmed&Burnin

This is my first post,,,, Hey Johnny,,howdy Rod!! I had a blast at Back2Blues as well! You guys both did a great job there,,,, I had more fun playing there this year than I've ever had,, a great weekend,
I hope to see you next year if not a little sooner eh??

hey Shannon,
Hey Looks like Greg and I will be up in October... break out the guitars and lets play some blues!!!

Trimmed&Burnin · October 18th, 2007, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by BellyBoy

hey Shannon,
Hey Looks like Greg and I will be up in October... break out the guitars and lets play some blues!!!

Ok,,, so you're not coming up,,,oh man! I've started on Gregs amp, should be ready in about three weeks. I'm lookin forward to seeing you in June though,, Talking about your next guitar has been to

BellyBoy · October 21st, 2007, 03:39 PM

Shannon,
Yeah talkin guitars with you is always fun. I am loving the Belly Boy you built for me... amazing guitar. Sorry I couldn't make it up this month. Lookin forward to our road trip to Arkansas in June. That will be loads of fun!
Glad Gregs Amp will be ready soon... He can use it on the live album.
Lookin forward to talking more about the Swamp thang......
JOhnny

Trimmed&Burnin · October 21st, 2007, 05:28 PM

Well, I'm getting the ol Bluesmobile ready for the trip Johnny! I was hoping to have the engine and tranny swap done by now but while checking out the 283 I found rust on a couple of the valves,,

shame on me for letting it sit so long under the plastic and letting condensation trickle into the heads! So now I'm going to go through the motor before putting it in the truck. It would break my heart to go to all that work and have to pull the motor again because I was'nt thourough ya know?? But I garentee that by the 1rst week of December the ol Bluesmobile will be up to the trip!!
Greg will have his amp in plenty of time for the CD. I heard from him that he has some gigs in the near future that he's like to have it for as well,,,soon.
Dude! I love talkin guitars,, Swamp Thang it is!

Trimmed&Burnin · December 3rd, 2007, 12:19 PM

Hey GoldieLocks,, we've been working on the new website for the Back2Blues Fest.. go check it out and let me know what you think of the front page eh??
http://www.back2blues.com

ravindave_3600 · December 4th, 2007, 12:11 AM

T&B

That looks great! Where and when is this? If I'm not busy I'd love to show up!

Trimmed&Burnin · December 4th, 2007, 01:27 AM

The Back2Blues Fest is in Chilliwack BC Canada about 2 hours north of Seattle, this year it will be July 27-28-29th,, we've had Glenn Kaiser Band, Johnny Mannion Band, Dusty Shoes, Darrell Mansfield, Danny Brooks, and my Trimmed And Burni Blues Project. This Gospel Blues Fest just gets better every year man,, we'd love to see you there Dave!

ravindave_3600 · December 4th, 2007, 11:20 PM

T&B

Thanks for the info! I don't know if I'll make it in '08, but it's now on my list of things I need to do.

GoldieLocks · December 8th, 2007, 02:41 AM

the website is looking good.

I'll be keeping an eye on it for now on. Nice colours.

Trimmed&Burnin · February 9th, 2008, 12:01 PM

Progress is being made,,,slowly,,

but surely. A few bands have been chosen and more will be added soon. Check it out, http://www.Back2Blues.com
July 25-27th 2008

Rick Towne · February 13th, 2008, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by LesPaulGuy

Way too much fun!! Man, I wish there was something like that around here. You'd think that being so close to LA we would have lots of great events like that festival. Oh well...

..........

Give me a pm. I've got a number of friends who might be interested.

Trimmed&Burnin · February 14th, 2008, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Rick Towne

..........

Give me a pm. I've got a number of friends who might be interested.

I've been part of the Back2Blues Fest for four years now,, if there is any thing I can do let me know and I'll see if it's possible. I'd love to see Gospel Blues festivals all over the USA and Canada.

Trimmed&Burnin · March 4th, 2008, 11:57 PM

Larry Howard is one of my "Gospel Blues Gurus",, we met at the Back2Blues Fest 4 years agao and have become friends. He is using one of my 59'er 2x12's. Larry played with a group called GrinderSwitch way back when and toured with the Allman Bro's as their opening band for a few years.
Larry has been battling HepC and has'nt been able to work for the last 2 1/2 years and it looked like the treatment was not working. My wife and I have been praying for Larry and Peggy as well as many others and it looks like the good Lord heard! Larry called me last week saying that he has been off treatment for awhile now and is feeling better than he has felt in four years,,, he's starting back to work with his prison ministry,,,
He will be performing at the Back2Blues Fest this year and it looks like my band "The Trimmed And Burnin Blues Project" will back him up. What an honor!!! He'll be coming up a couple weeks early and playing a few other gigs with us before the B2B's Fest,,,
Please pray for him that the HepC will not come back,,,, it can reappear at anytime,, he'll be getting checkups regularly. It has been a very difficult time for he and Peggy,,, Mercy!

July 31st, 2007, 01:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
GoldieLocks Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Abbotsford B.C. Posts: 833	Canadian Christian Blues Festival We just had our 4th annual Gospel Blues Festival up here in Chilliwack B.C. Canada (1 hr. East of Vancouver). Lots of fun. We had a few bands from the States (New jersey, Washington, California) & a bunch from Canada. Its always the Best 3 days of my entire year. We got to see Darrell Mansfield, Bryan Duncan and a few other Semi famous Christian artists. Most importantly my band "Dusty Shoes" got to play again for the 4th year. Its called "The Back 2 The Blues" music festival. The crowd gets a little bigger every year. We we're supposed to have Russ Taff play this year but it didnt' happen. Hopefully next year (Probably my fav Christian singer). Oh well, just a little news. It sure was nice to be outdoors & crank my 4x12 cab. __________________ "How little I know inspires me tremendously! I'm a huge fan of other people's playing." Bonnie Raitt

July 31st, 2007, 02:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
refin Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Florida Panhandle Age: 52 Posts: 1,962	Sounds like fun! __________________ "For You,Lord,are good,and ready to forgive,and abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You." Ps. 86:5 http://www.soundclick.com/bands/0/refin_music.htm MASTER VOLUME? WHAT'S A MASTER VOLUME?

August 2nd, 2007, 01:54 AM	#4 (permalink)
ravindave_3600 Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Boise, USA Posts: 930	That sounds like a blast. BC in the summer is nice, too. I'll have to put it on my calendar one of these years. __________________ Want my guitar to sound like BBQ tastes! check out the band at http://www.brightredtie.com

August 5th, 2007, 02:53 AM	#6 (permalink)
BellyBoy Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chula Vista, Ca Age: 48 Posts: 574	I played the Back To Blues fest this year again as well, Great time. Rod, your band rocked again. Saw ya last year as well. You guys are great... Oh by the way, I am Johnny Mannion... __________________ http://www.johnnymannion.com http://www.myspace.com/johnnymannionband

August 5th, 2007, 12:09 PM	#7 (permalink)
GoldieLocks Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Abbotsford B.C. Posts: 833	Back 2 Blues Hey Johnny! Good to see you here. After you guys played I was gonna hunt you down & find out what gear you were usin'. You probably had the Coolest tone of the weekend. A little more overdrive than most of the guys - but I loved it. I didn't know you we're from so far away. so what gear we're you using? I thought you might've used one of Shannon's amps. You must have a sweet overdrive Pedal then. __________________ "How little I know inspires me tremendously! I'm a huge fan of other people's playing." Bonnie Raitt

July 31st, 2007, 08:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
bek Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: California Posts: 555	Sounds great! Love what Russ Taff can do; saw him some years back and it was a monster show. Good luck for next year -- wish I could haul my tattered carcass all that way!

August 5th, 2007, 11:41 PM	#8 (permalink)
BellyBoy Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chula Vista, Ca Age: 48 Posts: 574	Rod, I only use a Trimmed and Burnin 59er 2x12. They scream when you crank them. I had mine set at about 4.5- 5. It starts to growl really nice about there. Kick on the overdrive and she sings! At the fest I was using a 59er 2x12 and a 2x10 cab. I was using two of Shannons Guitars. The Trimmed and Burnin' ResoTele they raffled off and a Redwood Trimmed and Burnin' Belly Boy tele. My pedal is a Boss BD2 with a Keeley phat mod (Keeley does amazing things with pedals). I do use a bit of over drive (always trying to get that Duane tone), as Kevin my bassplayer likes to say "we just go out and punch people in the throat" kinda sums it up I guess? LOL Thanks for the kind words... Love your band and your sound. You play some mean slide too! __________________ http://www.johnnymannion.com http://www.myspace.com/johnnymannionband Last edited by BellyBoy; August 6th, 2007 at 01:36 AM. Reason: clarification of gear

August 7th, 2007, 01:05 PM	#9 (permalink)
LesPaulGuy TDPRI Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ventura, CA Age: 58 Posts: 86	Way too much fun!! Man, I wish there was something like that around here. You'd think that being so close to LA we would have lots of great events like that festival. Oh well...

September 8th, 2007, 11:47 PM	#10 (permalink)
Trimmed&Burnin Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bellingham Wa Age: 54 Posts: 808	This is my first post,,,, Hey Johnny,,howdy Rod!! I had a blast at Back2Blues as well! You guys both did a great job there,,,, I had more fun playing there this year than I've ever had,, a great weekend, I hope to see you next year if not a little sooner eh?? __________________ Keep your lamp Trimmed And Burnin Shannon,

October 21st, 2007, 03:39 PM	#14 (permalink)
BellyBoy Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chula Vista, Ca Age: 48 Posts: 574	Shannon, Yeah talkin guitars with you is always fun. I am loving the Belly Boy you built for me... amazing guitar. Sorry I couldn't make it up this month. Lookin forward to our road trip to Arkansas in June. That will be loads of fun! Glad Gregs Amp will be ready soon... He can use it on the live album. Lookin forward to talking more about the Swamp thang...... JOhnny __________________ http://www.johnnymannion.com http://www.myspace.com/johnnymannionband

October 21st, 2007, 05:28 PM	#15 (permalink)
Trimmed&Burnin Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bellingham Wa Age: 54 Posts: 808	Well, I'm getting the ol Bluesmobile ready for the trip Johnny! I was hoping to have the engine and tranny swap done by now but while checking out the 283 I found rust on a couple of the valves,, shame on me for letting it sit so long under the plastic and letting condensation trickle into the heads! So now I'm going to go through the motor before putting it in the truck. It would break my heart to go to all that work and have to pull the motor again because I was'nt thourough ya know?? But I garentee that by the 1rst week of December the ol Bluesmobile will be up to the trip!! Greg will have his amp in plenty of time for the CD. I heard from him that he has some gigs in the near future that he's like to have it for as well,,,soon. Dude! I love talkin guitars,, Swamp Thang it is! __________________ Keep your lamp Trimmed And Burnin Shannon,

December 3rd, 2007, 12:19 PM	#16 (permalink)
Trimmed&Burnin Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bellingham Wa Age: 54 Posts: 808	Hey GoldieLocks,, we've been working on the new website for the Back2Blues Fest.. go check it out and let me know what you think of the front page eh?? http://www.back2blues.com __________________ Keep your lamp Trimmed And Burnin Shannon,

December 4th, 2007, 12:11 AM	#17 (permalink)
ravindave_3600 Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Boise, USA Posts: 930	T&B That looks great! Where and when is this? If I'm not busy I'd love to show up! __________________ Want my guitar to sound like BBQ tastes! check out the band at http://www.brightredtie.com

December 4th, 2007, 01:27 AM	#18 (permalink)
Trimmed&Burnin Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bellingham Wa Age: 54 Posts: 808	The Back2Blues Fest is in Chilliwack BC Canada about 2 hours north of Seattle, this year it will be July 27-28-29th,, we've had Glenn Kaiser Band, Johnny Mannion Band, Dusty Shoes, Darrell Mansfield, Danny Brooks, and my Trimmed And Burni Blues Project. This Gospel Blues Fest just gets better every year man,, we'd love to see you there Dave! __________________ Keep your lamp Trimmed And Burnin Shannon,

December 4th, 2007, 11:20 PM	#19 (permalink)
ravindave_3600 Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Boise, USA Posts: 930	T&B Thanks for the info! I don't know if I'll make it in '08, but it's now on my list of things I need to do. __________________ Want my guitar to sound like BBQ tastes! check out the band at http://www.brightredtie.com

December 8th, 2007, 02:41 AM	#20 (permalink)
GoldieLocks Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Abbotsford B.C. Posts: 833	Gospel Blues website the website is looking good. I'll be keeping an eye on it for now on. Nice colours. __________________ "How little I know inspires me tremendously! I'm a huge fan of other people's playing." Bonnie Raitt

February 9th, 2008, 12:01 PM	#21 (permalink)
Trimmed&Burnin Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bellingham Wa Age: 54 Posts: 808	This years Back2Blues Fest Progress is being made,,,slowly,, but surely. A few bands have been chosen and more will be added soon. Check it out, http://www.Back2Blues.com July 25-27th 2008 __________________ Keep your lamp Trimmed And Burnin Shannon,