http://www.bswpa.org/cmsWe support the blues music from Pittsburgh in the Western PA area. The Blues Society is on the move and it is the people that make it all happen! You can make a difference today by joining one of these important committees! webmaster@bswpa.orgen-USCopyright 2009 by BSWPAwebmaster@bswpa.org Dear Blues Family, No fooling, we have a lot of blues coming your way this month. If you l...Mon, 02 Apr 2012 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=280http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=280 "Keeping the Blues Alive"...Calling all musicians and blues fans...Help us support they nex...Thu, 01 Mar 2012 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=277http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=277   Click to read the article on the American Blues News website ... Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=274http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=274    Click to read the post on the American Blues News Website ...   Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=272http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=272   Click to read the article on the American Blues News website ... Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=273http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=273 The Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise steamed back into port yesterday. It was a week filled with...Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=271http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=271 Ringing in 2012........   The New Year's Eve Blues Blast turned out to be a great...Mon, 02 Jan 2012 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=269http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=269   Recently I offered my  nephew a seat (Heritage Fest chairs) in my flood ravaged kitchen. Laugh...Sat, 03 Dec 2011 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=264http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=264 I was recently asked to explain my blues addiction.  I laughed when I thought about my plight... "t...Sat, 05 Nov 2011 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=259http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=259 End of summer blues.... End of summer blues.... There are two ways of looking at that.......Mon, 03 Oct 2011 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=244http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=244   Dear Blues Family, Ahhh, September rolled in with the sweet sound of blues in ...Mon, 05 Sep 2011 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=242http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=242     Dear Blues Family, I am hoping that you are enjoying the long days of summer...Tue, 02 Aug 2011 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=235http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=235   Dear Blues Family, Can it be July already? There has been a lot of blues in the area ...Mon, 04 Jul 2011 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=231http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=231     How did you get your blues? A few weeks ago I drove many miles from the Charlie...Fri, 03 Jun 2011 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=223http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=223   Dear Blues Family, May is here and in true spring fashion we have been showered under wi...Sun, 01 May 2011 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=220http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=220   Dear Blues Family, It was a great Blues Blow Out Weekend!!! On Saturday the BSWPA held...Sun, 10 Apr 2011 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=215http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=215 Dear Blues Family, Spread the word....The Blues Blowout Weekend is just two days away! Yes, f...Thu, 07 Apr 2011 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=214http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=214   Dear Blues Family, We are in currently running in full motion. Our 7th Annual Blues Chall...Sun, 06 Mar 2011 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=211http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=211   Ahh, it is sad to say that everthing is winding down. I always find it exhilerating to watch ...Sun, 06 Feb 2011 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=207http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=207   The evening was kicked off with a Youth showcase. The talent that those young players exhibit...Sat, 05 Feb 2011 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=205http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=205 Yes, the lyrics from the Tommy Castro song is still reeling around in my thoughts. Just st...Sat, 05 Feb 2011 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=206http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=206 The quarter final competitions ended around 11:00 pm last night. the blues fans headed to the aft...Fri, 04 Feb 2011 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=203http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=203   The blues fans down here in Memphis showed their appreciation for the entries from the 'burg....Thu, 03 Feb 2011 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=201http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=201 Day 2 ...Memphis, TN...The  2011 International Blues Challenge Reports as of yesterday ...Thu, 03 Feb 2011 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=200http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=200   Despite all the odds....snow, sleet, freezing rain, cancelled planes and freezing  temperatur...Wed, 02 Feb 2011 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=199http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=199   Dear Blues Family, Having just returned from cruising on the high seas on the Legendar...Mon, 31 Jan 2011 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=198http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=198   Dear Blues family, Ahhhh, another year has flown by...and we are all asking where did it go...Fri, 07 Jan 2011 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=191http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=191 Dear Blues family, The chestnuts are roasting on the fire, the snowflakes are slowly drifting...Fri, 03 Dec 2010 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=190http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=190   Dear Blues family, In September, the BSWPA sent out a challenge to all the area bands. We a...Wed, 03 Nov 2010 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=186http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=186     Falling for the Blues Just when we thought that we were worn out from all of th...Tue, 05 Oct 2010 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=185http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=185 Can you believe that it is already September? Alas, the festival season has finally come to an ...Mon, 13 Sep 2010 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=180http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=180Dear BLUES family, The festival season is in full swing. It is what we blues fans look forward to a...Sun, 01 Aug 2010 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=173http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=173 Happy Fourth of July! While celebrating the birth of our country this year, I began thinking about...Tue, 06 Jul 2010 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=167http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=167Dear Blues Family, I am very proud to say that the Blues Society of Western PA had the honor of tak...Mon, 07 Jun 2010 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=163http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=163Dear Members and Blues Fans, It is hard to believe that a year has almost passed since the last BSW...Wed, 05 May 2010 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=156http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=156 Yes, the Blues Blast Weekend on Saturday, April 10 and Sunday, April 11 was an amazing two days of ...Sun, 11 Apr 2010 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=151http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=151Yes, the Blues Society of Western PA will be showering the 'burg with an entire day of blues on Apri...Tue, 06 Apr 2010 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=147http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=147and the Blues Society of Western PA is rolling out their new CD, Blues from the Burg, on Sunday, Mar...Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=142http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=142  You can read a complete report of the 25th IBCs here . Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=133http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=133Dear Blues Family, I have just returned from a brief trip to Memphis to see Bubs Mckeg and Dr. Blue...Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=134http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=134Dear Blues Members and Fans, Happy New Year to all of you! Those who were able to attend the New ...Mon, 04 Jan 2010 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=117http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=117Dear Blues Family, It is hard to believe that 2009 is quickly winding down. There have been so many...Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=113http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=113The weather was getting chilly but the music at the Bye Week Blues warmed the large crowd. Thanks to...Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=94http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=94 It is really hard to believe that autumn has arrived. October is proving to be another busy mon...Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=88http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=88 It has been a busy summer for the BSWPA. It is hard to believe that it is already Labor Day. The ag...Sun, 06 Sep 2009 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=82http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=82 It has been a very busy summer and the Blues is alive in Pittsburgh. The Blues Society has been to ...Fri, 21 Aug 2009 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=79http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=79 The election of officers took place in June. There was a change in officers and additional board ...Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=257http://www.bswpa.org/cms/BSWPAHome/PresidentsBlog/tabid/102/Default.aspx?ItemId=257