KINGFIELD — Matt and the Barnburners will play at Blues in the Barn, Mountain Village Farm B&B, 164 Main St., from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7.
Together for nearly a decade, Matt and t,he Barnburners are one of central Maine’s premier blues acts who draw enthusiastic crowds wherever they perform. They are three-time winners of the Maine Blues Society’s statewide “Road to Memphis Competition,” most recently having garnered the honor in May 2018. As this year’s winners they will travel to Memphis, Tennessee, in January 2019 to represent Maine in the International Blues Foundation’s International Blues Challenge.
Founding member Matt Bilodeau (vocals and blues harp) and longtime member Daddy-O (guitar and vocals), are joined by Maine blues stalwart Bub Lynch on drums, Andy Buckland on bass and newest member, 21-year-old jazz/blues prodigy Lindsay Mower, on alto sax and vocals.
A beer garden and food truck will be on-site. Tickets are $15 at the gate, free for kids 10 and under. Alcohol and coolers may not be brought on site. Gate opens at 3 p.m.
FMI, call 207-265-2030.
Matt and the Burnburners will play at Blues in the Barn in Kingfield.
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