14th Annual Blues Festival June 14th, 2025
Springfield Missouri

The Bands

The Record Company

The Record Company has returned to form on The 4th Album (via Round Hill Records), with two singles, "Talk To Me" and "Roll With It" performing at AAA radio and fans embracing the new tracks at the band's raucous live shows.

“A common theme on this record was keeping the sound raw and back-to-basics, says TRC bassist and in-house producer Alex Stiff. “We still had the cheap recording gear from our first album– including the junky yard sale guitars and no-name drum set –and we dug deep on the writing to find the songs and the spirit.”

Honey Island Swamp Band

he Honey Island Swamp Band are a thrilling, eclectic band that defies genre conventions, renders song structures elastic, and wholeheartedly stresses that the song reigns supreme.

Since they formed in 2005 in San Francisco after their displacement from New Orleans via Katrina – and subsequently relocated back home – the band has evolved to embody contemporary roots music.

Brandon Santini

Illinois-based Brandon Santini radiates raw emotion and infectious energy to audiences worldwide. Born in the Piedmont region of North Carolina and raised on historic Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee; Santini's profound connection to the blues & American roots music fuels his high-energy blend of traditional blues with a contemporary twist, earning him critical acclaim and awards along the way.

The Band Ozark

"From the Ozark's, across the plains, from coast to coast,
we are all just seeds, soaking it all in and always growing" Rick Gibson
Rick Gibson, songwriter, guitarist, presents music with roots
"OZARK Style"

From the Missouri river bottoms of Kansas City, Rick Gibson has emerged as a musical orator for those who have grown up on Ozark dirt. With a new approach to ole time music, these songs can rock you or touch you. After years as a musical journeyman this seasoned music veteran has unleashed a modern hill country crusade.

Sister Lucille Band

Hailing from Southwest Missouri and deeply inspired by the musical legacy of Memphis, Sister Lucille has turned the worlds of Blues, Roots and Soul on their collective head and created their own genre –  Memphunk! Led by Kimberly Dill’s power-packed vocals and Jamie Holdren’s searing guitar work, the band’s head-turning live performances have been winning them fans across the south since forming the band in 2014.