SCHEDULE
Friday, SEPTEMBER 15, 2023 AT 10:00 PM (Blues STAGE)
Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 2:30 PM (Blues Stage)
A.J. Fullerton is a Tennessee based Roots-Rock artist originally from Colorado. Over the last decade he has carved out a niche as a finger style & slide guitarist, singer-songwriter, and producer. Touring both solo & with his full band, he draws from numerous influences classic & contemporary. A.J. is one of the fastest rising names in the scene having been named one of “75 Modern Blues & Blues Rock Artists You Must Hear 2021" by Blues Muse Magazine, & having opened for the likes of Robert Cray, Jimmie Vaughan, Samantha Fish, Charlie Musselwhite, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Otis Taylor, Patrick Sweany, & many more. His latest record The Forgiver & The Runaway debuted at #1 on the iTunes Blues Charts, as well as charting #1 on the Colorado Roots Report. A.J. has received numerous accolades over the course of his career including receiving 24 Colorado Blues Society Members’ Choice Awards. Most recently, A.J. wrote & produced the album Motel Mississippi by Memphis, TN. artist Tony Holiday which debuted at #6 on the Billboard Blues Charts in April 2023.
Jake Friel is an American Harmonica player and vocalist originally from Canton, Ohio. At 27 years old, Jake Friel has been playing live onstage for almost 20 years, the last 12 of those years touring the U.S. as well as internationally. He has shared the stage and studio with many of the worlds top blues performers and is considered by many as one the hottest up-incoming harmonica players on the scene.