FREE Waterfront Blues Outdoor Music Festival Woodbine Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Waterfront Blues, Toronto Ontario Canada

2010 WATERFRONT BLUES

“With a voice as big as Woodbine Park and as deep as the lake next to it”, was The Toronto Sun’s Errol Nazareth’s apt summation of soulful singer Alexis P.Suter. And that voice, backed by one of the tightest bands in the business, was a fitting exclamation point as they brought the 2010 Waterfront Blues to a close.

2010 definitely saw Waterfront Blues soar to the next level.

While the significantly increased attendance over the previous two years since the Festival moved from The Distillery was an obvious indicator of the new found success, it was the general vibe of the event that was noteworthy. That vibe can be attributed to the continued presentation of outstanding artists at Waterfront Blues and the establishment of Woodbine Park as a bonafide festival venue and destination location. For Waterfront Blues, the inaugural major event at Woodbine Park in 2008, both of these factors are intertwined. The audience is now familiar with the venue and is able to simply enjoy the music and the varied mix of exceptional Canadian and U.S. performers.

Blues fans, many of whom made the transition from The Distillery Blues Festival to Waterfront Blues, were treated once again to full-on Blues at the only true Blues festival that Metro Toronto has to offer. At various times, those Blues had shadings of Soul, Funk, Boogie, Gospel, Rock, Americana, and various Roots forms, but it all circled back to the Blues. And those performances and the audience served to reinforce the quote “There’s little room for halfway when it comes to the Blues nor should there be. Those who play and those who love to listen to the Blues understand this essential truth.”

Those in attendance don’t have to be reminded of the high caliber entertainment and the power of the Blues – they felt it. For them all that’s needed is to remember that they experienced the excitement at Waterfront Blues. Those who missed the event might want to take note of the artists who brought the music to life because they’re sure to be heard of again and often in the near future. Catch them live, watch them on youtube, find sound bites on available websites, call up the radio stations and ask to hear them, and buy their CD’s:

2010 WATERFRONT BLUES

"Meet me where they play the Blues" next year – Waterfront Blues at Woodbine Park June 3, 4, 5, 2011