10:30 am
Patty Reese & Dave Chappell
Patty Reese has an undying passion for creating and delivering soulful music. Her style has been compared to Bonnie Raitt, Melissa Etheridge and Janis Joplin. Inspired by the vocals of Etta James and Aretha Franklin, Reese's own standout vocal style encompasses pop, blues, folk and rock. Along with years of accruing stacks of Wammie nominations for her vocals, songwriting, recordings, and her band, the Washington Area Music Association named her best roots rock vocalist in 2008. She has played such Washington area venues as Strathmore Music Center, The Birchmere, Rams Head Tavern, and Blues Alley and festivals as the Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival, Rehoboth Jazz Festival, Sunfest, and East Coast Jazz Fest. Dave Chappell is one of the most sought-after and respected musicians in the area. For the past several years, he has won Wammies for rock instrumentalist of the year and roots rock instrumentalist of the year. The Washington Post calls Dave a "guitar whiz"... and in an article about the Washington Area Music Awards "The awards came so fast and furious for Chappell, he didn't even know he'd won five until somebody asked him if he was taking the rest of the year off to celebrate his haul." He has performed with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame legends Jerry Lee Lewis, Sam Moore of Sam & Dave, Percy Sledge, as well as Johnny Johnson and guitar wizard Danny Gatton. He can be heard frequently playing at area clubs such as the Birchmere, the Ram's Head, and Iota, performing with DC-area favorites Jimmy Stephanson and the Blue Dogs, Patty Reese, Mary Ann Redmond, and Cathy King -- and from time to time, Bee Spears, Billy and Paul English, and Mickey Raphael from the Willie Nelson Band. Since January 2009, Dave has been hosting the Lord of the Strings Shows at JV's in Falls Church, featuring many of the area's finest guitar slingers.
Website: www.pattyreese.com/index.html, www.guitardavechappell.com

1:00 pm
Ian Walters & the SwampKeepers
Ian Walters plays spirited, updated blues and standards as well as contemporary tunes. Known for his keyboards, vocals, dancing, and just good vibes, Ian's inventive interpretations of great old songs make them new again. After studying classical piano for 13 years, he found his musical soul in vintage blues, R&B, American standards, and early rock and roll. His influences include such notables Mississippi John Hurt, Clifton Chenier, Leadbelly, Jimmy Reed, Fats Domino, T-Bone Walker, and Professor Longhair. Ian has been a member of the blues piano faculty at the famed Blues Week at the Augusta Heritage Center in Elkins, WV. He performs regularly as a solo or duo at clubs and festivals as well as with several bands in the Washington area. He appears today with his own band, the SwampKeepers, with Bob Leitch on guitar, slide, and vocals; Joaquin Dellamoine on guitar; Thierry Lenoir on bass; and Andrew Guterman on drums.
Website: profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=452995678