*Featuring (by availability) Johnny Dyer, Mitch Kashmar, Rod Piazza, Big Al Blake, Lynwood Slim, Randy Chortkoff, Scott Dirks, and many more.

An arsenal of the heaviest harmonica players Delta Groove has to offer, the Delta Harp Blast is sure to be an exciting addition to your festival's lineup.  With a backing band packed full of stellar Delta Groove musicians, the Delta Harp Blast packs heat that will leave your festival's stage smoldering and your patrons drenched in the blues!

ROD PIAZZA: Over 40 years of recording and performance experience has landed Rod Piazza the inimitable role as one of the world's most preeminent harmonica players in modern blues today. With over 24 albums to his credit, Rod has clearly demonstrated time and again his mastery and command over the instrument, which has culminated in critical praise and numerous awards including the 1998 Blues Music Award for Harmonica Instrumentalist of the Year, along with four additional BMA's for his work with the Mighty Flyers. In person, Rod's stage shows have become legendary for his electrifying and rousing performances known for whipping an audience into a frenzy and creating a legion of devoted fans around the globe.

JOHNNY DYER: Johnny Dyer is one of those guys who is so steady, and has been doing what he does for so well for so long, that he's sometimes overlooked. But don't take Johnny for granted - he's one of the truly great harp players of his generation, the generation that came out of heyday of the blues harp in the 1950s. Born in Mississippi in 1938, and having spent some of his formative years on Stovall's Plantation in Rolling Fork (also home of Muddy Waters), early on Johnny absorbed the subtlety of phrasing and easy swinging chops that are at the core of all the great blues harp players.

MITCH KASHMAR: Mitch Kashmar is one of the most soulful and powerful blues singers in the business today, black or white; his blues harp playing is second to none for creativity, drive and excitement.  He's shared the stage with some of the biggest names in blues over the years and they've all known:  Mitch Kashmar is a force to be reckoned with in the blues.

LYNWOOD SLIM: Lynwood Slim is a multi-faceted musician who has established a name for himself as a triple threat with mastery in vocals, harmonica, and the delicacy of the flute.  A favorite among wine connoisseurs, his lifetime of experience performing and recording make him one of the most complete and appealing bluesmen in the business today.

AL BLAKE: Al Blake is a name synonymous with class and style. His encyclopedic knowledge of the Blues and its players has earned him the status as one of the most serious students of the genre. Blake's early work with guitarist Michael "Hollywood Fats" Mann on the self-titled LP "Hollywood Fats Band" released in 1979 laid the blueprint for modern day era West Coast Blues and is widely considered a landmark album of the genre. Today Al Blake still walks the paths of his early mentors with a near-sacred need to preserve their tradition and avoid selling out to the aberrations of so many modern Blues-makers. His music is slowly evolving to the status of legend. Blake has said, "If the kind of Blues I'm so passionate about playing was a 4-legged mammal, it would be on the top of the endangered species list. It's that rare."

RANDY CHORTKOFF: Randy Chortkoff is a man thoroughly possessed and consumed by the Blues. He's made it his life's work to spread the power and message of the Blues to as many people as he can find who are willing to listen. From humble musician to concert promoter; to record producer and ultimately CEO of Delta & Eclecto Groove Records, Chortkoff's boundless passion and conviction for this music is inexhaustible. As the founding member of The Mannish Boys, Chortkoff has helped preserve the raw sensibility and time tested tradition that encapsulates the Blues, while also capturing the attentive ears of music fans around the world.

SCOTT DIRKS: Accomplished writer and Blues record producer Scott Dirks comprehends more than just a cursory knowledge of Blues harmonica. And why should he not? He co-authored the Little Walter biography "Blues With A Feeling," which has been inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame as a Classic of Blues Literature, as well as contributing the liner notes for the recent Grammy award-winning Little Walter release "The Complete Chess Masters (1950-1967)". Dirks' expansive and insightful knowledge into the history of the instrument, as well as his marked passion for the music are a remarkable and notable asset to any Blues event.