Delta Music Experience Blues Cruise tickets now on sale

Cruise the beautiful Willamette River and hear the blues in an intimate setting on the Portland Spirit. A no-host hors d’oeuvres buffet and full bar are available on all cruises.

Afternoon cruises are all ages. Evening cruises are for ages 21 and over only. Photo ID is required to board the Portland Spirit for all cruises. Exception-children 12 and younger do not need photo ID.

Advance tickets for afternoon cruises are $20. BOTH EVENING CRUISES ARE SOLD OUT. Tickets can be purchased through Tickets Oregon at the links below.

SOLD OUT

Hoodoo Moon Blues Cruise
Thursday, July 3, 200 SOLD OUT
Board at 10:15.
Departs at 10:45 p.m. and returns at 1:15 a.m.
Featuring: Canned Heat, the pioneers of boogie blues-rock; Carolyn Wonderland, Houston's young triple threat guitarist, singer and songwriter; Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, New Orleans' funky wunderkind; and the Joe McMurrian Quartet.

Driftin' Blues Cruise
Friday, July 4, 2008
Board at 2 p.m.
Departs at 2:30 and returns at 4:30 p.m.
Featuring: Southern California's super group The Mannish Boys, Drummer and vocalist Boyd Small and The Souldiers and Reggie Houston and Mary Flower with a saxaphone and guitar duet.

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Sail on Sister! Blues Cruise
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Board at 2 p.m.
Departs at 2:30 and returns at 4:30 p.m.
Featuring: Austin's soulful singer-songwriter Ruthie Foster, San Jose's Lara Price, Lady A and the Baby Blues Funk Band, Fiona Boyes and acoustic duo Tahoe Jackson.

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Midnight Mambo Blues Cruise
Saturday, July 5, 2008 SOLD OUT
Board at 10:15.
Departs at 10:45 p.m. and returns at 1:15 a.m.
Featuring: Delta and Chicago harmonica master, Charlie Musselwhite; New Orleans' young songwriter and guitarist Eric Lindell; and young British blues-rockers Back Door Slam, and Louisiana guitar ace, Sherman Robertson.

Blue Bayou Blues Cruise
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Board at 2 p.m.
Departs at 2:30 and returns at 4:30 p.m.
Featuring: Tupelo, Mississippi bluesman Paul Thorn, California blues guitarist Arthur Adams, and Colin Lake & Wellbottom Blues.

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Tip: To avoid disappointment, purchase your ticket before the festival begins. These cruises are very popular and sell out quickly. BOTH EVENING CRUISES HAVE ALREADY SOLD OUT.

All Blues Cruises board from the seawall, SW Salmon and Naito Parkway, in front of McCall Fountain, just north of the A&E Front Porch Stage. SW Salmon and Naito Parkway. The cruises will head south up the Willamette River to Oregon City, and/or north past the Port of Portland docks.

Proceeds benefit Oregon Food Bank's mission to eliminate hunger and its root causes ... because no one should be hungry.

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