2012 Blues & Arts Band Lineup

• Bayou Brothers w/ Charles Burton
• Billy Watson and the International Silver Sting Submarine Band
• Nathan James Band
• Mercedes Moore Band
• Chet Cannon and the Committee
• Backwater Blues Band All Stars featuring  Jeannette Turner 
• Inspired and the Sleep
• Coyote Mike and the Wetbacks

Band Spotlight - Mercedes Moore Band

6th Annual San Felipe Blues & Arts Fiesta

On this March 24, keep your agenda free for the 6th Annual San Felipe Blues & Arts Fiesta. The festival combines the best in today’s blues, rock ‘n’ roll and rock, and fine arts. “Changing Lives Through Music and Art” is not a mere slogan because the event will make a difference for both event attendees of this musical event and locals long after the event has ended.

The concert will take place right on the beach, at the El Cortez Hotel. If you want to see a show featuring 9 bands and as many as 40 artists, purchase the ticket in advance for $20, or at the door for $25. Go to http://blues2012.eventbrite.com/ for an online purchase. In addition to the music concert, the public will have access to around 40 booths presenting excellent pieces of fine art craftsmanship.

The San Felipe BC Lions Club (www.sanfelipebclionsclub.org) and the Baja Good Life Club (www.baja4life.com) worked together with around 150 volunteers to make this festival possible. Their effort and dedication will allow blues lovers to see the incredible Mercedes Moore Band.

Nothing can describe the Mercedes Moore Band better than the laudatory remark of the San Diego Reader: "This is one hot singer! Blues Diva Mercedes Moore is burning down the blues clubs is Southern California!" Indeed, the popularity of the band made up of Scot Smart (guitar) John Simons (bass) Kurt Kalker (drums) and Mercedes Moore (vocals) will easily cross the border from San Diego to Baja California.

The music of the Mercedes Moore Band is reminiscent of the 50s and the 60s, and it is based on a harmonious combination of soul, blues and R ‘n’ B. A large share of the band’s popularity can be put down to the sultry and strong voice of the lead singer. The music of the Mercedes Moore Band is like a breath of air for the true music lover.

In case you were not able to see the band performing live during the San Diego Blues Festival, the 6th Annual San Felipe Blues & Arts Fiesta is a chance that should not be missed. Come to San Felipe on March 24 to get into the rhythm of blues music on a beautiful Baja beach, on the Sea of Cortez.

2012 Blues & Arts Fiesta Promotional Video

 San Felipe 6th Annual Blues & Arts Fiesta in San Felipe Baja California on Saturday March 24, at the El Cortez Hotel on the beautiful Sea of Cortez. Please join us for our sixth year of raising money for those in need. An incredible weekend of world class blues bands, the regions top artists and good times of the beach of Baja.  www.bluesandarts.com

Artist Spotlight - Master Jose Benitez

Artisans of the Colony Wirrarikas Zitakua, Tepic, Nayarit. Art Work Yarn, Beads works, and more. All work style of the Master Jose Benitez, renowned artist and founder Wirrarika Zitakua colony.

More info contact Jose Enrique Lemus elojete63@hotmail.com

Artist Spotlight - Nancy Murphy

Nancy Murphy is an artist who draws with fire. She uses gourds and leather as her canvas. She draws her original art directly on the gourd and uses a wood burner to make the drawing permanent. For pyrography on leather, Nancy draws her sketch on paper. After making a few guidelines on the leather she free hands the drawing with her wood burner using her sketch as a guide for shading.

Nancy has mastered the use of a wood burner to get fine detail and shading in her drawings. Some of her designs are enhanced with special inks, leather dyes, paint, stones and/or other mediums. Her gourds and leather designs range from Northwest and Southwest Indian designs to flowers, animals and people. She calls her artwork “Just Gourds and Hot Leather©”. Each gourd and leather is a one-of-a-kind piece of art. Prices for her works range from $4 to $85 US dollars.

Artist Spotlight - R.P. Kidd

RUST NEVER SLEEPS
By R.P. Kidd 2005


Our history is connected to the automobile, transforming society and commerce,
mingling our culture. Volumes of our history are linked to that car, a trusted partner in work
and adventure, the memory of a special night.


As an artist, R.P. Kidd travels extensively, armed always with sketch pad and camera,
to that he has added a generator, grinders and tools to bring home those classic parts as
frames for the art inspired by that vintage machine.


The art of Rust Never Sleeps has three forms:


1st An original pen and ink; based on field sketches and photos; to which watercolor is
cautiously added to accent the composition.


2nd A complete original watercolor which serves as the master for the 3rd form, S/N Giclee
prints, “cars have more than one door”.


The parts used as frames are selected and carefully trimmed to enhance composition
and minimize weight. The art is archivally mounted in plexiglass or sealed in resin for
commercial or gardenscape display. Often works are coustomized for the individual collector,
personalizing a particular R.N.S. to the client.


R.P. Kidd professional carrer of nearly 40 years has brought national recognition
awards and collectors, “The reward of art is not just sales but communication, it's success is in
the viewers reaction”. In Rust Never Sleeps R.P. Kidd has found a touchstone that reaches a
large and appreciative audience, his work evokes shared memories of people, places and eras.

Artist Spotlight - Vickie Rama

Vickie Rama 
Self taught crafter--I find it hard to call myself an "Artist". To me that word has always meant Years of being taught (by   another person ) to do something special with their hands and tools.  I owned a Ceramic Shop in Michigan for 5 years at the young age of 25. then a Porcelain Doll Shop for 25 years..I have done so many crafts over the years that I was shocked to discover that I could be a carver also..And I do love doing it.


I moved  to San Felipe in 07. And  have been craving Bone and Horn since  late 09..And it seems not to badly, because people are welling to purchase and wear some of my creations ..This year I will be trying to carve some wood also..." ART" I just do what I enjoy doing..and appriecate that others like it. thank you all.