Be A Performer

The Western Maryland Blues Fest accepts press packets, recordings, and other materials from artists interested in performing at the Western Maryland Blues Fest. Due to the volume of materials received, all submissions become the property of the City of Hagerstown/Western Maryland Blues Fest and cannot be returned. Since the committee does not respond to each individual submission, if you want notification that your packet has arrived, please be sure to use some kind of shipment tracking. Artist follow-up after submission is unnecessary, and does not improve chances of selection.

The Western Maryland Blues Fest will contact those artists/agents in whom it becomes interested. Lack of contact in the year of submission does not preclude selection in future years.

Consideration of performers for each June's festival primarily occurs in the Autumn of the preceding year (e.g. late Summer 2007 for Blues Fest 2008, etc.) Some late placement of regional/local acts can occur in January or February preceding the festival.

Artist bios, photos, press kits and demonstration recordings can be sent to:

Programming Committee
Western Maryland Blues Fest
c/o Carl W. Disque, P.C.
105 West Franklin Street
Hagerstown, Maryland 21740
Thank you for your interest in the Western Maryland Blues Fest!

The Western Maryland Blues Fest serves up an annual community celebration centered around one of America's most enduring musical forms-the blues. Set amidst raw-boned guitar riffs and emotionally charged vocals, the Blues Fest represents a unique "home-grown" partnership between public and private concerns. and annually hosted by the City of Hagerstown, the Western Maryland Blues Fest has mushroomed into a critically acclaimed blues event in the mid-Atlantic region since its modest inception in 1996.