Up The River Blues Festival

09/03/2026

Thanks so much to Slave to the Grind in Briarcliff Manor for joining our Festival adventure as a supporter of the Up the River Blues Festival for 2026!

Slave to the Grind - Briarcliff Manor will be opening SOON at their new location, 1924 Pleasantville Road, Briarcliff Manor, NY. They provide high-quality caffeination to lower Westchester, the Bronx, upstate New York and Connecticut. A super friendly gourmet coffee bar selling hot, cold, and frozen blended coffees, teas, chai, as well as various sweets, including specialty items, baked goods, etc.

Check the website for more info! - slavetothegrindbriarcliff.com

09/02/2026

Help us support the family of Hudson Valley Blues guitarist and mentor, Andy Follette!

Follow the QR and get some tix for a chance to win this awesome custom guitar, signed by a whole bunch of really great Blues performers!

More details and tix at - https://gullottahouse.org/andy-follette-autographed-guitar-raffle/

08/29/2026

08/27/2026

The Up the River Blues Festival, in partnership with Gullotta House Charities, will be raffling off a custom built, highly autographed guitar, to benefit the family of Hudson Valley Blues guitarist, mentor and friend Andy Follette. We lost Andy to cancer in April of this year, and the loss is heavy.

The guitar has been signed by over 30 Blues musicians, including heavy hitters like Dion DiMucci, John Primer, Curtis Sagado, Supa Chiken, Bette Smith, Reverend Payton, Big Lou (Sirius XM), Keb Mo, Kirk Yano (Grammy awarded producer), Solomon Hicks, Shemekia Copeland and MORE!

Please check out the link below to access the donation page and help us reach the goal!

08/27/2026

The Up the River Blues Festival, in partnership with Gullotta House Charities, will be raffling off a custom built, highly autographed guitar, to benefit the family of Hudson Valley Blues guitarist, mentor and friend Andy Follette. We lost Andy to cancer in April of this year, and the loss is heavy.

The guitar has been signed by over 30 Blues musicians, including heavy hitters like Dion DiMucci, John Primer, Curtis Sagado, Supa Chiken, Bette Smith, Reverend Payton, Big Lou (Sirius XM), Keb Mo, Kirk Yano (Grammy awarded producer), Solomon Hicks, Shemekia Copeland and MORE!

Please check out the link below to access the donation page and help us reach the goal!

https://gullottahouse.org/andy-follette-autographed-guitar-raffle/

08/25/2026

Doug Deming & The Jewel Tones are headlining the 2026 Up the River Blues Festival, and will be closing the show with his swingin' Jump Blues!

This FREE CONCERT happens on Saturday, September 12th, 2026 at Louis Engel Waterfront Park in Ossining, NY, where the live music can be heard from Noon to 8PM.

MUSIC - FOOD - CRAFT BEER - CRAFT VENDORS

08/25/2026

Our web team has uploaded the 2026 Festival MAPS to our website!

Check it out here -