Himalayan Blues Festival 2009 October 7-11, 2009
Himalayan Blues Festival 2009 October 7-11, 2009
Kathmandu, Nepal
Samik Kharel
G.P.O.Box # 4622
Kathmandu, Nepal
Himalayan Blues Festival 2009
7th to 11th October
Himalayan Blues Festival 2009 Schedule
Around Town (October 7th 2009, Wednesday - 7:30pm Onwards)
* The various bar venues around Kathmandu will resonate the sound of Blues on this day.
o Fusion Bar (Dwarikas Hotel) 01-4479488 - Blues Business
o Attic Bar (Uttar Dhoka) 9841614762 - Mike Garner Band
o Bourbon Room (Lal Durbar) 01-4441703 - Jimi Hocking
o Madz (Gairi Dhara) 9841208670 - Kniki and Band
o Cafereena (Durbar Marg) 9841939667 - Parachute XVI
o De La Soul (Thamel) 9808074476 - Austin Walkin Cane
o Vintage Bar (Durbarmarg) - Mukti and Revival
October 8th 2009, Thursday
* Patan Museum Sessions at Patan Museum
o Rs 500/- (6 pm Onwards)
* Corner Bar (Radisson Hotel) - Austin Walkin Cane
Blues Garden at Garden of Dreams(October 9th 2009, Friday)
In Memory of Daniel Pearl
* Garden of Dreams (Keshar Mahal)
o Rs 1500/- Dinner by Kaiser Cafe (6:30 pm Onwards)
October 10th 2009, Saturday
* Blues Big Bang at 1905 Restaurant & Bar (Kantipath) 01-4225272
o Rs 400/- All Stars Session
* Blues at Moods (Bluebird Mall) 01-4215750
o Mike Garner Band
* Blues at Rox (Hyatt) 01-4491234
o Kniki And Band
October 11th 2009, Sunday
* Workshop for students at Nepal Music Center, Sinamangal (1 pm Onwards) 01-4465463
* Last Jam Sessions at North Palace (Thamel) 01-4700413
* Blues at Tamas (Thamel)
o Blues Business
Special Attractions of Festival 2009
Since Blues Music initially started out from bars, the Himalayan Blues Festival 2009 will include many bars as its host. The other special venues will include Garden of dreams and Patan Museum. The Garden of Dreams event will be a tribute to Daniel Pearl in association with the U.S Embassy. The Documentary about the Himalayan Blues Festival is also being made by a New Zealand based film maker named Costa Botes. He documented the making of Peter Jackson’s epic trilogy Lord of the Rings trilogy from 1999 to 2003. The three feature length documentaries that resulted were released by New Line Cinema in a limited edition DVD box set in 2006.
