This year Rollin' on the River will be located on 6th street between Main and Blondeau for one night only at the Grand Theater located at 26 N. 6th St. Lucky's Bar and the Knights of Columbus will both be participating. We are planning for food trucks a well. More details to follow.
Tickets $20 in advance and at gate
Baymont Inn 325 Main St., Keokuk, IA 319-313-9000
Hampton Inn-3201 Main St. Keokuk, IA
The first Rollin on the River Festival in 1989 featured Buddy Holly's
Crickets. In the second year, the festival moved downriver to Keokuk's
Hubinger Landing and featured a reunion of hometown bands. The third
year, the festival received a grant from the Iowa Department of Cultural
Affairs, which gave organizers a much-needed financial boost and the
blues was chosen as the primary music format. The festival was moved to
historic Victory Park, where it remains today.
The event is the longest running blues festival and the only one of
its kind in the Tri-State area. Through the years, Rollin' on the River
has presented some of the finest blues musicians around, including Magic
Slim, Jimmy Thackery, Studebaker John, Joanna Conner, Lonnie Brooks,
Bernard Allison, Buckwheat Zydeco, and Doyle Bramhall, just to name a
few.
In addition to stage performers, ROR presents musical workshops and
young people's activities on Saturday afternoons, along with offering
scholarships and a used instrument lending program for local students.
ROR 2021 SPONSORS
CITY OF KEOKUK
CONNECTION BANK
PILOT GROVE SAVINGS BANK
KEOKUK COMMUNITY FINE ARTS COUNCIL
ALLIED BLENDING
ADVANCED HOME HEALTHCARE
MARY ANN RECTOR
AMI