Burton-Webster Blues Festival
Twenty Year Retrospective

Year	Location	Attendees	Highlights and Recordings
1. 1980	Ted's place on Gainsborough	Ted B, John G and Wayne W	Jethro playing guitar against the wall and John's long rambling talking blues song
2. 1982	Wayne's place on Hiley, in the living room	Wayne W, Ted B, Eric D and later Isolde and Gareth F	Woody picks up Jethro and Kenny B. at the train station and the WET Band is born. After midnight Isolde and Gareth arrive.
3. 1984	Ted's place on Gainsbourgh	Wayne W, Ted B, Eric & Sabrina D. and Wayne & Barb B	Possibly Willie B's first fest. By now this is clearly a biennial event.
4. 1986	Wayne's place on Hiley, in the basement	Wayne W, Ted B, Eric D, Chris E, Ian D	Brother Ray appears and remains. Jethro invents the beerbottleneck banjo.
5. 1988	Wayne's place on Clements, in basement	Same as above, but Ian brought a girlfriend	The first Bfest at our now famous venue. We decide that annual would be better.
6. 1989	Ted's place in Oakville	Wayne W, Ted B, Eric D, Wayne B, Jack J, Bob R, John G, Meghan B and friends	Famous video documentary made, produced by Bob R (watch closely to see Woody's legendary disappearing act). Soundtrack used to make our first Bfest album: The Barbarians are Here
7. 1990	Ted's place in Oakville	Wayne W, Ted B, Eric and Sabrina D, Wayne and Barb B, Jack J, Bob R, John G	Ray mumbles and sticks his neck out and the second video documentary is made, leading to the second Bfest album: None of That Around Here
8. 1991	Wayne's place on Clements, in basement	Wayne W and Chris E, Ted B, Eric and Sabrina D, Wayne & Barb B, Jack J, Bob R, Isolde and Gareth F.	First complete audio taping along with the Famous Group Photo. Our best attended Bfest yet. Resulted in the 2 tape collection: A Rending Sound
9. 1992	Wayne's place on Clements, in basement	Wayne W and Chris E, Ted B, Eric and Sabrina D, Wayne & Barb B, Jack J, Bob R	Jethro plays electric bass. Bob R makes his drumming debut? Lost Knob Sessions
10. 1993	Bob's basement in Oakville	Wayne W and Chris E, Ted B, Eric and Sabrina D, Wayne & Barb B, Jack J, Bob R, Yogi B, Meghan B and friends	Bob R on drums Yogi plays banjo The Wetband and Friends: Plugged
11. 1994	Wayne's Place	Wayne W and Chris E, Ted B, Eric and Sabrina D, Wayne & Barb B, Bob R, Steve S	Steve S makes his drumming debut Belleuse Rootes and Nightte Songes (2 tape set)
Year	Location	Attendees	Highlights and Recordings
12. 1995	Wayne's Place	Wayne W and Chris E, Ted B, Eric and Sabrina D, Wayne & Barb B, Bob R, Steve S	Whole New Box of Matches
13. 1996	Wayne's Place	Wayne W and Chris E, Ted and Gill B, Eric and Sabrina D, Wayne & Barb B, Bob and Dylan R, Steve S, Jack J, Tammy R, Anna W	Wonderblue
14. 1997	Wayne's Place	Wayne W and Chris E, Ted B, Eric and Sabrina D, Wayne & Barb B, Bob R, Steve S, Jack J, Scott B	BlueBerry Fields
15. 1998	Wayne's Place	Wayne W & Chris E, Ted B, Eric & Sabrina D, Wayne & Barb B, Bob & Dylan R, Steve S, Jack J, Scott B, Aaron W	Special guest star: Aaron W from south of the border.First Bfest CD's are produced by Eric & Sabrina D and Steve S: Bluette (a 2 CD set)
16. 1999	Wayne's Place	Wayne W and Chris E, Ted B, Eric and Sabrina D, Wayne & Barb B, Steve S, Jack J, Scott B	Ready to Roll
17. 2000	Wayne's Place	Wayne W and Chris E, Ted B, Eric and Sabrina D, Wayne & Barb B, Steve S, Jack J, Scott B, Gavin F, Gareth F, Isolde P-F, Anna W, Dylan R,	Blues Fest 2000
18. 2001	Wayne's Place	Ted B, Scott B, Wayne B, Eric D, Gavin F, Gareth F, Ryan F, Erin M, Bob R, Dylan R, Steve S, Anna W, Wayne W, Barb B, Sabrina D, Chris E, Isolde P-F	2001: A Blues Odyssey
19. 2002	Wayne's Place	Ted B, Scott B, Wayne B, Eric D, Bob R, Dylan R, Steve S, Wayne W, Barb B, Sabrina D, Chris E, Isolde P-F	Blues Fest Unbound
20. 2003	20th Anniversary at Wayne's Place	Ted B, Scott B, Wayne B, Eric D, Bob R, Dylan R, Steve S, Wayne W, Barb B, Sabrina D, Chris E, Catharine J, Isolde P-F, Ryan F, Steve B, Suze M, Meghan B, Gill B, Anna W.	Best Attended Blues Festival Ever? Click here to see pics!
21. 2004	Wayne's Place	Ted B, Scott B, Wayne B, Eric D, Steve S, Wayne W, Barb B, Sabrina D, Chris E, Catharine J, Steve B, Phil Chevalier, Meghan B, Gill B, Anna W.	Click here to see pics!