Annual Blues Festival gets Wortham moving

  • The annual Wortham Blues Festival took place last Saturday in downtown Wortham. Photo by Jennifer Lansford/Fairfield Recorder
    The annual Wortham Blues Festival took place last Saturday in downtown Wortham. Photo by Jennifer Lansford/Fairfield Recorder
  • Annual Blues Festival gets Wortham moving
    Annual Blues Festival gets Wortham moving
  • LEFT: Wortham native Peter Sinclair brought a country feel to the Blues Festival with his 14-song set, which included a number of original songs, a few which have not been released yet. RIGHT: Gary Cain opened the Wortham Blue Festival on Saturday, Sept. 9. The Austin-based guitarist got the event off to a good start with his renditions of Blues classics. Photos by Jennifer Lansford/Fairfield Recorder
    LEFT: Wortham native Peter Sinclair brought a country feel to the Blues Festival with his 14-song set, which included a number of original songs, a few which have not been released yet. RIGHT: Gary Cain opened the Wortham Blue Festival on Saturday, Sept. 9. The Austin-based guitarist got the event off to a good start with his renditions of Blues classics. Photos by Jennifer Lansford/Fairfield Recorder
There are always many highlights at the Wortham Blues Festival and the 2023 edition was no exception. When the sun goes down the beat drives a little harder, the riffs turn funky and hundreds of bodies undulate and sway in front of the stage to the rhythm of the music. And for a few hours Wortham is transformed into Party Town, USA. The music evokes physical movement in people. But maybe the…

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