Carol Moog

Harmonica player Carol Moog played for many years before launching No Alibi Blues Band with the fabulous late vocalist Zan Gardner, the band quickly developed a loyal following at Philadelphia’s top music venues, appearing with legends John Lee Hooker, Koko Taylor, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, Jimmy Rogers, Leon Russell/Edgar Winter, John Mayall and Roy Buchanan.

Partnering with “Chicago” Carl Snyder (recent winner of a Lifetime Achievement award by the Lehigh Valley Blues Foundation), Delta master Garry Cogdell and Randy Lippincott, Moog opened for such notables as Saffire, Ronnie Earl, Guy Davis, Kelly Joe Phelps, and John Hammond.

With Tattar, Tucker, Moog and Jackson, Carol Moog powers a driving four-piece band playing R&B, roots rock such as early Stones, New Orleans, and blues. She is also in The Philly Blues Kings, the house band at Jamey’s House of Music.

Moog’s musical influences are varied and include Sonny Terry, Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson, Paul Butterfield, Hank Crawford, Fats Domino, Mose Allison, Muddy Waters, Dinah Washington and James Cotton.

Over the years, Moog has played Riverblues, Mellon Jazz Festival, Tremblant International Blues Festival, the Philly Gold Awards, and the Fringe Festival.

Carol received the 14th Annual Versatility Entertainment and Image Award, sponsored by Healthy Music Matters/Developing Excellence.  She is the first female harmonica player to receive this honor.

Stevie and Paul Nolan

Stevie and Paul have played all kinds of acoustic blues in the trio “Stevie and the Bluescasters” for over 25 years. They have played in Buenos Aires, Beijing, Taiwan, London but mostly throughout the tri-state area. Prior to that the Bluescasters were an electric blues band with Philly legend Danny Starobin on Telecaster. www.stevieandthebluescasters.com