Castro Coleman aka Mr. Sipp "The Mississippi Blues Child” is the 2016 Best New Blues Artist Album Award Winner and one of Garvin Gate Blues Festival’s 2016 headliners; along with Hector Anchondo Band and Karen Lovely. 

Garvin Gate Blues Festival is an annual two-day music and art event that celebrates both the blues and the arts by featuring local and national artists. The award-winning Malaco recording artist, Mr. Sipp, has traveled the world most recently with his "Knock A Hole In It Tour". The 2014 International Blues Challenge and Gibson Best Guitarist winner has over 130 credits and more than 50 national recording appearances, and was casted in the 2014 James Brown movie, "Get On Up".

Catch Mr. Sipp on Saturday, October 8 at 10:00 p.m. on the Four Roses stage. Powerhouse vocalist, Karen Lovely is the winner of the 2015 Blues411 "Jimi" Award for "Best Contemporary Blues Female Artist, and will also headline Garvin Gate Blues Festival. Lovely will deliver a blistering mix of contemporary & old school blues on Friday, October 7 at 9:30 p.m. on the Four Roses stage. Self described “Blues band with heart & soul for days, is another 2016 Garvin Gate Blues Festival headliner known as Hector Anchondo Band out of Salem, MO. Hector Anchondo Band was named the 2015 “Best Blues Band of the Year” by the Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards, and will play the Four Roses Stage on Saturday, October 8 at 8:30 p.m.