Episode 32: Celebrating 10 Years of the Utah Blues Festival with Tripp Hopkins

About this episode

Dr. Chelsea Adams interviews Tripp Hopkins about the Utah Blues Festival and its impact on the community as it celebrates its 10th anniversary.

The Utah Blues Festival is Utah's premier event for the latest and greatest blues musicians to perform in Salt Lake City, and it's celebrating it's 10th anniversary in 2026. Dr. Adams and Tripp Hopkins, the founder and organizer of the Utah Blues Festival and co-founder of the Utah Blues Society, sit down to talk about what it takes to run a blues festival successfully and how to help it continue happening in this and other communities. Guest: Tripp HopkinsLink to Website: https://www.utahbluesfest.org/ Produced by Dr. Chelsea AdamsPost-Production by Jeremy Carberry 12-Bar Talk is brought to you from Ogden, Utah's "Junction City" full of blues and jazz history on Historic 25th Street. You can learn more about Ogden's rich black history at https://www.visitogden.com/blog/celebrating-black-history-month-in-ogden-utah/.

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Chelsea Adams

Guest: Tripp Hopkins

Topics covered

• blues festival
• music performance
• community engagement
• event organization
• Utah blues history

Keywords

• Utah Blues Festival
• Tripp Hopkins
• blues music
• Salt Lake City
• community festival
• music history
• event planning

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Utah Blues Festival, Utah Blues Society

Places: Utah, Salt Lake City

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