Longtime Rochester resident sings blues Saturday

Blues singer Linda Pouliot (Courtesy photo)

ROCHESTER - Longtime Rochester resident and renowned blues vocalist Linda Pouliot will be singing at 10:35 at the Rochester Main Street second annual Blues Festival on Saturday.

The blues fest runs from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. on North Main Street at the Cocheco Riverwalk.

Pouliot was born in the Mt. Washington Valley of Northern New Hampshire and moved to Rochester soon after. Her parents were singers who influenced her with records by Mario Lanza, Ray Charles and other greats.

Pouliot was also greatly influenced by the artistry of Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday and her easy legato style reveals a great commitment to deep blues. 

She wrote a blues tune, "Barfly" that has been featured with a Portland, Maine, radio station. She has appeared at JJ’s Eatery Too at Old Orchard Beach, Hajjars, Slim’s Tex Mex, Rochester Opera House, The Stone Church, Newmarket, Oregano’s Restorante’, Newburyport, Mass., and many other jazz and blues venues.

Longtime Rochester resident and renowned blues vocalist Linda Pouliot will be singing at 10:35 at the Rochester Main Street second annual Blues Festival on Saturday.

The blues fest runs from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. on North Main Street at the Cocheco Riverwalk.

Pouliot was born in the Mt. Washington Valley of Northern New Hampshire and moved to Rochester soon after. Her parents were singers who influenced her with records by Mario Lanza, Ray Charles and other greats.

Pouliot was also greatly influenced by the artistry of Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday and her easy legato style reveals a great commitment to deep blues. 

She wrote a blues tune, "Barfly" that has been featured with a Portland, Maine, radio station. She has appeared at JJ’s Eatery Too at Old Orchard Beach, Hajjars, Slim’s Tex Mex, Rochester Opera House, The Stone Church, Newmarket, Oregano’s Restorante’, Newburyport, Mass., and many other jazz and blues venues.