Bluesman Montgomery playing the Goshen Fair

GOSHEN — New England blues musician extraordinaire James Montgomery and his band join the lineup of entertainment at the Goshen Fair, set for Labor Day weekend at the Goshen Fairgrounds. Montgomery plays the fair Sept. 1.

According to a release, a musician of many talents, Montgomery is an iconic figure in blues music for over 40 years, is an accomplished blues harpist, singer, front man and bandleader, lending these talents to his own band, The James Montgomery Band, and to countless sessions and tours over the years with the likes of Gregg Allman, Johnny Winter, B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, Aerosmith, the Rolling Stones, Joe Cocker, James Brown and so many others it would take two pages to list them all. He’s also hosted his own syndicated blues radio show, interviewing and playing the music of numerous blues and bluesrock luminaries. He was inducted in 2018 into the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame.

The 107th Goshen Fair will be held Aug. 31, Sept. 12, at the Goshen Fairgrounds, Route 63, Goshen. This year’s fair will feature professional truck pulls; live music by the Soul Sound Revue; Apricot Brandy; the James Montgomery Blues Band with special guest Christine Ohlman; and fireworks.

The New England Cup will have five onehour shows on Sunday, Sept. 1 starting at 11 a.m., with the top professional men and women lumberjacks from around the world competing in wood chopping and sawing events.

The Giant Pumpkin Department is growing pumpkins again this year, near the north side of the Antique Barn.

The 2019 Goshen Agricultural Society scholarships were awarded to Phillip Koenig, Mikaela Schneider, and Marina Vlasto.

The fair is open Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m.9 p.m. and Monday, 8 a.m.6 p.m. No alcohol or pets are allowed at the fairgrounds, and no guns or drugs are permitted. For information, visit www.goshenfair.org, or call 8604913655.