Julian Primeaux

rammy Award nominee and Louisiana Music Hall of Fame inductee Julian Primeaux is the son of rock’n’soul and southern roots. Hailing from the swamps and sounding like a Gritty Rock ‘N’ Roll Freight Train guided through a Swamp Blues Spiritual Explosion. The blues runs deep in his songs of both heartache & joy. Revelation don’t come on the mountain, it comes way down in the valley where you’ll find him preaching his electric sermons.

​Julian’s passion for playing guitar started when he was 8 and by age 12 was performing live regularly. Ever since, he’s sang & played everywhere from juke-joints in Louisiana to Times Square in New York to concert halls &
festivals all over Europe. In 2009 he released his debut album ‘Flowers From My Bones’. ‘Rock ‘n Roll Boy followed in 2011 and ‘This Guilded, Swaying Heart’ in 2016. In 2022, Julian officially became a Grammy Nominee for performing on Corey Ledet’s album. His latest album ‘Songs For The Heart Of Sister Flute’ was released in July 2023 and received a nomination for Offbeat Magazine’s Best of The Beat Awards for ‘Singer/Songwriter Album of the Year’. In July of 2024, Julian was Inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame and was a featured spotlight artist on NPR’s World Cafe. His 5th album and final volume in his trilogy of records about the human heart “Spinning Heartache Into Gold” was released in 2025.

He has performed and/or opened for a who’s who of local, national and international artists/acts, including Gary Clark Jr., Dr. John, Dick Dale, Rev. Horton Heat, Dax Riggs, Sonny Landreth, Ian Moore, Cold War Kids, Andy Frasco & The UN, Lazy Lester, Anders Osborne, Lil’ Nathan & The Zydeco Big Timers, multi-Grammy-nominated Corey Ledet, and many more.

2025 Blues Fest Line-Up

Thursday, July 24th

PDBF Kick-Off Party
Free Admission

Beer Tent Stage
Julian Primeaux

Friday, July 25th

5:30pm McKinley James
Mike Zito
7:30pm Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal
Mike Zito
9:30pm Sugaray Rayford
Mike Zito
Friday Beer Tent Julian Primeaux

Saturday, July 26th

1:00pm Rush Cleveland Trio

3:10pm Madtown Mannish Boys

5:20pm Indigenous
Mike Zito
7:30pm Parker Barrow
Mike Zito
9:30pm Mike Zito
Mike Zito
Saturday Beer Tent Travis Ried Band

Famous Prairie Dog Beer Girls


At the Prairie Dog Fest, you don't have to get out of your chair for a beer. These friendly, beautiful ladies will fetch 'em for ya!

All Kinds of Blues!

A part of the great variety of blues music you will hear at the Prairie Dog Blues Festival.

Sugaray Rayford-Grits Ain't Groceries Mike Zito – "Life Is Hard" live Parker Barrow - Make It
INDIGENOUS Josh Hoyer (2025 Intermational Blues Challenge 1st Place Band)