Award winning blues singer and guitarist Christone "Kingfish" Ingram performing at the 28th annual Chenango Blues Fest. (Photo by Sarah Giglio)

NORWICH — The 28th annual Chenango Blues Fest rocked the fairgrounds this weekend, drawing thousands of music lovers and host to stunning performances.

Chenango Blues Fest organizer Eric Larsen said the weekend event was nothing but positive, and that it seemed like everyone was happy to be back at the festival.

"People were just unfailingly gracious. I heard so many kind words from people. So many people said how happy they were to have us back and how great it was to be outdoors and enjoying music. It was very gratifying to both myself and all of our volunteers, how supportive and nice everybody was," said Larsen.

While Blues Association officials do not have an official head count, Larsen said the amount of attendees was in the thousands.

"We don't have an actual account right now, but it was probably around a couple thousand each day," he said. "Probably a few more Saturday than Friday. But all in all, quite a few both days and very similar kinds of crowds."