MPLX G&P presents Sean Carney's Blues for a Cure 2026 Harrison County

The 15th annual Sean Carney's Blues for a Cure - Gabe Stillman Band, Sean Carney w/Noah Wotherspoon & Ricky Nye, Austin & The Syd Experience

The Fifteenth Annual Sean Carney's Blues For A Cure 2026 – Harrison County. A Free Public Concert to be held Friday (6pm start) June 26 and Saturday (4pm start) June 27, 2026, at The Mark at The Park stage at Sally Buffalo Park, 43000 Industrial Park Rd., Cadiz, Ohio. The proceeds benefit WVU Harrison Community Hospital Foundation and the Harrison County Cancer Crusaders. Since inception, this annual charity concert event has raised over $320,000 for the local area. Blues For A Cure, has raised over $500,000 since Sean Carney started the fund in 2007. This is the sixth year the event is a two-night concert and will be hosted on The Mark At The Park stage.

Headlining the event is IBC band finalist and Best Guitarist Award Winner Gabe Stillman Band. Filling in the lineup is event namesake, 2007 IBC Guitar Champion Sean Carney Band with special guest and 2015 IBC Guitar Champion Noah Wotherspoon, and keyboard talent Ricky Nye. We are very excited to welcome Austin and The Syd Experience band to the Blues For a Cure Family. This up-and-coming band is a funky music gumbo you have to experience, the Midwest’s hottest new blues soul funk rock sensations. Once again, bringing his soulful harmonica and vocals to our stage is Canton Ohio’s Jake Friel.
This Blues For a Cure concert will serve as the CD Release of Blues Cures 17, the seventeenth CD in the series of Live Studio Jams with the artists who've been a part of our concerts over the years. Among the artists featured on this release along with Sean Carney are John Nemeth, Gabe Stillman, Jake Friel, JP Soars, Anne Harris and Jimmy Adler. The CDs will be available as a free gift for a minimum $10 donation.

This event is BYOB. Food, water and soda will be available for purchase from on-site food vendors. Please bring your lawn chairs, sun tents and blankets.

A limited amount of Saturday $50 VIP/Sponsor stage side tent tickets will be available which will include food and beverages.

Proceeds from this event will benefit WVU Harrison Community Hospital and Harrison County Cancer Crusaders.

Event Lineup

Friday Event Lineup and Schedule - All Acoustic

6:00pm – 7:15pm Austin & Syd Acoustic

7:30pm – 8:30pm Ricky Nye & Noah Wotherspoon

8:30pm – 8:45pm Announcements & Sponsors Recognition, 50/50 Drawing

8:45pm – 10:00pm Sean Carney & Jake Friel

Saturday Event Lineup and Schedule – Full Band Electric

4pm – 5:15pm Austin & The Syd Experience

5:30pm – 7:30pm Sean Carney Band feat Noah Wotherspoon, Ricky Nye & Jake Friel

7:30pm – 8:15pm Announcements & Live Auction

8:15pm – 10pm Gabe Stillman Band

10PM – 11pm Sean Carney Hosted Jam