Bringing the blues to the schools...

Members of the Boise Blues Society Blues Directors perform for students at East Elementary School during a concert Friday morning.

Celebrating its 21st year, the band came to Mountain Home to highlight the origins of blues music and how its influence helped shaped today's music styles.

The group visits schools across the region as part of its ongoing "Blues in Our Schools" program.

Chloe Islas dances along with musician Carmel Crock as the group wrapped up its first concert that morning.

Students clap along as they listen in on an original blues number.