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Celebrating the Legacy of Hill Country Blues On Its Biggest Day
Celebrating the Legacy of Hill Country Blues On Its Biggest Day

Celebrating the Legacy of Hill Country Blues On Its Biggest Day

001 Hill Country Picnic002 Hill Country Picnic003 Hill Country Picnic004 Hill Country Picnic005 Hill Country Picnic006 Hill Country Picnic007 Hill Country Picnic008 Hill Country Picnic009 Hill Country Picnic011 Joseph Burnside Band012 Garry Burnside on Drums013 Kenny Brown014 Joseph Burnside & Duwayne Burnside015 Joseph Burnside016 Kenny Burnside017 Joseph Burnside018 Joseph Burnside019 Kenny Brown020 Garry & Joseph Burnside021 Joseph & Duwayne Burnside022 Joseph Burnside & Duwayne Burnside023 Duwayne Burnside024 Kenny Brown & Garry Burnside025 Garry Burnside on Drums026 Hill Country Picnic030 Joseph Burnside031 Duwayne Burnside032 Garry Burnside033 Garry Burnside034 Bill Abel035 Bill Abel036 Bill Abel037 Bill Abel038 Bill Abel039 Bill Abel040 Bill Abel041 Hill Country Picnic042 Hill Country Picnic043 Hill Country Picnic044 Hill Country Picnic045 Hill Country Picnic046 Hill Country Picnic047 Cary Hudson048 Cary Hudson049 Cary Hudson050 Cary Hudson052 Cary Hudson053 Cary Hudson's Drummer055 Cary Hudson056 WWOZ057 Eric Deaton Trio058 Eric Deaton059 Eric Deaton060 Eric Deaton Trio061 Eric Deaton Trio062 Hill Country Picnic063 Eric Deaton Trio064 Hill Country Picnic065 Rising Star Fife & Drum Band066 Rising Star Fife & Drum Band067 Rising Star Fife & Drum Band068 Rising Star Fife & Drum Band069 Rising Star Fife & Drum Band070 Rising Star Fife & Drum Band071 Sharde Thomas072 Rising Star Fife & Drum Band073 Rising Star Fife & Drum Band074 Rising Star Fife & Drum Band075 Sharde Thomas076 Sharde Thomas077 Rising Star Fife & Drum Band078 Rising Star Fife & Drum Band079 Rising Star Fife & Drum Band080 Sharde Thomas081 Rising Star Fife & Drum Band082 Rising Star Fife & Drum Band083 Rising Star Fife & Drum Band084 Rising Star Fife & Drum Band085 Rising Star Fife & Drum Band086 Rising Star Fife & Drum Band087 Rising Star Fife & Drum Band088 Garry Burnside089 Garry Burnside090 Garry Burnside Band091 Garry Burnside Band092 Garry Burnside093 Garry Burnside Band094 Garry Burnside Band095 Garry Burnside096 Garry Burnside Band
Although the Friday night shows had been harassed by storms, no such problem occurred on the Saturday of the North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic. In fact the day was a bright sunny blue one, with fairly cool temperatures compared to what we had been having, and it was the perfect setting for a full day of Hill Country blues. The gates had opened with R. L. Boyce at 10:30 in the morning, but by the time I arrived, Joseph Burnside was on stage, with Duwayne and Garry Burnside backing him up. He was followed by Bill Abel, then Cary Hudson of the band Blue Mountain, and finally Sharde Thomas and the Rising Star Fife and Drum Band from the Gravel Springs community near Senatobia, one of the last Black fife and drum bands in America. Garry Burnside and his band went up on stage after that, and then I left to go to dinner at Lamar Lounge in Oxford. In addition to the live performances, there were lots of arts, crafts and clothing for sale at various tents up on the hill, and a raffle, which was being held to raise money for a gravestone for the late bluesman Robert Belfour. And the whole day’s proceedings were broadcast live by New Orleans’ superb radio station WWOZ.

Keep up with R. L. Boyce:
https://www.facebook.com/RLBoyceBlues

Keep up with Bill Abel:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bill-Abel/192999535686
https://myspace.com/billabel

Keep up with Cary Hudson:
http://caryhudson.com
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cary-Hudson-Music/124389767589979


https://myspace.com/caryhudson

Keep up with Sharde Thomas and the Rising Star Fife and Drum Band:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sharde-fifemastor-Thomas/225158361001370

Keep up with Garry Burnside:
https://www.facebook.com/garrybluesmanburnside

Keep up with the North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic:
https://www.facebook.com/nmshillcountrypicnic

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