Copper Possum (@CopperPossum) is a Memphis band influenced by blues and hillbilly music, frequently performing around the Mid-South. Saturday they performed on the Gayoso stage at the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival. You can learn more about Copper Possum (including where they’ll be playing next) on their website at http://copperpossum.weebly.com/. Or like them on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/copperpossum/info or follow them on Twitter at https://twitter.com/copperpossum.
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Retro blues band Elmo and the Shades performs at the Peabody Place stage at the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival, 9/1/12. Like them on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Elmo-and-the-Shades/130237090362563.
Retro blues band Elmo and the Shades performs at the Peabody Place stage at the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival, 9/1/12. Like them on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Elmo-and-the-Shades/130237090362563.
Chris Johnson and Zack Mack at the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival 2012
Chris Johnson and Zack Mack perform on the Gayoso stage at the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival, 9/1/12
Southern Halo (@3halos) performs on the Aldo’s Pizza Pies stage at the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival downtown, 9/1/12. Keep up with them at http://www.southernhalo.net, like them on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SouthernHalo or follow them on Twitter at Http://www.twitter.com/3halos.
Southern Halo (@3halos) performs on the Aldo’s Pizza Pies stage at the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival downtown, 9/1/12. Keep up with them at http://www.southernhalo.net, like them on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SouthernHalo or follow them on Twitter at Http://www.twitter.com/3halos.
The Memphis Music and Heritage Festival is a 26-year-old free music festival held each year on the Main Street Mall in downtown Memphis. Sponsored by the non-profit Center for Southern Folklore, the event offers four stages of local Memphis music and a fifth stage for regional cooking demonstrations. Various vendors display regional folk art, and there is plenty of food and drink from vendors and nearby restaurants.
The Memphis Music and Heritage Festival is a 26-year-old free music festival held each year on the Main Street Mall in downtown Memphis. Sponsored by the non-profit Center for Southern Folklore, the event offers four stages of local Memphis music and a fifth stage for regional cooking demonstrations. Various vendors display regional folk art, and there is plenty of food and drink from vendors and nearby restaurants.
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