Yet more comments from people that were distressed by the way this year’s Sunflower Blues and Gospel Festival was set up.
More about the 2012 Sunflower Blues Festival (via NMissCommentor)
blues
Other Perspectives on the Not-So-Festive Festival (via Deltaborn.blogspot.com)
Obviously, I wasn’t the only blues fan that disliked the vibe of this year’s Sunflower Blues and Heritage Festival
Other Perspectives on the Not-So-Festive Festival (via Deltaborn.blogspot.com)
Thoughts on Sunflower River Blues Festival and the Infamous Wall
The fenced-in enclosure directly in front of the stage at this year’s Sunflower River Blues Festival has already occasioned much critical comment, and that is …
Sharde Thomas and the Rising Star Fife and Drum Band at the Sunflower River Blues Festival, 2012
Sharde Thomas and the Rising Star Fife and Drum Band play under the main stage in front of the empty chairs and tables at the Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival in Clarksdale, 8/11/12
The New (Elite) Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival
Despite almost perfect weather, this year’s Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival seemed extremely small compared to previous years, with only one stage of performances, and that blocked by a new fenced-in compound with tables and chairs presumably reserved for wealthy donors or paying ticket-holders. Since the compound was nearly-empty, performers got the dubious pleasure of performing to the empty tables in front of the stage, since the crowd was in the free area to the east closer to the Blues Museum.
This is a big weekend in Clarksdale, MS. The Sunflower River Blues Festival starts tonight and continues through Sunday, August 12. It’s not too late to get down there, and while hotel rooms are probably gone in Clarksdale, there are plenty in nearby Tunica.
This is a big weekend in Clarksdale, MS. The Sunflower River Blues Festival starts tonight and continues through Sunday, August 12. It’s not too late to get down there, and while hotel rooms are probably gone in Clarksdale, there are plenty in nearby Tunica.
This is a big weekend in Clarksdale, MS. The Sunflower River Blues Festival starts tonight and continues through Sunday, August 12. It’s not too late to get down there, and while hotel rooms are probably gone in Clarksdale, there are plenty in nearby Tunica.
All-Star Blues Jam at the North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic (@DontBeSoEvil)
Every year, the North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic is closed with an all-star jam of many of the great blues performers that appeared during the two days of the festival. This year’s jam included appearances from Kenny Brown, Duwayne Burnisde, Garry Burnside, Eric Deaton and Jimbo Mathus. It was definitely a great way to close out this year’s festival. 6/30/12
Alternative country blues rocker Jimbo Mathus and the Tri-State Coalition take the stage at the North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic in Waterford, MS, 6/30/12