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.
5th Annual Orange Mound Block Party for Peace, Melrose Stadium, 7/28/12 $2 admission with canned goods, $5 without
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
Bluesman Kenny Brown performs at the North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic at Waterford, MS, 6/30/12
Garry Burnside performing at the North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic at Waterford, MS, 6/30/12
Garry Burnside continues the legacy of his legendary father R. L. Burnside at the Hill Country Picnic at Waterford, MS, 6/30/12
The heat didn’t reduce the crowds or dampen the enthusiasm at the North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic in Marshall County Saturday. This year the event was held along Highway 7 just below the town of Waterford. 6/30/12
