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Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Official Press Release for 2012 Picnic!
SEVENTH ANNUAL NORTH MISSISSIPPI HILL COUNTRY PICNIC
SET FOR JUNE 29TH-30TH
Festival continues celebration of Hill Country Blues
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (April 18, 2012) – Now in its seventh year, the North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic
will be held June 29-30, 2012, hosted by Betty Davis BBQ, corner of HWY 7 and
HWY 310 (12 miles South of Holly Springs & 15 miles North Of Oxford),
Waterford, Mississippi. This year’s festival lineup features Hill Country musicians Kenny
Brown, Duwayne Burnside, Jimbo Mathus, Garry Burnside, David Kimbrough, Blue
Mountain, Rising Star Fife and Drum Band and many more. The two-day festival takes place in the
rolling hills of Marshall County and will run from 4:00 PM on Friday the 29th
until after midnight on Saturday June 30th.
The festival is the brainchild of
Potts Camp resident and acclaimed bluesman Kenny Brown, who has witnessed first-hand the
worldwide appeal and influence of Hill Country Blues through his long tenure
with R.L. Burnside and travels with his own band. “I got to thinking about how
much the music from this area has influenced so many,” says Brown, “and
although there are a lot of festivals around, no one was focusing on real Hill
Country Blues. Everyone I mentioned it to thought it should be done. So, this
will be our seventh year—we’ve got a great lineup, and we hope people will come
out to enjoy the music, workshop, food and camping.”
Prior to the festival, a hands-on guitar workshop will be held for
interested individuals who want to develop their musical skills and broaden
their knowledge of roots music. The
workshop, led by instructors Kenny Brown, Eric Deaton, DuWayne Burnside, and
Garry Burnside, will be held June 29th. Further information is
available on the Picnic website.
In the mid-‘90s, the world discovered the power and distinctive
sounds of North Mississippi blues via the recordings of R.L. Burnside, Junior
Kimbrough, and Otha Turner. These elder statesmen have all since passed, but
their music lives on through their contemporaries, family members, and fans and
is solidified through the non-profit organization, North MS Hill Country
Picnic, Inc. The goal of the organization is to enhance
appreciation and educate the general public about the native art form of North
Mississippi Hill Country blues music through performance, preservation, and
interpretation. The Picnic is run
by the non –profit and enjoys great support and sponsorship from North
Mississippi communities.
The festival annually features artists with
close ties to North Mississippi Hill Country blues. The 2012 festival lineup includes all of the
major contemporary artists with direct ties to the three men noted
above, such as The Kenny Brown Band, Duwayne
Burnside, Burnside Exploration, David Kimbrough, The and the Rising Star Fife
and Drum Band—led by Otha Turner’s granddaughter, Sharde Thomas. Also featured are North Mississippi musicians
who have worked closely with Hill Country artists, including T Model Ford, Jimbo
Mathus, Robert Belfour, Blue Mountain, Rev, John Wilkins, Eric Deaton, Duff
Dorrough, Shannon McNally, Rocket 88, Blue Mother Tupelo, and Tate Moore.
Camping onsite is
encouraged for out-of-town visitors and will be allowed Thursday – Saturday
nights. Coolers are permitted (NO GLASS:
ICE CHESTS WILL BE CHECKED FOR GLASS), and onsite food vendors will sell local
favorites including barbeque and fried catfish.
Ice vendors will also be onsite. Ticket information for the workshop and
festival is available on the festival website, www.nmshillcountrypicnic.com. Tax deductible sponsorship and donations are
currently being accepted at drsarad@gmail.com.
For more
information, please visit any of the following websites:
2012 HILL COUNTRY PICNIC CORPORATE SPONSORS (to date):
National Endowment for the Arts, Mississippi Arts Commission,The
R&B Feder Charitable Foundation for the Beaux-Arts, Paragon Casino and
Resort, UBS Financial Adam Steen Wealth Advisor, Safeco - Sharp Insurance,
Sugarees Bakery, Holly Springs Tourism, Cetacea Sound, One Day Signs,
Mississippi the Musical, Budweiser, Metro Cast, Bill Ramsey, Court Square Inn,
Haynie Construction Family, North East Electric, Abbeville Bank, Bill Hammer,
Merchants and Farmers Bank, Contract Fabricators, Booker Hardware, The Library
Bar & Grill, Freeland & Freeland, Music in the Hall, Fat Possum,
Highway 61 Radio Show, Solomon's Fleas, American Pacific, MedStat EMS, Kohne
Kustom Kreative Design, Rooster’s Blues House, Carlisle’s Big Star, Hick's
Convention Services.
You can download a PDF copy of the Press Release by clicking here.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
DIRECTIONS to new site!
Driving directions from Memphis, TN or Tupelo, MS:
Take Oxford exit off HWY 78 at Holly Springs Picnic is 12 miles south on HWY 7:
Go past Wall Doxey State park on your right continue South towards Oxford to HWY 310, you'll see us on the Right! It's about 15 minutes South of Holly Springs on HWY 7, hosted by Betty Davis BBQ.
Driving directions from Oxford, MS:
Take HWY 7 north 15 miles, Picnic is on the left at the corner of HWY 7 and HWY 310.
Take Oxford exit off HWY 78 at Holly Springs Picnic is 12 miles south on HWY 7:
Go past Wall Doxey State park on your right continue South towards Oxford to HWY 310, you'll see us on the Right! It's about 15 minutes South of Holly Springs on HWY 7, hosted by Betty Davis BBQ.
Driving directions from Oxford, MS:
Take HWY 7 north 15 miles, Picnic is on the left at the corner of HWY 7 and HWY 310.
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