North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic

Dates for 2012 Picnic Announced!

2012-02-23T06:26:00.000-08:00

The 2012 North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic will be JUNE 29TH AND 30TH! More details to come soon! (And stay up to date to the latest minute by following us on Facebook).

Picnic Poster

2011-05-20T11:18:00.001-07:00

Picnic Announcement

2011-04-27T05:50:00.000-07:00

We are pleased to announce the 2011 North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic will be held at the Foxfire Ranch in Waterford, MS. We are excited about the increased convenience Foxfire will offer our fans and musicians and please know we are working hard with Foxfire to make it a memorable experience. Just to give you a highlight, we will still bring in our BIG STAGE and we'll have plenty of parking and camping for everyone. Campground will open at 5:00 PM on Thursday afternoon JUne 23rd so get there early to claim your spot. More details will be available on the website www.nmshillcountrypicnic.com. The final lineup will be released in the new few weeks, the tentative lineup is already on the website, we're just working out exact times.

The workshop slots are going fast so get your workshop ticket to spend an afternoon with instructors Kenny Brown, Luther Dickinson, DuWayne Burnside, and Garry Burnside.

Just in case you haven't heard the 2010 Picnic album is doing great and you can get a copy of it with each advanced ticket order---by the way, has anyone heard the hidden track?

2011 Tickets and 2010 CD Now Available!!!

2011-03-28T08:50:00.000-07:00

Tickets are now available! Click HERE (http://nmshillcountrypicnic2011.eventbrite.com/) to purchase. The festival will be held Friday June 24th and Saturday June 25th!

ALSO, a limited number of tickets are also available for the Hill Country Workshop, scheduled for the early afternoon of Friday the 24th, where participants can learn the Hill Country Blues styles from four Hill Country legends:

-Kenny Brown
-Luther Dickinson
-DuWayne Burnside
-Garry Burnside

Spaces will fill fast, so don't miss your chance!

Tentative Lineup (subject to change) for 2011 Includes:

-Shannon McNally

-Blue Mother Tupelo

-Eric Deaton

-Blue Mountain

-North Mississippi Allstars Duo

-Tate Moore

-Duff Durrough

-Robert Belfour

-Rocket 88

-Little Joe Ayers

-John Wilkins

-Cedric Burnside Project

-DuWayne Burnside

-David Kimbrough

-T-Model Ford

-Rising Star Fife and Drum

-Kenny Brown

-Jimbo Mathus

All weekend passes include a copy of the 2010 North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic, which you can also order from Devil Down Records here--proceeds from sales will be donated to the Picnic!

See y'all in Potts Camp!

2011 Picnic Dates Announced

2010-11-14T14:50:00.001-08:00

The 2011 North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic will take place June 24th and 25th

Buy Kenny Brown's "Meet Ya in the Bottom" here

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 disciples.

The festival was the brainchild of Potts Camp resident Kenny Brown who has witnessed first-hand the world-wide appeal and influence of Hill Country Blues through his long tenure with R.L. Burnside and travels with his own band. In starting the festival he wanted to provide an event in which artists would be honored at home with the same high acclaim they experienced globally.

Brown’s goals were solidified through the formation of 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 2010 festival lineup included all of the major contemporary artists with direct ties to the three men noted above. Past lineups can be found on the page for each year---the 2011 lineup will be announced in the spring of 2011.

The Picnic is run by the non –profit organization North MS Hill Country Picnic, Inc., and enjoys great support and sponsorship from North Mississippi communities. Camping will be allowed Friday – Saturday nights, coolers are permitted (NO GLASS: ICE CHEST WILL BE CHECKED FOR GLASS), and vendors will sell local delicacies including barbeque and fried catfish.

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