rudkipon66 Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 For people who really want to feel the blues inside and out you need to go to the source--the Mississippi Delta. And one excuse to do this is the upcoming Juke Joint Festival in Clarksdale, MS...if you ever wanted to plan a cruise down Highway 61, having Clarksdale as an endpoint is a great excuse, and having a Blues Festival to look forward to at the end of the cruise is a BIG heap of icing on the cake! Honeyboy Edwards, 93 years young, will be on the marquee, is one of the great country-bluesmen around and is a must see, as is the rest of the lineup! Here's info on the fest from CatHead.biz: JUKE JOINT FESTIVAL & RELATED EVENTS Clarksdale, Mississippi -- April 18-20, 2008 - "LIVE" MUSIC: Acts will include Honeyboy Edwards, Jimbo Mathus, Super Chikan, T-Model Ford, Johnny Rawls, Cedric Burnside/Lightnin' Malcolm, Big T, Wesley "Junebug" Jefferson, Jimmy "Duck" Holmes, Terry "Harmonica" Bean, Josh "Razorblade" Stewart, Guitar Mikey, DSU's Ol' Skool Revue, Bruce Brewer and many many more TBA soon. - FAMILY ACTIVITIES: Racing pigs, student art exhibit, duck/goose call contest, rock wall, Segway course, storytelling, Clarksdale history bus tours, 5K run and walk, tasty Delta food and TONS of free daytime music, etc. - FILM FESTIVAL: Includes Deep Blues, Last of the Mississippi Jukes, Hard Times, Down in the Woods, Juke, Barefoot Workshops shorts, M For Mississippi trailer and more. - WALK OF FAME DEDICATION: Clarksdale "Walk of Fame" marker dedication for bluesman SON HOUSE w/music at Cat Head (252 Delta Ave.), Fri. 4/18, time TBA. - HOTEL INFO: According to several sources, it appears that all of the hotel rooms in Clarksdale have been booked for JJF weekend. Fortunately, there are still plenty of rooms at the Isle of Capri Casino/Hotel just 30 minutes north in Lula. Go to http://www.isleofcapricasinos.com/lula/ for more info OR call 1-800-THE-ISLE to book your room. - PLANNING UNDERWAY: See photo that proves it at http://www.pressregister.com/articles/2008...3a813586203.txt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennyG Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 ...a BIG heap of icing on the cake! Honeyboy Edwards, 93 years young...I'm reading this in my room at the Holiday Inn in Worthington, Ohio, while, downstairs, the opening acts are just starting for the 2008 Traditional Acoustic Blues Festival with headliner Honeyboy Edwards. Alex Burr sent me a copy of Honeyboy's autobiography as a surprise thank you for doing a bit of chauffeuring late last year and the book arrived the same day as the Cincinnati Blues Society passed along the announcement for the festival. That was just too much of a coinincidence to be ignored so... here I am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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