Tickets are $10 and include admission to the festival, a souvenir tasting glass and 12 sampling tickets (under 21 is $5). A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the American Heart Association, in memory of Gary Wood (a founding committee member).
Receive $1 off advance tickets with a donation of a canned good (for Harrison County Community Services) at:
The festival will again offer live entertainment all day, featuring performances by regional favorites.
Amanda Lucas 1-3 p.m.
Despite nature, sometimes a plant will shoot up in an unexpected place—atop a building or in the cracks of a broken sidewalk. That’s how Louisville, Kentucky, singer/songwriter Amanda Lucas came into music; without prior family influence or interest in the field, Lucas’ music career sprouted from uncultivated talent.
Arnett Hollow 3-5 p.m.
Describing Arnett Hollow is like describing a fine, complex wine- earthy with hints of wood(and steel). But truely these guys are complex. Part jazz, part bluegrass, part jam band, but so much more than the individual parts. Pour a nice tall glass of Arnett Hollow and make your ears happy. Remember- listen responsibly.
-Marion Dries, 91.9 WFPK
Hambone 5-7 p.m.
He hammers mercilessly on a beat-down telecaster and howls vocals from someplace further down and much darker than the anatomical proximity of the human gut. What I hear is as rich as it is dangerous and unorganized; his telecaster rings like the proverbial bell yet is thicker than a toxic mercury laden river bottom. He isn’t replicating or parroting blues standards like most of today’s Beal Street hacks, he is channeling blood-gritty sounds from a backwoods long past. Hambone’s trance stems from North Mississippi and old school punk, innate grooves that make you move even though you don’t know why, and his song writing “style” doesn’t care about conventions or polish. Drink your drink, forget everything you think you know, and hold on for dear life because Hammy is at the wheel.
