‘Music’ Articles

That’s me on the right with the video camera. My wife and I made our annual pilgrimage to the hill country of north Mississippi for the 5th annual North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic on June 25th and 26th. Cindy took some still pictures and I shot some video. The Rising Star Fife & Drum Full Article

The North Mississippi Allstars perform at the 5th annual North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic in Potts Camp, MS on June 26, 2010. The Allstars are are trio but bassist Chris Chew could not be a part of this performance, so they were billed as the NMA DuoLuCo with Luther and Cody Dickinson performing. (Cody Dickinson Full Article

My wife and I recently attended the 5th annual North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic in Potts Camp, Mississippi. We’ve attended every one so far and it has become an annual tradition for us. The two-day festival features over 20 bands from the hill country of north Mississippi, an area with rich musical traditions Full Article

Kenny Brown learned how to play guitar from Joe Callicott and R. L. Burnside. His guitar accompaniment was an important part of the sound of R. L. Burnside and Junior Kimbrough popularized by Fat Possum Records a few years ago. Now that both Burnside and Kimbrough have passed on, Kenny Brown plays Full Article

I've known Ben Prestage for several years now and have had the privilege of seeing him perform on many occasions. He is a rare talent and his shows are truly amazing. Here's a video that features him performing in Huntsville, Alabama. Full Article

There are three upcoming music music events I highly recommend... The Freedom Creek Festival, The North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic, and the Cigar Box Guitar Extravaganza. Details regarding dates are here so you can make your plans to attend. Full Article

pat mAcdonald spells his name with only one capital letter. In the 1980s he was half of the duo known as Timbuk3. Now he's half of the duo known as PurgAtory Hill. The other half is melaniejane which is all one word and all lower case. The group name comes from the Purgatory Hill Harp cigar box guitar made by John Lowe of Memphis, Tennessee. Full Article