GREENVILLE, MISSISSIPPIWith the relaxing of the COVID-19 restrictions and many inquiries from blues fans from around the country, MACE wants the public to know that the 45thAnnual Mississippi Delta Blues and Heritage Festival (MDBHF) will be producedLIVEat the Washington County Convention Center and Fairgrounds onSeptember 17, 2022. located 1999 County Road 145 in Greenwood, Mississippi. Since that time, the festival has grown from an attendance of a couple hundred to ten thousand in recent years, prompting the festival to be moved back to the original location on the Holmes farm from time to time. Related events Friday/Sunday. Blues Fest 2022 - Mississippi Valley Blues Society Blues Fest 2023 Sept 15-16, LeClaire Park, Davenport, IA. Welcome to the Come celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Bentonia Blues Festival in 2022! 216 talking about this. All Rights Reserved. I knew that it would be a great event, but I never knew it would be as big as it is now, says Jimmy Duck Holmes. While acknowledging the joy, exuberance and triumph contained in the blues, Nichols looks intently at the genres origins, which harken back to complicated and dire circumstances for Black Americans. The annual Juke Joint Festival is a combined blues music festival and small-town fair. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Click the image below to download a copy of the press release. In Greenville, MS during September, you can find the Mississippi Delta Blues & Heritage Festival. var hostname = "FestivalNet.com"; Tickets on sale soon. Read the history marker at https://quitmancountyms.org//02/mule-train-marker.jpg. Mississippi Delta Blues and Heritage Festival September 2023 (dates not updated) Washington County Convention Center Greenville, MS 38703 Status: Updated 8/30/2022 . rights reserved. The Delta Blues Museum will be closed in observance of the following holidays: New Years Day, Martin Luther King Jr Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. The festival honors Aberdeens bluesman, Bukka White, famous for his original song, Aberdeen Blues. Go here to update it. returning to the beautiful Florewood River State Park They are housed in urban academic institutions and archives. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. else that you want to know about the DOWN HOME BLUES The Bentonia Blues Festival is a unique down-home style festival that runs on juke joint time just like the historic and authentic oldest juke joint in daily operation, the Blue Front Cafe In other words, times and order of performances are bound to change a bit. The album sees Nichols wrestling with prescient topics, such as empathy, forgiveness, regret and loss. Mississippi Blues Trail The Delta Blues Museum received its very own Mississippi Blues Trail marker in April of 2013. KING GEORGE, THE NEW KING OF R & B, SIR CHARLES JONES, In the event of an artist cancellation, MVBS reserves the right to substitute a suitable replacement performer. Robert Kimbrough Sr continues the Cotton Patch Soul Blues style created by his father, the legendary Junior Kimbrough. Why "Mules"? We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. The 34th Sunflower Festival is August 12, 13, and 14, 2022. Across brain-boggling layers of fury, fuzz guitar, and a crash-bang battery of phaser blasts, photon torpedoes, and otherworldly zounds, he frantically spits, croons, rhapsodizes, and seduces. Get more details add rating March 11, 2023 THERE, YOULL FIND INFORMATION ON LODGING, DINING, NIGHTLIFE, AND SO MUCH MORE! Advance ticket sales have closed. Error: The username/email and password combination that you entered is incorrect. Sam Chatmon Blues Festival SATURDAY Sept. 24, 2022. The blues was simply part of everyday life as a Kimbrough. You consent to our cookies if you continue to use our website. All Rights Reserved. The 2022 Bentonia Blues Festival will take place all day Saturday, June 18, at the historic Blue Front Cafe in Bentonia, Mississippi off Highway 49 North. 2022 - 2023 Festivals Visit Clarksdale Apr 13 to Apr 16 Juke Joint Festival 20th Annual Thu, Apr 13, 2023 5:00 PM Sun, Apr 16, 2023 3:00 PM Juke Joint Festival Office (map) During the DAYTIME on Saturday, April 23, 2022, you can expect multiple FREE outdoor stages of blues and roots music. 45th Annual Mississippi Delta Blues & Heritage Festival Saturday, September 17, 2022 Greenville, Mississippi The Board of Directors of Mississippi Action for Community Education, Incorporated, along with the staff and all our volunteers wish to thank everyone who attended the virtual 44th Annual Mississippi Delta Blues & Heritage Festival. Spencer Gets It Lit is his most complex and groovy record in years, a dark, danceable odysseyboth a studied take-down of the early 21st century, and a celebration of the place where electricity meets the mind. You may also obtain additional information from the Washington County Convention & Visitors Bureaus website at www.visitgreenville.org. June 18th, 2022 starts @ 2:30Meagan MayGordon LicciardiGroove JohnsonLibby Rae Watson/MusicianJesse Cotton StoneMZ PleshetteJimmy Duck Holmes will be playing every night! Blues Fest 2022 FRI & SAT Two-Day Pass $ 60.00 $ 45.00 Blues Fest 2022 FRI One-Day Pass $ 30.00 $ 20.00 Blues Fest 2022 SAT One-Day Pass $ 40.00 $ 30.00 You Ain't Getting Out of here without Singing The Blues 400 Biederbeck Drive, Davenport, IA 52801, children's area, free harmonicas and lessons. Click the image below to download a copy of the press release. Sep 16th, Friday Gates: 3:30PM - 11:30PM Sep 17th, Saturday Gates: 12:00PM - 11:30PM BlueSkool We look forward to seeing you onSaturday, September 17, 2022 in Greenville, Mississippithe Mississippi Delta and Home of the Blues for the 45thAnnual Mississippi Delta Blues and Heritage Festival, the oldest continuous running Blues Festival in the Country. Saturday, October 8, 2022, 11pm until - Location: MOE'S BBQ, 311 S Lamar Blvd, Oxford, MS 38655. You Ain't Getting Out of here without Singing The Blues Click Here to visit the Yazoo County Board of Supervisors Official Website, Yazoo County Convention & Visitors Bureau. MACE is aware that to many blues fans, the Blues is Like ComingHome.Rest assured that the 45thAnnual Mississippi Delta Blues & Heritage Festival will provide the music, the food, the fun and all the down home experiences that have encouraged our fans to make the annual trip to the Delta in support of the Festival for the last 44 years. Dense with soul, uncontrived, and in touch with that special something that the truly primal stuff has, she considers all Blues, sound and ethos, a priceless legacy to preserve and pass on. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful. Thanks to all our blues fans from around the state, the country and the world. Blues on the banks of the Mississippi River. Leflore County Civic Center Greenwood, MS. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. The Bentonia blues is still alive, and its right here., Join us for the Bentonia Blues Festival and related events in Bentonia, Mississippi!SponsorsYazoo County Convention & Visitors Bureau (Visit Yazoo), Blue Front Cafe, 107 E Railroad Avenue, Bentonia, MS 39040. Sat, Mar 4, 7:30 PM. Admission: $30 - $40 Days/Hours Open: Sat All Day Address: Mlk Drive, Clarksdale, MS 38614 Entertainment: 15 stages - Regional, Local. 4:00-6:00 BENEFACTOR BALL FEAT. Robert continues his fathers musical tradition, along with some of his siblings. at 662-335-3523 Previous: GRENADA: Trailriders, Bikers and Cowboys Blues Showdown Next: GREENVILLE: Mississippi Delta Blues & Heritage BLUES WEEK. Your User ID or Password reset link will be sent to you. xciting new lineup coming soon!!! MACE is aware that to many blues fans, the Blues is Like Coming Home. Rest assured that the 44th Annual Mississippi Delta Blues & Heritage Festival will provide the music, the food, the fun and all the down home experiences that have encouraged our fans to make the annual trip to the Delta in support of the Festival for the last 44 years. Bentonia is a tiny town in southern Yazoo County, Mississippi, which is also home to the oldest authentic juke joint that is still in daily operation. To inquire about vendor space for the2022 Mississippi Delta Blues & Heritage Festival, please. Blue Front Cafe107 E Railroad AveBentonia, MS 39040. Join Festivalnet.com now to unlock additional details,
