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Little
Willie Farmer
7
year old drummer Taya Perry, of the Homemade Jamz
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Presented by:
"ACER" - Action Communication &
Education Reform of Mississippi
This project is supported in
part by funding from the
Mississippi Arts Commission,
a State Agency and in part from the
National
Endowment for Arts,
a Federal Agency.
Southern
Partners Fund
Marguerite
Casey Foundation
One Voice
www.uniteonevoice.org
The Kellogg
Foundation
Kirk Auto -
662.226.3632
www.kirkautoco.com
Dixie Roofing -
662.283.4463
Townes Construction
and Ready Mix, Inc.
Grenada, MS
662.226.4894 or
662.226.4816
Local
Business Supporters
Local
Community Based Organizations
The City of
Duck Hill
Montgomery
County Board of Supervisors
www.mcedp.ms
www.bluesfestivalguide.com
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In 2008,
the 6th Annual Grassroots Blues Festival was held in Duck Hill, MS with a great turnout
of fans from practically every state in the union,
according to the Grassroots Blues Director, Al White. White stated, "Some
fans were just passing thru the state on Interstate 55 and heard the live broadcast
on the local radio (WGNL, FM 104.3 Greenwood) and stopped to check it out. Most of the
fans from out of state had planned their vacation or family reunion events
around the festival. White also stated, that," the festival is growing and
becoming very popular in the community and everyone is looking forward to next
year." The Grassroots Blues Festival focus is young artists, traditional
blues artists, and up and coming blues artists in an effort to give them a platform
to showcase their artistic skills, at the same time preserve the rich
heritage of blues music. The festival was sponsored in part by a grant from the
Mississippi Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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