Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival
Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival
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23nd Annual Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival
August 6-7-8, 2010

FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 2010 - Main Stage
4:15pm - 4:45pmDelta Blues Museum Band
5:00pm - 5:45pmRichard "Daddy Rich" Crisman
6:00pm - 6:45pmBill "Howl-N-Madd" Perry
7:00pm - 7:45pmRobert "Bilbo" Walker
8:00pm - 9:00pmJoshua "Razorblade" Stewart
9:15pm - 10:15pmJames "Super Chikan" Johnson
 
SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 2010 - Main Stage
1:30pm - 2:00pmBill Abel Band
2:15pm - 2:45pmAll Night Long Band
3:00pm - 3:30pmPhillip Carter Band featuring Jacqueline
3:45pm - 4:30pmVenessia Young & Pure Blues Express
4:45pm - 5:30pmTerry "Big T" Williams & Family Band
5:45pm - 6:45pmJames "Jimbo" Mathis
7:00pm - 8:00pmJohnny Rawls
8:00pm - 8:15pmAwards
8:15pm - 9:15pmHomemade Jamz Blues band
9:30pm - 10:30pmJuke Joint Duo- Cedric Burnside & Lightnin' Malcolm
 
Acoustic Stage #1
9:00amArthneice "Gas Man" Jones
9:40amRobert Belfour
10:15amEddie Cusic
10:50amPat Thomas
11:25amLucious Spiller
12:00noonBig Jack Johnson
12:35pmSharde Turner & Rising Star Fife & Drum Band
 
Acoustic Stage #2
2:00pmCharles Fowler
2:40pmFoster "Tater" Wiley
3:10pmBill Abel & Cadillac John
3:40pmJimmy "Duck" Holmes
4:10pmKenny Brown
4:50pmJohnny Lowe Bow
 
SUNDAY, AUGUST 8, 2010 - Gospel Stage
4:00pm - 4:30pmChristopher Coleman
4:40pm - 5:10pmEdna Nicole Luckett
5:20pm - 5:50pmVoices of Joy
6:00pm - 6:30pmThe Myles Family
6:40pm - 7:10pmChapel Hill Men's Chorus
7:20pm - 7:50pmThe Fellas Singers
8:00pm - 9:00pmLisa Knowles & the Brown Singers


Excursion Train Schedule during the Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival - August 6, 7, 8, 2010 - Round trips to Hopson Plantation with blues musicians on board performing for tips

Friday August 6Fare
Schedule
 
Train No 1Depart Clarksdale4:00 PMArrive Hopson4:30 PMA
Train No 2Depart Hopson5:00 PMArrive Clarksdale5:30 PMA
Train No 3Depart Clarksdale6:00 PMArrive Hopson6:30 PMA
Train No 4Depart Hopson7:00 PMArrive Clarksdale7:30 PMA
 
Saturday August 7 
 
Train No 4Depart Clarksdale10:00 AMArrive Hopson10:30 AMA
Train No 5Depart Hopson11:00 AMArrive Clarksdale11:30 AMA
Train No 6Depart Clarksdale12 NoonArrive Lyon12:15 PMB
Train No 7Depart Lyon12:30 PMArrive Clarksdale1:00 PMB
Train No 8Depart Clarksdale2:00 PMArrive Hopson2:30 PMA
Train No 9Depart Hopson3:00 PMArrive Clarksdale3:30 PMA
Train No 10Depart Clarksdale4:00 PMArrive Hopson4:30 PMA
Train No 11Depart Hopson5:00 PMArrive Clarksdale5:30 PMA
Train No 12Depart Clarksdale6:00 PMArrive Hopson6:30 PMA
Train No 13Depart Hopson7:00 PMArrive Clarksdale7:30 PMA
 
Sunday August 8 
 
Train No 14Depart Clarksdale2:00 PMArrive Hopson2:30 PMA
Train No 15Depart Hopson3:00 PMArrive Clarksdale3:30 PMA
Train No 16Depart Clarksdale4:00 PMArrive Hopson4:30 PMA
Train No 17Depart Hopson5:00 PMArrive Clarksdale5:30 PMA
Train No 18Depart Clarksdale6:00 PMArrive Hopson6:30 PMB
Train No 19Depart Hopson6:30 PMArrive Clarksdale7:00 PMB


Fare Schedules

  1. Round Trip $10 Adult, $5 Child, $25 Family (up to 6 members)
    One Way $8 Adult, $4 Child, $20 Family (up to 6 members)

  2. Reserved Train not open to the public.



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