Hill Country Harmonica:
a Modern Blues Harmonica SPECIAL EVENT

 
PLEASE VISIT THE EVENT WEBSITE!
 

 

 When:  May 22-23, 2010

Where:  Foxfire Ranch, 50 miles south of Memphis in rural Waterford, Mississippi http://www.hillcountryharmonica.com/photos.html 

What:  a two-day intensive for blues harmonica students (all levels) and their friends, featuring workshops, jam sessions, and concerts with some of the finest traditional and contemporary players in the world.  FREE onsite camping!  Plenty of home-cooked soul food available.

Who:  Billy Branch, Adam Gussow & Charlie Hilbert, Terry "Harmonica" Bean, Bill "Howl-N-Madd" Perry, Brandon Bailey, and very special guest Billy Gibson            http://www.hillcountryharmonica.com/performers.html

Hours:  11 AM - 12 midnight Saturday; 10 AM - 12 midnight Sunday

Cost:  $150.  $50 for a non-playing spouse, partner, or friend.  Kids 12 and under free!

Housing:  In addition to free on-site camping, cabins and campsites with full hookups are available at Wall Doxey State Park (4 miles away).  Motel rooms are available in Holly Springs (10 miles away) and Oxford (20 miles away).

Extras:  Horse rides available from Foxfire owner Bill Hollowell (30 min. for only $8)......Free bottomless coffee and OJ on Sunday morning......Cold beer for sale all day Saturday/Sunday.....No charge to bring your own coolers!...NYC swing/harp sensation Ron Sunshine will be in residence with a full selection of deluxe vintage harp mics....A "harp amp throwdown" for gear-heads in which we play our way through a series of vintage tube amps while you judge for tone....and more.

**Special Added Event:  On Friday May 21, Hill Country Harmonica is taking over Rooster's Blues House on the Square in Oxford and hosting the "Hill Country Harmonica Jam."  North Mississippi blues guitarist Jay Lang is putting together a band of local players to help us kick things off in high style.  Bring your harps!