Arkansas Country Blues and Stringband Festival

10/30/2024

Big THANK YOU to all the sponsors who helped make the Arkansas Country Blues and Stringband Festival a hit! 🙌 We had an unforgettable time filled with soulful tunes, delicious food, and the kind of good vibes you just can’t fake. None of this would have been possible without your support—thank you for helping us bring together artists, music lovers, and culture from all walks of life. Here’s to more shared moments, more jams, and an even bigger celebration next year! 🎶👏

10/30/2024

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10/30/2024

What a special time!! Thanks to all who came out to support the festival!

We had this moment of sitting together over food and realizing that we had had Lead Belly’s great nephew, the last Bentonia blues man to sit with Skip James, The Ozarks Stringband that played at The Kennedy Center, the current Artists in Resonance for the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, a Freedom Singer, and the legendary Al Bell in the house among so many other wonderful artists and musicians together for this magical weekend!!

In the words of Al Bell, “Whoomp! There it is!”

Our hearts are so full! All the gratitude! 🙌🏼🙌🏽🙌🏾🙌🏿

10/29/2024

Big Cricket String Band @ The Saturday night square dance!

10/28/2024

10/27/2024

Epic Ballad-Off at Turnbow last night! Thanks to all who participated and Arkansas Folk and Traditional Arts for sponsoring! Congratulations to our winning team, Cindy Woolf, Carolina Mendoza, Grace Stormont, and Freddy! It’s was a super tight race!

10/26/2024

10/26/2024

Carolina Mendoza bringing us all to tears during Las Baladas

10/26/2024

We want to highlight our presentations happening today! These talks are free and open to the public.

2-3 PM Lauren Willette, Arkansas Folk and Traditional Arts -Fin

“Now that’s one wild woman!’: The Legacy of Billy Joe Tatum in the Ozarks”

3-4 PM Rachel Whittaker, Shiloh Museum of Ozarrk History @ Shiloh Museum of Ozark History

“Railroad Tracks” stories and songs of the Ozarks railroad

4-5 PM Panel, moderated by Jared Phillips, University of Arkansas with panelists Steve Green, Joshua Youngblood, and Rachel Reynolds @ Shiloh Museum of Ozark History

“Melodies of the Ozarks: Performance, Preservation, and the Future of Ozark Music”

10/26/2024

Many thanks to The Free Weekly for sharing the good word! Things kick off today at 11 at The Apollo on Emma with The White River Warblers and a Flat-Fokt Dancing workshop at Hi-Fin. Make plans to join us today. All the festival information can be found at

www.arbluesandstringbNdfest.com

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10/26/2024

We’re wrapping up an amazing first night at the 2nd Annual Arkansas Country Blues and Stringband Festival! Many thanks to our volunteers and sponsors and all who came out! We’ll see you tomorrow at 11 at The Apollo on Emma! Don’t forget to check our website for the schedule and make plans to attend one of our workshops and presentations!

www.arbluesandstringbandfest.com

10/26/2024