Fourth Annual
Mac Arnold Cornbread & Collard Greens Blues Festival
April 28–May 1, 2010
Featuring:
Mac Arnold & Plate Full O' Blues
Kim Wilson
Bob Margolin
Willie “Big Eyes” Smith
With:
Lionz of Zion, Drink Small, Blonde Blues Band, Rocco Deluca, Skinny Legs & All, Taylor Moore & Gwyn Fowler, Heather
Lee & The
General, The Nightcrawlers, Michael Wolf & the Voodoo Brothers, The Piedmont Boys, Jonas Sees In Color
Special Guests:
Byrnes High School Choir, Mauldin High School Band, Crestview Elementary, Greenville Technical
College International Education Center
| Wednesday, April 28 Asheville NC |
The Grey Eagle |
| Thursday, April 29 Charlotte NC |
Morehead Street Tavern |
| Friday, April 30 Anderson SC |
Burgundy Blues Jazz Club |
| Saturday, May 1 Greenville SC airport |
Tac Air Hangar |
All profits will go to the I Can Do Anything Foundation with a portion of the proceeds going to support the music and arts programs of participating schools.
April 28 — The Grey Eagle
The lineup for Wednesday, April 28th Grey Eagle show includes Kim Wilson (of the Fabulous Thunderbirds), Bob Margolin, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Mac Arnold and of course Mac Arnold & Plate Full O’ Blues...
The featured artists will be performing a set together (The Muddy Waters Revue) and there will be a live recording of the show!
Listen to WNCW FM 88.7 April 28 at 12:00pm for a live interview and songs with: Mac Arnold, Kim Wilson, Bob Margolin, and Willie Smith.
Opening the show is Blonde Blues Band, with an appearance by
Skinny Legs & All.
Advance tickets available here...
The guest hotel for musicians and blues fans at this event is the Marriott Renaissance Asheville.
April 29 — Morehead Street Tavern
For Thursday the show moves to Charlotte and the Morehead Street Tavern with Bob Margolin and Willie "Big Eyes" Smith.
Opening the show is Michael Wolf & the Voodoo Brothers, and Heather Lee & the General (Drummer Steve Burgess from the JohnBoy & Billy Big Show).
April 30 — Burgundy Blues Jazz Club
On Friday we'll be at Burgundy Blues Jazz Club in Anderson. Bob Margolin will join us for the show.
The opener is Blues Man Drink Small.
May 1 — Tac Air Hangar
The Saturday, May 1st show is rain or shine at the Greenville downtown airport inside the Tac Air Hangar. It will features Bob Margolin, Rocco Deluca, The Nightcrawlers, The Piedmont Boys, Lionz of Zion, Jonas Sees In Color, Skinny Legs & All, and Taylor Moore & Gwyn Fowler. Several local schools will also be participating in the event.
| 4:00–4:15 | Little Erne |
| 4:25–5:00 | Taylor Moore & Gwyn Fowler |
| 5:10–5:55 | Skinny Legs & All |
| 6:05–6:50 | Mac Arnold & Plate Full O' Blues with School Choirs |
| 7:00–7:45 | The Nightcrawlers |
| 7:55–8:40 | The Piedmont Boys |
| 8:50–9:35 | Jonas Sees In Color |
| 9:40–11:40 | Mac Arnold & Plate Full O' Blues with Bob Margolin and Rocco Deluca |
| 11:50–1:00 | Lionz Of Zion |
Doors open at 3:00 and the music begins at 4:00. There will be arts & crafts for the kids. Bring your own chairs!
Food will also be available, including Mac's own collard greens along with corn bread, pizza, collard green pizza, chicken, ribs, ice tea, beer and wine.
Advance tickets are available at Harley Davidson of Greenville and Horizon Records. Kids 12 and under are Free and ages 13–17 will be $5.
There will be designated motorcycle parking.
The guest hotel for musicians and blues fans at this event is Hyatt Place, 40 W. Orchard Park Dr., Greenville SC.
Click here for directions to the show.
About the festival
In April of 2007, Plantation #1 Productions produced Greenville SC’s first Blues Festival “The Mac Arnold Cornbread & Collard Greens Blues Festival” reuniting Mac with old friends such as Hubert Sumlin, Eddie Shaw, Bob Margolin, Willie Smith and many others. The festival is now in its fourth year and has raised thousands of dollars for the Children’s Hospital.
See the tour page and check back later for more details!
Kim Wilson
Bob Margolin
Willie Smith
Drink Small