June 19, 2011

 

Southern Fried hotting up for Perth

Four times Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter Lyle Lovett will headline this year’s Southern Fried Festival in Perth.
Other top names in the bag for the fourth annual festival of American Roots Music, which takes place over the weekend of 22 – 24 July in Perth Concert Hall and Perth Theatre, include Stax! house band members Steve Cropper, Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn and Eddie Floyd, Blind Boys of Alabama, Justin Townes Earle, Raul Malo and Savoy Family Cajun Band with many more to be announced.
And the Southern Fried crew is cooking up a sizzling selection of workshops, late night clubs, kids events and finger lickin' food for this super-sized slice of Americana with a warm Scottish flavour.
Hey there Southern Fried Fans, Here's the full list of what's happenin'!
Thu 21 Jul: 9pm Southern Fried Launch Party with Wang Dang Delta
Fri 22 Jul: 7.30pm Opening Concert with The Blind Boys of Alabama plus special guest Iris Dement*
Fri 22 Jul: 10.45pm Justin Townes Earle (10.45pm) and Abigail Washburn and The Village (12.15am)*
Sat 23 Jul: 10am Gospel Big Sing Workshop with the Gospel Truth Choir
Sat 23 Jul: 11.30am An Introduction To The Pedal Steel Guitar with Stuart Nisbet and Dean Owens
Sat 23 Jul: 1pm Gospel Big Sing Performance with the Gospel Truth Choir
Sat 23Jul: 2pm Red Pine Timber Company and the Southern Tenant Folk Union
Sat 23 Jul: 2.30pm Iris Dement plus special guest Dean Owens
Sat 23 Jul: 7.30pm Lyle Lovett and his Acoustic Group plus special guests*
Sat 23 Jul: 10.45pm Raul Malo (10.45pm) and Savoy Family Cajun Band (12.15am)*
Sun 24 Jul: 12noon Western Swing Brunch with Rancho Rebop And The Full Moon Howlers
Sun 24 July: 3pm Southern Fried Open Mic at the Greyfriars Bar
Sun 24Jul: 4pm Star Wheel Press and Samantha Crain
Sun 24 Jul: 7.30pm STAX! plus special guest Phantom Limb*
Full booking details are herehttp://www.southernfriedfestival.co.uk/tickets.cfm

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