SAM CHATMON FESTIVAL 2016
FREE ADMISSION-2 DAY EVENT
Sept. 23
Friday Night
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5:30 Country - Herman & James Hollie
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6:30 Blues - Robert Eskew
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LOCATION:
101 South Simmons Street
Hollandale, MS 38748
Sept. 24
Saturday All-Day
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10:00 Gospel - Mt Horeb Church Choir
10:45 Gospel - Voices of Unity Choir
11:15 Gospel - New foundation Choir
12:00 Blues - Hollandale Blues Allstars
12:45 Kern Pratt and Friends
1:30 Bobby Whalen "Lady's Choice Band"
2:15 Wes Lee
3:00 Libby Rae Watson
4:00 John Horton
5:00 Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
6:00 Nathaniel Kimble
***FESTIVAL SCHEDULE***
SEPT. 24 - SATURDAY - ALL DAY FUN.
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BBQ CONTEST STARTS AT 8AM & TROPHY PRESENTED AT 5PM
8AM-5K WALK/RUN
10AM-GOSPEL .
12NOON-BLUES.
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ALL DAY VENDORS / ARTS & CRAFTS
SEPT. 23 - FRIDAY- FESTIVAL KICKOFF
5:30 Country - Herman & James Hollie
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6:30 Blues - Robert Eskew
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***WHERE TO STAY***
The Lollipop Bed and Breakfast
662-827-5958
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Come experience the Mississippi Delta in style. Grab some BBQ. Listen to real Delta Blues and be a part of the family.
Leroy Percy Park
(662) 827-5436
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Leroy Percy is the oldest of the Mississippi's State Parks. It is characterized by artesian springs, cypress trees, and ancient oaks dripping with Spanish moss.
Cotton Country Inn
(662) 827-2277
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Check Out 2016
Sam Chatmon Festival artist KERN PRATT
VIDEOS of 2016 SAM CHATMON FESTIVAL ARTISTS
Kern Pratt & Jimmy Mayes - LIVE at the 2016 Sam Chatmon Blues Festival. Hollandale, MS.
John Horton playing "It Ain't What You Do. It's How You Do It" at the First Friday Jam in Hollandale, MS.
Christone "KingFish" Ingram and Kern Pratt covering BB King's "Stormy Monday" at the Juke Joint Festival 2016.
Tammy Wynette performs Golden Ring with her bass guitar player, James Hollie, at The Snape Maltings in Suffolk, UK.
Blues legends Keb Mo and Robert Eskew.
Wes Lee performs cover of deep blues song by the Mississippi Sheiks, Livin in a Strain. Performed on National Reso-phonic Triolian 12 string, The Rockslide guitar slide, captured on Sony mics
Libby Rae Watson sings "Darkness on the Delta".
Visit Sam Chatmon's Grave
Sam Chatmon's grave was recently given a new headstone. If you'd like to pay your respects here is the map. It's by the stone bench that reads "Stop and Listen."
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816 Mayfield Street
Hollandale, MS 38748