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Labor Day Weekend Festival in Memphis- check this lineup!

Every year I volunteer at the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival, and I really want to share the FREE festival with the world. This year's stellar line-up is truly world-class. It's Memphis' best kept secret.

If you are nearby, or thinking of a Labor Day Weekend getaway, its not too late to plan a trip to Memphis for the festival. SEE YOU THERE

2009 Festival Schedule

This schedule is partial and subject to change before Labor Day weekend September 5-6.
View by music genre. View stage map.

Saturday, September 5th, 2009 Sunday, September 6th, 2009

Verizon Wireless Stage
Main St.@ Peabody Place Ave.
1:00 p.m. TBA
2:00 p.m. Ghost Town Blues Band Blues
3:00 p.m. Smoochy Smith & Hooch Rockabilly
4:00 p.m. Devil Train Bluegrass Jam Band
5:00 p.m. Sweet Angel R&B
6:00 p.m. The Bo-Keys Funk Soul
7:00 p.m. Los Cantadores Latin
8:00 p.m. Elmo & The Shades R&B & Blues
9:00 p.m. The Brown Singers Gospel
10:00 pm. Bobby Rush Soul, R&B

ArtsMemphis Stage Stage
On Peabody Place at Gayoso Lane
11:15 a.m. Dandelion & The Raindrops
Music for the Family
12:00 p.m. TBA
12:30 p.m. TBA
1:00 p.m. Elaine Blanchard-Voices of
the South Children's Storytelling
1:30 p.m. Randal Morton Banjo Workshop
2:00 p.m. Desert Rose Dancers Belly Dancers
2:30 p.m. Kenneth Jackson Basically Blues
3:00 p.m. TBA
3:45 p.m. The TN Boltsmokers Bluegrass
5:00 p.m. Johnny Yancey & The Sanctuary Jazz
Orchestra Big Band

5:45 p.m. The Millennium Maddness Fancy
Trick Drill & Drum Show Team
6:30 p.m. Last Chance Jug Band
7:30 p.m. Barbara Blue Blues
8:30 p.m. Jack Oblivian & The Tearjerkers
Indie Rock
9:30 p.m. Amy LaVere Indie Folk Rock

Folklore Store Stage
12:15 p.m. TBA
1:15 p.m. Joe Scott Baseball Stories
2:15 p.m. Mary Unobsky & Kim Richardson
Songwriting Workshop
3:15 p.m. Tori Norton Folk
4:15 p.m. Roy Harper Country
5:15 p.m. Kim Richardson Folk
6:15 p.m. Slidin' Clyde Roulette Blues
7:15 p.m. Paul Taylor Psychedelic Folk & Funk
8:15 p.m. Sidney, Cidney, Sidney R&B
9:15 p.m. William Lee Ellis Blues
10:15 p.m. Hope Clayburn & Soul Scrimmage
Jazz Funk Fusion

Folklore Hall Stage
12:45 p.m. Los Cantadores Trio Mariachi
1:45 p.m. Greg Hisky &
His Whisky Dixie Flyers
2:45 p.m. The Jumpin' ChiChis Jazz
3:45 p.m. The Annointed Cowans Singers
Gospel
4:45 p.m. Chris Parker & Kelley Hurt Jazz
5:45 p.m. Grassfire Bluegrass
6:45 p.m. The Sensational Six Gospel
7:45 p.m. Eddie Bond Country
8:45 p.m. Joyce Cobb & Hot Fun
Jazz Rock & Blues

Comcast Gayoso Stage
Main St @ Gayoso Avenue
3:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. Deborah Swiney
3:30 p.m. Agitators Rock
4:30 p.m. Tempeh Four Jazz Funk Jam Band
5:30 p.m. The Moments of Joy Gospel
6:30 p.m. John Paul Keith &
The One Four Five's Indie Country
7:30 p.m. TBA
8:30 p.m. Al Kapone Rap

9:30 p.m. Exodus Reggae

Verizon Wireless Stage
Main St.@ Peabody Place Ave.
1:00 p.m. TBA
2:00 p.m. The Golden Keys Gospel
3:00 p.m. Delta Highway Blues
4:00 p.m. Billy Lavender featuring Brad
Webb & The Pocket Rockets Blues
5:00 p.m. Sonny Burgess & the Pacers
Rockabilly
6:00 p.m. Giant Bear Orchestral Funkabilly
7:00 p.m. The Mellowtones Gospel
8:00 p.m. Blind Mississippi Morris Blues
9:00 p.m. Jason D. Williams Rockabilly/Boogie
10:15 p.m. Darrel Petties & SIP Gospel

ArtsMemphis Stage
On Peabody Place at Gayoso Lane
11:15 a.m. Music for Aardvarks Memphis
Music for the Family
12:00 p.m. TBA
12:45 p.m. TBA
1:30 p.m. Chinese Dance & Martial Arts
2:00 p.m. Edward Oluokun Yoruba Drumming
2:30 p.m. Pyramid Dancers Belly Dancing
3:00 p.m. David Bowen Guitar & Memphis
Music Workshop
3:30 p.m. TBA
4:00 p.m. Two Way Radio Indie Rock
4:45 p.m. TBA
5:00 p.m. Mark "The Muleman" Massey Blues
6:00 p.m. Fitz's Ultimate Cooking Hookers
Music That Smells Good
7:15 p.m. Promise Jazz
8:15 p.m. The Papa Tops West Coast
Turn Around Country
9:15 p.m. Tonya Dyson & Green Onions Soul

Folklore Store Stage
1:15 p.m. Hattie Childress Quilt Making
2:15 p.m. TBA
3:15 p.m. Roy Harper Country
4:15 p.m. David Evans Jug Band Workshop
5:15 p.m. Dan Montgomery Trio Rock
6:15 p.m. Niko Lyras & Vicki Loveland
7:15 p.m. Super Chikan Blues
8:15 p.m. Ms Nickki Soul
9:15 p.m. Valerie June Trio Folk

Folklore Hall Stage
12:45 p.m. Los Cantadores Trio Mariachi
1:45 p.m. TBA
2:45 p.m. Memphis Klezmer Allstars
3:45 p.m. Singing Southern Jubilees Gospel
4:45 p.m. Dani Rock
5:45 p.m. Gary Topper Trio Jazz
6:45 p.m. Lisa Lambert & The Pine Ridge Boys
Bluegrass
7:45 p.m. Orange Mound Jazz Messengers
Jazz
8:45 p.m. Kate Campbell Folk

Comcast Gayoso Stage
Main St @ Gayoso Avenue
1:30 p.m. TBA
2:30 p.m. JD Reager & The Cold-Blooded Three Indie Rock
3:30 p.m. Charles Johnson & Kwest
Jazz Gospel
4:30 p.m. TBA
5:30 p.m. Will Graves Soul
6:30 p.m. Bluff City Backsliders Jug Band
7:30 p.m. FreeWorld featuring Dr. Herman Green
Jam Rock & Funk Band
8:30 p.m. Susan Marshall Jazz, Rock & Blues
9:30 p.m. The Daddy Mack Blues Band

Y'ALL COME SEE US! LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE COMING SO WE CAN GET TOGETHER.

Posted Thursday Aug 27