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Down Home Blues Festival – Camden – South Carolina

Carolina Down Home Blues Festival
October 6 – 8, 2005

Again the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County brings the best of the Blues to this year’s festival. Come and enjoy a full range of blues opportunities around historic, downtown Camden. Several new venues have been added for your enjoyment.

Thursday, October 6th: 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. The festival will open on the grounds of the Fine Arts Center with a free party featuring the music by Shrimp City Slim.

8:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. The music continues at the following locations: Brew & Cue with Jason Ricci & New Blood, Davis & Sons Guitar Shop with the Rusty Davis Group (8:00 – 10:00 p.m.), The Paddock with Maurice John Vaughn backed by the B.J. Emery Band with Velvet McNair, TenEleven Galleria with Shelly Magee & the Bad Deeds (8:00 – 11:00 p.m.) and The Venue with Drink Small (8:00 – 11:00 p.m.)

Friday, October7th: Sessions with the Blues at Wood Auditorium (Fine Arts Center) with Ellen Mcllwaine & Jonathan Kalb (7:00 – 9:00 p.m.), Brew & Cue with Jason Ricci & New Blood (9:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m.), The Daily Grind with Shrimp City Slim & Miss Wanda Jackson (7:00 – 10:00 p.m.), Davis & Sons Guitar Shop with The Rusty Davis Group (9:00 – 11:00 p.m.), LaFiesta with Elliot & the Untouchables (7:00 – 9:00 p.m.), The Paddock with Maurice John Vaughn and B.J. Emery Band with Velvet McNair (9:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m.), Plums with Mac Arnold & Plate Full ‘o Blues (9;)) p.m. – 1:00 a.m.), TenEleven Galleria with Mel Shannon & the Membership (9:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m.), The Venue with Eddie Kirkland with Bottles & Cans (9:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m.)

Saturday, October 8th: Sessions with the Blues at Wood Auditorium (Fine Arts Center) with Ellen Mciiwaine and Eddie Kirkland (7:00 – 9:00 p.m.), Brew & Cue with Russ Wilson & His Mighty Mighty Men (9:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.), The Daily Grind with Shrimp City Slim & Miss Wanda Jackson (7:00 – 10:00 p.m.), Davis & Sons Guitar Shop with The Rusty Davis Group (9:00 – 11:00 p.m.), LaFiesta with The Christopher Dean Band (7:00 – 10:00 p.m.), The Paddock with Maurice John Vaughn and B.J. Emery Band with Velvet McNair (9:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.), TenEleven Galleria with Mem Shannon & the Membership (9:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.), The Venue with Eddie Kirkland with Bottles & Cans (9:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.)

FREE Admission Performances:

Thursday, October 6th - Opening Party on the Grounds of the Fine Arts Center (5:30-7:00 p.m.)… Early Evening Dinners (6:00-9:00 p.m.) on Thursday at the Crescent Grill with Jon Bolin, The Greenleaf (Reservations Required) with Rev. Marv Ward Duo and The Pearl with My-T 2; on Friday at the Crescent Grill with Rev Marv Ward Duo, The Greenleaf (Reservations Required) with Motherless Chillin’, The Pearl with Jonathan Kalb; Blue Plate Lunches (12:00 – 2:00 p.m.) on Saturday at The Daily Grind with Jonathan Kalb and The Paddock with My-T 2, Afternoon Delight (2:00-4:00 p.m.) Saturday at The Potters Hand with Jon Bolin and Happy Hour (4:00 – 6:00 p.m.) Saturday at Plums/Best Western with Chance Wayne and the Hurricanes.

For more information, visit our site: http://camden.bluesbash.com/