The Wiregrass Blues Festival is an annual blues festival hosted by the Wiregrass Blues Society in Dothan, Alabama. It began in 2011 as a tribute concert to the late country-bluesman and Dothan, Alabama native Eddie Kirkland. The festival currently takes place in April each year with multiple programs and live music performances. [1] The Wiregrass Blues Festival aims to celebrate and illuminate the pioneering contributions of blues musicians from the Wiregrass Region. [2] [3] The festival includes over four live blues or blues-inspired performances with supporting programs that precede the festival, such as Blues-in-Schools, honoree award ceremony, and a community meet and greet accompanied with a panel discussion of blues historians and musicians. [4] [5]
History
The Wiregrass Blues Festival was founded in 2011 as a tribute to the local Eddie Kirkland, who died in a car crash. [6]
References
- ^ "Wiregrass Blues Fest held Friday and Saturday". Dothan Eagle. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ^ "Wiregrass Blues Fest pays homage to blues heritage". in.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ^ Sailors, Jimmy. "Music draws hundreds to Wiregrass Blues Fest". Dothan Eagle. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ^ "Wiregrass Blues Fest held Friday and Saturday". Dothan Eagle. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ^ "Blues in Schools brings music education to Dothan children". Troy Today. 2018-02-05. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ^ "festival". Wiregrass Blues Society. Retrieved 6 May 2021.