This guitar is the beautiful creation of Andi Bedsworth, to whom we are extremely grateful. It will be raffled on Saturday at the Oxford Rhythm Revival, starting at 5:00 at Southside Gallery and following from 7:00 to close at Proud Larry’s, Soulshine, and Rooster’s. Raffle tickets will be $10. All proceeds of the raffle will benefit the Oxford Medical Ministries Clinic.
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The Oxford Rhythm Revival is a fundraiser for the Oxford Medical Ministries Clinic, raising over $10,000 for the clinic in its inaugural year.
On Saturday, June 18, 2011, the Second Annual ORR will once again feature acts on multiple stages around the square. To become a sponsor of this year’s festival, email ferriday@feteofoxford.com.
The $20 All-Venue Pass gets you into all shows. Details below. Tickets available at all venues.
Maker’s Market on the Courthouse Lawn (9:00 am-4:00 pm)
Kickoff Reception at Southside Gallery Stage – Oxford Songwriters Showcase (5:00-7:00 pm)
5:00 Luke Fisher
5:30 Jon Michael McLeod
6:00 Gina Sexton
6:30 Jim Barrett of Young Buffalo
Proud Larry’s Stage (evening)
7:30 Lynn Drury
8:30 Taylor Hildebrand
9:30 James Hyland
10:30 Shannon McNally
Rooster’s Stage
8:15 Lindsay Fine
9:15 Wooden Finger
10:30 Kieth Sykes
Soulshine Stage
7:00 Jingle Contest and Marlena Jajoura
8:00 Bill Perry Trio
9:00 Ruby Jane
10:15 Minor Adjustments
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The inaugural Jingle Contest at the Oxford Rhythm Revival was won by Eric Carlton, Jamie Posey, Gin-Gin Carlton, and Rosamond Posey with their Rossini inspired jingle for Square Books. They won $500 and get to play the jingle at Music in the Hall this fall. We’ll get a recording of that up here soon along with some of the other entries, including jingles for Big Bad Breakfast, Chaney’s Pharmacy, Honeybee Bakery, Tannehill & Carmean, and My Michelle. ORR would like to thank our host and judges (Tommy Bryan Ledford, Jim Dees, Mary Lou Williams, and Micah Ginn) for helping make the contest a success. Business owners and musicians, it’s time to work on your jingle for next year!
We had technical difficulties on Saturday playing Kevin Larkin’s recording of his Main Squeeze jingle. You can now give it a listen here…
Main Squeeze Jingle by Kevin Larkin
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Wow, that was fun. Thanks to everyone who came out and supported the Oxford Rhythm Revival this weekend. Amazing stuff, from the opening chords of Mosquitoville Thursday night to the closing melodies from Valerie June. And let’s not forget the inaugural Jingle Contest, which was won by Eric Carlton, Jamie Posey, Gin-Gin Carlton, and Rosamond Posey with their Rossini inspired jingle for Square Books. We’ll get a recording of that up here soon along with some of the other entries, including jingles for Main Squeeze, Big Bad Breakfast, Chaney’s Pharmacy, Honeybee Bakery, and My Michelle. Business owners and musicians, it’s time to work on your jingle for next year!
We’ll also be posting pictures here from this year’s festival by some of the great local photographers.
The weekend of great music is not quite over in Oxford. Blackbird Hour will be in the Grove this evening, wrapping up the Summer Sunset Series. Get this, the guys will be backed by an eight-piece orchestra this evening. Check out a clip of Blackbird Hour below. Also check out a 15-minute segment of Mosquitoville that was recorded at Music in the Hall in March.
Blackbird Hour (in the Grove today at 7:00 pm)
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I tell my friends all the time that we are spoiled. We’re surrounded by amazing talent in many realms. And the cool thing is, all this talent just lives among us. Film. Literature. Music. Poetry. Art. Sport. Photography. Thanks to the environment that Ole Miss and Oxford provide, the list of categories of great talent just goes on and on and on. Add our friends in Memphis, Jackson, the Delta, Nashville, and beyond to the equation, and it really just gets ridiculous.
But one thing people overlook a lot is the great group of people in this area who appreciate talent. It’s a bit like the “tree falls in the woods” thing. If we weren’t here to appreciate and support all of this amazing talent, blah blah…
But we are here, and this weekend is just another opportunity to soak it all in.
Thursday: Jimbo Mathus’s “Mosquitoville: Mississippi Songs and Stories” at 7:00 at The Lyric
Saturday: Daytime music, art, and food on the east side of the Square. Nighttime music at four bars (five stages) from 7-close.
$10 for Thursday. $20 for all venues on Saturday. Or $25 for all of it.
All proceeds go to the Oxford Medical Ministries Clinic, health care for the working uninsured in our town and county.
I hope to see you there with a smile as big as mine.
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Bill Abel’s unique way of making music is testament to his deep appreciation of the roots of the Delta Blues, just as his art reflects his own personal perspective on the Mississippi Delta though the mastery of light and color.
Bill Abel plays the Taylor’s Pub Stage of the Oxford Rhythm Revival at 10:00 pm on Saturday, June 19. He plays a part in Jimbo Mathus’s “Mosquitoville: Mississippi Songs and Stories” to kick of the festival at The Lyric on Thursday, June 17.
Bill Able singing and playing his self-made cigar box guitar
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With the voice and face of an angel and a Medusan tangle of dreadlocks as thick and strong as her family ties and her musical roots in the flatlands of West Tennessee, Valerie June is a true original and an emerging star in the legendary and still vibrant Memphis music scene.
A self-taught guitar player, composer and troubadour of heartbreak ballads, folk songs, spirituals, soul-stirring blues and what she calls “Organic Moonshine Roots Music,” Valerie was exposed to a wide audience as one of the stars of the ballyhooed MTV web series “$5 Cover,” written and directed by Craig Brewer, creator of the Oscar-winning movie “Hustle & Flow.”
Valerie June will play the Proud Larry’s Stage of the Oxford Rhythm Revival at 10:30 on Saturday, June 19.
Valerie June
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Grace Askew first played Oxford last fall at Thacker Mountain Radio. She came back soon after for a set at Music in the Hall and has since played a couple more shows around town. If her last show at Parrish’s is any indication, her fan base here is expanding by the day. She released her new album, “Until They Lay Me Down to Rest,” a couple weeks ago. Half of the album was recorded in Oxford at Tweed Recording. It’s a great album all around that will be especially enjoyed by fans of Tom Waits. Grace will be accompanied by her full band for the festival, and fellow Memphian Richard Ford, who plays the Rooster’s stage at 7:15, will be joining her on banjo and pedal steel.
Grace Askew will play the Proud Larry’s stage of the Oxford Rhythm Revival at 9:30.
Grace Askew
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I first saw Kristy Kruger a few years ago when she played Thacker and then Larry’s later on that evening. She was touring all 50 states in honor of her brother, Liet. Col. Eric John Kruger, who was killed in battle in Iraq. I was immediately grabbed by Kristy’s voice which makes me think of Billy Holiday.
Kristy Kruger will play the Proud Larry’s Stage of the Oxford Rhythm Revival at 8:30 on Saturday, June 19.
Give her a listen…
Kristy Kruger
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Check this site each day for a new featured artist as we count down to the Oxford Rhythm Revival on June 17 and 19.
I first saw Chauncey and the Beast (or Chauncey Mauney and Anna Donnell if you’re sexy) open for Young Buffalo a couple months ago at Two Stick. I was absolutely blown away. I’ve been describing them to my friends as “jaw-droppingly good.” This Oxford-based duo is simple and smooth and straight-forward, vocally blessed and a pleasure to hear.
Chauncey and the Beast will play the Proud Larry’s Stage of the Oxford Rhythm Revival at 7:30 on Saturday, June 19.
Click here to have a listen at their Myspace site >>
Chauncey and the Beast
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