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No Admission Fee!
This all-day Festival features a wide variety of music, crafts and storytelling traditions, as well as student art, food and beverages, and a festival t-shirt. Old-time musicians and string bands in the region play throughout the day, along with musicians and actors who were influenced by Campbell County Tennessee native Howard "Louie Bluie" Armstrong.
| Louie Bluie Festival First Amateur Adult & Youth Art Competition A juried art competition will be held in conjunction with the 2008 Louie Bluie Music & Art Festival for amateur adult and youth artists. Amateur artists are defined for this competition as any artist whose primary source of income is not derived from sales of his or her art and whose art has not been published or sold in galleries.Cash prizes and ribbons will be awarded, and entries will be exhibited during the festival. (Click Here for Rules Document) PDF or Click Here for Printable Version of Rules |
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Music
The Festival will have two music stages. The Community Stage will showcase local Campbell County musicians playing fiddle, banjo, mandolin, dobro, guitar and other instruments. The Louie Bluie Stage will feature old time musicians and string bands from communities in the shadow of the Cumberland Mountains as well as musicians who knew and played with Armstrong or whose music is influenced by Armstrong’s “mountain jazz” style. Last year's headliner band, Hokum's Heroes will be returning to the Festival in 2008. Band members Bruce Millard and Matthew Berlin performed and toured with Howard Armstrong.
Arts
Another new venue this year is the Howard Armstrong Theater, an educational/informational venue featuring the African-American actor's ensemble, Carpetbag Theatre of Knoxville, performing excerpts from their new play “Between A Ballad and A Blues,” a drama about Armstrong’s life. The Theater also includes displays on Armstrong’s music career and his art; Armstrong memorabilia; and an opportunity for festival-goers to interact with musicians who worked with Armstrong. Expect plenty of "jamming on the grounds," as well.
- Storytelling
The festival's Folklife Stage will feature local storytellers sharing tales of life in Campbell County, Tennessee and the transition from a coal mining community to an area known today for Norris Lake and mountain recreation opportunities.
Regional Food Fare
A variety of food vendors will be serving up an array of Southern cooking, East Tennessee style including barbeque ribs, corn on the cob, fried pies, chicken and dumplins, cornbread hamburgers, pulled pork sandwiches, shaved ice, iced tea and fresh squeezed lemonade
Arts and Crafts
The Craft Village will feature over 50 high-quality artists and crafters in a village-like setting where you can stroll down narrow lanes and buy fine crafts that are hand-made in east Tennessee. Look for crafts demonstrations -- such as wood carving, quilting, and making fish lures.
- What to Bring
Folding Chair or Blanket... Hat... Suntan Lotion... Money for crafts, drinks, food, festival t-shirt and donations to the festival... No Coolers, Please... pets are best left at home!
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Brought to you by the:
Campbell Culture Coalition
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Pyro Shows
The Willows at Twin Cove
Hampton Inn / Comfort Inn
Peoples Bank of the South
Ayers Realty & Auction
Sharp Communications
Jubilee Community Arts
Twice the Ice
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| Donations to the Louie Bluie Festival are greatly appreciated. |
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