Andrea Staten is a Mississippi native who immersed herself in Hill Country Blues after moving to Oxford and attending the North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic guitar workshop. Andrea is known as a rhythm guitarist who has performed with Garry Burnside, Kenny Brown, Duwayne Burnside, among others. She has more recently embarked on a solo career as well, singing and playing…

Compliment of https://www.mizzlowe.com/bio Mizz Lowe was born Loretta Harris in Holmes County, Mississippi. Growing up in Greenwood, Mississippi, Mizz Lowe grew up singing in her church and school.  Mizz Lowe was very active in her school, singing, a member of the school band (playing the flute), on the dance team and a majorette.  Mizz Lowe remembers walking through the house…

Wendy Jean Garrison “msslideguitar” of Oxford, respects the blues, honors the lessons learned in a year-long apprenticeship with bluesman Bill Howl-N- Madd Perry, and has forged a style unique to her own life, through 25 years of performing in North Mississippi. She is profiled on the Mississippi Arts Commission website and is featured in the November 2021 Performance and the…

Singer, Songwriter, Entertainer Randy Ferguson returns to perform and serve as Blues Host of this year’s Oxford Blues Festival. Randy grew up in West Tennessee, 100 miles from Memphis and 100 miles from Nashville in the 70’s so it’s only natural that his songs contain elements of Blues, Country, Rock, Gospel and Rockabilly. A Blues Legend, Johnny Winter fan since…

Little Willie Farmer was born 1956 in Duck Hill, Mississippi. He armed the blues from his Uncle Waldo, who also influenced Leo Bud Welch. He first played church songs after that he performed blues with artists like Johnnie Billington, Bobby Rush and Lynn White. He can play both country blues and funky blues songs. On his first CD on Wolf…

For over ten years now Cadillacfunk has been providing north Mississippi with original funky blues with a new Orleans twist on their sound. There is something fun and enjoyable about this group for all ages. The group is made up of Andrew Yurkow (songwriter) vocals and guitar. Daniel Hodges saxophone. Jeff Callaway and Adam Davenport trombone, Daniel Roebuck trumpet, Matt…

“Big A” is a current bluesman that performs regularly in town. His natural showmanship that moves and plays with tremendous fun and passion personifies that one can hear authentic music in Clarksdale today… that is as good as it ever was historically. At present Anthony has a weekly residence at Red’s Lounge, the famous authentic juke joint in Clarksdale’s historic…