Tinner Hill Blues Festival
Cherry Hill Park
Catch the Blues in Falls Church, Virginia
June 12-14
All Blues, All Over Town, All Weekend
Get a Headline Blues Pass for Reserved Seating at the Festival2009 Lineup and Schedule
| Friday June 12th | ||
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| Old Dominion Songsters, a traveling exhibit on loan from Library of Virginia. Exhibit focuses on Virginia’s contribution to traditional blues music, including John Jackson and John Cephas & many other blues pioneers | All Day |
Spectrum Market Square 450 W. Broad Street Falls Church, VA |
| Gregg Kimball and Jeffrey Scott, the Virginia songsters will serve up a heaping helping of good old country blues | 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Spectrum Market Square 450 W. Broad Street Falls Church, VA |
| Hip Pocket and Fast Eddie, A dynamite duo that will heat your lunch up for you! | 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM | George Mason Square 103 W. Broad Street Falls Church, VA |
| Choo Choo Charlie Williams and the Spitfires, Heartfelt Straight-Ahead Blues | 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Tax Analyst’s Plaza 400 S. Maple Ave. Falls Church, VA |
| “The Chittlin Circuit Review” by narrative painter, Rik Freeman; a series of gorgeous, vivid paintings that interpret the early history of the blues. Hear the artist recitation of “Ballard of the Grit Girl”, one of his most phenomenal paintings. Presented by Virginia Tech | Opening reception 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
Virginia Tech National Capital Region Campus 7054 Haycock Road Falls Church, VA |
| Down Home Blues: Chuck Brown Sings the Blues, accompanied by Bobby Parker and the Blues Night Band Tinner Hill Benefit Concert | 8:00 PM | Click here to purchase tickets online The State Theater http://www.thestatetheatre.com |
| Stacy Brooks, Nominated in 2007 as new artist of the year! | 10:00 PM - 1:30 AM | Bangkok Blues 926 W. Broad Street, Falls Church, VA |
| Saturday June 13th | ||
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| Early Bird Blues | All Morning | Falls Church Farmers Market |
| Panel Discussions: “Whites, Blacks, and Blues: The Past, Present, and Politics of Blues Music”, Gregg Kimball moderator, Kip Lornell, Luvenia George, Barry Pearson, Harold Anderson,Ida Campbell, Phil Wiggins, Rick Franklin, Warner Williams PROGRAM SUBJECT TO CHANGE |
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Cherry Hill Farm House |
| Kidz Pull Stringz with Kristin Snyder Gomez - a children’s blues workshop for 4-6th graders. Bring your guitar, violin or cello or string instrument. | 1:00 PM | Cherry Hill Farm House |
| John Jackson Portrait by Kerry Burch, Beautiful lifelike portrait of John Jackson, posters available | 1:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Cherry Hill Park |
| “John Jackson - A Blues Treasure”, a short documentary on the life of John Jackson | 1:00 PM, 3:00 PM, 5:00 PM, 7:00 PM | Falls Church Community Center 223 Little Falls Street Falls Church, VA |
| Three Chords & The Truth Future divas! A group of high school students making waves with their passion for Delta Blues and refreshing talent. | 1:00 PM | Cherry Hill Park |
| Curtis Blues: One amazing man with the sound of a 10 piece blues band! | 1:00 PM | Cherry Hill Park |
| Choo Choo Charlie presents a interactive harmonica workshop for all ages, bring your own or buy on-site | 2:00 PM | Cherry Hill Farm House |
| Meet the Artist Rik Freeman: The artist talks from his exhibit, "The Chittlin Circuit Review" along with a slide presentation of his blues themed works. |
2:00 PM | Falls Church Community Center 223 Little Falls Street, Falls Church, VA |
| Bessie Smith & the Night Riders by Sue Stauffacher at 10 AM; Fun interactive Children’s book reading with Auntie Oye’ at 12 PM; Bessie Smith & the Night Riders, musical documentary film at 2 PM | 10:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 2:00 PM, | Mary Riley Styles Library 120 N. Virginia Ave Falls Church, VA |
| Dear Editor Essay Awards | 2:30 PM | Cherry Hill Park |
| Jonah Hicks Prince of Yo-Yo Tricks, learn yo-yo tricks with Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School's very own yo-yo prince! | 3:00 PM | Cherry Hill Farm House |
| Deanna Bogart, Multiple Wammie Award winner, fantastic, unique fusion of energetic boogie-woogie, contemporary blues! | 3:00 PM | Cherry Hill Park |
| Daryl Davis First Ladies of the Blues, Angela Hill (This lady will knock your socks off with her heavenly voice!), Stacy Brooks (she gives you head bobbing good music that crosses all barriers), Ruby Hayes (Ruby and her Band performed in the Presidential Inaugural Unity Ball 2009) | 4:00 PM | Cherry Hill Park |
| Nadine Rae and the All Stars. . . a powerful voice that’s a guaranteed show stopper | 5:00 PM | Cherry Hill Park |
| Sheryl Warner and the Southside Homewreckers w/ Greg Kimball experience the rollicking house party style Virginia blues! | 6:00 PM | Cherry Hill Park |
| Warner Williams a third generation musician with a unique blend of urban and rural traditions | 7:00 PM | Cherry Hill Park |
| Closing Remarks | 7:00 PM | Cherry Hill Park |
| Sonny Landreth and his slide guitar; King of Slydeco, A combination of blues/rock/zydeco and Cajun | 8:00 PM | The State Theatre To purchase tickets, visit www.thestatetheatre.com |
| The Danger Zone will be performing til 12:30 AM. Come in for dinner and stay for the show! | 9:00 PM | Dogwood Tavern 132 W Broad St Falls Church, VA |
| Sunday June 14th | ||
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| Blues Brunch & Tribute Jam the Friends of John Cephas and John Jackson | 11:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Bangkok Blues 926 W. Broad Street Falls Church, VA (Additional costs for food) |
| M.S.G. Acoustic Blues Trio traditional Piedmont Blues style "Color Me Blue" , Exhibition of extraordinary original color pastels, oils and color giclee prints of Virginia songsters and leading blues musicians by Jackie Merritt Presented by Falls Church Arts |
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Shreve McGonegal 212 N. West Street Falls Church, VA |
PROGRAM SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Directions and Lodging
Cherry Hill Park
312 Park Avenue
Falls Church, VA 22046
Sponsors
- BB&T
- Diener & Associates, CPA’s
- Foxes Music
- Solano Sports & Spine Chiropractic
- The Young Group
- Dr. Gordon W. Theisz, MD., Family Medicine
- Dr. Steve Rogers, D.V.M. Falls Church Animal Hospital
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Headline Pass
Instead of looking for a good seat (choice seating are available prior to any Headline Event), you can purchase a Headline Pass for $10 that allows you to come to the event and be assured a seat.
Passes may be purchased at the door (based on availability) to each event (look for the Headline Event passes sign around the park) or online. Passes will not be mailed.
You should arrive at least 10 minutes in advance to starting time, or the preferences become limited to the rear of the designated area. (A spot will still be held.) If passes are not claimed prior to the Festival, they will be at the door each evening. Passes are transferable to another person, but not valid on any other event than the one purchased.
Additional Festival Information
The concert in the park is a free event; reserved lawn spaces for seating (you must provide your own lawn chairs), are available on a first-come-first-served basis. You may purchase a Headline Pass ($10) for the concert in Cherry Hill Park to be assured seating in a special reserved upfront location
The park will open 30 minutes before start time. Exceptions will only be made for those with special needs (difficulty standing or a physical disability).
More than 50 businesses all over town will feature blues music, special blues programming, specials and discounts all weekend!
Cherry Hill Park is a Family-Friendly, Alcohol-Free Zone
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