2011 Handy Dates
June 11th - June 18th, 2011
2010 Handy Lineup
Joe Louis Walker
Tab Benoit
Shemekia Copeland
Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers
Magic Slim and the Teardrops
Kenny Neal
Shirley Johnson
Otis Taylor Band
Cedric Burnside and Lightnin’ Malcolm
Doug MacLeod
Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band
Albert Castiglia
Curley Taylor and Zydeco Trouble
Kilborn Alley Blues Band
The Stella Vees
Velveeta Jones
Bryant-Stevens Band
Hog Maw Blues Band
Blues 4U
Bob Minnette and the Dixieland Society
Alias Jones
2010 Handy Schedule of Events
Please, no alcohol, coolers or pets permitted at Handy Festival events. This is to comply with regulations in City of Henderson parks and for the convenience, safety and enjoyment of other Handy-goers.
The W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival will feature a Children's Fun Zone with inflatable rides. The Fun Zone will be open during festival hours Wednesday, June 16-Saturday, June 19, and will be located on Water Street between 2nd and 3rd Streets. Admission to the rides costs a small fee, which will provide all-day access with a Fun Zone wristband.
June 12th, 2010
10:00 am
EVENT: The William Branaman Street Strut People's Parade with music is by Bob Minnette and The Dixieland Society
Parade forms around 9:30 at Central Park on Elm Street.
10:00 am
EVENT: 10th Annual Poker Run - Sponsored by the Masonic Lodges of Henderson County: Jerusalem # 9 Corydon # 799 Henderson # 958
10:00 am
EVENT: "Gardens That Swing III", sponsored by The Garden Club of Henderson. There are eleven stops on the tour this year, many within walking distance of Central Park
11:00 am
FOOD: "Taste of Henderson", sponsored by The Gleaner. Food serving will actually start as early as 9:00am, live MUSIC will begin at 11:30am.
11:30 am
MUSIC: Bob Minnette and the Dixieland Society
1:30 pm
MUSIC: Blues 4u
4:00 pm
MUSIC: Velveeta Jones
Velveeta Jones is a hard-hitting electric blues band from central Kentucky.
6:00 pm
MUSIC: Albert Castiglia
Albert Castiglia (pronounced “ka-STEEL-ya”) is steeped in blues history and brings both his incendiary electric and slide guitar work and soulful vocals.
June 14th, 2010
11:45 am
LUNCH BREAK: Planter’s Coffeehouse, 130 N. Main Street
Julie Nantz and piano students from Riverbend Academy
11:45 am
LUNCH BREAK: Diamond Delights Bakery & Café, 115 N. Main Street
Shane Amar
June 15th, 2010
11:45 am
LUNCH BREAK: First United Methodist Church, Gathering Area, 338 3rd Street
Bert Montgomery, Aurthor – "God’s Got His Mojo Working"
(Lunches will be available at the church)
June 16th, 2010
11:45 am
LUNCH BREAK: Darren’s Pub, 713 N. Green Street
Mark Brooks
11:45 am
LUNCH BREAK: Planter’s Coffeehouse, 130 N. Main Street
Julie Nantz and piano students from Riverbend Academy
4:30 pm
MUSIC: Alias Jones
You just don’t see very many bands like Alias Jones anymore; raw, gritty, intense, playing from the heart with a sincere love for the music.
6:00 pm
MUSIC: Cedric Burnside and Lightnin’ Malcolm
CEDRIC BURNSIDE, grandson of the legendary R.L. Burnside, son of drummer great Calvin Jackson, is widely regarded as one of the best drummers in the world.
Bluesman LIGHTNIN' MALCOLM is one of the leading, younger generation artists on the scene today.
6:00 pm
EVENT: Children’s Celebration
Hands-On art activities
Location: Children’s Art Area table in Audubon Mill Park
Sponsor: Henderson Area Arts Alliance, Methodist Hospital and Junior Women’s League
7:30 pm
MUSIC: Shirley Johnson
Shirley Johnson is an outstanding vocalist who finds herself in the vanguard of a remarkable revival of the Chicago female blues singer.
9:00 pm
MUSIC: Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers
Piazza is a tried-and-true, dyed-in-the-wool blues veteran with credentials that are second to none.
June 17th, 2010
11:45 am
LUNCH BREAK: On Deck Riverside Bar & Grill
Brian Hart
5:30 pm
FOOD: Red beans & rice, andouille sausages and other cajun food goes on sale.
4:30 pm
MUSIC: Doug MacLeod
MacLeod is known for his superb songwriting, guitar wizardry, warm soulful vocals, wit and unforgettable live performances.
5:30 pm
MUSIC: Curley Taylor and Zydeco Trouble
Curley Taylor was born and raised in Louisiana and has been around music all of his life. At the age of 16 Curley started playing drums in his father's band, (Jude Taylor & His Burning Flames) which is deep in Louisiana Blues, Soul and Zydeco.
8:30 pm
MUSIC: Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band
One word to describe the swampdelic sounds of Chubby Carrier and Bayou Swamp Band? Fun. Pure Louisiana zydeco fun with a hot sauce chaser.
June 18th, 2010
noon
FOOD: Concession sales begin
noon
MUSIC: Hog Maw Blues Band
2:00 pm
MUSIC: Bryant-Stevens Band
Bryant-Stevens Band is a blues based band that pulls their influences from jazz, R&B, west coast funk and very swampy country fried blues. Their collective style falls between the grooves of Little Feat and Muddy Waters.
3:00 pm
WORKSHOP: Doug MacLeod guitar workshop at Riverbend Academy
4:00 pm
MUSIC: The Stella Vees
The Stella-Vees Blues Band plays Chicago and West Coast style blues reflecting influences of legendary blues musician
6:00 pm
MUSIC: Albert Castiglia
Albert Castiglia (pronounced “ka-STEEL-ya”) is steeped in blues history and brings both his incendiary electric and slide guitar work and soulful vocals.
8:00 pm
MUSIC: Kenny Neal
Born in New Orleans and raised in Baton Rouge, Kenny is know as a modern swamp=blues master and multi-instrumentalist, that draws musically from the sizzling sounds of his native Louisiana.
10:00 pm
MUSIC: Tab Benoit
Guitarist-singer Tab Benoit is the real deal. Born and raised on the Louisiana bayou, this self-proclaimed “new kid from the old school” has been the standard bearer for a new generation of Cajun blues musicians.
June 19th, 2010
noon
FOOD: Concession sales begin
noon
MUSIC: Doug MacLeod
MacLeod is known for his superb songwriting, guitar wizardry, warm soulful vocals, wit and unforgettable live performances.
2:00 pm
MUSIC: Kilborn Alley Blues Band
The Kilborn Alley Blues Band plays filthy Chicago blues, with just a little bit of southern fried soul. The point of the act is to deliver the blow out bar show associated with blues at its zenith. Kilborn Alley is not about youth angst; it is about adult delirium.
4:00 pm
MUSIC: Otis Taylor Band
Blues singer/composer/multi-instrumentalist Otis Taylor is capable of exploring any musical mood at any given time, and it’s an important reason why he is considered one of the most talented artists to emerge in recent years.
6:00 pm
MUSIC: Magic Slim and the Teardrops
Magic Slim's got the blues, and he's not afraid to play them his way. Slim is the driving force in Magic Slim and The Teardrops and they're all about keeping this distinctive American art form of the blues alive.
8:00 pm
MUSIC: Shemekia Copeland
Copeland’s passion for singing, matched with her huge, blast-furnace voice, gives her music a timeless power and a heart-pounding urgency.
10:00 pm
MUSIC: Joe Louis Walker
Joe Louis Walker is a walking encyclopedia of blues history, and blues vocal and guitar styles. In fact, one of the very few who can match his eclectic tastes in music is Duke Robillard, the veteran guitarist who founded Roomful of Blues when he was a teenager, and who has made a dozen albums for Stony Plain.
