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Saturday, April 21, 2012

Enjoy music under the big top in the Hot Blast Music Cafe. Various local and regional artists will play while you relax and dine in this "cafe" with seating for almost 200 under the large dining tent.

Kelli Johnson - (acoustic country & bluegrass)
Kelli is the former lead singer for legendary bluegrass band Distant Cousins and a Top 4 finalist in the ABC 33/40 Herd Records "Original Artist." She is a regular at the annual Foggy Hollow Bluegrass Gathering and has opened for Marty Raybon, Claire Lynch, Exile and Sugarland. She produces and hosts her own TV show, Kelli Johnson LIVE and performs an average of 200 shows per year both solo and with the Americana/Bluegrass band Sweetwater Road.
www.kellijohnson.net
11:00 p.m. to 11:45 p.m.

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12:00 p.m. to 12:45 p.m.

Lindsey Hinkle - (folk music/acoustic)
Performing and writing since the age of 13, Lindsey has already built a strong following in her home state of Alabama, as well as the surrounding areas- most notably in Atlanta.
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1:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.

Abby Parks - (acoustic singer/songwriter)
Abby is originally from Durham, North Carolina and influenced by the likes of Joni Mitchell, Fleetwood Mac and EmmyLou Harris. She attended Jacksonville State University (JSU) and, in 2005 recorded and released her debut CD "Moving On". Abby is also a private guitar teacher at the Donoho School. She is a member of both the Folk Alliance and the Roots Music Association, and over the years, she has also learned to play bass, mandolin and banjo. Her sophomore effort "The Homeplace", was recorded at Huntsville's Sound Cell Recordings with Doug Jansen Smith.
www.abbyparks.com
2:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.

Tony Yardley - (acoustic singer/songwriter)
Tony has been a performing musician for about forty years most notably with regionally popular bands KnightOwl and The Usual Suspects. Tony is originally from Missouri and lived in several other mid-West states as a child. His influences include Clapton, Jeff Beck, Stephen Stills, Steely Dan, Little Feat and James Taylor among many. Tony is a long time local guitar instructor but considers himself primarily as a guitar player and a songwriter. His first solo instrumental CD, Surface Tension was released in 2009.
www.myspace.com/yarddog52
3:00 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.

Secondhand Jones
Calhoun County based singer songwriters playing originals and some 90's alternative. This 3 piece formed by John Medders, has been together about a year and is appearing at the Noble Street Festival for the first time.
www.secondhandjones.com
4:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.

Bill McAdams - (accoustic gospel and a little humor)
Acoustic gospel and a little humor from Jacksonville based singer/songwriter Bill McAdams. Bill says he didn’t start playing guitar until the ripe old age of 32. Also appearing at the Noble Street Festival for the 2nd year in a row, Bill has been influenced by Hank Williams Jr., Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, George Straight and Brad Paisley. His latest CD is titled "She Did It."
www.billydelynn.com
5:00 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.

The Loners - (4 piece rocknblues)
This mysterious bluesy foursome is based in a soybean field somewhere in north Alabama and appearing for the first time at the Noble Street Festival. They have been individually influenced by a diverse collection of artists including; the Everly Brothers, Muddy Waters, Alex Chilton, Delbert McClinton, Devo, Robert Johnson and Tennessee Ernie Ford. Although they have just recently discovered their opposable thumbs, this band is focused on making spirited 'all turnative' music.
6:00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.

 

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