Little Willie Farmer

7 year old drummer Taya Perry, of the Homemade Jamz

Presented by:

"ACER" - Action Communication & Education Reform of Mississippi

This project is supported in

part by funding from the

Mississippi Arts Commission,

a State Agency and in part from the

National Endowment for Arts,

a Federal Agency.

Southern Partners Fund

In 2008, the 6th Annual Grassroots Blues Festival was held in Duck Hill, MS with a great turnout of fans from practically every state in the union, according to the Grassroots Blues Director, Al White. White stated, "Some fans were just passing thru the state on Interstate 55 and heard the live broadcast on the local radio (WGNL, FM 104.3 Greenwood) and stopped to check it out. Most of the fans from out of state had planned their vacation or family reunion events around the festival. White also stated, that," the festival is growing and becoming very popular in the community and everyone is looking forward to next year." The Grassroots Blues Festival focus is young artists, traditional blues artists, and up and coming blues artists in an effort to give them a platform to showcase their artistic skills, at the same time preserve the rich heritage of blues music. The festival was sponsored in part by a grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Elmo Williams