C.J. Vaughn.
(Top) Midnight Riders.
A fireworks show, classic Southern rock and up-and-coming young Tennessee talent will headline Boogie, Blues and BBQ at the 10th annual Wartrace MusicFest on Saturday, June 7.
The six-piece Allman Brothers tribute band Midnight Riders will close the show along with a fireworks display beginning at 10 p.m.
The main stage will also feature 2006 Kentucky Blues Challenge winner C.J. Vaughn, who also has been recognized as the International Blues Festival Guide’s 2009 Blues Artist on the Rise. Nashville singer/songwriter Tyler Flowers and his six-piece band The Good Sirs will open the main stage at 6:30 p.m. Flowers has appeared on Late Night With Conan O’Brien, Fox and Friends and the Grand Ole Opry as an accompanist for Sarah Darling. He’s a winner of the Puckett’s “Rising Star” songwriting competition in Nashville.
“Every year we strive to upgrade the quality of the musical entertainment at MusicFest and this year, our 10th, I believe we’re knocking it out of the park with exceptional talent plus an exciting fireworks show to close the evening,” said Wartrace Mayor and MusicFest committee chairman Don Stacy.
Gates will open at 3 p.m. with music starting at 3:30 p.m. on the tent stage featuring the Jake Apple Trio and the East Bedford County All Stars and their invited guests. Barbecue cooked on the premises will be available all day with covered table seating near the tent stage. A Kids Zone will feature an inflatable slide, art tables, hula hoops, face painting and corn hole contests.
Admission to Boogie, Blues and BBQ is $5, with children 12 and under admitted free. The event is a nonprofit endeavor produced by the Town of Wartrace and the Wartrace Chamber of Commerce to raise money for civic improvements to the town. MusicFest is presented by radio station 93.9 The Duck, and sponsors include Newton Nissan South, Curl Construction & Excavating, Duck River Electric Membership Corporation, First Community Bank, Hawkins Asphalt Paving and Hawkins and Price.
Vendor space is still available by calling Wartrace Town Hall at (931) 389-6144. For additional information, stage schedules, and directions visit wartracemusicfest.org and facebook.com/wartracemusicfest.
From I-24, Wartrace is located off Exit 97.
