Southern Fried Festival 2010

Friday 30th July to Sunday 1st August 2010
various venues around Perth, Scotland, PH1 5HZ, Scotland MAP
festival pass £60, concessions £50

Last updated: Mon 24th May 2010

Now in its third year, Southern Fried is Perth's Annual Festival of American Roots Music, held from Friday 30th July to Sunday 1st August and will feature a blistering line-up of the very best in Americana from home and abroad.

Venues

Held in Scotland's newest major performance venue, the Perth Concert Hall, Perth Theatre, and other venues in Perth & Kinross, Scotland, and all Southern Fried venues are entirely walk able from one to the other!

Line-up

Friday's opening concert in Perth Concert Hall features Carolina Chocolate Drops and The Holmes Brothers. Craig Duncan and Friends, Elizabeth Cook, and Phantom Limb play late night music club Late and Southern Fried in Perth Theatre.

Saturday in Perth Concert Hall sees Paul Buchanan (of Blue Nile fame) and Justin Currie combine with Elizabeth Cook and Rachel Harrington plus Holly Williams, Yolanda Quartey and others for The Roots of Elvis. This festival exclusive will see the unique line up put their own voices to Elvis songs. Holly Williams, granddaughter of Hank, makes a night of it by performing Late and Southern Fried in Perth Theatre along with Tim Eriksen and The New Madrids featuring former Revivals front man Ian Hutchison.

Seasick Steve closes this year's Southern Fried Festival on Sunday.

New for 2010 is a free Festival Launch Party in the Twa Tams on Thursday with Red Pine Timber Company and an Open Mic Session in Greyfriars on Sunday.

Tickets

Tickets are priced at £60 for a big festival pass, allowing entry to all events, concessions are priced at £50. To buy tickets, click here.

Other events

Daytime activities will include music workshops, kids activities and Southern Fried themed food tastings. Aside from the main gigs, the weekend is liberally sprinkled with workshops on songwriting, bluegrass fiddling and banjo playing and guitar playing demos. Opportunities to join in include the Shape Note Big Sing with Tim Eriksen and Bluegrass Harmony Singing Workshop. Kid's entertainment is covered with Eleanor and Julia's Big Yee Haa.

More info

Perth has good road, rail, and air links, along with a choice of hotels, restaurants, bars and specialist shops there is plenty to keep festival goers occupied between gigs.

More information will be here when available.