Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival
The Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival is a fall music festival that takes place in Columbia, Missouri. It features food, area craftspeople, a sanctioned barbecue contest, and nationally known musicians performing bluegrass, blues, Appalachian folk, gospel and other genres of American-based music. The festival is located in downtown Columbia (advertised locally as The District). The area has an eclectic mix of restaurants, shops, art galleries, sporting events, music venues and CoFFEE houses, and Peace Park on the University of Missouri campus.
The flagship festival in 2007 was in celebration of Boone County National Bank’s 150th anniversary, and has continued every fall since. The 5th Annual Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival will be held Friday & Saturday, September 9 and 10, 2011.
Music
In its three years the festival has featured over 60 bands and musicians including Taj Mahal, Buddy Guy, Jerry Douglas Band, Blind Boys of Alabama, Del McCoury Band, Booker T, Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, and Carolina Chocolate Drops.
2011 Lineup
- Taj Mahal
- Dr. Ralph Stanley
- Robert Cray
- Fitz & the Tantrums
- Robert Randolph and the Family Band
- Sam Bush
- The Flatlanders
- Ana Popović
- Music Maker Revue
- Reverend Peyton's Big [...] Band
- William Elliot Whitmore
2010 Lineup
- Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi Band
- Del McCoury Band
- The Dynamites featuring Charles Walker
- Shemekia Copeland
- Honey Island Swamp Band
- Taj Weekes and Adowa
- Rhonda Vincent and the Rage
- Dan Tyminski
- Joanne Shaw Taylor
- Melvin Taylor
- Tab Benoit
BBQ Contest
The Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival features a Kansas City BBQ Society sanctioned contest, with $15,000 in cash prizes to be awarded in 2010. Categories include beef brisket, pork, ribs, chicken and dessert.
External links
- RootsNBluesNBBQ.com - official site