Muddy Alexander Will Headline Oakland Festival
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Muddy Alexander
OAKLAND – R&B singer and songwriter Muddy Alexander headlines Oakland’s Yalo-Ribbon Festival, set to be held May 13 in downtown Oakland from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The festival will launch a year of celebrations and activities honoring Oakland’s incorporation 175 years ago. Alexander, a blazing singer and songwriter from Taylor, will bring a blend of blues, R&B, and classic soul to the festival.
“Muddy’s high energy, gritty guitar, and vocal performance will move you out of your seat. If you’re in the mood for some good blues and feel-good R&B, you don’t want to miss this. He will be performing trackside at the railroad, so we’ve asked him to include a few “railroad and train” songs, so get ready to sway and sing along to things like ‘Midnight Train to Georgia’ and ‘City of New Orleans,’” said Stephanie Patterson, the Festival’s Music Chair.
The festival was launched last year after a suggestion that Oakland add yellow ribbons to oak trees in a play ON the famous song. And since Oakland is in Yalobusha County, the name Yalo-Ribbon was coined. The big day will feature food trucks, arts and crafts vendors and Oakland’s Giant Cake Walk. An added treat this year will be a celebration of memories, history, and the future of the railroad that tracks through Oakland. Activities include a discussion panel, storytellers, and music celebrating railroads and trains. T-Shirts and Cake Walk tickets will be sold on site. Vendors who wish to participate should contact festival chair Luanne Taylor Brooks at 662-688-3800.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
• 10 a.m. – Festival Kick-off;
• 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. – Arts and crafts booths, food trucks;
• 11 a.m.-noon – Trackside Event, Railroad Memories, Exhibit & the Future of Trains;
• Noon – 1 p. m. – Live Music;
• 1:30 – 2 p.m. –Oakland’s Giant Cake Walk.
The Giant Cake Walk will start at 1:30 p.m. and consist of five rounds. Tickets are available onsite at the Oakland Area Chamber of Commerce booth. Tickets are $5 per walk or $20 for the five rounds of cake walk. Tickets must be purchased by 1:15 p.m. T-Shirts are $15 each.
