Rave reviews followed our incredible lineup of musical talent for the 2010 Festival, led by Top Ten artists The Gin Blossoms. Back by popular demand was the 95Country Sunday, featuring country chart-topper Restless Heart!
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Six Top 10 singles. Over 4 million records sold. Grammy nominations, platinum albums, numerous awards and hit songs around the world, plus the #1 most-played rock song of 1998, all make Tonic THE must-see band of the festival.
"If You Could Only See" received the honor of being Rock Radio's most played song of 1997, and Lemon Parade as an album reached platinum status.
Tonic’s new self-titled album is out now! Tonic is a collection of twelve new songs, some of which you'll hear Saturday night.
See "If You Could Only See"" on YouTube
Blessed with one of his generation’s great voices, Randy is also a world-class songwriter, penning hits for artists including Trace Adkins and Justin Moore. His straight-forward, no-holds-barred sound reflects his idea of what people want. "People are ready for real country music again," says Randy.
This Lake, Mississippi native's 2009 debut album, Anything Goes rose quickly into the Top 20. Randy followed it with one of the rowdiest songs and coolest videos of recent years—"Boots On," which rocketed to #2.
His latest album, They Call Me Cadillac has a cutting-edge sound that reveals his deep respect for classic country.
Watch Randy's video of "Boots On" on YouTube
Born and bred in the swamps of Louisiana, Mark Adam Miller is the Country Rockin’ Cajun through and through.
In the past 3 years, Mark has been regularly cowriting with top writers with cuts by artists such as Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, George Strait, Garth Brooks, Randy Travis, Montgomery Gentry, Toby Keith, Trisha Yearwood, Lonestar, Trace Adkins, Luke Bryan, and many others.
For the 5th time, Mark Adam Miller was a featured performer at the 2010 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, and he blazed through a performance for the inaugural Bayou Country Superfest in spring of 2010.
Mark’s new record, “Ain’t Life Good” debuted on the Roots Music Charts at #16, and within 2 weeks , it has rocketed to the #5 spot for Pop Country airplay.
Watch Mark Adam Miller play "You Don't Know Jack" live on YouTube
Lead singer/guitarist Justin Moore and guitarist Phil Bogard, the two songwriters of the group, have known each other since kindergarten and have played in bands together since they were both students at the University of Memphis. Ingram Hill has toured extensively with bands such as Hootie and the Blowfish, Johnny Lang, Maroon 5, Guster, Better Than Ezra.
2004's "June's Picture Show," boasted two Billboard Top 25-charting Hot AC radio hits ("Will I Ever Make It Home" and "Almost Perfect").
Ingram Hill has just released an acoustic album, "Blue Room Afternoon," an intimate re-recording of past hits and fan favorites, via Rock Ridge Music. The album is only available in digital format and is an iTunes exclusive.
Hear Ingram Hill's "Broken Lover" on YouTube
Credited with influencing both Jimi Hendrix and Buddy Guy, Guitar Shorty has been electrifying audiences for five decades with his supercharged live shows and his incendiary recordings. Shorty has performed with blues and R&B luminaries like Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, B.B. King, Guitar Slim and T-Bone Walker.
With his new CD, Bare Knuckle, Guitar Shorty unleashes a barrage of hard-hitting combinations of guitar, vocals and lyrics, hitting his listeners with some of the most awe-inspiring guitar and vocal work of his long career.
Hear Guitar Shorty sing and play "Betrayed" from his Bare Knuckle album on YouTube.
The Last Waltz Ensemble is a musical group that progressively plays the music of Bob Dylan and The Band. The group bolsters a play list of over seventy Bob Dylan, The Band, and related tunes, covering music from all eras of the artists’ careers.
The Ensemble is known for incorporating special guest performances by friends from regional and national acts. Some of their past guests include The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Susan Tedeschi, and "Master of the Hammond B3" Ike Stubblefield.
Last Waltz Ensemble performs "Up On Cripple Creek" on YouTube
The Cosimo Effect is a group of seasoned New Orleans veterans that have lived this music and served as sidemen for many of New Orleans founding Fathers and Mothers of Rhythm and Blues.
Named in honor of the legendary producer and engineer Cosimo Matassa, The Cosimo Effect is band leader, guitarist, and vocalist Brint Anderson, Jimmy Messa bass and vocals, Mike Lemmler keyboards, and Terrence Houston drums.
Honey Island Swamp Band‘s sound has been described as “Americana on the Bayou”, with timeless songs from Aaron Wilkinson & Chris Mulé, highlighted by Mulé’s searing guitar, Wilkinson’s sure-handed mandolin, and 4-part vocal harmonies, all anchored by the powerful groove of Sam Price & Garland Paul’s Louisiana stomp rhythm section.
Their first full-length album, Wishing Well was named 2009's “Best Blues Album” at OffBeat Magazine’s BEST OF THE BEAT Awards, where the band was also honored as “Best Emerging Artist”. The newest offering from HISB – Good To You – was released in April 2010
Honey Island Swamp Band performs "Wishing Well" on YouTube.