2008
Honesdale Roots & Rhythm
Music & Arts Festival


Media

The Holmes Brothers
2008 Blues Music Award Winners

For Immediate Release:
5/9/08

The Honesdale Roots & Rhythm Committee are thrilled to announce that last night The Blues Foundation presented the 2008 Blues Music Awards (formerly the W.C.Handy Awards) at The Grand Casino - Event Center, Tunica in the Mississippi Delta.

The Headliners of this years Roots & Rhythm Festival, The Holmes Brothers were awarded the "Soul Blues Album of the Year Award" for their current release "State of Grace" on Alligator Records. We Congratulate The Holmes Brothers on this tremendous achievement. The BMA's are the Blues version of the Grammy's for more info go to www.blues.org


Roots and Rhythm Committee receives $1000.00 gift certificate for 2008 raffle from Connections Magazine!


From left to right - 
Eileen Ertel, Roots and Rhythms secretary, John Lawson, Connections Magazine, Gail Tucker, Pres. Roots and Rhythm Committee, Ben Tucker, Vice Pres. Roots and Rhythm Committee, Fred Bergen, Treasurer Roots and Rhythm Committee

Articles:

Holmes Brothers to appear at Music and Arts Festival
Weekly Almanac - Honesdale, PA, USA (1/31/2008)
A trio that combines the roar of the roadhouse and the reverence of the church will headline this year’s Honesdale Roots & Rhythm Music & Arts Festival. ...



Honesdale Roots and Rhythm
Committee Picture in 300 dpi for print media click here

First Row - Seated - From left to right - 
Leslie Dennis, Gail Tucker, John Rocklin, Ginny Buckley

Second Row - From left to right -
Patrick Dennis, Tara Singhi, Jim Sampson

Third Row - From left to right -
Brian Fulp, John Lawson, Ben Tucker, Fred Bergren

Back Row - From left to right -
Deborah Bailey, Jamie Stunkard, Ellen Silberlicht, Jeff George