Southern Fried Festival 2009

Now in its second year, Southern Fried is Perth's Annual Festival of American Roots Music, held from Friday 31st July to Sunday 2nd August and will feature a blistering line-up of the very best in Americana from home and abroad.

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!

The line-up includes:
Friday in Perth Concert Hall Booker T Jones, and Los Lobos. Later on, in the Perth Theatre, the bill includes Diana Jones, The Midnight Ramblers, and The Felsons.

Saturday features Lucinda Williams, in the Perth Concert Hall, and in the Perth Theatre Mary Gauthier headlines a late night session that will also include Jason Ringenberg, Rancho Rebop, and The Full Moon Howlers.

Sunday closes at Perth Concert Hall with Hayseed Dixie. Opening the proceedings on Sunday evening will be Baskery, whilst the Salutation Hotel hosts Buchanan, and Georgia Flatpickers.

Tickets are priced at £55 for a big festival pass, allowing entry to all events, concessions are priced at £48. To buy tickets, click here.

Daytime activities will include music workshops, kids activities and Southern Fried themed food tastings.

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.

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