Musicians Pour it On

Written By: Jenny King | Issue: 2017/09 - September

Highlands Food & Wine Festival 2017, November 9 through 12, is guaranteed to raise spirits through the blending of good eats, fruits of the vine, and a medley of musicians.

Festival Director Casey Reid has announced an unprecedented addition to the already exciting line-up. 

“We are thrilled to announce a new, evening event, A Generous Pour, that will be dedicated to our philanthropic partners,” she said. “A Generous Pour will feature the world-renowned Preservation Hall Jazz Band from New Orleans and will benefit the Highlands Food Pantry.  This iconic band will enhance our 2017 lineup – and we encourage our guests to attend this ‘can’t miss’ event in the park.”

A Generous Pour will be a tented event held in Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park on the evening of Saturday, November 11. Prior to that, however, are many more performers not to be missed.

Two bands are headlining Truckin’  on Friday, November 10 – Dawes and Futurebirds. 

Dawes has toured extensively, playing headline shows worldwide and major festival appearances including Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits, Lollapalooza, and Newport Folk Festival. Futurebirds, hailing from Athens, Georgia, has grown from UGA house parties to tours across the country with Drive-By Truckers, Widespread Panic, Grace Potter, and others.

For Saturday’s Main Event, ticket holders will be entertained by Dead27s and JJ Grey & Mofro. Both bands have taken ingredients from Southern rock, R&B, and blues to create their own, very danceable sounds and will have everyone on Main Street swinging along.

More New Orleans sounds come to The Gospel Brunch on Sunday, November 12, with a gospel group called Joyful. They began performing at Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in the early 1980s. It was there, in fact, that they got their first European gig. Logging more than 50 international shows a year, Joyful is New Orleans’ most traveled gospel group.

Liz Vice also takes the stage on Sunday. She has an incredible story of how she came to sing praise music, which can be read on the Highlands Food & Wine Festival website. But let’s just say, there is indeed a light shining over Liz Vice. It saved her years ago just when she thought her life was ending, and it shone down upon a new calling, one in which she gets up onstage every night and shares that light with the world. Come what may, Liz Vice is gonna let it shine.

Sounds exciting, right? HighlandsFoodAndWine.com has all the information you’ll need to plan your weekend and purchase tickets. Visit them today before your favorite venue is sold out.