Heart of Virginia Festival - 2003: Saturday Evening Outdoor Concert

At the Farmville Airport, Saturday, May 3, 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Heart of Virginia Festival with a variety of entertainment for all ages!

Johnnie and The Lowdowns

Johnnie and The Lowdowns are a classic and contemporary blues band that keep true to the roots of Post-War Chicago style Blues, while adding a twist of their own. With over 30 years of professional experience, the members of Johnnie and the Lowdowns know that the song is more important than any one member; it's all about the groove!

Johnnie and the Lowdowns play a variety of favorites from classic Blues greats, including Muddy Waters, Elmore James, Jimmy Reed, BB and Albert King, and Willie Dixon, while also giving props to some of the more contemporary and urban Blues artists such as David Bromberg and Junior Wells. They also mix in a healthy dose of original material, ranging in styles from Blues, to Swing and New Orleans style R&B. The variety of music will ensure that there is something for everyone!

Old School Freight Train

Another favorite has returned to the Festival! Old School Freight Train, who performed at the Downtown Stage last year, is back! These talented musicians met in college and formed a band that would be "tight" playing spicy bluegrass with Dawg music, Latin rhythms Saturday Evening Outdoor Concert and a mix of originals. It is this type of a one-of-a-kind sound that won Old School Freight Train second place in the band competition at the famous Telluride Bluegrass Festival in Colorado.

Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural, Jr.

Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural, Jr. Zydeco maestro Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural, Jr. began his career as an R&B sideman, playing keyboards for the likes of Joe Tex and Gatemouth Brown. In 1979 he formed Buckwheat Zydeco. Zydeco is a hybrid genre that blends Afro-Caribbean rhythms and blues with soul, rock, country and the French rooted in Cajun music. Buckwheat continues to blend traditional Creole zydeco with the latest contemporary styles. Known as "The World’'s Greatest Party Band," Buckwheat Zydeco has toured extensively, headlining major venues as well as sharing the stage with U2, Eric Clapton, Keith Richard, Willie Nelson, and Dwight Yokam among countless others. It's impossible to resist being caught up in the sheer sense and fun that Buckwheat Zydeco draws you into!

[Picture of Fireworks at the 2000 festival]

Entrance to the concert is $1 per person. All proceeds generated go to the festival.

Schedule of Events:
5:00 pm     Johnnie and The Lowdowns
6:00 pm     Old School Freight Train
7:30 pm     Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural, Jr.
About 9:00 pm     Fireworks

Food by the Exchange Club of Farmville
and FrankCo. Enterprises