Fester Hagood's Mojo Confessional Songwriters Showcase Borderhop Trio and Clair Campbell of Hope For Agoldensummer Potluck at 6 pm Sunday, September 11, 2022; Music follows

Fester Hagood organizes what he calls "Fester Hagood's Mojo Confessional Songwriters Showcase." It builds on Mark Wilmot's "Mojo's Sunday Afternoon Songwriters' Revival" which brought two singer/songwriters to No. 3 Railroad Street each month. We look forward to hearing both new and familiar voices and stories about their songs under Fester's direction. Please read about Fester on the bottom of this page and about both series of concerts on the Songwriters landing page. This evening, Fester brings us Borderhop Trio and Clair Campbell of the Athen's group Hope For Agoldensummer. They will play after a potluck at 6 pm in which audience members bring food to share. We hope the weather allows the event to be outside. Claire Campbell Claire was born into late 70's Southern Music peasantry. The granddaughter of (ye)olde-tyme legendary Eddie Campbell, who shall forever move his pinky toes independently of his other toes, Claire began playing guitar at the delicate age of 16. In 2002, almost a decade later, Claire concieved Hope For Agoldensummer, with her twang-infested neighbor, Deeds Davis, and her tiny-footed sister, Page Campbell. For Claire, there had been a rut in the Winter. A lull in melody. Guitars were getting dusty. Claire called to her tiny-footed sister, "I've writ some songs. Won't you come back South and sing with me?" A season passed. Sister returned to the bawdy Southern heat, and thus was born Hope For Agoldensummer. Page and Claire Campbell and Deeds Davis The three of them been touring ever since under this name. For nearly 16 years they have traveled the USA creating rusty, angelic melodies with slide guitar, banjo, jangly percussion, glockenspiel, and a bowed handsaw, and overlaid it all with the sibling-soul-choir harmonies of Claire and Page Campbell. They have released 4 full-length albums, several EPs, and, woah, a few music videos. "Y'all, we've even scored a few movies along the way!" Hope For Agoldensummer's last album, Life Inside The Body, was recorded over a 2 year span at Pop Heart Studio with the fabulous engineer/producer, Suny Lyons (PacificUV, Lovers). The album is awash with twang & harmony, plenty of dreamy imagery and junkyard goodness. Claire also plays with other local folks, such as Ty Manning and Fester Hagood in the photo below. When home from tour, Claire puts on her doula hat and helps people have their babies. Also, she once scored a Nick Nolte film called "Off the Black". Claire definitely composes our most requested hits. Claire's net worth is estimated at about $503.31. She has a 2004 stationwagon, and owns two motorcycles and two bicycles, and she Sings and plays Guitar, Singing Saw, Accordion, Clarinet, Kazoo, Ankle Bells, and slaps her knees.. Claire will officially be solo this evening, but there will be plenty of dudes to help with the music. Claire Campbell / Hope for Agoldensummer websites: hopeforagoldensummer.com bandcamp facebook Ty Manning, Fester Hagood and Claire Campbell Bordertop Trio Borderhop Trio again bring bluegrass and bluegrass-flavored music to No. 3 Railroad Street with their own take on the genre and what it means to be a "trio". Founding members John Evans, Bryan Varin and Hal Misseri joined forces as the original trio and later added George Boggs and Russell McCumber to form Borderhop Five. These days the band consists of the original trio plus the backing vocals of Sayward Evans. The years have brought change but the music still strings fans along no matter the number in the band or its name. The harmonies and rhythms from this string band provide audiences with a taste of traditional bluegrass along with more contemporary and progressive selections as well. The vocal stylings and songs resonate as the rapid flatpicking, the chop of the mandolin and the alternating bass lines provide the driving bluegrass breakdowns you expect from the likes of traditional bluegrass music makers. The band played No. 3 Railroad Street on August 3, 2019 with Sayward Evans. Photos below are from that 2019 event, taken by Mary Nouri. back to top Photos by Mary Nouri © 2019. Visit the Photo Gallery for the complete set of images. Bordertop Trio websites: facebook Fester Hagood was one of the songwriters invited by Mark Wilmot for the songwriters series. He played and talked on Sunday afternoons May 20 2018 with Jefferson Ross, August 18 2018 with Levi Lowrey and June 16 2019 with Varney Watson. The last one had great music and commentary, of course, but probably enhanced by the contents of the Mason jar that Mark sometimes brought for both the audience and the performers. Fester Hagood has been a staple of the Classic City's music scene for over a decade. Hagood began writing music at the age of 16 and has been performing as a solo act in the Athens bar scene since early 2000. In 2015, Fester produced the Redstone Ramblers CD, "Graveyard Gospel." He hosted The Tuesday Night Confessional at The Nowhere Bar in Athens from 2013 onwards which was the inpsiration for Mark's Songwriters Revival. Fester is one of the pillars of original music in the Athens Area and an especially good citizen. Fester's websites include Facebook, Reverbnation and Fester Hagood's Tues Night Confessors Potluck before the music! Please bring food to share Suggested Donation of $10 if outdoors, $20 if indoors. We hope this will be an outdoor event. If it has to be moved inside, the suggested donation will be $20 with a 45-person capacity. Masks are requested for inside events Modified 2 September 2022 by Glenn Galau   |   Web Design by Glenn Galau