Fester Hagood's Mojo Confessional Songwriters Showcase The Redstone Ramblers and The Vintage People with Guest Host Ken Parris Doors at 6 pm Sunday, April 16, 2023; No Potluck

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. We have a guest host this evening, Ken Parris. He ignored several requests for details and photos of himself and the two bands he is hosting this afternoon. Except Ken did post the following to the No. 3 Railroad Street Facebook page. "The Redstone Ramblers with me [Ken Parris}, Mike Flynn, Alberto Salazarte, Todd Harvey, Kathie DeVane Holmes are back and playing again. Next gig will be with The Vintage People (fka Lexington Jam) (Linda Helmly, John Helmly, Matt Linden, me, and Raja Braunschweiger), Sunday April 16th at No. 3 Railroad Street, Arnoldsville, GA. Please come out from 6-8:30 p.m, BYO drink and food. We are hoping for good weather to enjoy playing outside; however, if rainy we will play inside. No cover, but donations are appreciated." So, Ken Parris is a member of both bands. I can provide some details about The Redstone Ramblers. It was a Country Delta Blues band from Jefferson. Performing originals and classic covers. Southern stories from Georgia's back roads. They played at least nine times at No. 3 Railroad Street with Mark Wilmot in the lead. Today will be their third time they will be playing in Fester's concert series, the first two being on May 10, 2022 and July 10, 2022. Fesster joined with then and, in the July event, Woody Garrison sat in with them. The following is a link to a video of the Redstone Ramblers here at No. 3 Railroad Street on May 10, 2022, filmed and edited by Gregory Frederick: YouTube The Redstone Ramblers on the Web: Facebook The second group tonight is The Vintage People. That would be an obvious play on The Village People, and Ken's post indicates that at least some of them were in the earlier group, Lexington Jam. That group played at No. 3 Railroad Street on January 11, 2019. 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 No potluck this month! Suggested Donation of $10 Modified 12 April 2023 by Glenn Galau   |   Web Design by Glenn Galau