Fifth annual Mac Arnold Cornbread & Collard Greens Blues Festival arrives in Asheville on Friday

Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

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Mac Arnold rocks. Info here from macarnold.com:

Fifth Annual Mac Arnold Cornbread & Collard Greens Blues Festival, April 28–30, featuring:

Mac Arnold & Plate Full O’ Blues, John Hartness, “Dr. Blues” Chuck Beattie, Nightcrawler, with: Matt Walsh, Taylor Moore, Scram and the USC Upstate Commercial Music Group.

All proceeds to benefit the I Can Do Anything Foundation.

Listen to Mac and the band live on WNCW this Thursday at noon, and watch Scene on 7 at 7pm Thursday night for more information about the festival.

Thursday, April 28, Charlotte, Morehead Street Tavern; Mac Arnold & Plate Full O’ Blues, John Hartness, and the Nightcrawlers; 5–9pm

Friday, April 29, Asheville, The Grey Eagle; Mac Arnold & Plate Full O’ Blues, “Dr. Blues” Chuck Beattie, John Hartness, and Matt Walsh; CD Release Party from the 2010 festival!; 7–11pm

Saturday, April 30; Greenville SC; the Handlebar; Mac Arnold & Plate Full O’ Blues, John Hartness, Taylor Moore, Scram, and the USC Upstate Commercial Music Group; 8pm–12midnight