A Blog by Max Shores
Sharde Thomas, grand-daughter of the late fife and drum master Otha Turner, performs “Stand By Me” and “Glory, Glory Halleluiah” at the 2011 North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic, an annual music festival. For more information: Article about Sharde Thomas http://whyaminotsurprised.blogspot.com/2008/08/sharde-thomas-link-to-past-and-rising.html http://www.nmshillcountrypicnic.com Shaky camera by Max Shores (http://maxshores.com) and sound recording by vanark. This entire set…
The Rising Star Fife & Drum Band put on a wonderful performance at the 5th annual North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic on June 25th and 26th, 2010 with Sharde Thomas singing and playing the fife. Ms. Thomas is the granddaughter of the late Otha Turner of Gravel Springs, Mississippi. African-American fife and drum music was…
The North Mississippi Allstars perform at the 5th annual North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic in Potts Camp, MS on June 26, 2010. The Allstars are a trio but bassist Chris Chew could not be a part of this performance, so they were billed as the NMA DuoLuCo with Luther and Cody Dickinson performing. (Cody Dickinson…