Fri 31 Jul – Sun 2 Augtickets: 01738 621031 www.horsecross.co.uk

welcomeA very warmwelcome to our second Southern Fried festival –celebrating the very best in American roots music. If you camealong to last year’s excellent inaugural event, you shouldn’t needmuch persuading to come back!

If you’re a fan of the many strands of American roots music,then you’ll know this is a fantastic lineup of both establishedartists and exciting newcomers. And if you’re wondering whatit’s all about then rest assured there really is something foreveryone in this year’s lineup, whether your taste runs tocountry, blues, rock, soul, funk, singer-songwriters or bluegrass.

We’ve packed in even more events during the weekend,particularly during the daytime, with workshops, talks, a familyshow and free performances. Take advantage of the fabulousticket deals we have on offer and see as much of the festival asyou can. We also hope you’ll trust us with some of the artistsyou’re not so familiar with – as well as getting a very pleasantsurprise you will be able to boast you saw them long beforethey were famous!

Whether you come for just one event or immerse yourself inthe whole weekend, we wish you a wonderful experienceand sincerely thank you for your support.

Andy Shearer, Creative Director

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Southern Friedticket offersBig Festival pass £55; concessions £48See it all: Los Lobos / Booker T, Lucinda Williams, HayseedDixie and their special guests, plus all the 6 wonderful actswho play the Late and Southern Fried club nights – we'lleven throw in discounted entry to all other festival events andmoney off food. Access all vibes with the Big Festival Passand save over 30%.

Concert Hall pass £50; concessions £45Just want to see the big shows?Catch Los Lobos / Booker T, Lucinda Williams,Hayseed Dixie plus their special guests and save 20%.

Make a Night of itSee Los Lobos / Booker T on Friday or Lucinda Williamson Saturday and stay with us for the Late and SouthernFried Club on the same night for half price.

Ticket offers available on 01738 621031

Southern Fried FoodThroughout the weekend, Glassrooms café at theConcert Hall presents a delicious selection of classicsouthern and soul food – the perfect complement tothe mouth-watering menu of music on offer.Festival Pass holders save 10%.

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FRIDAY 31 JULY

7.30pm: Perth Concert Hall

£20; concessions £18FREEwith Festival Pass or Concert Hall pass

The word is very much overused in music circles these days,but Southern Fried 2009 kicks off with an extraordinary double billof two truly legendary American acts.

Los Lobos have notched a US numberone single with La Bamba, won threeGrammys, sold millions of records andshared stages with Dylan, The Clashand U2 while veering from blues, hardrock, soul, Latin, rockabilly, jazz,psychedelia and Mexican traditionalmusic as the fancy takes them.

“Los Lobos are one of the bestlive bands on the planet”The Independent

www.loslobos.org

Soul legend Booker T Jones scored numerous hitswith the MGs, including 1962sGreen Onions, andintroduced millions to the funky possibilities of theHammond organ. He featured on countless soulclassics in the Stax house band and has performedwith artists including Otis Redding, Sam and Dave,Bobby Darin and John Lee Hooker.

With the all-instrumental Potato Hole, his first soloalbum in 20 years, he brings his love of muscular rockand soulful grooves together to stunning effect.

“extraordinary, delirious… A joy all the morethrilling for being so unlikely, so unexpected,and so long in coming.” Uncut, May 2009

www.bookert.com

Los Lobos + BOOKER T

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FRIDAY 31 JULYLate and Southern FriedDiana Jones I The Midnight Ramblers I The Felsons

doors 10pm: Perth Theatre£12; concessions £10.FREEwith Festival Pass or half price with Los Lobos / Booker T ticket.

Our late night club at Perth Theatre lets you hear some great live musicin the intimate auditorium with the chance to rub shoulders with theperformers in the bar.

Diana Jones 10.45pmMusic of love, loss, and redemption – crystallised perfectly on her mostrecent album,My Remembrance Of You.

“Increasingly compared to the likes of Iris DeMent and GillianWelch, Jones just might be the best American songwriter mostpeople have never heard of” Chicago Tribune

www.dianajonesmusic.com

The Midnight Ramblers 11.45pmOne of the most exciting young bands to appear on the US bluegrassscene in recent years, their instrumental virtuosity on bass, mandolin,guitar and banjo, wonderful harmony vocals and stage presence beliestheir teenage years.

www.themidnightramblers.net

THE FELSONS 12.45amWe’re delighted that Scotland’s finest country rock band is reforming for thisyear’s Southern Fried. United by a collective devotion to American roots music –from HankWilliams to Gram Parsons, early Elvis to Wilco – The Felsons have adistinctively widescreen vision of Americana. Add in a songwriter of DeanOwens’ rare gifts, and you have a band with few equals anywhere.

“Songs that stand proud next to anything Steve Earle has written”Uncut

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SATURDAY 1 AUGUST

Bluegrass Big Singwith The Midnight Ramblers

10am – 1pm: Studio, Perth Theatre

£4; concessions / festival pass £3

If you love bluegrass, or just love singing, thisis for you! Learn the “high and lonesome”harmonies that make bluegrass music sospecial and finish with a performancealongside The Midnight Ramblers. No previousexperience of singing or ability to read musicis necessary. Age 16+For more info contact Jenn Minchin:01738 477722 or jminchin@horsecross.co.uk

Bluegrass big singPERFORMANCE1pm: Perth Concert Hall foyer I free

BluegrassFIDDLE WORKSHOPwith Alan Mairs

11am: Norie-Miller Studio 2, Perth Concert Hall

£4; concessions / festival pass £3

Scotland’s foremost bluegrass fiddler leadsthis session which will introduce participantsto the techniques and styles that create thebluegrass sound. For players of intermediateand advanced ability.

BluegrassBanjo Workshopwith John Sheldon

11am: Earn Room, Perth Concert Hall

£4; concessions / festival pass £3

The five-string banjo is the defining instrumentof bluegrass; John introduces the key skillsrequired for players of all levels of ability.

Songwriting Workshopwith The Felsons

12noon: Norie-Miller Studio1, Perth Concert Hall

£4; concessions / festival pass £3

Singer Dean Owens and guitarist Calais Browntalk about how they work together matchinglyrics to music, working out harmonies andcreating guitar parts, before helping participantsto complete a work-in-progress or a song they’restuck on. A piano will be provided; bring anyother instruments.

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SATURDAY 1 AUGUST

SongwritingMasterclasswith Mary Gauthier3pm: Norie-Miller Studio, Perth Concert Hall

£4; concessions / festival pass £3

This superb songwriter and highly individual voice onthe Americana scene will discuss her inspiration andthe process of songwriting with examples from herpowerful body of work. A must-see for anyoneinterested in the art of songwriting, the session willalso feature an opportunity for questions.

Farmer Jason Suitable for age 2 upwards

3pm: Studio, Perth Theatre I £5; concessions / festival pass £4

Alt-Country pioneer Jason Ringenberg created “Farmer Jason” for hisyoung daughters. Winner of an Emmy Award for Best Children’sProgramme, come along and sing and dance on Farmer Jason’s farm.“It’s catchy, clever, funny, musically interesting, anddefinitely danceworthy. 10/10” New York Magazine

www.jasonringenberg.com

Bleeding Fingers& Broken Guitar StringsThe Humble HobosThe Red Pine Timber Co.and Ian Hutchison

2pm: The Twa Tams I Free

Join some of Perthshire's finest country rockers in passing the timebefore Lucinda Williams’ eagerly awaited show. Expect “whiskyfuelled country” from The Humble Hobos, gothic tunes of love andloss from Red Pine Timber Co. and some great acoustic southernand country rock from Ian Hutchison.

www.myspace.com/thehumblehobos www.myspace.com/RedPineTimberCo www.myspace.com/ianhutchisonacoustic

BluegrassGuitar Workshopwith Austin Boggs3pm: Earn Room, Perth Concert Hall

£4; concessions / festival pass £3

Austin, from The Midnight Ramblers, isone of the finest young exponents ofbluegrass guitar on the American sceneand will explain the key techniques andlicks involved. For players ofintermediate and advanced ability.

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SATURDAY 1 AUGUST

7.30pm: Perth Concert Hall

£25; concessions £22.50FREEwith Festival Pass or Concert Hall pass

Named America's Best Songwriter by Time magazine, Lucinda Williams has won threeGrammy Awards. Her latest album, Little Honey, is the ultimate expression of her unique voice,painfully honest writing and totally individual blend of country, blues and rock.

“How good was Lucinda Williams’ performance Friday night? Crazy good.And sane good, sexy good, playful good, anguished good, angry good, catharticgood, brawny good, rockin’ good, bluesy good – head, heart and soul good.”LA Times, Nov 08www.lucindawilliams.com

plus special guests

Buick 6 (USA)Buick 6 (USA) came together in 2007 as Lucinda Williams’new backing band. They’ve now recorded their own debutalbum and are opening for Lucinda on tour across the world.

www.myspace.com/thebuick6

Lucinda Williams

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SATURDAY 1 AUGUSTLate and Southern FriedMary Gauthier I Jason Ringenberg I Rancho Rebop & the Full Moon Howlers

doors 10pm: Perth Theatre£12; concessions £10.FREEwith Festival Pass or half price with LucindaWilliams ticket.

Our late night club at Perth Theatre lets you hear some great live musicin the intimate auditorium with the chance to rub shoulders with theperformers in the bar.

Mary Gauthier 10.45pmLouisiana native Mary Gauthier has lived a colourful life that is reflected inher gritty, honest and compassionate songs which have earned deservingcomparisons with Steve Earle, John Prine and Lucinda Williams.

“Live, she is mesmerising. Her songs are a strange mix ofhalf-spoken, halfsung talking blues: clever, often laugh-out-loudtales of addicts, victims and losers, of cheap motels and failedlove affairs.” The Timeswww.marygauthier.com

Jason Ringenberg 11.45pmAs frontman of cowpunk pioneers Jason and the Scorchers, JasonRingenberg helped lay the foundations for today's alt.country and Americanascene. Now an acclaimed solo artist, his shows are high-energy emotionalrollercoasters.

“one of the most dynamic performers of his generation.” The Timeswww.jasonringenberg.com

Rancho Rebop and THEFull Moon Howlers 12.45amSome of Perthshire’s finest players perform bluegrass, Americana andwestern swing material in the vein of artists like BobWills, Asleep AtTheWheel, Peter Rowan and John Prine. The diverse musicalbackgrounds of the band impart a unique flavour with touches ofblues, soul, country, jazz and Scottish traditional sounds. 8

SUNDAY 2 AUGUSTSoul Food Brunchwith Peggy Brunache

12 noon: Norie-Miller Studio, Perth Concert Hall I £10; festival pass £9

Join us for some good old-fashioned southern cooking and relax overbrunch as US food historian and archaeologist Peggy Brunache tracesthe evolution of soul food from its origins in slave cuisine and exploresthe deep links between black music and culture and food.

Stanton Moore Drum Clinicfeaturing The Stanton Moore Trio3pm: Perth Theatre I £8; concessions / festival pass £6

One of the world’s very finest drummers, New Orleans native StantonMoore’s unique style is firmly rooted in the Crescent City’s second lineparade and funk tradition. For Southern Fried he has put together a veryspecial one-off version of his world-famous masterclass that will thrill bothdrummers and non-drummers alike. Each technique he discusses andintroduces will then be illustrated in a piece performed by his brilliant triofeaturing Will Bernard on guitar and Robert Walter on Hammond organ.A regular on the covers of specialist drummagazines, Stanton wears hisastonishing virtuosity lightly to create completely accessible music for allfans of rock, funk, jazz and rhythm ‘n’ blues.

“an awesome ear-opening event!”Professor Dan Moretti, Berklee College of Musicwww.stantonmoore.com

Goldrush Records presents

Southpaw | Buchanan3pm: Salutation Hotel I Free

Perth’s own Southpaw bring you sweet country music to soothe andsatisfy your soul. Now a quartet with Donnie McElligott on lead vocals,Southpaw are a potent musical force.www.southpaw-music.com

Buchanan was formed by songwriters James Fildes and MarkWilkinson around a mutual love of artists like Johnny Cash, MerleHaggard, Emmylou Harris and Buck Owens.www.buchananband.co.uk

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SUNDAY 2 AUGUST

Hayseed Dixie have shot to prominence in recent years on the strength of a genius idea anda killer live show. These top-class bluegrass pickers started out distilling a potent moonshineof AC/DC songs then broadened their repertoire to include classic tracks from the likes ofQueen, Aerosmith, Motorhead, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. Their unique “rockgrass”sound has come full circle with some superb original material.

“Their sheer velocity and deranged ensemble-playing somehow mirrorthe thunderous wattage of the originals.” The Guardianwww.hayseed-dixie.com

7.30pm: Perth Concert Hall

Standing £16; concession £14 Seated £18; concession £16FREEwith Festival Pass or Concert Hall pass

plus special guestsBaskeryBaskery are three Swedish sisters performing ahighly original mixture of rockabilly, bluegrass, blues,punk rock attitude and sweet harmony vocals.

“absurdly wonderful... irresistible.”Mojowww.baskery.com

Hayseed Dixie

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FRIDAY 31 JULY7.30pm Los Lobos / Booker T Perth Concert Hall

doors 10pm Late and Southern Fried: Perth TheatreDiana Jones, The Midnight Ramblers, The Felsons

saturday 1 august10am Bluegrass Big Sing workshop Perth Theatre

11am Bluegrass Fiddle workshop Perth Concert Hall

11am Bluegrass Banjo workshop Perth Concert Hall

12noon Songwriting workshop Perth Concert Hall

1pm Bluegrass Big Sing performance Perth Concert Hall

2pm Bleeding Fingers and Broken Guitar Strings The Twa Tams

3pm Songwriting masterclass Perth Concert Hall

3pm Bluegrass Guitar workshop Perth Concert Hall

3pm Farmer Jason – children’s show Perth Theatre

7.30pm Lucinda Williams plus Buick 6 (USA) Perth Concert Hall

doors 10pm Late and Southern Fried: Perth TheatreMary Gauthier, Jason Ringenberg,Rancho Rebop and the Full Moon Howlers

sunday 2 august12noon Soul Food Brunch Perth Concert Hall

3pm Stanton Moore Drum Clinic Perth Theatre

3pm Southpaw / Buchanan Salutation Hotel

7.30pm Hayseed Dixie plus Baskery Perth Concert Hall

Southern Fried at a glance

Visiting usAll venues are in Perth city centrejust a fewminutes walk apart.

Need help finding somewhere to stay?seewww.VisitScotland.com

CAR PARKINGKinnoull Street multi-storey is a pay-and-displaycar park a fewminutes walk from both venues.Open Mon – Sat 7am – midnightSun 10am –midnightCharge from 6pm –midnight is £1

tickets 01738 621031www.horsecross.co.uk