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Written by YAC
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Saturday, 02 January 2010 14:19 |
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Saturday night, January 16th, 2010, will be the night to don your western duds and ride on into the Powerhouse Community Arts  Center in Oxford, Mississippi for a night of country music brought to you by The World Famous Tallahatchie Hayride, featuring Country Jack & The Silver Eagle Band along with guest artist's, Callie Champion of Belzoni, Outlaw Richard of Silver City, and Bob Coleman of Yazoo City. Okolona's favorite son, Ben Hall & Hannah Turner, will ride into town from Nashville, Tennessee as the special guest's of the event, which is a modern version of an olde time country music package show, filled with vocal & instrumental performance in a family friendly atmosphere complete with downhome comedy.
The historic Powerhouse performing arts auditorium, located at 413 south 14th street at University, is the former home to the electric generating system that powered the town in another era and is the perfect setting for this powerful event, complete with the soft seat comfort of theatre style seating and by reservation, bistro/caberat style table settings. For more information or to reserve tickets call 662-236-6429The Silver Eagle Band an 9 piece western swing/country band with players from Pontotoc, Lee & Monroe counties in north east Mississippi, the official staff band of the Tallahatchie Hayride, will provide the tight back-up for the show that is reminescent of, The Grand Ole Opry meets The Louisiana Hayride, ... halfway.
Oxford, Mississippi happens to be half way between Nashville, Tenneessee and Shreveport, Louisiana the home of these two iconic country music venues.
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