Magnolia Festival ~ a musical buffet!
Photos by Steve Stone
Last weekend I had the pleasure of attending the Magnolia Festival at the Spirit of the Suwannee River Music Park, Live Oak Florida. The four day outdoor event was amazing, and is best described as a 'musical all you can eat buffett'. Headliners included rockin shows by Tedeschi Trucks Band,Lake Street Dive,The Avett Brothers, and Donna The Buffalo. So many different styles were represented on the parks 4 stages that no matter what style you prefer (except maybe hip hop) there was something for you to enjoy.
Besides music the event included numerous family friendly activities, and dozens of atisians, and food vendors selling their wares. If you had any energy left after the last show (usually about 1:30 am) you could join in on one of the jams at various campsites in the park. The atmosphere was filled with happy people and postivity, all the people we met including park staff were super friendly and helpful.
If you get a chance to attend next years Magnolia Festival I would highly recommend you GO!
Above are some photos (we took almost 3,000). Please subscribe ( on my subscribe page) as I hope to bring you more photos and interviews with some of the bands that performed in upcoming weeks.
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Check out the 2015 Lineup
Tedeschi Trucks Band The Avett Brothers The Del McCoury Band Keller Williams Grateful Gospel Lake Street Dive Jeff Austin Band Roosevelt Collier & The Travelin McCourys Steep Canyon Rangers Rebirth Brass Band New Orleans Suspects Donna the Buffalo Jim Lauderdale The Motet Col. Bruce Hampton Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons Lost Bayou Ramblers CeDell Davis The Lee Boys The Congress Band of Heathens The London Souls Nikki Talley The Applebutter Express Whetherman Grits & Soul Sloppy Joe Quartermoon Grandpa’s Cough Medicine The Corbitt Brothers Quebe Sisters Big Cosmo Berry Oakley’s Skylab Habanero Honeys Flagship Romance This Frontier Needs Heroes JacksonVegas Bryce Alastair Band The Mojo Gurus Back From The Brink Parker Urban Band Bonnie Blue Ivey West Band
