HILLBILLY MUSIC FESTIVAL - AUG. 6 (KINGSTON, ON)

Who The Hell is Billy? Hillbilly Music Festival explodes onto the summer festival scene with an all-day, all-night fair of hillbilly hellraisin’ Saturday, August 6, at The Mansion in Kingston, Ontario.

The 2011 line-up will include:

Liquorbox (Kingston) A five-piece band playing country music deep rooted in the classic tradition of the genre

Joel Kaiser & The Devil’s Own (Montreal) Montreal’s premiere Hellbilly band - for those who love real country music Outlaws

The Hobo Outlaws (Montreal) Bringing what they call “truegrass” to the stage

Ginger St James (Hamilton) A foot-stomping, jaw-dropping alt country burlesque queen

Uncle Sean and The Shifty Drifters (Ottawa) A mix of old time honky tonk & outlaw country complete with blazin' fiddles and pluckin' banjos

The Outbred Inlaws (Toronto) A three-piece band combining the story telling tradition of country music with the energy and attitude of punk rock

Mississippi Grover (Kingston) A one-man band, playing swampy garage and primitive blues punk

Evil Farm Children (Ottawa) This raw and raunchy trio serve up real rock n roll with a roots-rock flavour

The Boot Rot Depression Boys (Kingston)

Tom Savage Trio (Kingston) Sounds like dingy saloons, long stretches of highway, and cheap motel rooms

Who The Hell is Billy? aims to celebrate country and bluegrass music that embodies a punk and metal spirit within a non-commercial community of musicians and fans.

Another component of Who The Hell is Billy is an expo of like-minded supporters within the community including Loving Spoonful, Main Street Market, The Community Foundation Zeitgeist Kingston and The Kingston Coalition Against Poverty.

Who the Hell is Billy? Hillbilly Music Festival

Saturday, August 6 - 12noon-2am

The Mansion (506 Princess Street)

Kingston, Ontario

Tickets available day of only - $15

For more information email: liquorbox@rocketmail.com

Featuring

LIQUORBOX, JOEL KAISER & THE DEVILS OWN,

THE HOBO OUTLAWS, GINGER ST JAMES,

UNCLE SEAN AND THE SHIFTY DRIFTERS, THE OUTBRED INLAWS,

MISSISSIPPI GROVER, EVIL FARM CHILDREN,

THE BOOT ROT DEPRESSION BOYS, TOM SAVAGE TRIO

Damien Nelson

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