BMI Preps for First Year at French Quarter Festival

Posted in News on February 18, 2010

The 2010 French Quarter Festival will highlight New Orleans’ signature music, food, and culture April 9-11 in the historic neighborhood.

Slated for Saturday, April 10 and Sunday April 11 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., the inaugural BMI day stage will feature 12 of the region’s finest up-and-comers at The Historic New Orleans Collection (533 Royal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130).

The BMI Songwriter Stage Schedule

SATURDAY, APRIL 10
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.  Amy Trail
myspace.com/amytrail
12 p.m. - 1 p.m. Lynn Drury
myspace.com/lynndrury
1 p.m. – 2 p.m. Micah McKee
myspace.com/silentcinema
2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Charlie Oxford
myspace.com/charlieoxford
3 p.m. – 4 p.m. Andrew Duhon
myspace.com/andrewduhon
4 p.m. – 5 p.m. John Michael Rouchell
myspace.com/mynameisjohnmichael

SUNDAY, APRIL 11
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.  Dana Abbott
myspace.com/danaabbott
12 p.m. - 1 p.m. Ruby Rendrag
myspace.com/rubyrendrag
1 p.m. – 2 p.m. Luke Winslow-King
myspace.com/lukewinlsowking
2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Karen Waldrup
myspace.com/karenwaldrup
3 p.m. – 4 p.m. Kristin Diable
myspace.com/kristindiable
4 p.m. – 5 p.m. Jim McCormick
myspace.com/jimmccormickmusic

About the 2010 French Quarter Festival
The 2010 French Quarter Festival will highlight New Orleans’ signature music, food, and culture April 9-11 in the historic neighborhood. The inaugural BMI day stage will feature 12 of the region’s finest up-and-comers on Saturday, April 10 and Sunday, April 11 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Historic New Orleans Collection. Billed as the largest free music festival in the south, the free, three-day festival attracts more than 440,000 revelers each year. More than 450 local artists will perform on 17 stages positioned throughout the French Quarter, offering a musical smorgasbord of jazz, r&b, funk, folk, opera, gospel, blues, brass bands, and more. Now in its 27th year, the French Quarter Festival is produced by French Quarter Festivals, Inc., (FQFI) the 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization, which also produces Satchmo SummerFest in August and Christmas New Orleans Style in December.
www.fqfi.org/frenchquarterfest

SOURCENews TAGS Nashville New Orleans French Quarter Fest Dana Abbott Kristin Diable Lynn Drury Andrew Duhon Jim McCormick Micah McKee Charlie Oxford Ruby Rendrag John Michael Rouchell Amy Trail Karen Waldrup Luke Winslow-King