Skip Bond & The Fugitives perform at the 2008 Appreciation Fest. Photo by Danny Bays courtesy of Kentucky Blues Society.

After being rained out last weekend, the Appreciation Fest has been rescheduled for May 17.  The event will feature two stages of local and regional acts.  All ages are welcome on the site at WhaBahs.  Tickets are $15.

Scenes from Appreciation Fest 2008

The 2008 Appreciation Fest, also held a WhaBah’s was the reincarnation of one of southern Kentucky’s most popular events.  Hosted in the 80’s at Beech Bend, the Appreciation Fest and Canoe Races was a time for area bands to come together in support of local charities.  Pictures of the early days can be found on the Appreciation Fest website at www.appreciationfest.com

Appreciation Fest is organized by the Kentucky Blues Society, The SonRhea Foundation, D93 FM and WhaBah’s Steelhorse Ranch.

This year’s lineup includes:

Outdoor Stage:

• Shady Jake 1:00
• Dirty Finger 2:00
• Ernie Small Blues Band 3:00
• Cootie Brown 4:00
• Stormbringer 5:00
• Skip Bond and the Fugitives 6:00
• Floord 7:00
• The Last Straw 8:00

Indoor Stage:

• Just Us 1:00
• Colonel McAllister and the Blue Revolution 1:45
• The Foretolds 2:30
• Brennan Graves 3:15
• Lost River Cavemen 4:00
• Left Hand Voodoo 4:45
• Tommy Johnson and the Song Farmers 5:30
• Rubber Chicken 6:15
• Boom Temple 7:00
• Low Down 7:45
• Durty Walrus 8:30
• Kenny Lee and the BBQ Band/T Martel 9:15
• Soul Kickers 10

For more information visit www.appreciationfest.com