Hill Country blues is alive in Ripley at the Burnside Music Fest put on by Ripley Main Street. Here is a RL Burnside tune played by Silas Caldwell, Garry Burnside with Kent Kimbrough on drums and Tony Caldwell on bass. | Mississippi News

Grammy-winning blues artist Cedric Burnside keeps Mississippi’s rich musical heritage alive with a timeless Hill Country sound. Get your pens and paper out, Burnside is the perfect teacher to guide you on the endless journey of music discovery and innovation 📝 Cedric Burnside’s soulful blues sound exudes effortless flair, accompanied by cutting lyrics and electrifying instrumentation. Playing songs off his Grammy-nominated album ‘Hill Country Love,’ Burnside pays homage to the genre’s rich hist

I've always loved R. L. Burnside's "Poor Boy a Long Way from Home" and have been getting a lot of requests for a cover of it. R.L.'s fingerpicking style is so percussive and rhythmic, so when I adapted the tune for slide guitar, I knew I'd have to keep that solid rhythm as the foundation of the song. Hope you dig it. TUNING: Open D: D-A-D-F#-A-D GEAR: • 6-String Washtub Guitar • Hughes & Kettner Grand Meister 40 Deluxe amp • Justin Johnson Signature Guitar Slides | Justin Johnson