Clarksdale, Mississippi — The production crew from the blues documentary “M for Mississippi: A Road Trip through the Birthplace of the Blues” will host a booth this Thursday and Friday at the Mississippi Blues Marathon Expo in the Jackson Convention Complex.
The Blues Expo — an official preamble to Saturday’s Mississippi Blues Marathon — will feature multiple vendors as well as live blues music, including performances by artists featured the award-winning film “M for Mississippi.”
“The film ‘M for Mississippi’ showcases the state of Mississippi blues today,” according to Roger Stolle, one of the film’s producers. “By mixing firsthand accounts of cotton plantations and chain gangs with live music at traditional juke joints and house parties, we sought to capture the essence of this amazing living history and the personalities behind it.”
The movie “M for Mississippi” is available on DVD and features two accompanying CD soundtracks. It is a Blues Music Award and Living Blues Award winner and has been screened in the US, Canada, Italy, Belgium and Denmark.
Filmed in 2008, “M for Mississippi” is an entertaining, week-long road-trip movie that visits a dozen veteran bluesmen throughout the Magnolia State — including legends James “T-Model” Ford, LC Ulmer and Jimmy “Duck” Holmes. Three of the film’s producers — Roger Stolle of Cat Head Delta Blues & Folk Art, Jeff Konkel of Broke & Hungry Records and Kari Jones of Mudpuppy Recordings — will be attending the “M for Mississippi” booth at this week’s expo. (Cinematographer Damien Blaylock and recording engineer Bill Abel rounded out the production team.)
“Roger, Kari and I will be on hand to discuss the movie and offer a selection of our blues DVDs and CDs,” explained Jeff Konkel. “We’re excited to be introducing Jackson to our movie and record labels during the Blues Marathon Expo.”
The Blues Expo will be held at the Jackson Convention Complex (105 Pascagoula Street) and open from 5pm-9pm on Thursday, January 7th, and 10am-7pm on Friday, January 8th.
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