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The Louie Bluie Music and Arts Festival is completely free to the public and we'd like to keep it that way. It is made possible by a group of dedicated volunteers and by contributions from our generous sponsors and festival supporters like you.

Click the Donate Now link above to make a donation.

Become a Louie Bluie Volunteer

The Louie Bluie Festival is an ALL-VOLUNTEER run event. Our Louie Bluie Volunteers are very important in making our festival the BEST in our region.

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Louie Bluie Crafters

Our crafters are skilled in the hand-me-down traditions of these Cumberland Mountains as well as those with more contemporary appeal. They include basket weaving, wooden toys and games, hand made bird houses, woodworking and carving, stitchery, rug hooking, hand painted china, and countless objects skillfully and imaginatively transformed.
Get a Craft Vendor Application

2012 Best Decorated Booth Award winner Shyla Sharp

Visit our Craft Village page for tips on booth decoration.

Louie Bluie Artists

Fine artists working in oils, water color, acrylics, pastels, charcoal, and pen and ink offer canvasses for the walls of home or office that reflect the skills and techniques of paint and brush.
Learn more about our Judged Art Show

2012 Sponsors

 

View a complete list of our Festival Sponsors.

Official Festival Hotels:
Hampton Inn
Comfort Inn

Photos on this website courtesy of Gary Heatherly Photography and Pook Pfaffe

-->> Download a printable schedule <<--

2012 Festival Schedule
11:00 a.m. Festival Gates Open
11:15 a.m. Opening Ceremonies (Louie Bluie Stage)
2:00 p.m. Children's Parade (starts and ends at Kids Fun Zone)
6:50 p.m. Grand Finale (Louie Bluie Stage)
7:00 p.m. Festival Closes
 Thanks to Our Headliner Sponsor
 
Judged Art & Quilt Exhibit
11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Located in Park Pavilion
Thanks to our Art & Quilt Exhibit Sponsor
 
Louie Bluie Stage
11:15 a.m. Opening Ceremony
11:20 a.m. Tribute to LaFollette Old Time Fiddler's Convention
12:30 p.m. Old City Buskers
1:35 p.m. Four Leaf Peat
2:40 p.m. Tennessee Schmaltz
3:45 p.m. Christabel and the Jons
4:50 p.m. Ebony Hillbillies
6:00 p.m. Howard Armstrong Legacy Trio
6:50 p.m. Grand Finale

Thanks to our Louie Bluie Stage Sponsor
 
Armstrong Theater
12:00 p.m. Tennessee Sheiks
1:10 p.m. Carpetbag Singers
2:20 p.m. Musicians Panel (Howard Armstrong's musical friends pay tribute)
3:30 p.m. Between a Ballad & the Blues (Carpetbag Theatre) portion of play
4:50 p.m. Sparky and Rhonda Rucker

Thanks to our Armstrong Theater Stage Sponsor:

City of LaFollette 
Community Stage
11:00 a.m. Ciderville Farm and Home Show
12:30 p.m. Cumberland Trial Fiddler's Showcase
1:30 p.m. Ashlie Denise
2:30 p.m. The New River Boys
3:30 p.m. Wade Hill and the Hilians
4:30 p.m. The Eric Burrell Band
5:30 p.m. The Gloryland Boys

Thanks to our Community Stage Sponsors:

Town of Caryville

Kid's Fun Zone Stage - TBA