34th annual Motherâs Day Blues Festival kicks off in Laurel
34th annual Motherâs Day Blues Festival kicks off in Laurel By Will Polston | May 9, 2021 at 11:05 PM CDT - Updated May 9 at 11:05 PM
LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - The 34th annual Motherâs Day Blues Festival sounded off today at the fairgrounds in Laurel Sunday.
Some of the more popular names in blues music, including Bobby Rush and Tucka, performed at this yearâs festival.
Performances kicked off around 2 p.m. and wrapped up around 10 p.m.
âTo me, itâs like a return to normalcy, since last year we were all stuck in due to COVID-19 and everything was pretty much shut down,â stated festival attendee Satonya Bolton. âIt feels like everything is almost back to normal, not quite like it used to be, but some sense of normalcy.â