Kirsten Sowers on Saturday

We are so pleased to have 13 year old singer/songwriter Kirsten Sowers all the way from the Philadelphia area to come out with us on Saturday.  Kirsten is taking some time off her vacation just to come by for a good cause, and we hope you will stop by the Frederick County Fairgrounds and see her.

Kirsten Sowers – Photo from her Facebook page!

Winchester Blues House Festival

We are pleased to welcome our friends from the  4th Annual Winchester Blues House Festival

(Benefiting Habitat for Humanity of Winchester-Frederick County Va)

They will be giving out information about their festival, which takes place July 13th 🙂  Stop by their info tent and find out what great entertainment they have lined up! This year they feature Pat Travers Band!

Or visit them on Facebook or their website for more information!

 

Cornhole Tournament April 6th in Winchester Virginia and at Hogging Up Festival

Hot dog! We are so excited that Cornhole is coming to Hogging Up Festival in June thanks to our pal John from  MIK Woodworking  who will be setting up his handmade Cornhole boards for everyone to play, and even having a special Hogging Up Cornhole Tournament at the Hogging Up BBQ Festival (date TBA) !

But wait, there’s one in April if you don’t already know! It’s the 2nd annual one in Winchester April 6th at the Winchester Sportsplex. You can register here.

Hope to see you there!

And then back in June at Hogging Up!

Tasty Licks BBQ Supply is Competing at the Winchester Kansas City Barbeque Society Competition

Let’s give a warm hogging up welcome to Fred Bernardo , The SmokinGuitarPlayer himself! Owner of Tasty Licks BBQ Supply from Shillington, PA. We are glad to have you! Check out their store, and Facebook page!

Hogging Up Welcome to Texas Brush Best Grill Brush Ever and most likely biggest too

Special thanks to Bill Flannery of Texas Brush who will be making some super cool Hogging Up Texas Brushes for our two top winners *Grand Champion and #Reserve Champion,  and winner of the #Best of the Panhandle Award .  We appreciate him donating them to our festival. This is in addition to any other prizes or trophies for these categories.

We love our Texas Brush, not only because it cleans your grill to a tee, but that it saves you money over using smaller grill brushes that get bent up and fall apart . Well,  we used to have to replace our grill brushes every month and now we can just find satisfaction in walking so tall with such a big brush that doesn’t need replacing.

Here is our Texas Brush Review.

Please connect with Texas Brush and LIKE THEM ON FACEBOOK!

Twitter = @TexasBrush

Website = www.TexasBrush.com

Facebook = https://www.facebook.com/TexasBrush

 

 

 

Gary Smallwood to Rock the Frederick County Fairgrounds in Winchester

Gary Smallwood has been added to the lineup for Sunday at the Hogging Up BBQ Festival!  Gary’s wide variety of music will rock the house in June at the Frederick County Fairgounds. Stay tuned for more information and updates regarding our festival!

Virginia Beach Vacations will be Hogging it Up

Woot Woot!  We are pleased to announce that Virginia Beach Vacations (Gold Key Resorts) has been added to our vendor list! They offer great vacation packages for the Virginia Beach area!  Read more about them at Virginia Beach Vacations !

Dangerous Mood Band From Winchester Wins Staff Pick for Hogging Up Festival

Band Bio: We are pleased to announce Dangerous Mood as our Staff Pick. This amazing young duo comprised of Trevor Davis (guitar and vocals) and Jordan McWhorter (vocals and keyboard) and they will win any crowd over. Both live in Winchester, Virginia and are in the process of recording their first CD. Their original music consists of a soulsy-blues folk all it’s own and for this festival Dangerous Mood will be also bringing some of their favorite Pasty Cline and Alison Kraus covers. You can see more about them on their website , or Facebook page! Tweet to them @Dangerous_Mood  Website

They have a sound that really infuses old school blues with the folk/indie sound that is popular today.

History:

Trevor and Jordan met in the summer of 2011 in Frederick,MD. They were original members of the band Strictly Debonaire. Members of the band went their separate ways but Trevor and Jordan’s love for music brought them to the ostensible live music capital: Austin, TX. They spent valuable time in Austin writing music and getting inspiration from the many musicians in this blues dominated industry that have started to define Austin’s music scene.

Dangerous Mood has also gigged in southwest Florida, gaining more exposure and overwhelming support from new fans and family. Their experience in Florida encouraged them to keep going and they are now in Winchester,VA. In a location that is just a few hours from Washington, D.C., NYC, and Philly, they hope to gain more fans and touch more lives with their music.Dangerous Mood will embark on their first full-length east coast tour in the Spring of 2013. Visit their YouTube channel to view some of their original and cover songs at Youtube.com/listenupaustin and also at dangerousmood.bandcamp.com. Like them on Facebook at facebook.com/DangerousMoodMusic

The staff says, “Jordan’s amazing vocals will blow you away. Here them here. This duo is going places. We are lucky to have them play at our festival. Once they sell out stadiums, we may not be so lucky.”

Governor Proclamation for Hogging Up KCBS BBQ Festival Winchester Virginia

This just in…We are pleased to share with you our official Proclamation from Virginia Governor Robert F. McDonnell Click to see the full size version—>  ProclamationPDF