In late January of this year, Cecil Cheves


and John Teeples, owner of Big Dog Run- ning Company, drove down to the Florida panhandle to attend the 30A Songwrit- ers Festival with their families. They were greeted with a sprawling concert expe- rience that encompassed the length of the picturesque 30A scenic beachfront highway, featuring intimate indoor and outdoor performances by artists such as Shawn Mullins, Tift Merritt, Fastball and Cheves’ personal festival favorite, Jeffrey Steele. Before even leaving the strip of venues,


Cheves and Teeples were talking about the possibility of bringing a similar festival home. “While driving back to Columbus I looked up Jeffrey Steele’s contact informa- tion and emailed a request that he come to our soon-to-be-announced music festival,” said Cheves. “His agent emailed back ask- ing for more information.” Steele’s interest was the catalyst that set Columbus’ newest festival in motion. Cheves and Teeples assembled an A-list


team: Brad Turner, a philanthropist with an interest in the development of Uptown Columbus, as well as a musician with an encyclopedic knowledge of Georgia music; and Buddy Nelms, owner of the Loft, the


in Columbus, going all the way back to Ma Rainey and the Blues, but we will also bring in regional and national talent so that everyone can enjoy and appreciate original music of all types." -Cecil Cheves


"We wanted our Columbus event to highlight our musical heritage


SisterHAZEL


JUNE 2013


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