Painted Axe Receives Commission from Arkansas Blues & Heritage Festival

Online, September 16, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Painted Axe received a commission from the Arkansas Blues & Heritage Festival to celebrate its 25th anniversary Oct. 7-9, 2010 in Helena, Ark.

"We are very proud to have a hand in the one of the nation's foremost showcases of blues music," said Michael Gauf of Painted Axe. "And to be a part of the 25th anniversary is a tremendous honor. Festival officials are projecting attendance figures for this year of around 80,000."

Painted Axe will be customizing a single cone metal resonator from Amistar Guitars (http://www.amistar.cz/), provided by Sterling Billingsley, president of the Sonny Boy Blues Society and the Arkansas Blues & Heritage Festival.

"We decided to go old school with the resonator's customization," said Gauf. "We've found inspiration in a 1921 piece of Arkansas Blues," said Gauf. The guitar is nearing completion.
Munnie Jordan, executive director of the Arkansas Blues & Heritage Festival, said the guitar will be raffled off.

Arkansas Blues & Heritage Festival
The Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival is presented by the Sonny Boy Blues Society, a 501 c 3 organization.Established to present and preserve the cultural heritage of the Delta the Society works year round on educational programs, live music events, the festival and programs that preserve the heritage of the blues. Visit http://www.bluesandheritagefest.com/.