[Slowhand] How good a musician would you have to be to have Eric Clapton, Keith Richards?

[An English Boy]

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Thursday March 16, 2006

ENTERTAINMENT

Legendary guitarist Sumlin headlines Ice River Festival

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By SARAH D'ESTI MILLER

Press & Sun-Bulletin

So how good of a musician would you have to be to have Eric Clapton, Keith 
Richards and Bob Margolin all appear on your CD? Better than good, according 
to Dave Ferris of Howling Dog Productions, which is bringing famed guitarist 
Hubert Sumlin to Owego for one night only as the headliner for this 
weekend's Ice River Blues Festival.

"The word 'legendary' is thrown out there all the time," Ferris said. "But 
in this case, it is absolutely the truth."

Sumlin got his start at the side of no less a bluesman than Howlin' Wolf and 
went on to leave a permanent stamp of greatness on the world of blues. The 
aforementioned CD, About Them Shoes, is Sumlin's critically acclaimed most 
recent recording, released in 2003.

But if the chance to see a guitar legend isn't enough, the Ice River Blues 
Fest is teaming up with Teleman Vintage Guitars to present the Ice River 
Vintage Guitar Show, which will coincide with the Festival.

"This is a beautiful marriage of doing the guitar show with this concert," 
Ferris said. "They approached us and asked if they could piggyback on our 
show. There will be people playing and demonstrating; everything and 
everybody is going to be there."

The guitar show is 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday 
at the Owego Treadway Inn. Admission is $6.

Sumlin will take the stage at the Treadway at 8 p.m. Saturday. Advance 
tickets at $17.50 are available at The Jailhouse Restaurant in Owego 
(687-9811) or at the Owego Treadway (687-4500). Tickets are $20 on the day 
of the show.

Ferris said the guitar show is a first for the region and will bring 
together dealers from New York, Pennsylvania and surrounding areas to 
display, buy, sell and trade guitars, amps and effects. The concert will be 
the icing on the cake.

"If you are a guitarist, you can't miss this," he said. "It's going to be 
pretty wild."