Burnside Exploration 2 featuring Cedric Burnside & Garry Burnside

Grammy Award-winning blues artist Cedric Burnside is one of the leading voices carrying the rich tradition of Mississippi Hill Country Blues into a new generation. The grandson of legendary bluesman R.L. Burnside, Cedric began touring at age 13 as his grandfathers drummer and has spent decades developing his own distinctive sound while honoring the legacy of the music that shaped him.A recipient of a National Heritage Fellowshipthe nations highest honor in the folk and traditional artsand the 2024 Mississippi Governors Arts Award for Excellence in Music, Burnside has earned multiple Grammy nominations and won a Grammy Award for his 2021 album I Be Trying. His acclaimed 2024 release, Hill Country Love, was recorded in a rustic building in Ripley, Mississippi, capturing the raw energy, authenticity, and spirit that define his music.Blending traditional Hill Country Blues with elements of rock, soul, R&B, and funk, Burnside creates music that is both deeply rooted and unmistakably modern.