On Friday, June 3, Portfest welcomes the Charlie Daniels Band. Known for his fiddle  playing, Daniels is a music icon that has been performing for over 50 years. His style is an exhilarating mixture of rock, country, bluegrass, blues and gospel and includes such anthems as “Long Haired Country Boy” and “The Legend of Wooley Swamp.” He won a Grammy Award in 1979 for “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” and the following year, the song became a major crossover success on rock stations after its inclusion on the soundtrack for the hit movie Urban Cowboy. Charlie and The CDB have earned awards from the Gospel Music Association, the Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music. |
 The Georgia Satellites will headline on Saturday, June 4. Best known for their 1986 hit single “Keep Your Hands to Yourself,” the Satellites have kept the world moving to sweet, gritty, three-chord rock & roll. In 1988, the band recorded a cover of The Swinging Blue Jeans’ 1964 hit “Hippy Hippy Shake” for the movie Cocktail. They have packed houses around the world with their blistering brand of Southern rock, and directors are excited to welcome them to Portfest. |
 Arkansas’ own "Riverbilly" will be opening the show at 7 p.m. with the Charlie Daniels Band on stage at 8:30 p.m. |
Confederate Railroad will be the opener on June 4. Their string of hits includes  “Jesus and Mama,” “Queen of Memphis,” “She Never Cried,” “Daddy Never Was the Cadillac Kind” and the rowdy country hit “Trashy Women.” Winner of the Academy of Country Music’s Best New Group Award in 1993, the band continues to have fun right along with the audience.
 Confederate Railroad will take the stage at 7 p.m. on Saturday with the Georgia Satellites at 8:30 p.m. Newcomer Eric Lee Beddingfield will take the stage at 5:30 p.m.
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playing, Daniels is a music icon that has been performing for over 50 years. His style is an exhilarating mixture of rock, country, bluegrass, blues and gospel and includes such anthems as “Long Haired Country Boy” and “The Legend of Wooley Swamp.” He won a Grammy Award in 1979 for “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” and the following year, the song became a major crossover success on rock stations after its inclusion on the soundtrack for the hit movie Urban Cowboy. Charlie and The CDB have earned awards from the Gospel Music Association, the Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music.
The Georgia Satellites will headline on Saturday, June 4. Best known for their 1986 hit single “Keep Your Hands to Yourself,” the Satellites have kept the world moving to sweet, gritty, three-chord rock & roll. In 1988, the band recorded a cover of The Swinging Blue Jeans’ 1964 hit “Hippy Hippy Shake” for the movie Cocktail. They have packed houses around the world with their blistering brand of Southern rock, and directors are excited to welcome them to Portfest.
Arkansas’ own "Riverbilly" will be opening the show at 7 p.m. with the Charlie Daniels Band on stage at 8:30 p.m. 
“Jesus and Mama,” “Queen of Memphis,” “She Never Cried,” “Daddy Never Was the Cadillac Kind” and the rowdy country hit “Trashy Women.” Winner of the Academy of Country Music’s Best New Group Award in 1993, the band continues to have fun right along with the audience.
Confederate Railroad will take the stage at 7 p.m. on Saturday with the Georgia Satellites at 8:30 p.m. Newcomer Eric Lee Beddingfield will take the stage at 5:30 p.m.