2021 Poke Sallet Festival Performers

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The Poke Sallet Festival Steering Committee is pleased to announce that the first headlining concert for the 66th Annual Poke Sallet Festival will be Mac Powell on Thursday, June 3rd at 8:30PM! Be sure to mark your calendars for this unforgettable concert and join us that night!

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"Mac Powell, originally from Alabama, moved to Atlanta, GA as a sophomore in high school where he would soon co-found the Christian rock band Third Day. Throughout their nearly three decade career the band sold over 10 million albums, earned four Grammy awards, one American Music Award, 24 Dove Awards, and was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. Since Third Day’s farewell tour in 2018 Mac released a country album “Back Again” under the banner “Mac Powell & The Family Reunion” and is currently working on his debut solo Christian album. Mac is on staff at Church of the Apostles in Atlanta, GA where he lives with his wife Aimee and their five children."

The Poke Sallet Festival is thrilled to announce 2021's Festival headliner as

Walker Hayes!

The free, outdoor concert will take place in downtown Harlan on Saturday June 5th at 9 p.m.

Monument Records recording artist, Walker Hayes, is a singer/songwriter originally from Mobile, Alabama. A father to six young children, his family often finds their way into his music, as is true with his newest single "I Hope You Miss Me."

"I Hope You Miss Me"-written for his daughter, Loxley, who he thinks will fly the nest as soon as she's old enough- is the perfect example of why Billboard called Hayes's music "personal, soul-bearing storylines; rolling rhymes; and Macklemore-like cadence."

Hayes' debut album boom. was released in December 2017, with co-producing credits going to multi-GRAMMY Award winning producer and songwriter, Shane McAnally. The 10-track album includes the RIAA certified, Double-Platinum, Top 10 hit "You Broke Up With Me," as well as the highly anticipated follow up single, "Craig," which was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2019 AIMP Nashville Awards. With over 300 million streams on boom. alone, Hayes' music, including singles "90s Country" and "Don't Let Her," has gone on to be streamed close to half a billion times. As the Washington Post stated "Hayes has broken into the mainstream by sounding different."

Hayes has performed his music to national audiences on Good Morning America and The Today Show, and joined the likes of Kelsea Ballerini's Unapologetically Tour and been on the road with Dan + Shay, Thomas Rhett, Old Dominion, and more. In January 2019, he set out on his headlining, Dream On It tour selling out clubs across the country.

For more information on Walker and upcoming shows, please visit: www.walkerhayes.com

BICENTENNIAL STAGE

Thursday June 3, 2021 (SPONSORED BY SPONSORED BY HARLAN CHRISTIAN CHURCH & NEW COVENANT CHURCH)                                                                            

11:00-2:00-MAC POWELL LOAD IN

2:00-3:30-MAC POWELL SOUND CHECK

3:30-4:30-OTHER STAGE SUPPORT LOAD IN & SOUND CHECK

4:30-OPENING CEREMONY

5:00-6:30-THE VOICE OF POKE (ONE SONG EACH PER SEGMENT, 2 SEGMENTS, 10 SEMI-FINALISTS)

SEGMENT 1:                                                                              SEGMENT 2:

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6:30-7:15-TBA

7:30-8:15-PUTNEY BIBLE CHURCH PRAISE TEAM

8:30-10:00-MAC POWELL & THE FAMILY REUNION

Friday June 4, 2021 (SPONSORED BY WASTE CONNECTIONS)                                     

10:00-12:00-TBA

12:00-12:50-SHILOH TURNER

1:00-1:50-TBA

2:00-4:00-LOAD IN & SOUND CHECKS

4:00-4:50-CODY HOWARD

5:00-5:50-APPALACHIAN SUNRISE
6:00-6:05-HARLAN COUNTY ROYALTY INTRODUCED
6:05-6:10-THE VOICE OF POKE FINALISTS INTRODUCED
6:10-7:00-LACI AND STONEHEART

7:00-8:45-OHIO VALLEY WRESTLING (RING LOCATED IN FOOD COURT AREA)

9:00-10:30-2nd SHIFT
 

Saturday June 5, 2021 (SPONSORED BY KENTUCKY MINE SUPPLY & APPALACHIAN WIRELESS)
10:00-12:00-LOAD IN & SOUND CHECK WALKER HAYES

12:00-12:50-PINE MOUNTAIN GRASS

1:00-1:50-LAST TIME OUT

2:00-3:00-STUDIO 606 DANCE

3:00-4:30-LOAD IN & SOUND CHECK OTHER BANDS

4:30-5:20-BROOKLYN COLLINS

5:30-6:20-TYLER SMITH AND THE STILLRUNNERS

6:30-7:20-THE VOICE OF POKE FINALS OPENED BY 2020 THE VOICE OF POKE WINNER MAKAYLA PROPHIT (THREE SONGS EACH PER FINALIST TRACKS ONLY)  
7:30-8:45-KUDZU KILLERS

 9:00-10:30-WALKER HAYES
 

ALL CONCERTS FREE OF CHARGE. BRING YOUR OWN CHAIR OR RENT ONE FROM HARLAN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL BOOSTERS.

Saturday June 5, 2021

GOSPEL STAGE: (INSIDE HARLAN CENTER)

SPONSORED BY HENSON & RICH FUNERAL HOME, HARLAN COMMUNITY TELEVISION & SANCTUARY SOUND

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12:00-12:45-Nicky Blanton 

1:00-1:45-Josh Griffith

2:00-2:45-New Harvest Brothers

3:00-3:45-Russell Gilbert

4:00-5:15-Sunday Drive 

5:30-6:30-Lawana Blevins Music

6:45-7:45-Soldiers of the Cross