Blues Alive tour 2026: Stud Ford - The Legacy of T-Model Ford & North Hill Country Blues

Stud Ford does not play hill country blues merely as a style - he grew up in it. As T-Model Ford's grandson, he was already on stage as a child and learned the blues in juke joints long before most of his peers knew what a backbeat was.

He plays raw, riff-based Mississippi hill country blues: repetitive, hypnotic and rhythm-driven music built more on groove than flashy solos. On the Blues Alive Tour 2026, he arrives as a duo with a drummer, singing and playing electric guitar himself.

After his grandfather's death, he took up the family legacy and soon toured with Lightnin Malcolm, which opened the door to North Mississippi Allstars. Since then, he has shared stages with Bill Howl-N-Madd Perry, R. L. Boyce and Robert Belfour. He has played Telluride Blues & Brews, Blues Rules in Switzerland and Hill Country Picnic. He says his grandfather taught him his culture and how to preserve it.

Programme: 17:00 opening of the hall and an exhibition on the roots of North Mississippi Hill Country Blues, 18:00 Stud Ford.