Roots N Blues Festival
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Roots N Blues Festival is an annual American roots music and barbecue festival held in Columbia, Missouri, featuring a wide range of blues, folk, country, and soul performances.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roots N Blues Festival canonical | 2 |
| Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6352982 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roots N Blues Festival Context triple: [Columbia, Missouri, hasCulturalEvent, Roots N Blues Festival]
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A.
Soulsville USA Festival
The Soulsville USA Festival is an annual music and cultural celebration in Memphis that honors the legacy of soul music and the historic Stax Records neighborhood.
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B.
Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion
Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion is an annual music festival in Bristol, Tennessee and Virginia that celebrates the city’s heritage as the “Birthplace of Country Music” with performances spanning country, bluegrass, Americana, and roots music.
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C.
River City Roots Festival
River City Roots Festival is an annual arts and music celebration in downtown Missoula, Montana, featuring live performances, local vendors, and community activities.
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D.
W. C. Handy Music Festival
The W. C. Handy Music Festival is an annual multi-genre music celebration in the Muscle Shoals/Florence, Alabama area honoring the legacy of composer and “Father of the Blues” W. C. Handy.
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E.
Beale Street Music Festival
The Beale Street Music Festival is a major annual multi-genre music event in Memphis, Tennessee, that draws large crowds with performances by prominent national and international artists.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roots N Blues Festival Target entity description: Roots N Blues Festival is an annual American roots music and barbecue festival held in Columbia, Missouri, featuring a wide range of blues, folk, country, and soul performances.
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A.
Soulsville USA Festival
The Soulsville USA Festival is an annual music and cultural celebration in Memphis that honors the legacy of soul music and the historic Stax Records neighborhood.
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B.
Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion
Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion is an annual music festival in Bristol, Tennessee and Virginia that celebrates the city’s heritage as the “Birthplace of Country Music” with performances spanning country, bluegrass, Americana, and roots music.
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C.
River City Roots Festival
River City Roots Festival is an annual arts and music celebration in downtown Missoula, Montana, featuring live performances, local vendors, and community activities.
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D.
W. C. Handy Music Festival
The W. C. Handy Music Festival is an annual multi-genre music celebration in the Muscle Shoals/Florence, Alabama area honoring the legacy of composer and “Father of the Blues” W. C. Handy.
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E.
Beale Street Music Festival
The Beale Street Music Festival is a major annual multi-genre music event in Memphis, Tennessee, that draws large crowds with performances by prominent national and international artists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual event
ⓘ
music festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival
ⓘ
linked to:
Roots N Blues Festival
|
| city | Columbia, Missouri ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| feature |
barbecue
ⓘ
food vendors ⓘ live music performances ⓘ multiple performance stages ⓘ |
| genre |
American roots music
ⓘ
blues ⓘ country music ⓘ folk ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
barbecue competition
ⓘ
outdoor concerts ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
blues festival
ⓘ
food festival in the United States ⓘ music festival in Missouri ⓘ |
| hasImpact |
promotes American roots music
ⓘ
supports local tourism in Columbia, Missouri ⓘ |
| hasMusicStyle |
Americana
ⓘ
bluegrass ⓘ gospel ⓘ rhythm and blues ⓘ |
| inception | 2007 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Columbia, Missouri
ⓘ
Missouri ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| notableFor | combining roots music and barbecue ⓘ |
| organisedAs | multi-day festival ⓘ |
| recurrence | annual ⓘ |
| setting | outdoor venue ⓘ |
| state | Missouri ⓘ |
| targetAudience | fans of roots music ⓘ |
| typicalMonthHeld | September ⓘ |
| website | https://rootsnbluesnbbq.com/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roots N Blues Festival Description of subject: Roots N Blues Festival is an annual American roots music and barbecue festival held in Columbia, Missouri, featuring a wide range of blues, folk, country, and soul performances.
Referenced by (3)
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