<b>By Lanier Laney</b>

Big-hearted Beaufortonians braved buckets of rain this past weekend to come out to Port Royal and support Bands, Brews &amp; BBQ, a fundraiser for one of their favorite charities, Friends of Caroline Hospice. This year, 35 of the best competitive cook teams from around the state cooked wings, ribs and butts in this official South Carolina Barbecue Association event. Stepping up the competition a

[caption id="attachment_10185" align="alignleft" width="300"]<a href="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/BBQ-Grand-Champion.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-10185" alt="From Left: Heidi Owen, Executive Director of Friends of Caroline Hospice; Logan Crowther, Chairman of Bands, Brews and BBQ; Quentin Tedder, South Carolina Barbecue Association (SCBA) Marshal; Grand Champion Tim Handy of JT’s BBQ; and Barbara Tedder, SCBA Marshal." src="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/BBQ-Grand-Champion-300x199.jpg" width="300" height="199" /></a> From Left: Heidi Owen, Executive Director of Friends of Caroline Hospice; Logan Crowther, Chairman of Bands, Brews and BBQ; Quentin Tedder, South Carolina Barbecue Association (SCBA) Marshal; Grand Champion Tim Handy of JT’s BBQ; and Barbara Tedder, SCBA Marshal.[/caption]

major notch this year, the event’s winner, Tim Handy of JT’s BarBQ,  will be one of only three teams from South Carolina invited to compete in the World Food Championships in Las Vegas later this year in November.

This seems particularly fitting, as Parris Island  is the apparent birthplace of barbecue in America.  Archaeologists say they found the first pit there and the “layers” show it started with the local Native American style “pit” that the Spanish then added pork to when they landed there and brought pigs to North America in 1566.  That makes this the 447th year they have been doing pork style barbecues in Port Royal, and thus the United States.

Bands, Brews &amp; BBQ had stellar bands performing this year including Blue Dogs from Charleston, with the Cluster Shucks opening.  Saturday featured the Accomplices from Savannah, with the Bull Grapes from Frogmore opening. Here are some pics for you, see if you can recognize your friends:

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[caption id="attachment_10188" align="alignleft" width="300"]<a href="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Green-Eggs-Spam-Crew-Chris-Jones-Matt-Phifer-Will-Donovan.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-10188" alt="Green Eggs &amp;  Spam Crew- Chris Jones, Matt Phifer, &amp; Will Donovan" src="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Green-Eggs-Spam-Crew-Chris-Jones-Matt-Phifer-Will-Donovan-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a> Green Eggs &amp; Spam Crew- Chris Jones, Matt Phifer, &amp; Will Donovan[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_10189" align="alignright" width="150"]<a href="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Duke-Fan-Rick-Toomey-Linda-Hawes.jpg"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-10189" alt="'Duke Fan' Rick Toomey &amp; Linda Hawes" src="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Duke-Fan-Rick-Toomey-Linda-Hawes-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a> 'Duke Fan' Rick Toomey &amp; Linda Hawes[/caption]

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[caption id="attachment_10190" align="alignleft" width="300"]<a href="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMG_0061.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-10190" alt="The adorable Mitchell family." src="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMG_0061-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a> The adorable Mitchell family.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_10191" align="alignleft" width="150"]<a href="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Katie-Phifer-Carson-Bruce.jpg"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-10191" alt="Katie Phifer and Carson Bruce." src="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Katie-Phifer-Carson-Bruce-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a> Katie Phifer and Carson Bruce.[/caption]

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[caption id="attachment_10192" align="alignright" width="150"]<a href="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Nicole-Scott-Tregevant.jpg"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-10192" alt="Nicole &amp; Scott Tregevant" src="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Nicole-Scott-Tregevant-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a> Nicole &amp; Scott Tregevant[/caption]

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