Past Events from November 14, 2020 – September 30, 2020 | Delta Deep Roots

Deep Roots Spring Series – Mary Claire @ Backdraft

Backdraft 337 Cotton Row, Cleveland, MS, United States

Vocalist/pianist Mary Claire Rackley from Gulfport, Mississippi, is a graduate of the DMI Entertainment Industry Studies program at Delta State University. She performed with the DMI All-Stars in Los Angeles as part of the GRAMMY Museum’s ‘Mississippi Night’ in 2019. When is not performing solo, she is the lead singer for the rock band, Elektra, […]

Deep Roots Spring Series – Tricia Walker & Danny Abraham @ Catfish Cabin

Catfish Cabin 122 TM Jones Hwy., Boyle, MS, United States

Tricia Walker is a singer and songwriter whose songs have been recorded by Faith Hill, Patty Loveless and Alison Krauss, whose performance of Tricia’s Looking in the Eyes of Love earned a GRAMMY® award. A recording artist herself, Tricia has released eight studio recordings in multiple styles. Tricia moved to Nashville where she worked as […]

Deep Roots Spring Series – Variety @ 8 West Grille

8 West Grille 1300 Hwy. 8 West, Cleveland, MS, United States

Variety is the popular ‘old school’ R&B/soul duo of siblings Eric Edwards and Shara White from Cleveland, Mississippi. They have been performing together across the country for more than 25 years. Eric and Shara, born and raised in the Mississippi Delta, grew up in a musical home where they both started playing and singing at the […]

Deep Roots Spring Series – Alanna Mosley @ 8 West Grille

8 West Grille 1300 Hwy. 8 West, Cleveland, MS, United States

Alanna Mosley is a singer-songwriter from Carrollton, Mississippi. Her music—best described as Americana or roots—blurs genre lines, and her cover tune catalog spans decades. With guitar in hand, Mosley is an unstoppable jukebox of great music that invites the listener to keep humming along. At an early age, Mosley was soaking in her music education: […]

Deep Roots Spring Series – Mississippi Marshall @ Backdraft

Backdraft 337 Cotton Row, Cleveland, MS, United States

Mississippi Marshall is a singer/songwriter/guitarist raised right in the heart of the Mississippi Delta. Marshall’s original guitar stylings range from old style Delta Blues to in-your-face blues boogie. His original music reflects his life experiences and for over 30 years, he has toured the country, headlining Blues clubs and festivals, including the Juke Joint Festival, […]

Deep Roots Spring Series – Alanna Mosley @ Backdraft

Backdraft 337 Cotton Row, Cleveland, MS, United States

Alanna Mosley is a singer-songwriter from Carrollton, Mississippi. Her music—best described as Americana or roots—blurs genre lines, and her cover tune catalog spans decades. With guitar in hand, Mosley is an unstoppable jukebox of great music that invites the listener to keep humming along. At an early age, Mosley was soaking in her music education: […]

Deep Roots Summer Series – Delta String Band @ Catfish Cabin

Catfish Cabin 122 TM Jones Hwy., Boyle, MS, United States

Roots musicians Charles Sullivan and Cody Ruth are members of the Delta String Band, an Americana band based out of Greenville, Mississippi. Similar to what the band presents, Charles and Cody sing a variety of styles, from folk and bluegrass to straight-up country. With influences like bluegrass great Ralph Stanley, folk master John Prine, pure […]

Deep Roots Summer Series – Michael “Cadillac” Dennis @ Bar Fontaine

Bar Fontaine 215 Cotton Row, Cleveland, MS, United States

Born and raised in the Mississippi Delta, ‘Cadillac’ Dennis’ musical journey began with singing and playing drums with the church choir as a kid.  While majoring in music at Mississippi Valley State University, he began dabbling with guitar and piano.  This led to his playing in a number of Gospel bands in his twenties, before […]

Deep Roots Summer Series – Guitar Frenchie @ 8 West Grille

8 West Grille 1300 Hwy. 8 West, Cleveland, MS, United States

This hot-shot southpaw guitarist from Nimes, France, funded his move to the States by selling his Gibson Les Paul guitar. He’s forged through a rough-and-tumble 20 years, from jamming with blues legends to playing for hire. “I grew up on all American music — Rock ’n’ Roll and Blues — but back when I was […]

Deep Roots Summer Series – Neshun @ Bar Fontaine

Bar Fontaine 215 Cotton Row, Cleveland, MS, United States

Vocalist Neshun Holmes from McComb, Mississippi, is a graduate of the DMI Entertainment Industry Studies program at Delta State University. She performed with the DMI All-Stars in Los Angeles as part of the GRAMMY Museum’s ‘Mississippi Night’ in 2019. She recently earned a graduate degree from Delta State while performing around town and working as […]

Deep Roots Summer Series – Robin Webb @ Backdraft

Backdraft 337 Cotton Row, Cleveland, MS, United States

Pianist Robin Webb has performed as a classical and cocktail soloist, in addition to combo and collaborative work on all seven continents, including Antarctica. Cruise ships, global destination resorts, New York and European cabaret houses and clubs, theatres on Broadway, London’s West End and regional cities kept Robin’s performance schedule busy before returning to his […]

Deep Roots Summer Series – Delta Sun & Brisket @ Catfish Cabin

Catfish Cabin 122 TM Jones Hwy., Boyle, MS, United States

Mike “Delta Sun” Slaton and Chris “Brisket” Livingston are singer/songwriters from the birthplace of American Music, the great state of Mississippi.  They have been performing for audiences around the Southeastern United States for over 25 years.  Their original and cover songs are inspired by legendary artists such as John Prine, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Tom […]