• Deep Roots 2026 Spring Series – Tony Boyd @ Backdraft

    Backdraft 337 Cotton Row, Cleveland, MS, United States

    Tony Boyd is a solo musician born and raised in the hills of Sentobia, MS. Described as “a laid-back tribute to Americana,” Boyd has performed his own variety of folk, country and blues music throughout the region for over three decades. Boyd picked up the harmonica at the age of twelve, but only really started […]

  • Deep Roots 2026 Spring Series – Mike Slaton @ Bar Fontaine

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

    Mike Slaton starting picking and singing after his parents snuck him backstage on his fifth birthday to meet Willie Nelson after a concert in Shreveport, Louisiana.  He immediately got ‘bit’ by the ‘music bug’ and gave his first live performance at his kindergarten talent show, singing “On The Road Again.” Born and raised in Greenville, Mississippi, Slaton […]

  • Deep Roots 2026 Spring 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 2026 Spring Series – Charles Sullivan @ Bar Fontaine

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

    Singer/songwriter Charles Sullivan is a member of the Delta String Band, an Americana band based out of Greenville, Mississippi. Similar to what the band presents, Sullivan sings a variety of styles, from folk and bluegrass to straight-up country. With influences like bluegrass great Ralph Stanley, folk master John Prine, pure country kings Johnny Cash and […]

  • Mississippi Songwriters Festival – Delta Region

    The Mississippi Songwriters Festival - Delta Region, with support from Visit Mississippi and Visit Cleveland, will feature hit songwriters Bryan Kennedy and Ken Hart along with 20+ regional songwriters, performing original songs in an ‘in the round’ setting at GRAMMY Museum Mississippi. Regional songwriters will perform from 6:00-9:00 pm on Friday evening, May 15, and […]

  • Deep Roots 2026 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 2026 Spring Series – Guitar Frenchie @ Bar Fontaine

    Bar Fontaine 215 Cotton Row, 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 2026 Spring 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 2026 Spring Series – Billy Maines @ Backdraft

    Backdraft 337 Cotton Row, Cleveland, MS, United States

    Americana singer/songwriter Billy Maines grew up in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains in a village on the Hudson River near Woodstock, New York. He started taking guitar lessons at an early age and played in various rock bands during high school. While attending college at Cortland College in New York, Billy began honing his […]

  • Deep Roots 2026 Spring Series – Delta String Band @ Bar Fontaine

    Bar Fontaine 215 Cotton Row, Cleveland, 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 2026 Spring Series – Neshun @ Backdraft

    Backdraft 337 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 2026 Spring Series – Michael ‘Cadillac’ Dennis @ Backdraft

    Backdraft 337 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 […]