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SUMMARY:2022 Deep Roots Summer Series - Holley Peel @ Backdraft
DESCRIPTION:Singer/songwriter Holley Peel\, whose music carries a strong storytelling influence in a bluesy/Americana style\,was born and raised in Columbus\, Mississippi\, but has settled in the Delta as her base of operations. The fourth-generation pianist started learning piano at six years old with two years of Suzuki method lessons before taking classical lessons for another eight years. \nHer musical favorites cover a wide variety\, including Bob Marley\, Bon Iver\, Susan Tedeschi\, Gillian Welch\, The Meters\, Glen Hansard\, Stevie Wonder\, and Ryan Adams.
URL:https://www.deltadeeproots.com/event/2022-deep-roots-summer-series-holley-peel-backdraft-2/
LOCATION:Backdraft\, 337 Cotton Row\, Cleveland\, MS\, 38732\, United States
CATEGORIES:2022 Deep Roots Summer Series
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SUMMARY:2022 Deep Roots Summer Series - Billy Maines @ Airport Grocery
DESCRIPTION: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 writing skills for a performing duo. \nAfter graduation\, Maines relocated to Boulder\, Colorado\, where the wide open music scene inspired his writing and encouraged his performing with different bands up and down the ‘front range’ of the Rockies. He plays guitar\, harmonica\, mandolin\, and fiddle across genres of Americana\, Alternative Rock and the Blues. He credits his main musical influences as The Band\, Neil Young\, Muddy Waters\, and Bob Dylan. \nAfter moving to the Mississippi Delta in 2004\, he learned to appreciate the rich heritage of the music of Mississippi and formed an original rock band called The Rind. After the band dissolved\, Billy began to perform as a solo artist and continues to do so today. \n https://www.facebook.com/billymainesmusicman
URL:https://www.deltadeeproots.com/event/2022-deep-roots-summer-series-billy-maines-airport-grocery-2/
LOCATION:Airport Grocery\, 3608 Highway 61 N.\, Cleveland\, MS\, 38732\, United States
CATEGORIES:2022 Deep Roots Summer Series
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SUMMARY:2022 Deep Roots Summer Series - Mississippi Marshall & the Juke Daddys @ Pickled Okra
DESCRIPTION: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\, Unity Festival\, World Catfish Festival\, Que on the Yazoo\, and the Sam Chatmon Festival\, both as a solo artist and with his band\, The Juke Daddys. \n\n\nMississippi Marshall is a two-time International Blues Challenge Semi-Finalist and a Mississippi Music Foundation award winner for Best Instrumental.  He is currently working on his fourth album.
URL:https://www.deltadeeproots.com/event/2022-deep-roots-summer-series-mississippi-marshall-the-juke-daddys-pickled-okra/
LOCATION:Pickled Okra\, 201 S. Sharpe Ave.\, Cleveland\, MS\, 38732\, United States
CATEGORIES:2022 Deep Roots Summer Series
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SUMMARY:2022 Deep Roots Summer Series - The Big Time Rhythm & Blues Band @ Delta Arts Alliance Outdoor Awning
DESCRIPTION:The Big Time Rhythm &Blues Band was formed in the spring of 2010 by Michael “Cadillac” Dennis\, guitarist/vocalist\, and Tommy “Wildcat” Collins\, bass guitarist.   After playing for other artists\, the duo decided to form their own band and develop their own show. Throughout the years\, members have come and gone\, but the band continues\, and today the band’s focus remains on presenting a live performance that audiences enjoy while still doing what they love most\, making music. \n   The band performs music from multiple genres\, including Blues and R&B to Pop and Top 40 Oldies.  The band’s musical influences include B.B. King\, Prince\, Eric Clapton\, and Bill Withers.  Unlike some musicians who limit themselves to one playing style\, the Big Time Rhythm & Blues Band continues to diversify its set list\, delving into other genres of music such as jazz and classical. \n   The Big Time Rhythm & Blues Band currently performs throughout the Delta and Ark-La-Miss\, while occasionally venturing out to other areas.  They have enjoyed the privilege of pairing with Chicago Blues legend Jo Jo Murray on a number of recent performances. For the summer of 2022\, the band is preparing to hit the road and participate in a number of festivals and music events\, including the Yellow Dog Festival in Moorhead and the Cairo Blues & Heritage Festival in Cairo\, Illinois.
URL:https://www.deltadeeproots.com/event/2022-deep-roots-summer-series-the-big-time-rhythm-blues-band-delta-arts-alliance-outdoor-awning/
LOCATION:Delta Arts Alliance (Outdoor Awning)\, 104 S. Court St.\, Cleveland\, MS\, 38732\, United States
CATEGORIES:2022 Deep Roots Summer Series
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SUMMARY:2022 Deep Roots Summer Series - Alanna Mosley @ Darry's Food & Drink
DESCRIPTION:Alanna Mosley is a performing songwriter from Carrollton\, Mississippi. Her diverse influences include Shawn Colvin\, Gram Parsons\, and Patty Griffin\, and it shows in the wide variety of music she sings while always applying her own unique spin. She is a previous winner of the prestigious Jimmie Rodgers Singer/Songwriter Competition\, and most nights she can be found singing her songs on stages across Mississippi.
URL:https://www.deltadeeproots.com/event/2022-deep-roots-summer-series-alanna-mosley-darrys-food-drink/
LOCATION:Darry’s Food & Drink\, 122 East TM Jones Hwy.\, Boyle\, MS\, 38730\, United States
CATEGORIES:2022 Deep Roots Summer Series
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SUMMARY:2022 Deep Roots Summer Series - Jeff McCreary @ Backdraft
DESCRIPTION:Jeff McCreary\, one of Deep Roots core artists\, is a singer-songwriter from the Delta town of Cleveland\, Mississippi. Born and raised in between Cleveland and the nearby town of Merigold\, McCreary stuck around even after a stint in Europe because of family and the irresistible draw of the Delta. McCreary’s music is the wry\, hard-earned expression of life and time in the mystic region famously described as “the most Southern place on earth.” \n\n\nAfter discovering Bob Dylan at age 16\, McCreary picked up the guitar and a pen. Inspired by Dylan’s music\, as well as Texas songwriter Townes Van Zandt\, he began to write his own songs based on a style that could be folk\, rock\, red dirt country\, anthemic\, Shakespearean\, sardonic\, heartwarming\, dark\, humorous\, or any/all of the above. Simply put\, McCreary explores all facets of the broad genre of Americana in his writing and playing. He writes with a specificity that makes his music all the more relatable\, offering an honest look at life and his surroundings. Songwriting is his passion to him\, it feels like it’s what he’s on earth to do. “They show up sometimes out of the blue\,” he says of his songs. “It’s like a gift.” \n\n\n“If you like roots or country or folk music\, I’m your guy. Or if you just like drinking beer with some background noise\, I’m also your guy\,” McCreary says just before a gig. While McCreary’s seemingly straightforward style may be conducive to head-nodding\, beer-drinking\, and even toe-tapping\, it shouldn’t be reduced to just background “noise.” He produces art in the form of music that sounds good and seems simple on the surface\, but reveals more and more upon the second or third or tenth listen. McCreary’s music is for the listener who wants to hear a straight-up country song or hum along with a pleasant folk tune\, and it’s for the guy in the corner lost in thought\, nursing a beer and his wounds. Like the unseen\, swift current of the nearby Mississippi River\, Jeff McCreary’s music proves that first appearances can be deceiving. His EP\, Rough Patch\, was released in 2021.
URL:https://www.deltadeeproots.com/event/2022-deep-roots-summer-series-jeff-mccreary-backdraft/
LOCATION:Backdraft\, 337 Cotton Row\, Cleveland\, MS\, 38732\, United States
CATEGORIES:2022 Deep Roots Summer Series
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SUMMARY:2022 Deep Root Summer Series - Holley Peel @ Airport Grocery
DESCRIPTION:Singer/songwriter Holley Peel\, whose music carries a strong storytelling influence in a bluesy/Americana style\, was born and raised in Columbus\, Mississippi\, but has settled in the Delta as her base of operations. The fourth-generation pianist started learning piano at six years old with two years of Suzuki method lessons before taking classical lessons for another eight years. \nHer musical favorites cover a wide variety\, including Bob Marley\, Bon Iver\, Susan Tedeschi\, Gillian Welch\, The Meters\, Glen Hansard\, Stevie Wonder\, and Ryan Adams.
URL:https://www.deltadeeproots.com/event/2022-deep-root-summer-series-holley-peel-airport-grocery/
LOCATION:Airport Grocery\, 3608 Highway 61 N.\, Cleveland\, MS\, 38732\, United States
CATEGORIES:2022 Deep Roots Summer Series
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SUMMARY:SPECIAL SHOW! Hit Songwriters Greg Crowe and Dave Gibson @ Pickled Okra
DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss this special songwriter show with award-winning songwriters Greg Crowe and Dave Gibson Saturday\, June 25 at the Pickled Okra starting at 9 pm! \nRaised in the heart of the Mississippi Delta\, Greg Crowe brings a compelling blend of blues\, rock\, and country to the musical landscape. He is a BMI award winning songwriter with the #1 hit “Lonely and Gone” by Montgomery Gentry\, “Little Did I Know” (Sammy Kershaw)\, “Don’t Send the Invitation” (Adam Gregory)\, and cuts on Lonestar\, Will Hoge\, Chuck Mead\, and many o. He also wrote\, sang\, and produced the official song for The Tennessee Titans Radio Network\, “We’re Fired Up\,” and was nominated as a producer for European country music album of the year. \nDave Gibson have been a professional singer/songwriter in Nashville since 1982.  His songs have taken to the airwaves and taken off\, becoming #1 hits with groups like Alabama and legendary country singers like Tanya Tucker. Other country greats like Reba McEntire\, Marie Osmond\, Randy Travis and Ronnie Milsap have sung Dave’s classic songs. When Dave was lead singer of the Gibson/Miller Band\, his group earned an Academy of Country Music Award for Top New Vocal Duo or Group.
URL:https://www.deltadeeproots.com/event/special-show-hit-songwriters-greg-crowe-and-dave-gibson-pickled-okra/
LOCATION:Pickled Okra\, 201 S. Sharpe Ave.\, Cleveland\, MS\, 38732\, United States
CATEGORIES:2022 Deep Roots Summer Series
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SUMMARY:2022 Deep Roots Summer Series - Mississippi Mason @ Pickled Okra
DESCRIPTION:Mississippi Mason is a singer/songwriter hailing from Columbus\, MS. Mason writes and sings music for “simple folks”–storytelling songs with catchy\, singable melodies and accessible lyrics. Having tasted the music business while growing up traveling with his dad’s southern gospel band on the weekends\, it’s no surprise that he ended up as a musician himself. \nWith influences from a wide range of old and new country\, southern rock\, and gospel artists\, Mason seems at home in a ball cap as much as the cowboy hat to which he’s dedicated an entire song. As a writer\, he seems less influenced by the bro-country of the last decade and more inspired by the writers of yesteryear. His idols are Johnny Cash\, Jamey Johnson\, and Lynyrd Skynyrd\, and it shows. There’s even a quality to his voice that seems to belong in a bygone era–his smooth tone mimics mid-century country balladeer Jim Reeves at some points\, and at others a 20th-century country tone that could have put him in the running to be the fifth member of the Highwaymen. \nMason’s newest recording effort\, a ten song collection of studio recordings titled Just The Way I Am\, shows his range as a writer. The album\, released in May 2022\, opens with the clearly southern rock anthem “Don’t Take Me Back\,” followed by the gothic-country plea to “Say a Prayer” for him on judgement day\, before transitioning to the carefree and relatable “Dancing In The Dark” (an ode to nonchalance as it relates to what life throws at you). The lighthearted “Tombigbee Bend” leads into the longing of “Outskirts of Heaven” and the romance of “Hey Babe.”  In a nod to the traditional sounds of Nashville\, Mason offers up his original song\, “Better On My Own” and a cover of the Cash classic\, “Folsom Prison Blues.” The project moves toward a conclusion with an upbeat tribute to the grandfather who handed down “This Cowboy Hat of Mine\,” and ends with a journey down “The Weary Road.” \nMason is a recent graduate from the DMI Entertainment Industry Studies program at Delta State University in Cleveland\, Mississippi\, and is signed to Cotton Row Record Company. He is currently marketing\, promoting\, and touring in support of his new album. The ultimate dream for Mason? To sing from the stage of the Grand Ole Opry and have his songs broadcast over WSM. It seems that he is well on his way. Just like country greats before him\, he writes and sings with a rugged honesty that comes across as absolutely genuine. www.mississippimason.com
URL:https://www.deltadeeproots.com/event/2022-deep-roots-summer-series-keith-johnson-pickled-okra/
LOCATION:Pickled Okra\, 201 S. Sharpe Ave.\, Cleveland\, MS\, 38732\, United States
CATEGORIES:2022 Deep Roots Summer Series
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SUMMARY:2022 Deep Roots Summer Series - Variety @ DAA Outdoor Awning
DESCRIPTION: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. Their upbeat repertoire is the kind of music that\, according to Eric\, makes audiences want to ‘eat barbecue and drink cold beer.’ \n\n\nEric and Shara\, born and raised in the Mississippi Delta\, grew up in a musical home where they both started playing and singing at the early ages of 5 and 6 years old\, respectively. While citing their father\, Eddie Lee Edwards\, as their primary musical influence\, they also list Whitney Houston\, Mariah Carey\, Michael Jackson\, Prince\, and Quincy Jones as musicians whom they admire and respect. Both Eric and Shara are quick to acknowledge the contributions of their former band director\, Mr. James Stamps\, and musical friends Dr. Alphonso Sanders and Joe Johnson in encouraging and shaping the duo’s musical development and direction. \n\n\nEric’s voice has been compared to the Isley Brothers\, and Shara’s voice draws comparisons to Whitney Houston\, but they both feel that God has given them each a unique voice. Although known for their R&B style\, the duo is also deeply rooted in gospel music. The duo has released an album together titled There Is No One Else\, and in addition to writing original music for God’s Anointed Voices\, Eric has released an R&B project titled Those Vinyl Days! \n\n\nAs veteran entertainers\, Variety brings an undeniable joy and passion to playing and singing music because\, as Eric and Shara both say\, “it’s what we enjoy doing.” And for this duo…it definitely shows.
URL:https://www.deltadeeproots.com/event/2022-deep-roots-summer-series-variety-daa-outdoor-awning/
LOCATION:Delta Arts Alliance (Outdoor Awning)\, 104 S. Court St.\, Cleveland\, MS\, 38732\, United States
CATEGORIES:2022 Deep Roots Summer Series
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SUMMARY:2022 Deep Roots Summer Series - Chris Livingston @ Darry's Food & Drink
DESCRIPTION:Chris “Brisket” Livingston is a singer/songwriter from the birthplace of American Music\, the great state of Mississippi.  He plays acoustic\, electric\, and bass guitar\, harmonica and trombone.  Chris has been performing for audiences around the Southeastern United States for over 25 years.  His original and cover songs are inspired by legendary artists such as John Prine\, Bob Dylan\, Willie Nelson\, Tom Petty\, Grateful Dead\, and Widespread Panic.  He is currently performing solo acoustic shows at local venues around the Mississippi Delta and playing bass guitar with the band Pharmtruck out of Oxford\, MS.
URL:https://www.deltadeeproots.com/event/2022-deep-roots-summer-series-chris-livingston-darrys-food-drink/
LOCATION:Darry’s Food & Drink\, 122 East TM Jones Hwy.\, Boyle\, MS\, 38730\, United States
CATEGORIES:2022 Deep Roots Summer Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220621T183000
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SUMMARY:2022 Deep Roots Summer Series - Alanna Mosley @ Backdraft
DESCRIPTION:Alanna Mosley is a performing songwriter from Carrollton\, Mississippi. Her diverse influences include Shawn Colvin\, Gram Parsons\, and Patty Griffin\, and it shows in the wide variety of music she sings while always applying her own unique spin. She is a previous winner of the prestigious Jimmie Rodgers Singer/Songwriter Competition\, and most nights she can be found singing her songs on stages across Mississippi.
URL:https://www.deltadeeproots.com/event/2022-deep-roots-summer-series-alanna-mosley-backdraft/
LOCATION:Backdraft\, 337 Cotton Row\, Cleveland\, MS\, 38732\, United States
CATEGORIES:2022 Deep Roots Summer Series
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220620T203000
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SUMMARY:2022 Deep Roots Summer Series - Billy Maines @ Airport Grocery
DESCRIPTION:American 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 writing skills for a performing duo. After graduation\, Maines relocated to Boulder\, Colorado\, where the wide open music scene inspired his writing and encouraged his performing with different bands up and down the ‘front range’ of the Rockies. He plays guitar\, harmonica\, mandolin\, and fiddle across genres of Americana\, Alternative Rock and the Blues. He credits his main musical influences as The Band\, Neil Young\, Muddy Waters\, and Bob Dylan. After moving to the Mississippi Delta in 2004\, he learned to appreciate the rich heritage of the music of Mississippi and formed an original rock band called The Rind. After the band dissolved\, Billy began to perform as a solo artist and continues to do so today. https://www.facebook.com/billymainesmusicman
URL:https://www.deltadeeproots.com/event/2022-deep-roots-summer-series-jeff-mccreary-airport-grocery/
LOCATION:Airport Grocery\, 3608 Highway 61 N.\, Cleveland\, MS\, 38732\, United States
CATEGORIES:2022 Deep Roots Summer Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220618T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220618T210000
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SUMMARY:2022 Deep Roots Summer Series - Gran Boiz @ Pickled Okra
DESCRIPTION:The Gran Boiz are a dynamic roots trio based in the Mississippi Delta. Their blend of R&B\, soul\, and blues is a perfect combination for bringing people of all backgrounds together under the sweet strains of foot-stomping\, hip-swaying music.\n\nFronted by brothers Marcus and Lewon Payne of Renova\, MS\, The Gran Boiz have been playing across the region for decades. They began their musical careers early by singing in their church choir\, but\, Marcus remarks humorously\, they “eventually figured out a way to get out of the choir…and became musicians.” As they grew older\, they were influenced by a wide variety of artists: from fellow Mississippians Sam Cooke and B.B. King to music greats like Ray Charles and James Brown\, as well as pioneers of other genres such as rock legend Jimi Hendrix and rapper 2Pac. The brothers honed their instrumental abilities over the years as the backing band for blues artist Mississippi Slim who gave them the moniker Gran Boiz. \n\n\nTheir various influences and multiple musical abilities have earned them the right to share the stage with soul/R&B singers Betty Padgett\, TK Soul\, Benny Lattimore\, and Sir Charles Jones\, along with GRAMMY® winner Bobby Rush\, and even hip hop group Three 6 Mafia. “We can fit in any genre and can play pretty much anything\,” says Marcus. Depending on the event and the environment\, The Gran Boiz play blues\, R&B\, soul\, gospel\, pop\, reggae\, and even country.
URL:https://www.deltadeeproots.com/event/2022-deep-roots-summer-series-gran-boiz-pickled-okra/
LOCATION:Pickled Okra\, 201 S. Sharpe Ave.\, Cleveland\, MS\, 38732\, United States
CATEGORIES:2022 Deep Roots Summer Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220617T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220617T200000
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CREATED:20220527T110032Z
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SUMMARY:2022 Deep Roots Summer Series - Jeff McCreary @ The Old Depot
DESCRIPTION:Jeff McCreary\, one of Deep Roots core artists\, is a singer-songwriter from the Delta town of Cleveland\, Mississippi. Born and raised in between Cleveland and the nearby town of Merigold\, McCreary stuck around even after a stint in Europe because of family and the irresistible draw of the Delta. McCreary’s music is the wry\, hard-earned expression of life and time in the mystic region famously described as “the most Southern place on earth.” \n\n\nAfter discovering Bob Dylan at age 16\, McCreary picked up the guitar and a pen. Inspired by Dylan’s music\, as well as Texas songwriter Townes Van Zandt\, he began to write his own songs based on a style that could be folk\, rock\, red dirt country\, anthemic\, Shakespearean\, sardonic\, heartwarming\, dark\, humorous\, or any/all of the above. Simply put\, McCreary explores all facets of the broad genre of Americana in his writing and playing. He writes with a specificity that makes his music all the more relatable\, offering an honest look at life and his surroundings. Songwriting is his passion to him\, it feels like it’s what he’s on earth to do. “They show up sometimes out of the blue\,” he says of his songs. “It’s like a gift.” \n\n\n“If you like roots or country or folk music\, I’m your guy. Or if you just like drinking beer with some background noise\, I’m also your guy\,” McCreary says just before a gig. While McCreary’s seemingly straightforward style may be conducive to head-nodding\, beer-drinking\, and even toe-tapping\, it shouldn’t be reduced to just background “noise.” He produces art in the form of music that sounds good and seems simple on the surface\, but reveals more and more upon the second or third or tenth listen. McCreary’s music is for the listener who wants to hear a straight-up country song or hum along with a pleasant folk tune\, and it’s for the guy in the corner lost in thought\, nursing a beer and his wounds. Like the unseen\, swift current of the nearby Mississippi River\, Jeff McCreary’s music proves that first appearances can be deceiving. His EP\, Rough Patch\, was released in 2021. \n\n 
URL:https://www.deltadeeproots.com/event/2022-deep-roots-summer-series-jeff-mccreary-chamber-of-commerce-platform/
LOCATION:Cleveland/Bolivar Chamber of Commerce\, 101 S. Bayou\, Cleveland\, MS\, 38732\, United States
CATEGORIES:2022 Deep Roots Summer Series
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SUMMARY:2022 Deep Roots Summer Series - Variety @ Darry's Eat & Drink
DESCRIPTION: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. Their upbeat repertoire is the kind of music that\, according to Eric\, makes audiences want to ‘eat barbecue and drink cold beer.’\n\nEric and Shara\, born and raised in the Mississippi Delta\, grew up in a musical home where they both started playing and singing at the early ages of 5 and 6 years old\, respectively. While citing their father\, Eddie Lee Edwards\, as their primary musical influence\, they also list Whitney Houston\, Mariah Carey\, Michael Jackson\, Prince\, and Quincy Jones as musicians whom they admire and respect. Both Eric and Shara are quick to acknowledge the contributions of their former band director\, Mr. James Stamps\, and musical friends Dr. Alphonso Sanders and Joe Johnson in encouraging and shaping the duo’s musical development and direction. \n\n\nEric’s voice has been compared to the Isley Brothers\, and Shara’s voice draws comparisons to Whitney Houston\, but they both feel that God has given them each a unique voice. Although known for their R&B style\, the duo is also deeply rooted in gospel music. The duo has released an album together titled There Is No One Else\, and in addition to writing original music for God’s Anointed Voices\, Eric has released an R&B project titled Those Vinyl Days! \n\n\n\nAs veteran entertainers\, Variety brings an undeniable joy and passion to playing and singing music because\, as Eric and Shara both say\, “it’s what we enjoy doing.” And for this duo…it definitely shows.
URL:https://www.deltadeeproots.com/event/2022-deep-roots-summer-series-variety-darrys-eat-drink/
LOCATION:Darry’s Food & Drink\, 122 East TM Jones Hwy.\, Boyle\, MS\, 38730\, United States
CATEGORIES:2022 Deep Roots Summer Series
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220613T203000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220908T162411Z
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SUMMARY:2022 Deep Roots Summer Series - Alanna Mosley @ Airport Grocery
DESCRIPTION:Alanna Mosley is a performing songwriter from Carrollton\, Mississippi. Her diverse influences include Shawn Colvin\, Gram Parsons\, and Patty Griffin\, and it shows in the wide variety of music she sings while always applying her own unique spin. She is a previous winner of the prestigious Jimmie Rodgers Singer/Songwriter Competition\, and most nights she can be found singing her songs on stages across Mississippi.
URL:https://www.deltadeeproots.com/event/2022-deep-roots-summer-series-alanna-mosley-airport-grocery/
LOCATION:Airport Grocery\, 3608 Highway 61 N.\, Cleveland\, MS\, 38732\, United States
CATEGORIES:2022 Deep Roots Summer Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220611T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220611T210000
DTSTAMP:20260530T214729
CREATED:20220527T110009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220908T162449Z
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SUMMARY:2022 Deep Roots Summer Series - Jeff McCreary @ Pickled Okra
DESCRIPTION:Jeff McCreary\, one of Deep Roots core artists\, is a singer-songwriter from the Delta town of Cleveland\, Mississippi. Born and raised in between Cleveland and the nearby town of Merigold\, McCreary stuck around even after a stint in Europe because of family and the irresistible draw of the Delta. McCreary’s music is the wry\, hard-earned expression of life and time in the mystic region famously described as “the most Southern place on earth.” \n\n\nAfter discovering Bob Dylan at age 16\, McCreary picked up the guitar and a pen. Inspired by Dylan’s music\, as well as Texas songwriter Townes Van Zandt\, he began to write his own songs based on a style that could be folk\, rock\, red dirt country\, anthemic\, Shakespearean\, sardonic\, heartwarming\, dark\, humorous\, or any/all of the above. Simply put\, McCreary explores all facets of the broad genre of Americana in his writing and playing. He writes with a specificity that makes his music all the more relatable\, offering an honest look at life and his surroundings. Songwriting is his passion to him\, it feels like it’s what he’s on earth to do. “They show up sometimes out of the blue\,” he says of his songs. “It’s like a gift.” \n\n\n“If you like roots or country or folk music\, I’m your guy. Or if you just like drinking beer with some background noise\, I’m also your guy\,” McCreary says just before a gig. While McCreary’s seemingly straightforward style may be conducive to head-nodding\, beer-drinking\, and even toe-tapping\, it shouldn’t be reduced to just background “noise.” He produces art in the form of music that sounds good and seems simple on the surface\, but reveals more and more upon the second or third or tenth listen. McCreary’s music is for the listener who wants to hear a straight-up country song or hum along with a pleasant folk tune\, and it’s for the guy in the corner lost in thought\, nursing a beer and his wounds. Like the unseen\, swift current of the nearby Mississippi River\, Jeff McCreary’s music proves that first appearances can be deceiving. His EP\, Rough Patch\, was released in 2021.
URL:https://www.deltadeeproots.com/event/2022-deep-roots-summer-series-jeff-mccreary-pickled-okra/
LOCATION:Pickled Okra\, 201 S. Sharpe Ave.\, Cleveland\, MS\, 38732\, United States
CATEGORIES:2022 Deep Roots Summer Series
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220610T200000
DTSTAMP:20260530T214729
CREATED:20220527T110044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220908T163456Z
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SUMMARY:2022 Deep Roots Summer Series - Betzenzo @ The Old Depot
DESCRIPTION:Betzenzo is a jazz fusion instrumental band based in Cleveland\, MS. Founded by Ryan Betz (keys) and Jeff Laurenzo (drums)\, this duo is making waves across the state of Mississippi with their genre-fusing music. \n\n\nBetz and Laurenzo (Enzo) met in the marching band at Delta State University in 2005. The two became friends and eventually formed Betzenzo–a clever combination of their last names–and began performing their original compositions locally. Betzenzo’s music is a blend of influences from both members. Betz grew up learning traditional jazz and classical theory\, and Enzo has explored various genres as he has played with other artists. These influences\, along with alt-rock and hip-hop\, form the fusion that is\, in the words of Betz\, “Interesting\, unexpected\, but fulfilling. Like a complex\, rich black coffee.” It might be an acquired taste for some\, but their talent is undeniable. \n\n\nBetzenzo’s performances to date have been in mostly festival or bar settings\, with some appearances at special events for GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi and even an opening slot for Trombone Shorty at the Bologna Performing Arts Center in Cleveland\, Mississippi. Their laid back but engaging music makes for great entertainment at almost any event. The combined energy and creativity of the two is what drives their performances. What they present is accessible jazz: music that is complicated\, but enjoyable. While not compromising their craft\, they incorporate elements of rock and blues and even hip-hop to make their music more attractive to the average listener. \n\n\n“Surprising” seems like a good descriptor for Betzenzo; this “jam band” brings a fresh\, modern feel to jazz. As tasting notes are unique to a complex\, rich\, black coffee\, so is the blend of genres the duo employs to make the music their own. And like a surprisingly flavorful black coffee\, Betzenzo’s music entices the listener to take another sip. https://www.facebook.com/Betzenzo
URL:https://www.deltadeeproots.com/event/2022-deep-roots-summer-series-betzenzo-chamber-of-commerce-platform/
LOCATION:Cleveland/Bolivar Chamber of Commerce\, 101 S. Bayou\, Cleveland\, MS\, 38732\, United States
CATEGORIES:2022 Deep Roots Summer Series
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220609T203000
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CREATED:20220527T110005Z
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SUMMARY:2022 Deep Roots Summer Series - Alanna Mosley @ Darry's Food & Drink
DESCRIPTION:Alanna Mosley is a performing songwriter from Carrollton\, Mississippi. Her diverse influences include Shawn Colvin\, Gram Parsons\, and Patty Griffin\, and it shows in the wide variety of music she sings while always applying her own unique spin. She is a previous winner of the prestigious Jimmie Rodgers Singer/Songwriter Competition\, and most nights she can be found singing her songs on stages across Mississippi.
URL:https://www.deltadeeproots.com/event/2022-deep-roots-summer-series-alanna-mosley-darrys/
LOCATION:Darry’s Food & Drink\, 122 East TM Jones Hwy.\, Boyle\, MS\, 38730\, United States
CATEGORIES:2022 Deep Roots Summer Series
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220607T203000
DTSTAMP:20260530T214729
CREATED:20220527T110004Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220908T163427Z
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SUMMARY:2022 Deep Roots Summer Series - Holley Peel @ Backdraft
DESCRIPTION:Singer/songwriter Holley Peel\, whose music carries a strong storytelling influence in a bluesy/Americana style\, was born and raised in Columbus\, Mississippi\, but has settled in the Delta as her base of operations. The fourth-generation pianist started learning piano at six years old with two years of Suzuki method lessons before taking classical lessons for another eight years. \nHer musical favorites cover a wide variety\, including Bob Marley\, Bon Iver\, Susan Tedeschi\, Gillian Welch\, The Meters\, Glen Hansard\, Stevie Wonder\, and Ryan Adams. \n \n 
URL:https://www.deltadeeproots.com/event/2022-deep-roots-summer-series-holley-peel-backdraft/
LOCATION:Backdraft\, 337 Cotton Row\, Cleveland\, MS\, 38732\, United States
CATEGORIES:2022 Deep Roots Summer Series
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220606T203000
DTSTAMP:20260530T214729
CREATED:20220527T110013Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220908T163432Z
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SUMMARY:2022 Deep Roots Summer Series - Billy Maines @ Airport Grocery
DESCRIPTION:American 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 writing skills for a performing duo. After graduation\, Maines relocated to Boulder\, Colorado\, where the wide open music scene inspired his writing and encouraged his performing with different bands up and down the ‘front range’ of the Rockies. He plays guitar\, harmonica\, mandolin\, and fiddle across genres of Americana\, Alternative Rock and the Blues. He credits his main musical influences as The Band\, Neil Young\, Muddy Waters\, and Bob Dylan. After moving to the Mississippi Delta in 2004\, he learned to appreciate the rich heritage of the music of Mississippi and formed an original rock band called The Rind. After the band dissolved\, Billy began to perform as a solo artist and continues to do so today. https://www.facebook.com/billymainesmusicman
URL:https://www.deltadeeproots.com/event/2022-deep-roots-summer-series-billy-maines-airport-grocery/
LOCATION:Airport Grocery\, 3608 Highway 61 N.\, Cleveland\, MS\, 38732\, United States
CATEGORIES:2022 Deep Roots Summer Series
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220603T200000
DTSTAMP:20260530T214729
CREATED:20220527T110057Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220908T163442Z
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SUMMARY:2022 Deep Roots Summer Series - Mason Honnoll @ DAA Outdoor Awning
DESCRIPTION:Mississippi Mason is a singer/songwriter hailing from Columbus\, MS. Mason writes and sings music for “simple folks”–storytelling songs with catchy\, singable melodies and accessible lyrics. Having tasted the music business while growing up traveling with his dad’s southern gospel band on the weekends\, it’s no surprise that he ended up as a musician himself. \nWith influences from a wide range of old and new country\, southern rock\, and gospel artists\, Mason seems at home in a ball cap as much as the cowboy hat to which he’s dedicated an entire song. As a writer\, he seems less influenced by the bro-country of the last decade and more inspired by the writers of yesteryear. His idols are Johnny Cash\, Jamey Johnson\, and Lynyrd Skynyrd\, and it shows. There’s even a quality to his voice that seems to belong in a bygone era–his smooth tone mimics mid-century country balladeer Jim Reeves at some points\, and at others a 20th-century country tone that could have put him in the running to be the fifth member of the Highwaymen. \nMason’s newest recording effort\, a ten song collection of studio recordings titled Just The Way I Am\, shows his range as a writer. The album\, released in May 2022\, opens with the clearly southern rock anthem “Don’t Take Me Back\,” followed by the gothic-country plea to “Say a Prayer” for him on judgement day\, before transitioning to the carefree and relatable “Dancing In The Dark” (an ode to nonchalance as it relates to what life throws at you). The lighthearted “Tombigbee Bend” leads into the longing of “Outskirts of Heaven” and the romance of “Hey Babe.”  In a nod to the traditional sounds of Nashville\, Mason offers up his original song\, “Better On My Own” and a cover of the Cash classic\, “Folsom Prison Blues.” The project moves toward a conclusion with an upbeat tribute to the grandfather who handed down “This Cowboy Hat of Mine\,” and ends with a journey down “The Weary Road.” \nMason is a recent graduate from the DMI Entertainment Industry Studies program at Delta State University in Cleveland\, Mississippi\, and is signed to Cotton Row Record Company. He is currently marketing\, promoting\, and touring in support of his new album. The ultimate dream for Mason? To sing from the stage of the Grand Ole Opry and have his songs broadcast over WSM. It seems that he is well on his way. Just like country greats before him\, he writes and sings with a rugged honesty that comes across as absolutely genuine. www.mississippimason.com
URL:https://www.deltadeeproots.com/event/2022-deep-roots-summer-series-mason-honnoll/
LOCATION:Delta Arts Alliance (Outdoor Awning)\, 104 S. Court St.\, Cleveland\, MS\, 38732\, United States
CATEGORIES:2022 Deep Roots Summer Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220429T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220429T150000
DTSTAMP:20260530T214729
CREATED:20220106T041007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220106T041405Z
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SUMMARY:Deep Roots 2022 Winter/Spring Series - Libby Rae Watson
DESCRIPTION:Libby Rae Watson grew up in Mississippi a few blocks from the Gulf of Mexico. Not exactly the heart of the Delta and the delta blues\, but just a few hours drive away. Captivated by the music\, she became deeply involved with the Delta in the mid 1970’s\, searching\, exploring\, documenting\, meeting and playing with all the blues artists she could find. People like Big Joe Williams\, Furry Lewis\, Johnny Woods\, Eugene Powell\, Son Thomas and many more. Legends and obscurities. She was a 22 year old  girl venturing into places not many would dare to enter. But it was her friendship with Hollandale’s Sam Chatmon that influenced her the most. They became fast friends from day one and remained that way until his death in 1983\, where Libby Rae performed “Sitting On Top Of The World” at his funeral. Now\, after years of staying close to home with her band\, The Liberaetors\, Libby Rae has come back to the old delta Blues where she started….and back to the road. \nLibby Rae has performed at many festivals over her career….the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival\,  King Biscuit Festival\, Juke Joint Festival in Clarksdale\, MS\, The Mighty Mississippi River Festival in Greenville\, MS\, and The Sam Chatmon Festival in Hollandale\, MS to name a few. She has performed House Concerts from Canada to Birdie’s Roadhouse in Varnado\, La…from the Shack Up Inn in Clarksdale\, MS to the FloraBama in Orange Beach\, AL and has been a semi-finalist multiple years at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis.She has toured with Toronto based Bluesman\, Doc MacLean\, and with Rambling Steve Gardner\, Bill Steber\, and Wes Lee as the Jericho Road Show. \nA classic Mississippi blueswoman/singer songwriter…Libby Rae Watson. \nhttps://www.libbyrae.com \n \n 
URL:https://www.deltadeeproots.com/event/deep-roots-2022-winter-spring-series-libby-rae-watson/
LOCATION:Ellis Theatre – Delta Arts Alliance\, 104 S. Court St.\, Cleveland\, MS\, 38732\, United States
CATEGORIES:2022 Deep Roots Winter/Spring Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220325T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220325T150000
DTSTAMP:20260530T214729
CREATED:20220106T040134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220106T041458Z
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SUMMARY:Deep Roots 2022 Winter/Spring Series - Blackwater Trio
DESCRIPTION:The Blackwater Trio is a folk/rock band that uses two guitars\, a violin and three-part harmony to evoke a powerful response from their audience.  Based in Clarksdale\, Mississippi\, the Trio was formed in the fall of 2013 when violinist Alice Hasen\, then a high school band director\, sat in with local guitarists Walt Busby and Seth Stroud.  The two Delta natives quickly turned the Vermont classical violinist to the “dark side” and the group gained popularity. The individual influences of Stroud\, Busby and Hasen are widely varied: Led Zeppelin\, the Beatles\, Neil Young\, Crosby Stills & Nash\, the Fleet Foxes\, Stephane Grappelli\, Natalie McMaster\, and the classical canon\, just to name a few.  The sound that emerges is a refreshing mix of opposites – Stroud’s sometimes angelic\, sometimes rough-hewn vocals; Busby’s psychedelic electric guitar layered over intricate acoustic patterns; Hasen’s honed technique supporting edgier styles outside the bounds of either violin or fiddle. The group released their debut album\, Cheshire Moon\, in August 2017.  Touring regularly through Mississippi\, Tennessee\, Arkansas and up the East Coast\, the Trio is a favorite of local festivals and has been featured in media including Delta Magazine and Memphis’ WEVL radio. Their live shows include original music as well as reinterpreted covers. Says culture blog Delta Bohemian: “With an eclectic medley of familiar yet made-their-own-tunes and with now many of their own songs\, this band is uniquely peerless.”\n\nhttps://blackwatertrio.com
URL:https://www.deltadeeproots.com/event/deep-roots-2022-winter-spring-series-march-25-blackwater-trio/
LOCATION:Ellis Theatre – Delta Arts Alliance\, 104 S. Court St.\, Cleveland\, MS\, 38732\, United States
CATEGORIES:2022 Deep Roots Winter/Spring Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220225T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220225T140000
DTSTAMP:20260530T214729
CREATED:20220106T035617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220106T041431Z
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SUMMARY:Deep Roots 2022 Winter/Spring Series - Blue Mother Tupelo
DESCRIPTION:Ricky & Micol Davis are the songwriting\, recording\, performing music artists known as the husband & wife duo\, Blue Mother Tupelo. \nBlue Mother Tupelo brings a seasoned edge to American Roots music. Their music is rhythmic\, melodic\, harmonic and soulful; and their recordings have reached the Top 5 on the Americana charts\, their album\, Heaven & Earth\, reached #2 on the Euro Americana chart; and their song\, “Playing With Fire” (co-written with Katie Armiger) was a Top 40 Country hit in the U.S. for Katie. A new Blue Mother Tupelo album is set to release in early 2022. Blue Mother Tupelo’s music is a genuine Southern – American blend. Whether you’ve seen BMT on a festival stage\, in a songwriter’s round\, heard them on the TV or the radio\, you might feel a simply heartfelt connection that makes you feel you’ve known them forever. \nwww.bluemothertupelo.com
URL:https://www.deltadeeproots.com/event/deep-roots-2022-winter-spring-series-february-25-blue-mother-tupelo/
LOCATION:Ellis Theatre – Delta Arts Alliance\, 104 S. Court St.\, Cleveland\, MS\, 38732\, United States
CATEGORIES:2022 Deep Roots Winter/Spring Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220128T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220128T140000
DTSTAMP:20260530T214729
CREATED:20220106T032613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220106T041533Z
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SUMMARY:Deep Roots 2022 Winter/Spring Series - Mark "Muleman" Massey
DESCRIPTION:Born in the Mississippi Delta\, Mark learned the true meaning of the Blues down on Parchman Farm Penitentiary. He was taught by David Kimbrough\, the son of Jr. Kimbrough\, how to play the guitar inside Parchman\, and soon after\, Mark joined the Parchman Prison Band. After Mark left Parchman\, he followed his love for the Blues towards bettering himself. Along the way\, he met the Blues legend Big Jack Johnson. He became both a mentor and friend to Mark and even gave Mark the nickname “Muleman”. \n\n\nThe name stuck ever since. \n\n\n​25 years later\, Muleman has played a host of festivals all across Mississippi including opening for B.B. King at his annual homecoming festival the last few years B.B. King performed. In 2017\, Muleman traveled overseas to Crissier\, Switzerland to perform at the Blues Rules Crissier Festival\, and Bollenblues4 in the Netherlands as well as Haarlem\, Holland. \n\n\n​Muleman has been featured on the online blues show Moonshine and Mojo Hands and the culinary television show\, Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern. He is the youngest white Blues musician to be on a Mississippi Blues Trail Marker located at the front gates of Parchman Farm. In 2016\, Muleman’s story was documented by audio recordings into the Library of Congress. Muleman’s songs and aspiring story have touched his fans from all over the world. The combination of Muleman’s distinguished voice and captivating lyricism is a force to be reckoned with. \nhttps://markmulemanmassey.wixsite.com/mysite
URL:https://www.deltadeeproots.com/event/deep-roots-2022-winter-spring-series-january-28-mark-muleman-massey/
LOCATION:Ellis Theatre – Delta Arts Alliance\, 104 S. Court St.\, Cleveland\, MS\, 38732\, United States
CATEGORIES:2022 Deep Roots Winter/Spring Series
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211219T140000
DTSTAMP:20260530T214729
CREATED:20211116T014623Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211116T014634Z
UID:2564-1639917000-1639922400@www.deltadeeproots.com
SUMMARY:Deep Roots: Live Downtown! - Tricia Walker - Special Sunday Show!
DESCRIPTION: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 a songwriter for three different publishing companies\, as a backing musician for Opry star Connie Smith\, Shania Twain and Paul Overstreet\, and founded the Original Women in the Round\, one of the most celebrated foursomes at Nashville’s prestigious Bluebird Café\,  with Pam Tillis\, Karen Staley and Ashley Cleveland. Tricia returned to her native Mississippi in 2006 to become director of the Delta Music Institute\, an entertainment industry studies program at her alma mater\, Delta State University. She retired from DSU in 2019 as Director Emerita\, DMI\, and Professor of the Practice Emerita in Entertainment Industry Studies. She is now serving as the music ambassador for the City of Cleveland\, MS where she is leading the Deep Roots music initiative. \nTricia will be performing a set of holiday music beginning at 6:30 pm on Sunday\, December 19\, on the west platform of the depot at the Cleveland/Bolivar County Chamber of Commerce.
URL:https://www.deltadeeproots.com/event/deep-roots-live-downtown-tricia-walker-special-sunday-show/
LOCATION:Cleveland/Bolivar Chamber of Commerce\, 101 S. Bayou\, Cleveland\, MS\, 38732\, United States
CATEGORIES:Deep Roots: Live Downtown!
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SUMMARY:Deep Roots: Live Downtown! - Delta String Band and Craig Adams
DESCRIPTION:In a Deep Roots split bill\, the Delta String Band and Craig Adams will be sharing the stage for a special night of music! The Delta String Band is best described as an Americana band. They play 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 Waylon Jennings\, and even genre-fusing groups like the Grateful Dead\, they bring their own flavor to the music they play. “The old school way” to them\, means playing music in its truest\, purest\, stripped-down form. Americana artist Craig Adams grew up in the riverside town of Rosedale with a knack for storytelling. He blends rock\, folk\, and country influences to form his unique blend of music. \n \n 
URL:https://www.deltadeeproots.com/event/deep-roots-live-downtown-delta-string-band/
LOCATION:Ellis Theatre – Delta Arts Alliance\, 104 S. Court St.\, Cleveland\, MS\, 38732\, United States
CATEGORIES:Deep Roots: Live Downtown!
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SUMMARY:Deep Roots: Live Downtown! - Variety
DESCRIPTION:Variety is the popular ‘old school’ R&B/soul duo of siblings Eric Edwards and Shara White from Cleveland\, Mississippi. Although known for their R&B style\, the duo is also deeply rooted in gospel music. \nVariety will be performing beginning at 6:30 pm on the west platform of the depot at the Cleveland/Bolivar County Chamber of Commerce immediately following Team Cleveland’s “Screen on the Green” movie at 5 pm\, Arthur Christmas.
URL:https://www.deltadeeproots.com/event/deep-roots-live-downtown-variety-2/
LOCATION:Cleveland/Bolivar Chamber of Commerce\, 101 S. Bayou\, Cleveland\, MS\, 38732\, United States
CATEGORIES:Deep Roots: Live Downtown!
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