• Deep Roots 2026 Winter Series – Guitar Frenchie @ Backdraft

    Backdraft 337 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 Winter Series – Mason Honnoll @ Bar Fontaine

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

    Mason Honnoll  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. With […]

  • Deep Roots 2026 Winter Series – Mississippi Marshall @ Bar Fontaine

    Bar Fontaine 215 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 Winter 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 2026 Spring Series – Gramm Phillips @ Bar Fontaine

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

    Gramm Phillips, a proud native of Clarksdale, Mississippi, comes from a multigenerational family of musicians, whether they played for church, taught in schools, or rocked and rolled for a living. After learning about the contributions of local Clarksdale musicians, he pursued his own interests in providing entertainment to the needs of Delta house parties, local […]

  • 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 – Charles Sullivan II @ Backdraft

    Backdraft 337 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 […]

  • Deep Roots 2026 Spring Series – Billy Maines @ Bar Fontaine

    Bar Fontaine 215 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 – Mike Slaton @ Backdraft

    Backdraft 337 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, […]

  • Deep Roots 2026 Spring Series – Alanna Mosley @ Bar Fontaine

    Bar Fontaine 215 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 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 […]

  • Deep Roots 2026 Spring Series – Delta Sun & Brisket @ Backdraft

    Backdraft 337 Cotton Row, Cleveland, 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 […]