Past Events from November 14, 2020 – September 30, 2020 | Page 5 | Delta Deep Roots

Deep Roots: Live Downtown! – Variety

Cleveland/Bolivar Chamber of Commerce 101 S. Bayou, Cleveland, MS, United States

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. Variety will be performing beginning at 6:30 pm on the west platform of the depot at the Cleveland/Bolivar County Chamber of Commerce […]

Deep Roots: Live Downtown! – Delta String Band and Craig Adams

Ellis Theatre - Delta Arts Alliance 104 S. Court St., Cleveland, MS, United States

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 […]

Deep Roots: Live Downtown! – Tricia Walker – Special Sunday Show!

Cleveland/Bolivar Chamber of Commerce 101 S. Bayou, Cleveland, 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 a […]

Deep Roots 2022 Winter/Spring Series – Mark “Muleman” Massey

Ellis Theatre - Delta Arts Alliance 104 S. Court St., Cleveland, MS, United States

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 […]

Deep Roots 2022 Winter/Spring Series – Blue Mother Tupelo

Ellis Theatre - Delta Arts Alliance 104 S. Court St., Cleveland, MS, United States

Ricky & Micol Davis are the songwriting, recording, performing music artists known as the husband & wife duo, Blue Mother Tupelo. Blue 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, […]

Deep Roots 2022 Winter/Spring Series – Blackwater Trio

Ellis Theatre - Delta Arts Alliance 104 S. Court St., Cleveland, MS, United States

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 […]

Deep Roots 2022 Winter/Spring Series – Libby Rae Watson

Ellis Theatre - Delta Arts Alliance 104 S. Court St., Cleveland, MS, United States

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 […]

2022 Deep Roots Summer Series – Mason Honnoll @ DAA Outdoor Awning

Delta Arts Alliance (Outdoor Awning) 104 S. Court St., Cleveland, MS, United States

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. With […]

2022 Deep Roots Summer Series – Billy Maines @ Airport Grocery

Airport Grocery 3608 Highway 61 N., Cleveland, MS, United States

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 […]

2022 Deep Roots Summer Series – Holley Peel @ Backdraft

Backdraft 337 Cotton Row, Cleveland, MS, United States

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 […]

2022 Deep Roots Summer Series – Alanna Mosley @ Darry’s Food & Drink

Darry's Food & Drink 122 East TM Jones Hwy., Boyle, MS, United States

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 […]

2022 Deep Roots Summer Series – Jeff McCreary @ Pickled Okra

Pickled Okra 201 S. Sharpe Ave., Cleveland, MS, United States

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 […]