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 is proud to partner for the upcoming 17th season with the Cleveland MS Farmer’s Market! Come enjoy the jazz fusion duo Betzenzo (Ryan Betz and Jeff Laurenzo) for the closing performance of the market series!
Jeff McCreary is a singer-songwriter from the Delta town of Cleveland, Mississippi. 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.” Inspired by Dylan’s music, as well as Texas songwriter Townes Van Zandt, he began to write his own songs, […]
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 […]
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. Their influences include a wide variety of artists, including fellow Mississippians Sam Cooke and B.B. King. […]
Experimental jazz duo Betzenzo performs complex and contemplative music. The musicians met as students at Delta State University and they have been playing together for several years. Opening act will be Hannah Miller, singer/songwriter and recent graduate of the DMI Entertainment Industry studios program at Delta State University.
RESCHEDULED FROM AUGUST 6 - Jeff McCreary is a singer-songwriter from the Delta town of Cleveland, Mississippi. 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.” Inspired by Dylan’s music, as well as Texas songwriter Townes Van Zandt, he began to […]
BONUS SHOW! Deep Roots: Live Downtown! is pleased to offer a 'bonus' show to the late summer series with Delta favorite, John Mohead. Singer/songwriter Mohead has recorded for Rounder Records and was a staff writer for Universal Music Nashville, where he co-wrote “Southern Women,” a Billboard top 20 hit for the Wright Brothers, with Kent Blazy. He […]
The North Mississippi Allstars and Rebirth Brass Band, along with special guest Cedric Burnside, will perform live in concert Thursday, September 30, 2021, at 7:30 p.m. at the Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC) at Delta State University as part of the national Shake & Holla tour. The concert is locally sponsored by the International Conference […]
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 […]
From the BB King Museum to Dockery to the Delta Supper Club, these Cleveland originals have brought their joyous sounds to iconic venues and events across the Delta for forty-five years and counting. Whether it’s in a smoky club, on a flatbed trailer, at a festival, or at a wedding reception, when Jake and the […]
Delta singer/songwriter Jon Byrd brings country favorites and original songs to this week's Deep Roots show! Jon's musical interests began when his grandfather bought him a drum set, and Jon started singing and playing along to Country music videos on CMT. George Strait was his main influence along with Alan Jackson, Brooks and Dunn and […]