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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. Betz and Laurenzo (Enzo) met in the marching band at Delta State University in 2005. The two became friends and eventually […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.’ Eric and […]
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 […]
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. Fronted by brothers Marcus and Lewon Payne of Renova, MS, The Gran Boiz have been playing […]