• 2023 Deep Roots Summer Series – The Oddballs @ 8 West Grille

    8 West Grille 1300 Hwy. 8 West, Cleveland, MS, United States

    Unique, indie cover duo with sounds ranging from pop alternative to soulful funk The Oddballs are Delta State students Lucy Kastla, vocalist from Chunky, MS and Nick Aultman, guitarist from Richland, MS.

  • 2023 Deep Roots Summer Series – Holley Peel @ Bar Fontaine

    Bar Fontaine 215 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 […]

  • 2023 Deep Roots Summer Series – Neshun @ Backdraft

    Backdraft 337 Cotton Row, Cleveland, MS, United States

    Vocalist Neshun Holmes from McComb, Mississippi, is a graduate of the DMI Entertainment Industry Studies program at Delta State University. She performed with the DMI All-Stars in Los Angeles as part of the GRAMMY Museum’s ‘Mississippi Night’ in 2019. She recently earned a graduate degree from Delta State while performing around town and working as […]

  • 2023 Deep Roots Summer Series – Delta Sun and Brisket @ Darry’s Food & Drink

    Darry's Food & Drink 122 East TM Jones Hwy., Boyle, 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 […]

  • 2023 Deep Roots: Live at Five – Mississippi Marshall & the Juke Daddys w/Billy Maines

    Delta Arts Alliance (Outdoor Awning) 104 S. Court St., 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, […]

  • 2023 Deep Roots Summer Series – Variety @ 8 West Grille

    8 West Grille 1300 Hwy. 8 West, Cleveland, MS, United States

    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 […]

  • 2023 Deep Roots Summer Series – Charles Sullivan II @ Bar Fontaine

    Bar Fontaine 215 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 […]

  • 2023 Deep Roots Summer Series – Tricia Walker @ Backdraft

    Backdraft 337 Cotton Row, Cleveland, MS, United States

    Award-winning singer/songwriter Tricia Walker spent 25+ years in the music industry in Nashville before returning to her native Mississippi to develop the Delta Music Institute entertainment industry studies program at her alma mater, Delta State University. She retired as Director Emeritus in 2019 and now, as Music Ambassador for Cleveland, she is focusing her creative […]

  • 2023 Deep Roots Summer Series – Billy Maines @ Darry’s Food & Drink

    Darry's Food & Drink 122 East TM Jones Hwy., Boyle, 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 […]

  • 2023 Deep Roots: Live at Five – Keith Johnson & The Big Muddy Band

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

    Born in Glen Allen, Mississippi, Keith Johnson, "Prince of the Delta Blues," is carrying on and upholding a family legacy in the entertainment industry as he is the great nephew of blues icon, Muddy Waters.  He is also the grandson of Texcellar Fields, blues singer from the early fifty and sixties. Keith graduated from the […]