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April 26-28, 2024

Word of South

Sunny War

It’s no secret that great art comes from the margins. From those who are either pushed to create from inner forces, or who create to show they deserve to be recognized. Los Angeles-based street singer, guitarist, and roots music revolutionary Sunny War has always been an outsider, always felt the drive to define her place […]

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Chuck Cannon

Chuck Cannon says he: was born in greenville, sc moved to north sc moved to myrtle beach, sc picked up baseball found girls put baseball down picked up guitar found girls who were more fun moved to franklin springs, ga moved to nashville, tn picked up songwriting married wrong girl laid down songwriting divorced wrong […]

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Eric Eggers

Eric Eggers is a longtime Tallahassee resident who is a proud graduate of Florida State and Lincoln High School. Eric spent a decade as a local radio personality before taking a job with a local research non-profit. Now a writer and tv and film producer, Eric loves helping people tell their stories, and was honored […]

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Ross Burach

Ross Burach is an author and illustrator with a degree in fine arts from the University of Massachusetts. Ross has focused on designing characters and backgrounds for animation studios within children’s media. He has always loved combining words and pictures to create humor and has since found the perfect blend for a career in children’s […]

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JigJam

JigJam is a multi-award winning quartet from the heart of the midlands in Ireland. Blending the best of traditional Irish music with bluegrass and Americana in a new genre which has been branded as ‘iGrass’, their onstage energy along with their virtuoso musical ability has captivated audiences throughout the world. All multi-instrumentalists, JigJam interchanges banjos, […]

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Jamestown Revival

Jamestown Revival is an American rock duo featuring Zach Chance and Jonathan Clay. The childhood friends from Magnolia, Texas, write songs about everyday life that are a combination of harmonies which merge Southern country, Americana, and Western rock music. Their first album, Utah, was originally self-released in early 2014 and then re-released by Republic Records […]

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Ronni Lundy

Ronni Lundy, the award-winning author of Victuals: An Appalachian Journey, with Recipes (Clarkson Potter, 2016), has been writing about the food, music and culture of the southern Appalachians and the American South for more than 30 years. Born in Corbin, Kentucky and raised in Louisville with strong ties to the mountains, she often writes from the perspective and […]

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Watkins Family Hour

For singer-songwriter-multi-instrumentalists Sara Watkins and Sean Watkins, the Watkins Family Hour has long been an oasis from the rigors of the road, a laboratory where they can try out new material or master beloved cover songs. Their monthly show at L.A.’s famed venue, Largo, has been hailed as a convivial, communal event where they welcome […]

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