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Voices of Mississippi Package

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Get your pair of tickets for Voices of Mississippi on Friday, April 8, 2022 at the Savannah Music Festival AND Voices of Mississippi Box Set by Dust to Digital (accommodations not included).

Voices of Mississippi is a new multimedia event that celebrates the music, art, and storytelling traditions of the people of Mississippi. Based on the 2019 double-Grammy Award-winning 'Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by William Ferris', the program features live musical performances integrated with film, audio recordings, and rare photographs captured by folklorist William 'Bill' Ferris, who will serve as host for the evening. The show will feature musicians Sharde Thomas, Cedric Burnside, and Luther and Cody Dickinson of the North Mississippi Allstars, all of whom are descendants of artists documented by Ferris.

The Savannah Music Festival (SMF) is dedicated to presenting world-class celebrations of the musical arts by creating timeless and adventurous productions that stimulate arts education, foster economic growth and unite artists and audiences in Savannah.

WHAT TO EXPECT
Acoustic, electric blues and gospel music performed by some of Mississippi's finest musicians. Rare snapshots of a unique culture captured and curated by historian and folklorist William Ferris.

ABOUT THE CONCERT
Voices of Mississippi is a new multimedia event celebrating the music, art, and storytelling traditions of the people of Mississippi. Based on the 2019 double Grammy Award-winning Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by William Ferris, the program features live musical performances integrated with film, audio recordings, and rare photographs captured by folklorist William Ferris, who will serve as host for the evening.

A historian with a proudly egalitarian lens, Ferris studies Mississippi as a slice of humanity in which everyone and everything is interconnected-and in which the beating heart of broader cultural traditions can be found in some of the most overlooked figures and places. From the 1960s through the 1990s, Ferris captured an invaluable archive of cultural and musical treasures, and much of that art and humanity will be shared in this unique multimedia concert experience.

Featuring Bobby Rush and Ruthie Foster with William Ferris, Cedric Burnside, Sharde Thomas and Luther and Cody Dickinson of the North Mississippi Allstars, Voices of Mississippi combines blues, folk, gospel music, and spoken-word storytelling to paint a powerful picture of a unique time and place that remains an essential piece of the American cultural fabric.

The Voices of Mississippi Box Set features 120-page-hardcover book with 3 CDs and 1
DVD. Dust to Digital owners Lance and April Ledbetter along with Music Manager, Charles Driebe, are Hambidge Fellows that collaborated to help bring this award winning album to life with a magical tour.

Donated By Charles Driebe, Savannah Music Festival, Dust to Digital