Events
Voices of Mississippi
Description
featuring William Ferris, Cedric Burnside, Shardé Thomas, and Luther & Cody Dickinson of the North Mississippi Allstars
Tickets available starting at $15. Tickets are sold by section for the 21/22 season. Limited $10 UNC Student tickets available with proof of UNC OneCard.
Immerse yourself in Voices of Mississippi, a new multimedia experience and concert event celebrating the music, people, and art of the Southern blues, gospel, and storytelling traditions.
Based on and inspired by the acclaimed 2019 double Grammy-winning four-disc box set of the same name, Voices of Mississippi features live musical performances integrated with film, audio recordings, and rare photographs documented by folklorist William “Bill” Ferris, founder of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture, former chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities, UNC professor emeritus of history, and retired senior associate director of UNC’s Center for the Study of the American South.