Today, I've got Casey Phillips and the Hounds with Greg "Fingers" Taylor from the CD Bad Luck Soul. Also, I've got Markus James from his CD Calabash Blues. Like Afrissippi, his is a blend of African Traditional and Delta blues. It is amazing. Check em out at firenzerecords.com. Afrissippi comes to the Hippo, March 11th! Don't forget Roots Reunion March 4th at the Saenger! rw

Its time for Mardi Gras and there is alot to celebrate. The next Roots Reunion will be held on March 4th at the Saenger Theatre in downtown Hattiesburg. Admission is free and you can hear it on WUSM 88.5. To celebrate, we have 21 minutes of highlights from the Dec.2005 show featuring the Patchwork String Band, the Veal Brothers and Hattiesburg bluesman Vasti Jackson. Be sure to check out Vasti's website over in the Linkage section, vastijackson.com. I also have three cuts from T-bone to celebrate his new website: t-bonepruitt.com. Come celebrate Mardi Gras with T-Bone and the guys at Copelands on Feb. 24th and 25th. rw

Today I've got Jerry Joseph of Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons recorded live at the Maple Leaf in New Orleans nine days ago. Check out this talented singer songwriter at jerryjoseph.com. rw