This week on the Mississippi Arts Hour, Larry catches up with Scott Barretta, host of Highway 61 on MPB Radio. They talk about a number of things in the current blues scene in Mississippi, including the reconstituted blues band at the state penitentiary (Parchman), Mississippi artists at the Chicago Blues Festival, and some of the young musicians who are starting to make a name for themselves, including Harrell “Young Rell” Davenport.

This week on the Mississippi Arts Hour, David sits down with Meridian-based painter, visual artist, and MAC Roster Artist Brejenn Allen.

This week on the Mississippi Arts Hour, Larry talks with Harrell “Young Rell” Davenport, a 19-year-old blues guitarist and Vicksburg native who has been taking the national blues scene by storm. Davenport has just released Young Rell, his debut album, which features his own original songs. He is touring throughout the U.S. and Europe through the end of this year.

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