One of this summer’s breakout bands across the nation, flipturn, is playing an east coast show and then a west coast show with one stop in between – Stovall. And somehow the intersection of this Florida-spawned indie band built by fervent word-of-mouth matches perfectly with the Mighty Roots Music Festival set for Friday, Sept. 13 and Saturday, Sept. 14 in Stovall.

“We weren’t on any Spotify editorial playlists,” flipturn’s frontman Dillon Basse remembers. “People just discovered us on their own. They’d hear about our shows, they’d check us out, and they’d keep coming back. Our live show is the reason we’ve been able to grow.”

That voyage of discovery is similar to that of the Mighty Roots Music Festival, which more and more people are discovering as a new sort of event in the Delta.

“We’ve got the music history,” says festival founder Howard Stovall. “Our farm is where Muddy Waters grew up. He hosted house parties about 75 yards from where our main stage sits. But the music we are presenting is new. It ranges across multiple genres from country to indie to reggae – whatever has the roots feel – and includes national touring acts like flipturn that likely would not be in our area otherwise.”

In fact, Mighty Roots will be flipturn’s only appearance within 250 miles of the Mid-South region, and music fans should not miss this opportunity to see one of the fastest-rising bands on the national scene.

The festival features 15 bands, 5 food trucks, 4 stages, 2 late-night jam sessions and one signature “Burning of the Guitar.” Reads the website, “We have always been mighty big fans of Burning Man. The Burning Guitar is our way to combine that energy with our love of diesel fuel, fire, heavy machinery, and questionable judgment. It’s Mighty unique.”

 

The MIGHTY SCHEDULE:

Friday

5 P.M. Joe Austin and the Tallahatchies (Oxford-based country soul)

6:15 P.M. Alexis Jade and the Gemstones (Memphis alt country darlings)

7:45 P.M. Dogpark (Richmond, VA-based TikTok sensation )

9:15 P.M. Happy Landing (hot off fantastic sets at Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo)

late-night

11 P.M. Stone Gas Band (Clarksdale southern soul blues on the gin stage)

11 P.M. jam session featuring Alexis and Quint at the Stovall Store

Saturday

Noon: “Mimosas on the Mat” yoga featuring acoustic music from Alice Hasen

 

(separately ticketed event)

 

Gates open at 1 P.M.

1 P.M. Reed Brake (Tuscaloosa-based improvisational roots rock quartet)

2:15 P.M. Alice Hasen and the Blaze (fiddle-powered groove band)

3:45 P.M. REGGAE HOUR – Chinese Connection Dub Embassy with frozen drink specials and prizes from Mississippi’s own Circle Hook Rum

 

5:15 P.M. hey, nothing (Atlanta duo making earworm Indie-Folk on debut tour)

7 P.M. Hans Williams (2024 tour sold out in Boston, New York, and DC)

8:45 P.M. flipturn (making their only stop in our region as they catch fire!)

late-night

10:30 P.M. Easy Honey (Charleston, SC rock n roll on the gin stage)

10:30 P.M. Trey Gardo (Mississippi singer-songwriter at the Stovall Store)

12 A.M. Delta bluesman Terry “Big T” Williams, and Quint and Aaron from New Orleans band Tuxedo Park lead the jam session at the Stovall Store

 

Sponsors include Visit Clarksdale, Sonic Drive-Ins, WADE Inc., CSpire, Cathead Distilleries, Coopwood Communications, Double Quick and Visit Mississippi.

 

2024 marks the return of several popular Mighty Roots traditions:

• The Delta Artists Market offers a curated selection of the best in regional painting, sculpture, photography, foods and hand-made items from Delta artisans.

• The Kids Zone will return with a bouncy house, petting zoo, face painting and more so parents can enjoy the day.

• RV Spots and Campsites abound as the Mighty camping community continues to grow at Mighty Roots, with options including primitive campsites, van sites, full service RV sites and RV boondocking sites.

• The best food trucks in the region sporting names like Doe’s Eat Place and Sweet Brown Sugar will be on hand

Mighty Roots offers full bar service including specialty drinks and keeps the bar open with the late-night stages until 3AM thanks to the Stovall Gin’s Qualified Resort Status. (Shuttle service available as a separate ticket).

The festival has again partnered with Delta Council to bring its Young Delta group of

farmers and agribusiness stakeholders to an educational and social gathering at Mighty Roots on Friday night.

Celebrating area agribusiness is a unique facet of Mighty Roots and fundamental to the event. Delta Council is an area economic development organization representing the 19 Delta and part-Delta counties of Northwest Mississippi.

For more The Might Roots Music Festival info and to purchase tickets, campsite and RV spots, visit www.mightyrootsmusicfestival.com.