An Evening w/ Jake Xerxes Fussell Roswell Arts Fund Pop Up Performance

9135 Willeo Rd, Roswell GA

16 October, 2021

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Join Roswell Arts Fund for an evening with JAKE XERXES FUSSELL Saturday, October 16, 2021 at 7:00 pm Chattahoochee Nature Center in the Ben Brady Pavilion (9135 Willeo Rd, Roswell, GA 30075) “Jake Xerxes Fussell creates music that resides at the seams of Appalachia and the cosmos.” – NPR Music’s All Songs Considered Durham, North Carolina singer and guitarist Jake Xerxes Fussell (yes, that’s his real middle name, after Georgia potter D.X. Gordy) grew up in Columbus, Georgia, son of Fred C. Fussell, a folklorist, curator, and photographer who hails from across the river in Phenix City, Alabama (once known as “The Wickedest City in America” for its rampant vice, corruption, and crime.) Fred’s fieldwork took him, often with young Jake in tow, across the Southeast documenting traditional vernacular culture, which included recording blues and old-time musicians with fellow folklorists and recordists George Mitchell and Art Rosenbaum (which led Jake to music) and collaborating with American Indian artists (which led Jake eventually to his graduate research on Choctaw fiddlers.) As a teenager Jake began playing and studying with elder musicians in the Chattahoochee Valley, apprenticing with Piedmont blues legend Precious Bryant, with whom he toured and recorded, and riding wild with Alabama bluesman, black rodeo rider, rye whiskey distiller, and master dowser George Daniel. He joined a Phenix City country band who were students of Jimmie Tarlton of Darby and Tarlton; he accompanied Etta Baker in North Carolina; he moved to Berkeley, where he hung with genius documentary filmmaker Les Blank and learned from Haight folkies like Will Scarlett (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna, Brownie McGhee) and cult fingerstyle guitarist Steve Mann; he appeared on A Prairie Home Companion. He did a whole lot of listening, gradually honing his prodigious guitar skills, singing, and repertoire. In 2005 he moved to Oxford, Mississippi, where he enrolled in the Southern Studies department at Ole Miss, recorded and toured with Rev. John Wilkins, and in 2014, began recording his first solo album. **Proof of vaccination is required for entry. Masks are required in indoor spaces. Rain or shine event. IMPORTANT CONCERT INFORMATION ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION Roswell Arts Fund wants to make this an enjoyable accessible experience for everyone! Please contact Becky Kile if you would like more information, would like to request any of the services below for the Jake Xerxes Fussell concert or have suggestions for additional offerings for future programs. Golf Carts and Elevators: Golf cart or wheelchair assistance service will be available from the parking area to pavilion. Elevators are available within the center. Seating: Wheelchair seating is available. Please email Becky Kile after purchasing your tickets to reserve your space. Sign Language Interpreter: By request, we will provide sign language interpretation services, subject to availability. Request this service by emailing Becky at least 2 weeks prior to the concert. Balloons, Adjusted Seating or PVC Sensory Pipe: By request, based on availability we will reserve a seat closer to speaker and provide a balloon or PVC sensory pipe to amplify the vibrations. Request this service by emailing Becky Kile at least 1 day prior to the concert. Find out more at