Sunken Lands Songwriting Circle Tickets Include Johnny Cash-themed Reception
JONESBORO – The inaugural Sunken Lands Songwriting Circle concert event will be held on Saturday, Aug. 12, starting at 5 p.m. The event will be held in Riceland Hall at Arkansas State University's Fowler Center, located at 201 Olympic Dr.The concert is a benefit for the Historic Dyess Colony: Johnny Cash Boyhood Home. The event, hosted by Rosanne Cash, will feature singer-songwriters Rodney Crowell, Sarah Jarosz and John Leventhal.
In addition to the performances and stories that will be told, the evening begins with a Cash-themed reception, which will be held from 5 until 7 p.m.“We'll have custom Johnny Cash-themed drinks, thanks to Delta Dirt, a family-owned business located in Helena-West Helena. We'll have food based on Mother Cash's recipe book. We'll also have a silent auction with special memorabilia and experience packages,” said Dr. Adam Long, executive director of the A-State Heritage Sites, the event sponsor.Those with VIP tickets will be able to attend a meet-and-greet with the performers following the performance.Previous iterations of this event have been held at the boyhood home in Dyess. This is the first concert of its kind to be held at Fowler Center.“This is going to be a one-of-a-kind performance. The musicians will be on stage together for songs and conversation,” said Long.Long said there are tickets available to this concert event, which is being held to showcase the talent of artists who have been hand-picked to represent the boyhood home.“It's a rich way to see four world-class songwriters and to celebrate Johnny Cash's legacy in the Arkansas Delta.” The Historic Dyess Colony: Johnny Cash Boyhood Home preserves the 1935 home of the Cash family, listed in 2018 in the National Register of Historic Places, and celebrates Cash’s life and music.Restoration of the New Deal era home was made possible through a series of music festival benefits held at A-State beginning in 2011. In 2017, the festival was relocated to the grounds of the boyhood home and expanded beyond music to include programs about the New Deal heritage that is part of the Dyess and Cash family stories.
The Johnny Cash Boyhood Home is an Arkansas State University Heritage Site. Tickets are available through the A-State box office, AState.edu/Tickets.
