We caught up with martystuarthq, at the Ellis Theater, to chat about how his home state of Mississippi continues to inspire him, and his new album, Altitude ad
Stuart knew his project would create a stir — he likens it to “setting a spaceship down in the middle of nowhere, expecting everybody to understand it” — but after a run of sold-out shows for the Ellis Theater’s opening weekend, he’s enjoying the buzz it created.
“What’s happening there with the Congress of Country Music has given Philadelphia a puff of wind in its sail, and it’s getting on to a new chapter,” he says. “To see Jontavius Willis and the Choctaw dancers, Connie Smith and Ricky Skaggs, and Vince Gill and Bill Gaither bring their music there, I just couldn’t believe what I was watching. It was just awesome.”
We caught up with Stuart to talk about how his home state continues to inspire him, and his new album,Mississippi, and your region in particular, produces some megawatt country music talent. Beyond you and Jimmie Rodgers, you’ve got artists like Hardy, Randy Houser, and Track 45. That must make you proud.
Without question. When I first got involved in the state [in the 2000s], I noticed that the Mississippi Blues Trail markers were so pretty and cool and informative. I went to the governor at the time and said, “Can we have a country music trail?” But I noticed most of the people we were celebrating in the blues category were ghosts — friendly old ghosts that we love — and the thing I love about country music is that it’s not just about the past.
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