In Clarksdale,Mississippi, birthplace of the Delta Blues and once home to music legends including Muddy Waters and Robert Johnson, Jason Eady hosted an intimate music weekend to culminate the tour for his latest album Mississippi. Held the second weekend in November, the inaugural Way Down in Mississippi Weekend featured music from Eady and those that had a part in the making of the album: Adam Hood, his only co-writer on the album; Courtney Patton and Kelly Mickwee, who sang harmonies on the album, and Midnight River Choir, who toured the album with him. The first two days, festival attendees stayed at the historic Shack Up Inn, where restored sharecropper shacks make up the sleeping quarters and the original cotton gin, the lobby and bar area. Rustic is the word that comes to mind – but the authenticity and nostalgic charm made up for any lack of luxury.