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Depot Days Festival 2024 – Newport, Arkansas

The 25th Annual Depot Days Festival to be held September 13-14, 2024, on Front Street in downtown Newport. The festival is a showcase of local, regional, and national talent paying tribute to the rich musical history of Jackson County for which Rock ‘n’ Roll Highway 67 was recognized by the Arkansas Legislature and Governor Mike Beebe years ago. Don’t forget your lawn chairs or blankets. Learn more about this year’s lineup below. Or click on the Schedule Tab above!

Tickets are required for the Conductor’s Reception & Fundraiser indoors Friday night. Tickets can be purchased from the Newport Area Chamber of Commerce. Admission is FREE to the public on Saturday, music will be performed outdoors on the Terry Scoggins Memorial Stage. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. For more info, call 870-523-3618.

Friday, September 13, 2024

6:00pm Doors Open – Conductor’s Reception & Fundraiser, Jane Parnell Performing Arts Hall

6:30pm Seeing Red – Memphis’ Premier Party Band

Saturday, September 14, 2024

1:15pm Gospel Writers of Jonesboro – Nominee for 2023 Arkansas Delta Freedom Award

2:30pm Tumblewood Drive – Central Arkansas’ Premier Country & Rock Cover Band

3:45pm Erin Enderlin – 2021 Arkansas Country Music Entertainer of the Year

5:00pm Tina Cossey Band – International Blue Qualifier

6:15pm Abby Anderson – Bobby Bones Artist to Watch

7:30pm Tigirlily Gold – 2024 Academy of Country Music Best New Duo

Music Line Up

Tumblewood Drive Band

Central Arkansas’ premier country and rock cover band.

Erin Enderlin

“One of the best things about country music was that it was adult music,” Erin Enderlin says. “It was real […]

Tina Cossey Band

Tina Cossey, a California native, started performing at the age of five. Being no stranger to the gypsy life, she […]

Abby Anderson

Blending new age tones and personal, heart-felt storytelling with catchy, overarching pop melodies, Abby Anderson’s authentic and genre-bending sound is […]

Tigirlily Gold

Sister duo Tigirlily Gold has been playing music together since they could walk, and officially formed their band in high […]

Chapel Hart

Chapel Hart is a trio of Mississippi women who sing pure country music the way it was meant to be […]

The Big Dam Horns

The Big Dam Horns play your favorite party and dance tunes from the 1960’s through today. Taking their name from […]

Kish & Pamela

Kish and Pamela will bring their rocking contemporary country sound to the stage and be sure to entertain you. Kish Moody […]

Memphissippi Sounds

Two gifted musicians, Cameron Kimbrough and Damion “Yella P” Pearson, better known as the Memphissippi Sounds, bring their custom blend […]

Crutchfield

Contemporary Christian band Crutchfield from Malvern, Arkansas will kick off music at Depot Days. Crutchfield has opened for well-known Christian […]

Central Arkansas’ premier country and rock cover band.

“One of the best things about country music was that it was adult music,” Erin Enderlin says. “It was real music that dealt with hard issues in life so that people going through those things don’t feel so alone.”
The observation is signature Enderlin: She has a way of turning a song or even just a thought into an outstretched hand to the lonely or ashamed. While she first turned heads as a godsend to those aching for an artist with some golden-era country backbone, she has since emerged as a literary songwriter and superb vocal stylist with a knack for sharply drawn––and often sad––characters. Backsliders, avengers, lovers, and victims––they’re all in her acclaimed albums, such as 2019’s Faulkner County and 2017’s Whiskeytown Crier.

Enderlin’s new single, “Somebody’s Shot of Whiskey,” sounds like a grinning defense of a good time––and it is, riding a pocket groove that echoes the laid-back cool of 70s Emmylou Harris with lines that evoke the unapologetic irreverence of Loretta Lynn. Like Emmylou and Loretta, it’s also more than a party: Enderlin often uses a character’s vulnerability as a gateway to their strength. Amidst acoustic guitar, crisp snare, and cheeky fiddle, Enderlin’s protagonist admits she’s not for everybody, then celebrates not just self-acceptance, but love with another person that can only be found when we are wholly and unapologetically ourselves.

In everything she does, Enderlin sings like the heir to Patsy or Tammy, then writes like Eudora Welty decided to pick up country music. Over the last year and a half, more people––some with big microphones––have noticed.

Enderlin is a go-to writer for stars and legends as well. Her catalog includes Alan Jackson’s “Monday Morning Church,” Lee Ann Womack’s “Last Call,” Luke Bryan’s “You Don’t Know Jack,” and a host of other songs for Reba, Willie Nelson, Randy Travis, Rodney Crowell, Gene Watson, Joey+Rory, , Terri Clark, Whisperin’ Bill Anderson, and more.

Tina Cossey, a California native, started performing at the age of five. Being no stranger to the gypsy life, she performed and was inspired by all types of music. As a child, her dad would play the blues and though she didn’t know it yet, it would become a part of her life. At the age of eight Tina’s roots would be planted in Arkansas where she evolved and found her sound in the blues. Her soul has always loved blues with the heartache and pain that it conveys, but she was ultimately drawn to the hope that it also offers.

Josh Parks, Lead guitarist, found his home with the Tina Cossey Band in 2023. Born in Phoenix, Arizona, Josh began playing the guitar at 13. After moving to North Little Rock in 2016, Josh’s music revealed influences of rock, blues, reggae, and soul. Josh says “I play the Blues because I was born to be a musical healer. The Blues is the root of so many kinds of music and is possibly the most healing kind of music. It hooked me the first time I heard it. It’s what I am. It’s in my blood. It’s what I was born to do.”
Slide/rhythm guitar, Jared Admire, grew up in Little Rock and was around music from an early age. He heard his brother play guitar and mom and sister play piano, but he didn’t really get serious with guitar until after playing saxophone in the school band. During that time, he discovered improvisation. Jared played and learned the fundamentals, but around age 15 he had dropped the horn altogether and was fully focused on playing guitar. Being inspired by many different styles of music, he strives to have an eclectic multi-genre sound.

Bass player, Ryan A. Hinman, grew up near Texarkana in the small town of Hooks, TX. He started playing music on the trombone at the age of nine. In high school, he picked up bass guitar then later the 6 string and started writing his own songs. The Blues has always been an important aspect in his musical journey, as it has taught him about the freedom and diversity in music even with a limited set of chords.
Drummer, Darius Blanton, is a multi-talented multi-instrumentalist. Born in Little Rock, he started playing music at the age of six. He began playing various instruments including drums. Darius started playing blues to be able to express himself. In his words, he “always plays from the heart.”