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The Wood Brothers The Wood Brothers, one of the headliners of the Fayetteville Roots Festival, define genre. "They're dynamic musicians. They do something that is age-old in music which is a trio — bass, drums and guitar — but they do it so well, it just fills up the entire room sonically," says Fayetteville Roots Festival founder Bryan Hembree. "I'm inspired when I see a three-piece band really working the way they work together." The Woods Brothers will take the stage during a Thursday Night VIP Party Aug. 25. Nominated for the Best Americana Album Grammy for their 2018 album "One Drop of Truth," the trio has continued to push the definition of Americana beyond its roots in country and bluegrass with guitarist Oliver Wood's extensive background in blues and gospel matched with his brother Chris' background in jazz. Tying together the brothers' sound is percussionist and multi-instrumentalist Jano Rix. "We never really loved that label," Oliver Wood relates when asked how their sound fits into Americana. He adds that while it was an honor to be nominated within that category alongside Brandi Carlile and John Prine, the label often ignores blues and jazz, which are quintessentially American. "When I think of Americana, I think of Ray Charles, for instance," Wood explains. "He was known as a great jazz player, and actually influenced the jazz recordings of his time, and played country music, and obviously, applied gospel to his soul music. But he was one of those guys you couldn't really label because he just played all the kinds different music and made it his own. And I think it comes down to the artist. His identity is so much more important than the label." Likewise the trio combined their different backgrounds to create their most spontaneous and improvised album to date on 2020 with "Kingdom In My Mind," which came together as they were breaking in their new studio. Before they knew it, they were recording an album. "It's so fun to capture any kind of art like that, you know, like the innocence of a kid just making art on a page. There's something special about that. And so just to be able to capture it. That's why that studio was so wonderful. And still is to this day, we just are finishing up a new record, which we recorded quite differently, but at the same time, we're still in that comfortable space that we feel really comfortable and loose and able to experiment. That's a real luxury and a real beautiful way to capture music," Oliver says. He says that they are looking forward to returning to Fayetteville for the Roots Festival. "It always feels really good there," he says. "It always feels like the perfect vibe and amount of people and combination of artists and music and food. And I definitely look forward to it when I see it on the schedule." 38 WHAT'S UP! AUGUST 21-27, 2022 COVER STORY FYI Fayetteville Roots Fest Music Lineup Aug. 25 The Wood Brothers, Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, and Joe Purdy with Smokey & the Mirror and the Honey Dewdrops at Fayetteville Public Library. Late night music with Fireside Collective at Roots HQ. Aug. 26 Reggie James Gospel, Tray Wellington, Samantha Crain, Dead Horses at Fayetteville Public Library. J Wagner and Meadow Makers, Listen Here Stage at Roots HQ. Taj Mahal, Bettye LaVette, Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band, Fayetteville Roots Mainstage. Late night with Sad Daddy at Roots HQ, Maggie Rose with Leyton Robinson at George's Majestic Lounge, Dylan Earl at Maxine's. Bonus — Free Crooked Crow Songwriting workshop with J Wagner from 10 a.m. to noon at Roots HQ. Aug. 27 Rachel Ammons, Radio Free Honduras, The Honey Dewdrops, Brother Brothers at Fayetteville Public Library. Shannon Wurst and Sons of Otis Malone at Roots HQ. North Mississippi Allstars, Brady Blade Sr. & The Hallelu- jah Train and Melissa Carper at Fayetteville Roots Mainstage. Late night with Missy Raines and Allegheny at Roots HQ, Arlo McKinley with Logan Halsted at George's Majestic Lounge, Bonnie Montgomery at Maxine's. Roots HQ Jam Workshop, 10 a.m. to noon. Free. Bonus: A Tribute to Dolly Parton featuring The Phlegms, McCormick Carlson & Bill Smylie (Monk is King), Dana Idlet, Dylan Earl, Bonnie Montgomery, Opal Agafia, Cindy Woolf, Tara Norton, Dick Darden, Eryn Brothers and who knows who else starts at noon Aug. 28 For exact times of all Fayette- ville Roots Festival events and free community programming, check out fayettevilleroots2022. sched.com. FYI 641.Deli Pop-Up The Roots Pop-Up Cafe at 641 Deli in the Fayetteville Public Library will feature dishes from Chefs Edgar Rico (Austin, Texas), Esaul Ramos (San Antonio, Texas), Merlin Verrier (Denver), Sue Zemanick (New Orleans), Jessica Keahey (Bentonville), Darwin Beyer (Fayetteville), Kurt Planken- horn (Siloam Springs), Justus Moll (Northwest Arkansas), Jed Archer Smith (Fayetteville), Jordan Wright (Johnson), Luke Wetzel (Bentonville) and Matt Feyerabend (Siloam Springs). The pop-up cafe will be from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Other restaurant takeovers will take place at Arsaga's Mill District and Atlas Restaurant. For more Fayette- ville Roots Culinary happen- ings, see fayettevilleroots.org/ festival-culinary. FYI Fayetteville Roots Late Night Shows • Fireside Collective, 11 p.m. Aug. 25 at Roots HQ, 1 E. Mountain St. • Maggie Rose with Leyton Robin- son, 9:30 p.m. Aug. 26 ($22 and up) at George's Majestic Lounge, 519 W. Dickson St. • Dylan Earl, 10 p.m. Aug. 26, Maxine's Taproom, 1 N. Block Ave. • Sad Daddy, 11 p.m. Aug. 26, Roots HQ. • Arlo McKinley and Logan Halsted, 9 p.m. Aug. 27 ($22 and up), George's Majestic Lounge. • Bonnie Montgomery, 10 p.m. Aug. 27, Maxine's Taproom. BONUS — Front porch session with Dandelion Heart from noon to 2 p.m. Aug. 27 at Ozark Natural Foods, 380 N. College Ave., Fayetteville. Food and show free. Chefs Heather Artripe, Dani Kvern, and Justus Ryan Moll will be preparing three food and adult beverage pairings for the event. This is the kick- off for other Front Porch sessions to come. See onf. coop for upcoming shows. Roots Continued From Page 3 Jano Rix (from left) and Chris and Oliver Wood of The Wood Brothers return to Fayetteville for the first night of Fayetteville Roots Festival Aug. 25. The evening will also include music by Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, Joe Purdy, Smokey & The Mirror and The Honey Dewdrops as well as a grand tasting event with more than 25 chefs. (Courtesy Photo/Alysse Gafkjen)