Black Roads and Back Stories: Songwriters Drew Young, Rees Shad, Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers

Schedule

Fri Jul 17 2026 at 06:30 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC-04:00
Location

201 E Jefferson St, Syracuse, NY 13202, USA | Syracuse, NY

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Rees Shad:
Over the course of a prolific 40+ year career, 32 releases and 17 solo albums, Rees Shad has crafted music that is both poignant and profound. He is dedicated to crafting short story songs that cross genre lines to serve the spirit of each tale he weaves and engage his audiences in deep and meaningful ways. Shad’s latest release Porcelain Angel is being lauded for its “grace and elegance” (Americana UK), “all-knowing tonality” (Americana Highways), and for “pushing the boundaries of musical storytelling” (The Rogovoy Report).
For additional information, please visit www.ReesShadMusic.com [http://www.ReesShadMusic.com].
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Drew Young Short Bio :
Drew Young is a Mississippi-based Americana singer-songwriter known for emotionally direct songwriting, disarming storytelling, and performances that feel as much like conversations as concerts. Touring nationally and internationally for more than two decades, he performs 45+ shows annually across the United States, the UK, and Europe.
His catalog includes more than 90 published songs and over 6.5 million streams, and he is widely respected as a songwriter’s songwriter and compelling live storyteller.
Rooted in Gulf South storytelling traditions, Young’s songs explore themes of resilience, growth, redemption, and lived experience, delivered with the authenticity of a working road artist.
He is also the founder of the Tiveden Americana Songwriting Camp & Festival in Sweden, an international creative exchange connecting artists and industry professionals from around the world.
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With special guest support from local artist Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers, a grand prize winner of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, founding editor of Acoustic Guitar magazine, and author of The Complete Singer-Songwriter and many other books for musicians.

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