THOM 12 | Spring / Summer 2019
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No black<br />
ties or ball<br />
gowns here.<br />
Just biscuits,<br />
bourbon and<br />
plenty of bass.<br />
Due South<br />
thomasvillearts.org<br />
Adding gourmet and brewpub<br />
experiences to include<br />
Thomasville’s thriving foodie scene<br />
was an easy sell, but it was also<br />
important to the founders to remain<br />
true to Due South’s Southern<br />
singer-songwriter roots.<br />
“To be honest, I didn’t exactly know<br />
what I was getting myself into,” says<br />
David, laughing. “When Haile signed<br />
me up, my only job was to find<br />
and sign great music. Things have<br />
certainly taken off from there.”<br />
In contrast to the Plantation Wildlife<br />
Arts Festival, a week full of events<br />
in which Thomasville Center for<br />
the Arts pays homage to fine artists<br />
(painters, sculptors, etc.) and the Red<br />
Hills that inspire their work, Due<br />
South gives a nod to the artisans,<br />
craftspeople and families who<br />
cultivate the land.<br />
No black ties or ball gowns here. Just<br />
biscuits, bourbon and plenty of bass.<br />
“Even before we knew the name<br />
of Due South, we knew the feel of<br />
it,” Haile says. “In 2010, when we<br />
started having conversations about<br />
bringing an event like this to town,<br />
the concept of farm-to-table was still<br />
pretty new. But that’s what we were<br />
after. Raw, natural talent.”<br />
For the <strong>2019</strong> season, the lineup will be<br />
bigger and the tastes bolder than ever.<br />
The Highway Queen herself, Nikki Lane,<br />
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