Sebastopol Opry

Community Country Music Show, Sebastopol

Guitarist and singer Bette Jones performing at the Sebastopol Opry, August 2005 (all photos in this entry by Wiley Prewitt for the Mississippi Arts Commission).

Alton Frith (left) and Larry Freeny performing on the Opry.

Mandolinist and singer Earl Taylor.

Alton Frith (left) and Palmer Kirkpatrick.

(left to right) Frith, Kirkpatrick and Taylor.

Exterior of the Sebastopol Opry in the main part of "downtown" Sebastopol in Scott County.

Another exterior of the Opry building.

The Sebastopol Opry is a locally produced, bimonthly country and bluegrass show. It is presented on the second and fourth Friday of each month in a building in “downtown” Sebastopol (a town of 200 in far northeastern Scott County) and is managed by Joe and Brenda Fairchild.

The show is very informal, primarily featuring musicians and other performers from nearby communities. Some of the performers, such as fiddler Larry Freeny, come from families with longtime ties to country and old-time music.