artist mississippi live

Just a week after the release of the Mississippi Live's debut album, Connely teamed up with a handful of Vancouver musicians and headed right back into the studio. Mississippi Live and the Dirty Dirty is Connely Farr, Jay B. Johnson (Herald Nix, The Blue Shadows) on drums, Jon Wood (Northern Electric)on bass and Ben Yardley (Chinatown) on lead guitar. This second album, “Way Down Here” is co-produced by Jay B. Johnson and Jon Wood. The songs range, from the heavy soul rocking of “The Devil Lives in the T.V.” and the desert blues of “Had To Leave Her” to the fun country found in “Over You” and “Butterfly”. The album ends on the Pink Floyd wall of sound rock opera “Wooden Nickels”, inspired by and dedicated to Connely’s grandmother.

"...one of Vancouver's most promising singer/songwriters."
Adrian Mack - The Georgia Straight - June 17-24, 2010

"...there is something deep and invigorating in both the songwriting and attack... Not alot of songwriters out there can deliver an infectious hook while keeping the theme so honest, timeless and heavy. Steve Earle's got that going for him. Springsteen in his darker moments. Jeff Tweedy, too... Farr shows signs of that same touch throughout Mississippi Live, and it makes a music fan excited about what lies ahead."

RC Joseph - BC Musician Magazine - July/August 2010 - Issue 81

“Connely’s brilliance in song writing is evident throughout the album, but what makes ‘mississippi live” distinct is the ease of emotion put into these songs. No lyric or note seems forced. It’s as if Connely has been doing this since he was a kid, playing guitar with his family on a porch... and is simply living out his dream...”

Jenna Lillies - One Cool Word. magazine - Spring 2010 - Issue 4.4

“nostalgic, emotional and melodic worn… The music not only speaks for itself, but also activates the imagination. Volatile, but impressive. The music is sultry, moody, searching… very clever songs, bursting with ideas.”

Rein van den Berg - www.altcountryforum.nl - 21 February 2010

Connely Farr (mississippi live) grew up across the street from a cotton gin in the small town of Bolton, Mississippi, the same small town that the Mississippi Shieks were from some 50 years earlier. Connely moved to Vancouver in 2008 after studying architecture in Alabama at Auburn University, having spent over 3 years working with Rural Studio, a non-profit design/build school for students.