Rosanne Cash to host Sunken Lands Songwriting Circle

The Historic Dyess Colony: Johnny Cash Boyhood Home has announced the line-up for the Sunken Lands Songwriting Circle. Rosanne Cash will return for the fourth year as the curator and host of the event and will be joined by Ruthie Foster and Rhett Miller, with accompaniment by John Leventhal.

The event will be held on Sept. 19, in Riceland Hall at Fowler Center on the campus of Arkansas State University.

“I’m excited and delighted to be back in Jonesboro for the fourth annual Sunken Lands Songwriting Circle,” Cash said. “Every year has been so special, and this year also promises to be a rare treat. My friends Rhett Miller and Ruthie Foster will join me and John Leventhal for an evening of songs and collaboration. The three of us have never performed together before. They are both superb songwriters, singers and performers, and if you don’t know their work, I promise you will fall in love. Please join us on September 19.”

Arkansas State University awarded the honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree to Cash in 2022.

Grammy-winning blues and folk artist Ruthie Foster trusts that no matter what happens, she will always find her way. Foster first pursued a career in music after fulfilling her tour of duty as part of the U.S. Navy.

She was signed to a major label until her mother fell ill in 1993. Foster subsequently abandoned her recording contract to take care of her mom until her death. Shortly after, the singer decided to find a path back to music as an independent artist. Her latest album, “Just Say Yes,” is out Friday, Aug. 28, via Sun Records, which was Johnny Cash’s original Memphis label.

Rhett Miller is a singer-songwriter known for his more than three decades fronting the popular rock band Old 97’s. Cash presented the 97’s with a Lifetime Achievement Award during the 2025 Americana Awards at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium.