ABOUT THE CSSB SUMMIT

“We need BIPOC and LGBTQIA creatives to lead the conversation, instead of waiting around for the “invitation to exploitation” at the hands of a profit-driven music industry that has no incentive to do anything but tokenize us, water us down, keep us in line, and homogenize our art and our viewpoints.”

- Kamara Thomas - Founder, Country Soul Songbook

We know in our bones that the music and culture we have come to know as Country, Soul, and Americana, are truly for EVERYONE. We’re coming together to celebrate what we know they can be: equitable, integrated, intersectional, truth-telling and future-minded. 

The Country Soul Songbook Summit is a virtual gathering -- MADE BY ARTISTS, MEANT FOR EVERYONE--broadcasting out to a front porch near you, from right here on the CSSB website.

Our mission is to spotlight marginalized voices in Country & Americana music, and to position artists as instigators of transformation in the spaces and hierarchies that have historically worked against their best interests.

Brought to you by a colorful array of creatives, scholars and cultural activists, the annual Summit is a call for gathering and engaging in vital conversations and accountability practices within our community and the music industry at-large. Summit happenings include performances, curated conversations, interactive workshops, and joyful re-imaginings of the Country-Americana canon.

All sentient beings who share our love for Country & Americana music— how it’s inspired and created, who it’s for, where it's going, and how our communities can be more equitable and inclusive— are invited! To attend, grab your sliding scale ticket or join CSSB’s Patreon-- and while you’re at it, grab some of our fantastic merchandise! All profits go directly to paying Summit participants and sustaining the CSSB project.

Summit 2021: All Aboard the Sea Change

Summit 2020

pictured above from left to right: Heather Cook, Kamara Thomas and Kym Register | photo by Caroline Almy