About Musical Roots

Musical Roots is a full service musical events production business located in central North Carolina. Services include overall festival management, contracting with performers, marketing and onsite logistics. Gerry Williams has been in the music business for over 25 years.

Gerry can plan and run musical events from a evening event with one band to a festival with hundreds of bands. He is a founder and festival coordinator of the Carrboro Music Festival in Carrboro, NC, which has 21 venues and over 150 bands. He also has many years of experience as a vinyl record dealer with stores in Washington DC (Orpheus Records) and Roots CDs & Vinyl in Carrboro, NC. Although, Roots closed its doors in 2000, Gerry stills sells vinyl records and CDs through this site.

His wife, Janet Place, is a professional musician with an equal number of years in the music business. She handles event publicity and graphic design.

Contact: Gerry Williams, 919-260-0661

Carrboro Music Festival, Sept. 28, 2008

Town of Carrboro Fall CD, Record and Music
Memorabilia Show
Sunday, Nov. 16th 12-6

Contact: Gerry Williams for details or 919-260-0661

Photo by Jackie Helvey

Poster by Janet Place