Rag Rug Workshop at Parkin Archeological State Park Saturday

We're Rag Rugging Saturday at the HISTORIC WOMEN'S SKILLS WORKSHOP at Parkin, Arkansas. . .not too far from Memphis, Tennessee. . . .The workshop will include fiber arts, fire starting, Dutch oven cooking (which will result in lunch!), and more. . .

 

May 16, 20159 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Meeting Place: Visitor Center Admission: $15 per person or $25 for a pair

 

Sign up at:

Parkin Archeological State Park

 

We were part of a similar workshop a couple of years ago at Parkin. . .

It was a super treat. . .To read more:

Back To The Past

 

HOPE TO SEE YOU SATURDAY!!!!

 

 



Joe Chipman's Newest CD: Arkansas In Me-Keeping It Delta

It's Here! For Sale Now!

We have long awaited it's arrival. . .but it is well worth it.

Joe Chipman is more than a song writer/musician. . . .He's also a story teller and historian. . . .mixing narrative and lyrics that tell of the Delta when the land was first cleared and farming began. . . .
the hard times and the good. . . .the struggles and the triumphs. . . .

during the Great Depression and beyond. . . .

You'll be captivated from start to finish.

Produced by Joe Chipman and Craig Morris

Narrations by Joe Chipman with the exception of "Arkansas In Me" by Dale Blaylock and "Flood of '37" by Morris Simpson.

Lead Vocals: Craig Morris, Charlsy Bryant, Sandy Rhodes, Kenny Seratt,

Billy Joe Warren, Bo Jackson and Joe Chipman

Background Vocals: Pam Chipman, Brandon Bryand, Lori Bryant, Craig Morris,

Donna Rhodes, Brenda 'Bear' Barnett, and Sandy Rhodes.

Tim Crouch--Fiddle, Acoustic Guitar, Banjo, Upright Bass Mandolin

Craig Morris--Keyboards

Brenda 'Bear' Barnett--Electric Bass

Sandy Rhodes--Acoustic Guitar

Jeff Knowlton--Acoustic Guitar

Cover Photo by Dwight Booth--L to R: Joe Chipman, Bob Rothfus, Jeff Knowlton, John Holt, Dru Duncan and Dale Blaylock at the C. A. Smith Grocery located at the Widner-Magers Farm Historic District.

  

Order your copy today!

Arkansas In Me--Keeping It Delta

12.00, plus 3.00 Media Mail Shipping



Or order both!

Arkansas In Me--Keeping It Delta

and

Taming Mississippi County

22.00, plus 4.00 Media Mail Shipping

Visit Duncan Farmstead Sharing the Delta Story in Song
to learn more about The Man and His Music. . . .and to hear HARD TIMES from Chipman's first album.

Taming Mississippi County, Arkansas--CD by Joe Chipman

People in Mississippi County, Arkansas know the wonderful  talent Joe Chipman from Manila, AR has for telling stories about our Delta in his songs. He has been a local favorite for many years. . . .Born and raised on a cotton farm, he had first hand experience with the bitter sweet challenges of farming in the Delta. . . .He also loved listening to the stories of which his Grandpa and other old-timer's spoke--times that were hard but rewarding. . .Precious memories of family, home, friends, struggle, love of the land. . . .He never forgot them and now he's sharing them with us! 

We are honored to offer Joe's first album on sale as a CD titled, Taming Mississippi County: Hard Times In Northeast Arkansas. He has written original songs such as: "Hard Times", "Cotton Pickin' Time in the Delta", "Roll on Mississippi", "80 Rows of Cotton" that tell the history of early 20th century life on the Delta.  Joe has such a talent for producing a mix of original songs and narration that bring back memories of cotton farming as it once was

If you're from Mississippi County or love cotton farms or folk music, you'll want this CD.  It's a wonderful mix of Delta history. It's our story in song. . . .



Taming Mississippi County:

Hard Times in Northeast Arkansas

CD  $10.00

plus $3.99 Media Mail Shipping

Watch for Joe's newest album to be released soon!

If you'd like to read more about the photo shoot for the album cover,

visit:  Pickin', Singn' and Shootn'--Photographs That is