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Celebrating the Blues Culture of Brownsville and the Memory of Tina Turner

The death of soul and pop icon Tina Turner, who was a Haywood County, Tennessee native, hung heavy over this year’s Exit 56 Blues Festival …

A Reception for the Mentors and Apprentices of the Tennessee Folklife Arts Project

After the six months of mentoring under the Tennessee Folklife Arts Program, mentors and apprentices were invited to a reception at the Tennessee Arts Commission …

Simple, Inexpensive, Outstanding Food at Brownsville’s Mindfield Grill

I had been in Brownsville for the Fife Fest at the West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center, which broke up at 8 PM, and I was …

Celebrating West Tennessee’s Lost Fife and Drum Tradition

Last summer, the Tennessee Arts Commission began a Folklife Apprenticeship program to preserve endangered folkways in the state, and one of the areas of interest …

Jukin’ at Cat Head in Clarksdale

Juke Joint Fest weekend in Clarksdale is generally rain-free, but the last couple of years have been an exception. 2017 was a complete wash-out, and …