Brit Dave Cornthwaite Completes his Record-breaking Mississippi River Expedition on his Stand Up Paddleboard Yep, Dave Cornthwaite did it folks, and our very own Delta Bohemian and Founder of Quapaw Canoe Company John Ruskey was with Dave when he made it to the Gulf. If you don’t remember who or what, check out The […]
Brit Dave Cornthwaite Completes his Record-breaking Mississippi River Expedition on a Stand Up Paddleboard
September 15, 2011 2 Comments
New Cassidy Bayou Art and Culture Center to Open in Sumner with Spectacular Exhibition Featuring New Photographs by William Eggleston and Paintings by Desaix Anderson
September 15, 2011 Leave a Comment
SUMNER, Mississippi Desaix and Buford Anderson are opening an art and culture center in their native Sumner, Mississippi. The newly named Cassidy Bayou Gallery will house art space to promote exhibits primarily featuring emerging Mississippi artists. In addition to the gallery, the brothers plan to charter the non-profit Cassidy Bayou Art and Culture Foundation to […]
A Mississippi State of Mind: Reflections of the Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival
September 8, 2011 3 Comments
Story and Photographs by Guest Delta Bohemian Ray Proetto of Blues Power Photo CLARKSDALE, Mississippi Enjoy this account of our historical Sunflower festival by Guest Delta Bohemian writer and photographer Ray Proetto, founder of Blues Power Photo. Please check out Ray’s website and his vast array of outstanding photographs after you enjoy his story and […]
The Delta Bohemian Moves to Downtown Clarksdale
September 2, 2011 23 Comments
The Delta Bohemian Moves to Downtown Clarksdale The Delta Bohemian has set up shop in downtown Clarksdale, Mississippi, 149 Delta Avenue to be exact–right next door to
Who is Dave Cornthwaite?
August 25, 2011 5 Comments
WATCH THE VIDEO Poor William and Magical Madge were blessed last week with an invitation from their good friend and noblest of the Mississippi river rats, Driftwood Johnnie, owner and proprietor of Quapaw Canoe Company, headquartered in Clarksdale, the heart of the Mississippi Delta, to attend a little informal dinner with slide show at the […]
barefoot WORKSHOPS – Creating Documentary Filmmakers right here in river city Clarksdale
August 18, 2011 Leave a Comment
barefoot WORKSHOPS Creating Documentary Filmmakers right here in river city Clarksdale PHOTOS AND VIDEOS INCLUDED Did you know that Barefoot Workshops has brought 100 filmmakers and photographers from 18 countries to Clarksdale, Mississippi to produce 40 documentaries? Did you know their students have interviewed 130 people and filmed over 500 hours of footage […]
Stacy Mitchhart – A Musician Built For Entertainment and Toe Curling
August 18, 2011 1 Comment
VIDEO INCLUDED The Stacy Mitchhart Band, featuring guess who, played at Ground Zero Blues Club Friday night during the 24th Annual Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival in Clarksdale, Mississippi. The featured performer is a masterful guitarist full of expression that will make a woman’s toes curl! He possesses a teasing nature with his instrument […]
Scenes Around Clarksdale during the Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival Weekend
August 17, 2011 1 Comment
Scenes Around Clarksdale Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival Clarksdale’s 24th Annual Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival enjoyed a rare event….relatively mild weather on Saturday and Sunday. What a blessing. The Delta Bohemian took a few photographs while out and about during the festival. Enjoy! We look forward to posting a Sunflower Festival […]
You Are Doing What in Clarksdale? Posted 8-10-11
August 9, 2011 4 Comments
→DELTA BOHEMIAN VIDEOS INCLUDED← The hot weather is here and so is the 24th Annual FREE Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival in Clarksdale. The Festival will host a wide assortment of acts as will the many venues around town. CLICK HERE to read more about the festival. We suggest you also visit Roger Stolle’s […]
What in the World are You Planning To Do? Posted 7-27-11
July 27, 2011 6 Comments
VIDEOS included.← Ok, it’s another week in Clarksdale and Coahoma County and beyond. Have we done ANYTHING? Well, not much but a little. What ranks WAY up there is Delta Bohemian Clifford Davis’s impromptu serenade while hangin’ in Rust Restaurant’s Bar. WATCH THE VIDEO. Also, Magical Madge made a quick visit to Oxford to the […]
Whether We Listen To It or Not – an unconventional book review and video interview – Hidden History of Mississippi Blues
July 21, 2011 9 Comments
Whether We Listen To It or Not Whether We Admit It or Not Whether We Know It or Not An unconventional Book Review and Video Interview of Roger Stolle and his Hidden History of Mississippi Blues By Magical Madge and Poor William →VIDEO INTERVIEW and MORE PHOTOS at bottom of post← The following video […]
What is Going On?
July 21, 2011 Leave a Comment
→ VIDEOS INCLUDED← You tell me….what IS going on around Clarksdale and Coahoma County and beyond these hot summer days? Folks are movin’ slow and in a vacation kind of mood. The Delta Bohemian attended the Summer Blow-Out Blues Jam at The Den on Thursday, July 7th and enjoyed the sounds of Clarksdale icon Johnny […]
Marshall Bouldin III and Troy Catchings: Peerless Artists
July 21, 2011 7 Comments
By Pontificus Minimus Rare is the opportunity in today’s amoral and egocentric times to be in the presence of two great men or women in an intimate setting at the same time. Recently, Pontificus had that singular pleasure, and it has the potential to change his life, it he will let it. Pontificus interviewed the […]
Watcha Been Doin In and Around Clarksdale? Posted 7-7-11
July 7, 2011 4 Comments
Watcha Been Doin In and Around Clarkdale? Posted 7-7-11 →DELTA BOHEMIAN SCENE PHOTOS AND LOST DUCK VIDEO INCLUDED← So, what have you been doin’ in and around Clarksdale and Coahoma County and beyond? The long days of summer are upon us and movement around town is slow and laid back. In fact, Clarksdale seems a […]
After The Flood – Driftwood Johnnies Lower Mississippi River Dispatch
June 16, 2011 4 Comments
By Driftwood Johnnie Ruskey Congrats to Atchafalya Basinkeeper Dean Wilson who was awarded the 2011 River Heroes Award. For full story CLICK HERE. After the Flood We’re still drying out here, but seeing the lull at the end of the crest. Of course, who knows what’s coming behind this wave — Was this the […]
Enjoying the Life at Po Monkeys
June 16, 2011 9 Comments
The Delta Bohemians recently visited the infamous Po Monkey’son a R&B Deejay Thursday night. Po Monkey’s is located just outside Merigold, MS in Bolivar County on a gravel road next to a farm field. Felt like home away from home for this Delta Bohemian. Reminded me of many a night spent juking in my youth […]
32nd Annual Mississippi Picnic in Central Park – Reported by new Delta Bohemian, Semi-Fixture, Journalist and Soon To Be Documentarian Erickson EB Blakney
June 15, 2011 6 Comments
By New Delta Bohemian, Semi-Fixture, Journalist and Soon-To-Be Documentarian Erickson “EB” Blakney →PHOTOS INCLUDED← (New York, New York) There was a lot to shout about at the 32nd Annual Mississippi Picnic in Central Park on Saturday June 11th: foot-stomping blues from guitarist Eddie Cotton, Jr. and his band, the ‘Artists’ Tent’ featuring Mississippi artists, the 500 […]
Photo Images After The Flood of the Mississippi River 2011 by John Ruskey and The Delta Bohemian PLUS Poor William swims The Great Divide
June 9, 2011 7 Comments
PHOTOS AND VIDEO FROM DRIFTWOOD JOHNNIE (aka John Ruskey of Quapaw Canoe Company) “Last week the river dropped below flood stage (44 in Helena) and the big sandbar islands started demonstrating their resilience in the face of the highest water on the biggest river in North America. The wind shifted to a Northly breeze, perfect […]
What Will You Do In and Around Clarksdale? Posted 6-8-11
June 8, 2011 4 Comments
What Will You Do? Posted 6-8-11 and edited 6-15-11 →PHOTOS INCLUDED← What’s going on in and around Clarksdale/Coahoma County and beyond? Read about some upcoming events and don’t forget to check out the DELTA BOHEMIAN SCENE PHOTOS taken last week. We have included photos of the cast, crew and director from the Premier of […]
Driftwood Johnnie – aka Delta Bohemian John Ruskey – is featured in the Oxford American SoLost: Flood Zen
June 2, 2011 4 Comments
Delta Bohemian Driftwood Johnnie is featured in the The Oxford American – F l o o d Z e n – →VIDEO INCLUDED← The Oxford American’s Dave Anderson published a video of Delta Bohemian and Quapaw Canoe Company owner John Ruskey canoeing on the Mississippi River during it’s recent historical crest. Take a trip with […]
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