Front Porch Blues & News
Music, culture, and stories from the Delta and beyond
Clarksdale is Smoking …
A Whim by POOR WILLIAM, a reformed smoker and libertarian(Clarksdale, Mississippi) Smoke! What you gonna do with it? Put it out? Fire it up? Run from it like the plague?...
Got Enough Money to Burn a Wet Dog During the Juke Joint Festival? DBGuest House is open.
By POOR WILLIAM (Clarksdale, Mississippi) DBGuesthouse.com What is meant by having enough money to burn a wet dog? Surely Poor William is not gonna set ablaze a clammy canine? Is...
Clarksdale Samaritans – A Place Where Perfect Strangers Wave At You
By MAGICAL MADGE(Clarksdale, Mississippi)Â My wallet was found? I didn't even know it was lost! The day started with a personal commitment and challenge to let thankfulness temper all my...
Clarksdale and New York City Go Head To Head on UDIA VPELA Urban Developments Tour of USA
(Clarkdsdale, Mississippi) Going head to head with cities like New York, Chicago, New Orleans and Memphis don't scare us none. We got it covered here in CLARKSDELTA, the Golden Buckle...
SOUNDS AROUND TOWN IN CLARKSDALE March 25th thru 31st 2013
(Clarksdale, Mississippi) Fresh off the press - SOUNDS AROUND TOWN.Check out our Watcha Gonna Do page every week to know what is LIVE IN CLARKSDALE, the heart of the Mississippi Delta. ...
A Fascination With Art: Making it Your Life – Sounds interesting, huh?
(Jackson, Mississippi) by Magical Madge -Â On Tuesday, April 16, 2013, you can dine while talking art in a setting that is sure to impress. How could it not? The Jackson...
The New York Times values Shonda Warner’s opinion when it comes to farmland prices – What do you think?
(Clarksdale, Mississippi) -by Guest Bohemian Fat Clyde, aka Mr. Lil John McKeeHello all you Bohemians out there; check out our own Shonda Warner’s quote in the New York Times about...
This Year’s Blue Biscuit Festival in Indianola is June 1st – Always the First Saturday Every June!
(Indianola, Mississippi) Trish Berry wasn't deterred from hosting her already planned music festival when the BB King Homecoming Celebration decided to skip on over to August instead of their usual First...
People of the Delta – A Passion of Joey L
Look what I stumbled upon while surfing the ofttimes life-sucking internet. (Jump ahead and watch his video HEREÂ or wait and read a bit more....then you will be directed to it...
When A Friend Asks For Help, Respond. Is The Mississippi River Your Friend?
By Magical Madge(Clarksdale, Mississippi) VIDEOS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST I had just emailed John Ruskey an apology for neglecting to do something today I had promised although I...
Was Caroline Kennedy Really in Clarksdale, Mississippi?
(Clarksdale, Mississippi) -  PHOTO GALLERY IN POST - Believe it or not, Caroline Kennedy, while promoting her latest book "Listening In: The Secret White House Recordings of John F. Kennedy",...
An Organ Concert in Clarksdale – Come hear an organ sing!
(Clarksdale, Mississippi) - There is an instrument in Clarksdale that sits silent most days until it comes alive, usually on Sunday mornings, when Jay Westfaul tickles it's keys during church...