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Old Folks' Singing, a yearly event in Tull in Grant County, is believed to be the oldest continuous singing day held west of the Mississippi River. The musical heritage of the event can be traced to the shape-note singing popular in New England and moving to rural southern and western states in the mid-1800s.
This year's edition of the Arkansas Folk Festival at Mountain View, a tradition that dates back to 1963, will be held April 15-16.
During the two years of the pandemic, the pace slowed at the Ozark Folk Center in Mountain View, one of this state's cultural treasures. Music shows, festivals and other events were canceled.
My wife has been worn out lately as she works to preserve the bountiful food production from our vegetable garden. She has been pickling cucumbers and okra, freezing purple hull peas and peppers, and our bumper crop of tomatoes has been canned. Potatoes were dug and stored in the shade of the back porch.
My wife has been worn out lately as she works to preserve the bountiful food production from our vegetable garden. She has been pickling cucumbers and okra, freezing purple hull peas and peppers, and our bumper crop of tomatoes has been canned. Potatoes were dug and stored in the shade of the back porch.