Barrier Islands Center’s
Art & Music on the Farm
May 23, 2026
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
7295 Young Street, Machipongo, VA 23405
Admission: $5 for adults and children are FREE.
Come for the art…stay for the music!
The BIC’s Art & Music on the Farm festival offers fine art and treasures from local artists and artisans and traditional roots music played by celebrated musicians from across Virginia, all in an inviting, family-friendly setting. Whether you prefer to sip wine, peruse the eye-catching art, delve into the history of Virginia musical styles, watch your child have fun with an art activity, plan a fun summer garden, or eat some tasty food, you will find something to tickle your fancy.
Everyone will revel in the toe-tapping, hand-clapping sounds of gospel, folk, and bluegrass from this year’s line-up of highly acclaimed bands. And don’t forget the intimate workshops with the performers hosted by music historian Gregg Kimball.
In addition to the music, the Farm is filled with some of the finest art in the region: over 30 artists and artisans will have their paintings, plants, and crafts for sale. Food and beverages (including local wine, beer, soft drinks, and iced coffee) are available for purchase. Children can participate in a fun, free art activity.
So, bring your friends and family to start summer with a glorious celebration of Virginia’s rich heritage of art and music at one of the loveliest venues on the Eastern Shore!
SPONSORS
TowneBank
Center for Cultural Vibrancy
DCCI – Dominion Concrete Contractors, Inc.
Jerry N. Doughty
Eastern Shore Nursery of Virginia
Eley, Nicole, Parker & E Duke
Seaboard Construction
Tankard Nurseries
Woods Rogers, Mike & Dee Sterling
Virginia Commission for the Arts
ARTISTS
Megan Ames - Photography
Oroon Barnes -
Carole Boggemann-Peirson - Oil and Cold Wax
Paintings/Landscapes
Bobby Bridges - Garden Art
Grayson Chesser - Decoy Carvings
David Crane - Pottery and Candles
Alicia Daily - Pottery
Diana Davis - Watercolor Paintings
Ryan Dockiewicz - Wood Carvings
Amy Felske - Fiber Dolls
Diane Ginsberg - Photography
Kathy Grook - Jewelry
Steve Hardy - Silk Screen
John Harlow - Carver
Ann Hayden - Oil Paintings
Peter Henderson - Decoy Carvings
Barbara Hennig-Loomis - Oil Paintings
Carrie Jacobson - Oil Paintings
Jamie Kirkpatrick - Pottery
Jennifer Klein - Acrylic Paintings
Brenda Llewellyn-Mayes - Pottery
Donnie Mason - Decoy Carvings
Jackie McAfee - Oil Paintings
Richard McCauley -
Sandy McFall -
Laura McGowan - Oil Paintings
Bill Mytnik - Garden Art
Thelma Peterson - Acrylic and Watercolor Paintings
Marina Pierce - Photography
Karen Pruitt - Watercolor Paintings
Elizabeth Rhoades - Oil Paintings
P.G. Ross - Decoy Carvings
Gail Scott - Fiber Artist
Clelia Sheppard - Plein Air Artist
Tracey Jo Taylor - Acrylic and Watercolor Paintings
Michelle Truslow - Pottery
Liz Watson - Jewelry
Ray and Julita Wood - Pottery
Windsor Woodworks - Furniture
Vesna Zidovec - Pottery
MUSICIANS
Jack Hinshelwood Trio
Main Stage: 10:45 - 11:45 a.m. Workshop: 2:00 - 2:45 p.m.
Singer-songwriter and award-winning multi-instrumentalist Jack Hinshelwood has entertained audiences with a broad swath of traditional and Americana music on guitar, fiddle, harmonica, and vocals. The Trio hails from the musically rich region of Southwest Virginia, where The Crooked Road, Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail, winds through the mountains of Appalachia.
Mandolinist Scott Freeman and bassist Sam West complete the Trio, and both are steeped in Southwest Virginia mountain music traditions.
Jack is a winner of the Knoxville World’s Fair Guitar Championship, the Wayne Henderson Guitar Championship, and the Galax Old Fiddler’s Convention guitar contest (twice). From 2022 to 2024, Jack co-produced and performed with DOC AT 100, a touring concert program celebrating the music and legacy of North Carolina folk musician Doc Watson. DOC AT 100 was nominated for “Event of the Year” by the International Bluegrass Music Association in 2024. “A fine quick-picker with a warm, welcoming voice.” – Bluegrass Unlimited
Hot fingerstyle guitar work, expressive songs, and plenty of humor await audiences of multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Jack Hinshelwood. Jack blends guitar influences from iconic artists like Mississippi John Hurt, Leo Kottke, and Doc Watson with the timeless songs of Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, Gordon Lightfoot, and others to create memorable concerts that move and inspire. As Jack says, “to me, a concert should be like a great play, transporting audiences, if only for a little while, away from their cares to places and times not their own.”
Larnell Starkey and the
Spiritual Seven
Main Stage: 12:00 - 12:45 p.m. Workshop: 1:00 - 1:45 p.m.
A returning highlight of the Art & Music on the Farm musical line-up, this gospel group from Wirtz, Virginia, has been singing for over 40 years. Their music, a zestful blend of traditional gospel with a twist of contemporary, showcases the group's amazing vocal harmonies from the high-flying falsettos of the first tenor to the deep, rich sounds of the low bass. This ensemble has performed for and been loved by people of different races, creeds, and origins. Known as the "Gospel Temptations," this award-winning ensemble has toured across the United States and internationally, performing for audiences of 300 to 30,000.
The New Floyd County Ramblers
Main Stage: 1:00 - 1:45 p.m. Workshop: 2:00 - 2:45 p.m.
Featuring Andrew Small, Ashlee Watkins, Austin Janey, Hanna Traynham.
The New Floyd County Ramblers are a Southwest Virginia string band known for their high-energy old-time dance music that keeps regional traditions alive. They recently took first prize at the 53rd annual Mount Airy Bluegrass & Old Time Fiddlers Convention, a major nod to their authenticity and skill. They're part of a broader musical ecosystem that includes collaborations with groups like Ashley Watkins and Andrew Small and The Aum Ridge Boys, all of whom draw inspiration from the Virginia- Carolina Blue Ridge region. Their sound blends traditional bluegrass, early country, and old-time mountain music into a uniquely Appalachian groove.
Corey Harris
Main Stage: 2:00 - 2:45 p.m. Workshop: 12:00 - 12:45 p.m.
COREY HARRIS is a guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, and bandleader who has carved out his own niche in Blues. He's a powerful singer and accomplished guitarist and has appeared at venues throughout North America, Europe, and West Africa.
He began his career as a New Orleans street singer, travelling throughout the southern U.S. In his early twenties, he lived in Cameroon, West Africa, for a year, an experienced that had a profound effect on his later work. He has recorded many old songs of the blues tradition while also creating an original vision of the blues by adding influences from reggae, soul, rock, and West African music.
Corey is also the recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship Genius Award (2007), which recognizes individuals from a wide range of disciplines who demonstrate creativity, originality, and a commitment to continued innovation. He was described as an artist who “forges an adventurous path marked by deliberate collectivism.” He has performed, recorded, and toured with many of the top names in music, including B.B. King, Taj Mahal, Buddy Guy, Dave Matthews Band, Tracy Chapman, and others.
The Legendary Ingramettes
Main Stage: 3:00 - 3:45 p.m. Workshop: 12:00 - 12:45 p.m.
and 1:00 - 1:45 p.m.
The Legendary Ingramettes are widely celebrated as the “First Family of Gospel Music” in Richmond, Virginia. They have been blowing the roof off performance stages for nearly six decades. The Ingramettes were originally formed by Evangelist “Mama” Maggie Ingram, born July 4, 1930, on Mulholland’s Plantation in Coffee County, Georgia, where she would later work the cotton and tobacco fields with her parents. Maggie began playing the piano and singing at an early age and developed a great love for the church and gospel music. In 1961, Maggie moved herself and her five children to Richmond, Virginia, and there created Maggie Ingram and the Ingramettes, a family singing group that became one of the most beloved groups in Richmond’s storied gospel tradition. Maggie passed away in 2015, but the group has continued to soar, led by the powerfully incomparable singing of her oldest daughter, Almeta Ingram Miller, who is joined by Maggie’s granddaughter, Cheryl Maroney-Yancey, and daughter-in-law Carrie Jackson. Backed by their rock-solid, house-shaking rhythm section, the Ingramettes continue to bring the electric energy and spirit of a Sunday morning service to the stage, enthralling diverse audiences at such prestigious venues and festivals as the Kennedy Center, the National Folk Festival, FloydFest, and countless others across the US and abroad.
WORKSHOPS
(Held in the Education Building)
Spiritual Music:
Gospel and the Blues
Corey Harris and the Legendary Ingramettes
12:00 - 12:45 p.m.
Twentieth Century gospel and blues music are musical cousins. Blues influenced the fiery performance styles of Black Pentecostal and Holiness churches and street singers. Gospel greats such as Sister Rosetta Tharpe sometimes delved into the blues repertoire—often to the chagrin of church people—while blues singers recorded gospel songs under pseudonyms. Corey Harris and members of the Ingramettes will discuss these connections and tensions while demonstrating the modern Blues and Gospel styles.
The Evolution of Virginia Gospel
Larnell Starkey and the Spiritual Seven and
the Legendary Ingramettes
1:00 - 1:45 p.m.
American gospel music has its roots in Southern musical traditions stretching back to the eighteenth century. Grounded in the early spirituals, gospel music developed a variety of singing and instrumental styles, including blues-inflected streetcorner performers, sacred vocal quartets, and the mass choirs of many modern churches. Our artists will discuss the evolution of these styles and demonstrate the roots of their music in family and community.
The Roots of Country Music
Along the Crooked Road
Jack Hinshelwood Trio and The New Floyd County Ramblers
2:00 - 2:45 p.m.
Country music has roots extending back to Colonial Virginia. British and African traditions contributed to the development of dance music on the fiddle and banjo, while church music brought vocal harmony and new singing styles to the fore. These influences and more produced a musical hybrid that formed the foundation of country music and its many genres, especially bluegrass. Our artists will discuss their own musical roots and influences as part of this musical family tree.