Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. In this episode, we talk with Carpenter, Author & Musician Trapper Haskins — a storyteller whose life and art span from Memphis to Maine, from boatbuilding to songwriting.

Trapper has worn many hats: carpenter, author, musician, deckhand, and dishwasher. After leaving Memphis over two decades ago, he apprenticed in traditional wooden boatbuilding in Rockland, Maine, before following his craft and curiosity across the U.S. — from New York to New Orleans and the mountains of North Carolina to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula — before returning to Tennessee.

We dive deep into his creative journey, his music, and his book Crooked Old River, exploring how life’s many currents shaped his art and storytelling.

🎧 Enjoy this thoughtful conversation with Trapper Haskins — a modern craftsman whose songs and stories remind us that every scar and splinter tells a story.

🔗 More on Trapper Haskins: https://trapperhaskins.com/

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Joe Dimino Podcaster/Artist

Joe Dimino has been writing & creating in a variety of capacities since his college days at the University of Missouri-Kansas City somewhere around 1993. If you are keeping score, that would be about 29 years+. It all began at UMKCs University News as a Sports Writer & turned into a myriad of expressive avenues. Inventing poems, art, video & audio has always been in the proverbial cards.