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"Mississippi Arts Hour" - 2010 Show Archive
December 26, 2010 - Bluesman Ben Payton. Larry talks with Ben Payton, a LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
December 19, 2010 - Chandler Griffin of Barefoot Workshops. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
December 5, 2010 - Author Culpepper Webb. Novelist Culpepper Webb from Madison talks with Diane about his new book, Lifted from the Waters. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
November 28, 2010 - Painter Rolland Golden. Larry talks with Rolland Golden, a Natchez-based painter about his years working in New Orleans and his most recent group of work focused on the Mississippi River. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
November 21, 2010 - Origins of the Craftsmen's Guild. Malcolm visits with craftspeople Claudia Cartee and Andy Young about their work and the origins of the Craftsmens Guild of Mississippi, the focus of a new documentary produced by Mississippi Public Broadcasting. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
November 14, 2010 - Bluesman Dexter Allen. Mary Margaret talks with Jackson bluesman Dexter Allen about his years working with different legendary blues musicians as well as his recent work as a solo artist. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
November 7, 2010 - Artist Lori Gordon. Diane talks with Lori Gordon, a mixed media artist from Bay St. Louis about her development as an artist and the "Katrina Collection," a group of work that relates her reaction to her losses due to the hurricane. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
October 31, 2010 - Musician Chris Ethridge. Larry visits with Chris Ethridge, a Meridian-based musician and founding member of the Flying Burrito Brothers, the seminal country rock band. Ethridge also talks about his time in Willie Nelson's band. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
October 24, 2010 - Malcolm catches up with Ward Emling, manager of the Mississippi Film Office. Emling gives an update on various film projects happening in the state. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
October 17, 2010 - Mary Margaret hosts Taylor Bowen Ricketts, the chef de cuisine at Delta Bistro in Greenwood. Ricketts is also an accomplished visual artist. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
September 26, 2010 - The Creative Economy in Mississippi - Malcolm talks with Stuart Rosenfeld and Michael Kane, consultants working with the state of Mississippi on a study assessing the creative component of Mississippi's economy. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
September 19, 2010 - Erin Austen Abbott & Sean Kirkpatrick - Mary Margaret visits with Abbott and Kirkpatrick, working artists and a married couple who live in Water Valley. Abbott is a photographer, the producer of the Oxford "Motel Art Show," and the proprietor of Amelia, a craft and design store in Oxford. Kirkpatrick is a guitarist and member of the band Colour Revolt.
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September 12, 2010 - Arts Educator Althea Jerome - Diane Williams talks with longtime arts educator Althea Jerome from Hattiesburg. Jerome advises schools around the state in how to integrate the arts into their daily curriculum. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
September 5, 2010 - Wood Artist and Musician Joe Partridge - Larry talks with Joe Partridge, a drummer and wood craftsman based in Clinton. Growing up, Partridge played with a number of bands around the Jackson area, including The Windbreakers. In addition to music, he's now also a fine craftsman, creating custom furniture, drums, and art objects. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
August 22, 2010 - Musician Jacky Jack White - Mary Margaret hosts Jacky Jack White, a western Alabama singer and songwriter who has brought The Sucarnochee Revue, his roots music program, to the Temple Theater in Meridian for regular performances. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
August 15, 2010 - Miss. Theatre Association - Diane Williams visits with Stacy Howell and Beth Kander from the Mississippi Theatre Association, the statewide organization that provides several opportunities for Mississippi student and community theatre groups, as well as playwrights. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
August 8, 2010 - Piano Player Jamie Isonhood - Larry visits with piano player Jamie Isonhood from Yazoo City. Isonhood has been an active musician for over 40 years. He spent a good part of the 1960s living and performing in Memphis, associating with many legendary musicians. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
August 1, 2010 - Author Ellis Anderson - Malcolm speaks with Ellis Anderson, author of "Under Surge Under Seige," a new book coming out on University Press of Mississippi that documents the effects of Hurricane Katrina on Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
July 25, 2010 - Singer Jackie Bell - Mary Margaret visits with Jackie Bell, a Jackson-based blues singer best known for her residency at the 930 Blues Cafe in the capitol city. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
July 18, 2010 - Author Steve Yates - Diane Williams talks with writer Steve Yates, author of "Morkan's Quarry," a historical fiction book set in southwestern Missouri during the Civil War. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
July 11, 2010 - Author John Brandon - Larry talks with John Brandon, the Grisham Writer in Residence at the University of Mississippi. They discuss Brandon's development as a writer and his new book, Citrus County. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
July 4, 2010 - Belhaven Artists - Malcolm visits with David Lambert and Vidal Blankenstien, visual artists who live in Belhaven, a historic neighborhood in Jackson. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
June 27, 2010 - Photographer Ron Blaylock - Mary Margaret speaks with Ron Blaylock a professional photographer based in Jackson. Blaylock is engaged in a wide range of work, including teaching photography classes, doing commercial work for publications, and creating art photography for display in his gallery. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
June 20, 2010 - Storyteller Carrie Sue Ayvar - Diane interviews Carrie Sue Ayvar from Florida. Ayvar has been a professional storyteller for over 30 years and is a member of MAC's Teaching Artist Roster. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
June 13, 2010 - Woodcut Artist Sean Starwars - Larry visits with Sean Starwars from Laurel. He is a member of the "outlaw" printers, a loose confederation of woodcut artists from throughout the country. Starwars conducts workshops around the country and creates commissioned work for a number of companies. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
June 6, 2010 - Painter Greg Cartmell - Malcolm interviews Greg Cartmell, a Meridian-based painter and custom knife maker. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
May 30, 2010 - Musician Melvin "House Cat" Hendrex - Mary Margaret talks with Melvin "House Cat" Hendrex, a Jackson-based musician and arranger. Hendrex has played in the bands of a number of different blues singers, including Bobby Rush and Z.Z. Hill. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
May 23, 2010 - Singer G.C. Cameron - Diane visits with singer G.C. Cameron, a former member of Motown recording groups the Spinners and the Temptations. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
May 16, 2010 - Old-Time Fiddler Charles T. Smith - Larry travels to Tupelo and visits with old-time fiddler Charles T. Smith. Smith has been fiddling for over 80 years (starting when he was seven) and is an important teacher for young fiddlers in northeastern Mississippi. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
May 9, 2010 - Portrait of Jackson Women - Malcolm talks with photographers Leah Overstreet and Karla Pound about "A Portrait of Jackson Women," their collaborative documentary project that tells the stories of twenty women in Jackson, Mississippi. Some of the women featured include artist Mildred Wolfe, writer Ellen Douglas, and singer Dorothy Moore. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
May 2, 2010 - Roots Musician Valley Gordon - Mary Margaret visits with Jackson-based old-time musician Valley Gordon. Gordon is active with a number of roots music groups in Central Mississippi, including the Scramblers and Horse Trailer. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
April 25, 2010 - Visual Artist Kat Fitzpatrick - Malcolm talks with Kat Fitzpatrick, a visual artist based in Bay St. Louis. Since Hurricane Katrina, Fitzpatrick has become an active beekeeper and works in the encaustic painting method, which utilizes beeswax in the creation of a work. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
April 18, 2010 - "Dreaming in Clay" on the Gulf Coast - Larry talks with Christopher Maurer, author of Dreaming in Clay, a history of Shearwater Pottery and the Anderson Family of Ocean Springs. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
April 11, 2010 - Alcorn State Jazz Festival - Diane visits with David Miller, the director of the Alcorn State University Jazz Festival. The festival is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year and will feature pianist McCoy Tyner. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
April 4, 2010 - Bluesman Grady Champion - Mary Margaret talks with Canton blues harmonica player and vocalist Grady Champion, who was a winner at the 2010 International Blues Challenge. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
March 28, 2010 - "Telling Trees" - Diane talks with Kathryn Lewis from the "Telling Trees" program in Stone County, a unique oral history and storytelling project. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
March 21, 2010 - Latin Jazz with Los Papis - Larry visits with members of Los Papis, a Jackson-based Latin jazz band that plays around central Mississippi.LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
March 14, 2010 - John Harral - Malcolm talks with John Harral, a Gulfport-based attorney who has been actively involved with the revitalization efforts focused on downtown Gulfport. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
March 7, 2010 - Rev. Marvin Myles - Reverend Marvin Myles is a Kosciusko-based church pastor and the leader of the Myles Family, a gospel group made up of himself and his children. Mary Margaret Miller talks with Myles about the origins of the group, their travels, and their latest CD. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
February 28, 2010 - Miss. Writers Guild - Diane Williams attended the Mississippi Writers Guild's 2009 statewide conference and interviewed several of the attendees. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
February 21, 2010 - Watercolor Artist Wyatt Waters - Wyatt Waters is a renowned water color artist from Clinton, Miss. He is one of the recipients of this year's Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts. Malcolm White talks with Waters about his ongoing work and his deep ties to his hometown. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
February 14, 2010 - "Grassroots" Radio Host Bill Ellison - Bill Ellison is the long-time host of "Grassroots," the Saturday night bluegrass and acoustic music show on Mississippi Public Broadcasting. The show is receiving a Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts this month. Larry Morrisey talks with Ellison about his background in radio and music, as well as his current work on the show and as a musician. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
February 7, 2010 - Lenagene Waldrup - Mary Margaret Miller talks with Governorâ??s Award recipient Lenagene Waldrup, an arts educator from Drew. An artist and musician in her own right, Waldrup has dedicated her life to bringing arts experiences to students in the rural Delta. Miller talks with Waldrup about her adventures in arts education and her mission to put arts back in the classroom. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
January 31, 2010 - Bessie Johnson - Bessie Johnson is one of Mississippi's most highly regarded traditional basketmakers. The Clay County native is one of the recipients of this year's Governor's Awards. Diane Williams talks with Johnson about her art and her dedication to teaching it to others. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
January 24, 2010 - Alan Sibley - Alan Sibley is a bluegrass bandleader and multi-instrumentalist from Ackerman. Sibley got his start as a professional musician while still a teenager. Larry Morrisey talks with Sibley about his formative years playing with the Legendary Sullivan Family and his current work as the leader of Alan Sibley and the Magnolia Ramblers. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
January 17, 2010 - Rhonda Richmond - Rhonda Richmond is a Jackson-based vocalist and piano player. Malcolm White talks with Richmond about her development as a musician and her current work. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
January 10, 2010 - Old-Time with Jack and Johnny - Fiddler Jack Magee and banjo player Johnny Rawls are central players in Mississippi's old-time music scene. Mary Margaret Miller talks with Magee and Rawls about how they became interested in the music, as well as have them play live in the studio. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
January 3, 2010 - Tricia Walker - Tricia Walker is a singer/songwriter and director of the Delta Music Institute at Delta State University. Diane Williams talks with Walker about her work as a performer as well as the offerings for students at DMI. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
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