Mississippi Arts Hour
306 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★ - 10 ratingsEach week, members of MAC's staff host The Mississippi Arts Hour, a radio program broadcast on Mississippi Public Broadcasting's FM and digital radio networks. The show features interviews with Mississippi artists, musicians, craftspeople, and others involved in arts and culture from around the state.
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The Mississippi Arts Hour | Remembering James Patterson
February 18, 2019 04:00 - 35.3 MBAn episode remembering the 2019 Governor’s Arts Award recipient for Excellence in Photography and Community Support, James Patterson. Melody Moody Thortis talks to friends and colleagues of the late photographer including guests Ron Blaylock and Laurin Stennis about their memories about his life, his art and his legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mississippi Arts Hour | Bill Ferris
February 11, 2019 04:00 - 36.8 MBLarry Morrisey talks with folklorist and 2017 Governor’s Arts Award recipient William Ferris about the Grammy nomination for his latest project, a box set of his recordings and films. They also talk about how he got started documenting local folk culture while growing up on a farm in Warren County. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mississippi Arts Hour | Ruth Miller
February 04, 2019 04:00 - 39.6 MBMalcolm White interviews Ruth Miller, textile artist and 2019 Governor’s Arts Award recipient for Excellence in Visual Arts, on Mississippi Arts Hour. Miller is known for her intricate portraits, landscapes and abstract works of art made entirely of yarn. She is a past recipient of Mississippi Arts Commission’s visual art fellowship, a 2014 Mississippi Invitational Artist at the Mississippi Museum of Art, and she has been included in numerous group and solo exhibitions throughout the state an...
The Mississippi Arts Hour | New Stage Theatre
January 28, 2019 04:00 - 38.7 MBMelody Moody Thortis interviews Francine Thomas Reynolds and Dawn Buck of New Stage Theatre. This February, New Stage Theatre will receive a Governor’s Arts Award for Excellence in Theatre. The trio discusses the history of the Theatre, the role the venue has played in enhancing theatrical productions in the Jackson area and state, as well as New Stage’s upcoming show, Hell in High Water, which is set in Greenville, Miss., during the Flood of 1927 and features the music of 2017 Governor’s Art...
The Mississippi Arts Hour | Harvey Lee Watkins Jr.
January 21, 2019 04:00 - 36.9 MBLarry Morrisey interviews Harvey Lee Watkins Jr., leader of the Canton Spirituals, a well known gospel group that will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2019 Governor’s Arts Awards. For more than four decades, the Canton Spirituals have mixed blues and R&B with traditional gospel, creating a sound that’s all their own. Demand for their live performances has taken them to venues across the United States and abroad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mississippi Arts Hour | Carmen Lugo
January 07, 2019 04:00 - 38.7 MBMelody Moody Thortis talks to Gulf Coast artist Carmen Lugo. They discuss what it’s like being a full-time artist working in mixed media, acrylic and encaustic. Carmen describe her efforts to use visual art as imagery to explore human emotion as well as her love of nature and her experiences teaching art classes at The Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center of Arts and Education. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mississippi Arts Hour | Summer Baldwin
December 31, 2018 04:00 - 39.5 MBLarry Morrisey talks with dancer and choreographer Summer Baldwin. A native of northern Florida, Baldwin has been living on the Mississippi Gulf Coast for several years. She is active as a dancer, teacher, choreographer, and actor and is currently planning a contemporary dance festival for this coming March in Ocean Springs. She is also a member of MAC’s Artist Roster Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mississippi Arts Hour | John Anderson
December 24, 2018 04:00 - 37.6 MBMalcolm White interviews John Anderson, a Bay St. Louis-area architect and musician. Along with his wife Allison, he helped revitalize Bay St. Louis in the years following Hurricane Katrina with artful vision and environmentally friendly design. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mississippi Arts Hour | Ann Madden
December 17, 2018 04:00 - 37 MBMelody Moody Thortis talks to Ann Madden, photographer, graphic designer, mixed media artist, and co-owner of Smith & Lens gallery in Bay St. Louis. Ann and Melody discuss Ann’s early life growing up in New Orleans and studying in France as well as inspiration for her art and her work to plan popular Bay St. Louis events such as “Frida Fest” and “Dolly Should” as part of her work with Smith and Lens. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mississippi Arts Hour | Richard Chenoweth
December 10, 2018 04:00 - 38.6 MBMalcolm White interviews Pascagoula restaurateur Richard Chenoweth, owner of Scranton's Restaurant and Catering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mississippi Arts Hour | Harrison Scott Key
December 03, 2018 04:00 - 39.5 MBLarry Morrisey visits with writer and humorist Harrison Scott Key. A native of Rankin County, Key currently teaches at the Savannah School for Art and Design. His latest book, “Congratulations – Who Are You Again?” is a memoir of his time learning to be a writer, from his earliest attempts at trying to write through to the endless book tour he took on to promote his first book. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mississippi Arts Hour | Christopher "Big Yayo" Mabry
November 19, 2018 04:00 - 40 MBLarry Morrisey talks with musician, producer and MAC Roster Artist Christopher “Big Yayo” Mabry. Mabry is best known for his hit southern soul songs “Cowgirl” and “Boots On.” They talk about his family’s musical history, his early work as a musician while growing up in Holmes County and his development as a producer as well as his recent success as a performer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mississippi Arts Hour | Hank Burdine
November 12, 2018 04:00 - 36.7 MBMalcolm White interviews Hank Burdine, Mississippi Delta writer and bon vivant. He is the author the new book Dust in the Road: Recollections of a Delta Boy, a collection of his stories from Delta Magazine. The book features a forward by 2019 Governor’s Arts Award recipient Julia Reed and an epilogue by Richard Grant. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mississippi Arts Hour | Monique Davis
November 05, 2018 04:00 - 38.7 MBMelody Moody Thortis talks to Monique Davis, the new director of the Center for Art and Public Exchange at the Mississippi Museum of Art. The Center’s mission is to use original artworks, exhibitions, programs, and engagements with artists to increase understanding and inspire new narratives in contemporary Mississippi. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mississippi Arts Hour | Remebering James Patterson
October 29, 2018 03:00 - 37.3 MBA re-broadcast of a 2011 interview with Jackson photographer James Patterson, who passed away on October 21st. In the show, Larry Morrisey talked with James about the origins of his interest in photography as a child, working as the printer of Eudora Welty’s Depression era photos, and his series of portraits of Mississippi artists, for which he received an Artist Fellowship grant from MAC. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mississippi Arts Hour | Jere Nash
October 22, 2018 03:00 - 39.3 MBMalcolm White talks to author and political consultant Jere Nash. They talk about Nash growing up in Greenville, his work as a political consultant and creating the Mississippi Book Festival. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mississippi Arts Hour | Jim O'Neal
October 15, 2018 03:00 - 97.1 MBLarry Morrisey visits with Jim O’Neal, co-founder of Living Blues magazine and one of the primary researchers for the Mississippi Blues Trail. They talk about his long career in documenting the blues, focusing on his work on the Mississippi Blues Trail over the past decade. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mississippi Arts Hour | Arden Barnett
October 08, 2018 03:00 - 33.8 MBMalcolm talks to Arden Barnett, owner of Ardenland, a Jackson-based entertainment company. Arden got his start in the music business at Hal & Mals in the 1980s. The two longtime friends discuss live music and Arden’s work as a promoter, producer and music presenter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mississippi Arts Hour | Sean Starwars and Anne Campbell
October 01, 2018 03:00 - 37.8 MBMelody Moody Thortis talks with Sean Starwars and Anne Campbell, MAC Visual Art Fellowship recipients who are featured in Creatures Among Us, an exhibit now on display at the Mississippi Library Commission. The show features Halloween-esque works of art, perfect for the season Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mississippi Arts Hour | Alan Sibley
September 24, 2018 03:00 - 40.5 MBLarry Morrisey visits with bluegrass musician and bandleader Alan Sibley from Ackerman. Sibley has been playing music professionally since he was a teenager. He and his band are the hosts of “The Bluegrass Trail,” a new show on the RFD-TV cable network. In addition to performances by Sibley and the group, they have a guest band spot, where they showcase up and coming bluegrass groups from the Southeast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mississippi Arts Hour | Barry Leach
September 10, 2018 03:00 - 36.8 MBMalcolm White talks to longtime Jackson-area musician Barry Leach. They discuss how he learned to play guitar, his musical influences and being a guitar teacher. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mississippi Arts Hour | Holly Lange
September 03, 2018 03:00 - 39.1 MBMalcolm White talks with Holly Lange, executive director of the Mississippi Book Festival. The two talk about the recent festival, how it has grown and changed in its four years of being and about the Mississippi Writers Trail. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mississippi Arts Hour | Jane Hearn
August 27, 2018 03:00 - 40.2 MBLarry Morrisey speaks to Jane Hearn, the editor of “A Past That Won’t Rest,” a new book of Civil Rights-era photography. The photographs were taken by her late husband Jim Lucas, who worked as a freelance photojournalist while attending Millsaps College. They are compelling photos that mostly have never been published. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mississippi Arts Hour | John Mohead
August 20, 2018 03:00 - 38.2 MBMalcolm White talks to Delta-based musician John Mohead. After years of touring, during which he played with or opened for the likes of Bob Dylan, Robert Randolph, Little Feat and many others, he returned to Mississippi to focus on his family and open a restaurant on Moon Lake. He recently released a new album, Son of the South. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mississippi Arts Hour | Sondra Lee-Bell
August 13, 2018 03:00 - 37.8 MBLarry Morrisey talks with MAC’s new Arts Industry Director Sondra Lee-Bell. She is best known in central Mississippi for her work as a musician and music minister. They talk about her roots in Yazoo City as well as her work as the Minister of Music at Anderson United Methodist Church in Jackson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mississippi Arts Hour | Julian Rankin
August 06, 2018 03:00 - 39.8 MBMalcom White talks to Julian Rankin about his book Catfish Dreams. The book tells the story of African-American catfish farmer and Mississippi Native Ed Scott. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mississippi Arts Hour | Anne O’Hara /Barbara-Ann Carver-Hunt
July 30, 2018 03:00 - 36.3 MBMalcom White talks to artists Anne O’Hara of Jackson and Barbara-Ann Carver-Hunt of Sumrall. The artists are featured in a partnership between the Mississippi Library Commission and the Mississippi Arts Commission to showcase artists adjudicated through MAC’s annual Visual Artist Fellowship Grant program. They talk about their artistic influences and their style of art. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mississippi Arts Hour | Terrence Roberts
July 23, 2018 03:00 - 96.8 MBLarry Morrisey travels to Meridian to talk with Storyteller and MAC Roster Artist Terrence Roberts. Roberts got started telling stories to his children and then got introduced to the world of professional storytelling. He currently travels throughout the state telling African folktales and other stories to school groups and at festivals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mississippi Arts Hour | John Howell
July 16, 2018 03:00 - 34 MBMalcolm White interviews John Howell, actor, founder of Fondren Theatre Workshop, and teacher at Whole Schools Initiative-affiliated Casey Elementary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mississippi Arts Hour | Chris and Rachel Myers
July 09, 2018 03:00 - 38.1 MBMelody Moody Thortis, Arts-Based Community Development at MAC, talks with Chris Myers, principal and architect at Cooke, Douglass, Farr, Lemons and Rachel Myers, Director of the Museum of Mississippi History. Melody spoke with Chris and Rachel about their deep passion for the state of Mississippi and the beauty of of community, creativity and the arts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mississippi Arts Hour | The MAXX
July 02, 2018 03:00 - 78 MBLarry Morrisey travels to Meridian and visits with Mark Tullos, director of the Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Experience, or The MAX for short. The new facility tells the story of creativity in Mississippi. Tullos gives an overview to the exhibits and describes the cutting edge technology that they utilize Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mississippi Arts Hour | Sherry Lucas
June 25, 2018 03:00 - 39.6 MBMalcolm White talks with Sherry Lucas, a longtime features writer and editor. The two discuss culture, food, arts and entertainment in Jackson. Lucas also talks about the opportunities and challenges of being a free-lance writer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mississippi Arts Hour | David Lewis
June 18, 2018 03:00 - 37 MBMelody Moody Thortis talks to David Lewis, project specialist for the Greater Jackson Arts Council. The two speak about public art, creative placemaking and using the arts as a tool to empower communities Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mississippi Arts Hour | Alexander Bostic and Dominic Lippillo
June 11, 2018 03:00 - 36.9 MBMalcolm White talks with Alexander Bostic and Dominic Lippillo, MAC visual art fellowship recipients featured in the exhibit "A Perspective of People" now on display at the Mississippi Library Commission. Bostic and Lippillo are both art professors at Mississippi State University. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mississippi Arts Hour | Chris Offutt
June 04, 2018 03:00 - 37.4 MBLarry Morrisey talks with Oxford-based writer Chris Offutt about his new novel, Country Dark. The book is set in Eastern Kentucky in the early 1960s and follows the story of a young moonshine runner and his family. Offutt grew up in the region and the novel was a way for him to delve into the huge changes that took place in Appalachia during the 1960s and 70s. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mississippi Arts Hour | Mona Nicholas
May 28, 2018 03:00 - 37.7 MBMelody Moody Thortis talks to Mona Nicholas, Executive Director of the USA International Ballet Competition. The IBC, started in 1979 is held every four years in Jackson, MS and regularly welcomes over 40,000 attendees from 25 nations and 30 states. Melody and Mona speak about the history of the competition and its founder, Thalia Mara and the distinct caliber of this event. You can find more information online at www.usaibc.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mississippi Arts Hour | Michael Kardos
May 21, 2018 03:00 - 39.3 MBLarry Morrisey talks with author Michael Kardos. His latest novel is “Bluff,” which follows the story of a young washed-up magician who steps into the world of card cheats and gets more than she bargains for. In addition to the details of the book, Kardos also talks about his time working as a magician on the boardwalk at the New Jersey shore. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mississippi Arts Hour | London Branch
May 14, 2018 03:00 - 38.4 MBDiane Williams talks with Dr. London Branch, accomplished musician, writer, educator, conductor and retired Jackson State University professor. He was instrumental in building the JSU symphony and still teaches students privately and performs locally. He is joined by one of his former students, Daniel Parker, who currently lives in Memphis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mississippi Arts Hour | Marita Gootee
May 07, 2018 03:00 - 37.2 MBLarry Morrisey travels to Starkville to talk with photographer and Mississippi State professor Marita Gootee. Her photography focuses on examining the concept of memory, which she has pursued through different processes and techniques, creating a varied and distinctive body of work. Gootee has received two artist fellowships from the Arts Commission and has been featured in the Mississippi Museum of Art’s biennial shows five times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mississippi Arts Hour | Jonathan Miles
April 30, 2018 03:00 - 38 MBMalcolm White talks to journalist and author Jonathan Miles. They talk about Miles time in Oxford, his career as a journalist and free-lance writer and his latest novel Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mississippi Arts Hour | Michael Farris Smith
April 23, 2018 03:00 - 39.1 MBLarry Morrisey talks with Oxford-based writer Michael Farris Smith about his latest novel, The Fighter. The book follows the story of an aging cage match fighter from the Mississippi Delta who is dealing with the effects of his years in the ring. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mississippi Arts Hour | Roger Cleaves
April 16, 2018 03:00 - 35.8 MBMalcolm White talks to visual artists Teresay Haygood and Roger Cleaves. Haygood is the currator for a series of exhibitions co-sponsored by the Mississippi Arts Commission and the Mississippi Library Commission. Cleaves is one of the featured artists. He talks about his carrer, style of work and artistic influences Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mississippi Arts Hour | Dominic Lippillo
April 09, 2018 03:00 - 35.3 MBTurry Flucker speaks with Dominic Lippillo. Dominic is among nine visual artists from around the region receiving a State Fellowship from Atlanta, Georgia-based and MAC‘s regional partner South Arts. In addition to Mississippi, this year’s recipients represent Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. Dominic Lippillo's work questions the role of photography by making digitally constructed images that address notions of space versus place, m...
The Mississippi Arts Hour | Robert Damm
April 02, 2018 03:00 - 33.9 MBLarry Morrisey travels to Starkville to talk with percussionist Robert Damm. Damm is the director of Music Education Partnerships at MSU and is specialist in African percussion. He performs throughout the region with his group and leads drumming classes at MSU Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mississippi Arts Hour | Amelia Key
March 26, 2018 03:00 - 39.4 MBMalcolm White talks to Jackson based artist Amelia Key. They discuss her artistic influences, her artwork and her job working with stained glass at Pearl River Glass Studio in Jackson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mississippi Arts Hour | Mississippi State University Libraries
March 19, 2018 03:00 - 34.9 MBLarry Morrisey traveled to Starkville to learn about the arts and cultural programs at the Mississippi State University Library. Library staffer Sarah McCullough gives details on these programs, including the upcoming Ragtime Festival, the new Ulysses S. Grant Museum and programming at the Historic Cotesworth home in Carroll County. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mississippi Arts Hour | MAC Grants
March 12, 2018 03:00 - 37.3 MBMalcolm White talks to Mississippi Arts Commission Grants Director Diane Williams about the grant programs offered through the MAC. They also talk about her work as an artist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mississippi Arts Hour | La Tanya Autry
March 05, 2018 04:00 - 31.2 MBTurry Flucker talks to La Tanya Autry. She currently serves as Art and Civil Rights Curator at the Mississippi Museum of Art. Her role is in partnership with the Tougaloo College, where she will organize exhibitions lecture about works of art related to the African American liberation struggle from the early 20th century to today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mississippi Arts Hour | Stuart Rockoff
February 26, 2018 04:00 - 30.1 MBTurry Flucker talks to Executive Director Stuart Rockoff about the work of the Mississippi Humanities Council. The Mississippi Humanities Council was founded in 1972, and during that time the Mississippi Humanities Council played an important role in helping to bring about social change in Mississippi, organizing and supporting interracial meetings and funding grants to communities to discuss desegregation and other important issues. Today, MHC continues to create opportunities for Mississipp...
The Mississippi Arts Hour | Remembering Leo Walsh
February 19, 2018 04:00 - 38.3 MBLarry Morrisey hosts a tribute to the late bluesman and MAC Roster Artist Leo “Bud Welch. Welch passed away in December 2017 at the age of eighty-five and a busy but brief career as a touring musician. Larry talks with “Highway 61” show host Scott Barretta about Welch’s career and his impact on the Mississippi blues scene. He also will speak with Vencie Varnado, Welch’s manager who helped him land a recording contract and accompanied the musician on tours around the world. Hosted on Acast. ...