Arts Education Program manager Diana Green interviews Andy Meadows, Arts Education Specialist for the Alabama State Department of Education

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In this program Arts Education Program manager Diana Green interviews Andy Meadows, Arts Education Specialist for the Alabama State Department of Education, about the administration of Alabama Arts Education Initiative grants (AAEI) and his background as a photographer and educator of photography. This special radio series will air every Sunday at 2:00 P.M., on the Troy University Public Radio Network at:   WTSU 89.9 (Montgomery and Troy) WRWA 88.7 (Dothan) WTJB 91.7 (Columbus and Phenix   City)  This radio series may not be broadcast in your area, but it can be accessed via the Internet at: http://www.arts.alabama.gov/actc/radioserieslist.aspx If you have been listening to, and enjoying this radio series, please send your comments to: barbara.reed@arts.alabama.gov Listen first hand using the link below. MP3 Download/Stream

Alabama Dance Council's Executive Director Rosemary Johnson interviews Kyle Abraham

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Alabama Dance Council's Executive Director Rosemary Johnson interviews Kyle Abraham, artistic director of Abraham.In.Motion Dance Company, about the Alabama Dance Festival that will take place January 9 - 18, 2015.  The Festival offers a variety of performances and classes for all ages and levels.   Kyle Abraham talks about his work as a dancer and choreographer along with Maritza Mosquera, Director of Outreach and Community Programs for Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion who discusses their free Teacher Workshops that will take place in Selma, Montgomery and Birmingham area where teachers receive movement-based arts integration tools and materials. This special radio series will air every Sunday at 2:00 P.M., on the Troy University Public Radio Network at:   WTSU 89.9 (Montgomery and Troy) WRWA 88.7 (Dothan) WTJB 91.7 (Columbus and Phenix   City)  This radio series may not be broadcast in your area, but it can be accessed via the Internet at: http://www.arts.alabama.gov/actc/radioserieslist.aspx If you have been listening to, and enjoying this radio series, please send your comments to: barbara.reed@arts.alabama.gov Listen first hand using the link below. MP3 Download/Stream

This is the second of two consecutive programs that includes musical examples of holiday standards and original songs.

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Herb Trotman of Birmingham is well known as a banjo player, bandleader, Alabama Bluegrass Hall of Fame member and proprietor of Fretted Instruments, a music store and gathering place for acoustic musicians in the area. Each year, Herb and what he refers to as a “Large and Amorphous Group” of performers produce a CD of Christmas music. This is the second of two consecutive programs that includes musical examples of holiday standards and original songs. The selections range from sacred to sentimental to downright funny. For many people in Alabama the appearance of the new Christmas CD at Fretted Instruments means the holidays have begun.  This week’s program features selected music from the four most recent holiday CDs from Herb Trotman and the Large and Amorphous Group. This special radio series will air every Sunday at 2:00 P.M., on the Troy University Public Radio Network at:   WTSU 89.9 (Montgomery and Troy) WRWA 88.7 (Dothan) WTJB 91.7 (Columbus and Phenix   City)  This radio series may not be broadcast in your area, but it can be accessed via the Internet at: http://www.arts.alabama.gov/actc/radioserieslist.aspx If you have been listening to, and enjoying this radio series, please send your comments to: barbara.reed@arts.alabama.gov Listen first hand using the link below. MP3 Download/Stream

Herb Trotman and his “Large and Amorphous Group” perform Christmas Music

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Herb Trotman of Birmingham is well known as a banjo player, bandleader, Alabama Bluegrass Hall of Fame member and proprietor of Fretted Instruments, a music store and gathering place for acoustic musicians in the area.  Each year, Herb and what he refers to as a “Large and Amorphous Group” of performers produce a CD of Christmas music. The music includes holiday standards and original songs. The selections range from sacred to sentimental to downright funny.  For many people in Alabama the appearance of the new Christmas CD at Fretted Instruments means the holidays have begun. This week’s program features selected music from the four most recent holiday CDs from Herb Trotman and the Large and Amorphous Group. This special radio series will air every Sunday at 2:00 P.M., on the Troy University Public Radio Network at:   WTSU 89.9 (Montgomery and Troy) WRWA 88.7 (Dothan) WTJB 91.7 (Columbus and Phenix   City)  This radio series may not be broadcast in your area, but it can be accessed via the Internet at: http://www.arts.alabama.gov/actc/radioserieslist.aspx If you have been listening to, and enjoying this radio series, please send your comments to: barbara.reed@arts.alabama.gov Listen first hand using the link below. MP3 Download/Stream