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This program is a rebroadcast of a 2005 interview by Anne Kimzey with musicians Cast King and Matt Downer from Sand Mountain. Guitarist and songwriter Cast King and his former band The Country Drifters recorded with Sun Records of Memphis in the 1950s. Matt Downer, a young musician, worked with Mr. King for a few years to learn his guitar style and to record his music and life history. During the program Mr. King performed three of the approximately 500 songs he wrote in his lifetime. Cast King died in 2007.
This special radio series will air every Tuesday at 9:00 to 9:30 P.M., on the Troy University Public Radio Network at:
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
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Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Songwriter Cast King and Matt Downer from Sand Mountain
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Elliot Knight talks with Barbara Broach, Director of the Kennedy-Douglas Canter for the Arts
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This week on Alabama Arts Radio, Visual Arts Program Manager Elliot Knight talks with Barbara Broach, Director of the Kennedy-Douglas Center for the Arts in Florence, AL. Barbara is retiring from her role at the end of September 2015 after nearly forty years of service in Florence. Barbara and Elliot reflect back on her time in Florence and discuss the current flourishing of arts in the Shoals area.
This special radio series will air every Tuesday at 9:00 to 9:30 P.M., on the Troy University Public Radio Network at:
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
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Thursday, September 17, 2015
Deb Boykin talks with members of Iron Horse, a progressive bluegrass band based in Rogersville, AL
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This week, Community Arts program manager Deb Boykin talks with members of Iron Horse, a progressive bluegrass band based in Rogersville, AL. While their repertoire includes bluegrass standards and original tunes, they have also recorded songs by Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Led Zepplin, and other rock artists in a distinctly bluegrass style. Band members talk about their musical roots and describe the challenges and rewards of interpreting songs a variety of genres.
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Watch Iron Horse perform "Enter Sandman" on the youtube video below.
This special radio series will air every Tuesday at 9:00 to 9:30 P.M., on the Troy University Public Radio Network at:
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
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Wednesday, September 09, 2015
Alabama Theatre Executive Director Brant Beene
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In this program ASCA Deputy Director Barbara Edwards interviews Birmingham's Alabama Theatre Executive Director Brant Beene about the revitalization and upcoming grand opening of the historic Lyric Theatre January 14th, 2016.
They discuss the Lyric's history and the steps taken to make it into a modern marquee venue for the future of Birmingham's theater district.
This special radio series will air every Tuesday at 9:00 to 9:30 P.M., on the Troy University Public Radio Network at:
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
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Thursday, September 03, 2015
Charlie Louvin of the legendary Louvin Brothers of Sand Mountain
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This program is a broadcast of a 1989 Radiovisions production. It features Russell Gulley Executive Director of the Big Wills Arts Council interviewing Charlie Louvin of the legendary Louvin Brothers of Sand Mountain.
The program includes a narrative history of the Louvins as well as various recordings made by them. Russell Gulley and the Big Wills Arts Council of Ft. Payne Alabama produced the Radiovisions series that were released originally on cassette tape.
This special radio series will air every Tuesday at 9:00 to 9:30 P.M., on the Troy University Public Radio Network at:
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
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Jason McCall, instructor of English and Creative Writing at the University of Alabama
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This week Anne Kimzey interviews poet Jason McCall, instructor of English and Creative Writing at the University of Alabama and a recipient of a 2015 Literary Arts Fellowship from the Alabama State Council on the Arts. He has published two full-length poetry collections, titled Silver and Dear Hero and is working on his next manuscript.
McCall discusses his writing, his background in Classics and reads some of his latest work.
This special radio series will air every Tuesday at 9:00 to 9:30 P.M., on the Troy University Public Radio Network at:
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
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