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The Alabama Arts Radio Series introduces listeners to exceptional artists and other special people who make the arts happen in Alabama.
Each week, members of the Council staff visit with Alabama’s musicians, painters, sculptors, writers, and other special individuals who contribute to the state’s rich artistic traditions. This special radio series is affiliated with National Public Radio, Public Radio International, the Associated Press and the Alabama Broadcasters Association.
Each week, members of the Council staff visit with Alabama’s musicians, painters, sculptors, writers, and other special individuals who contribute to the state’s rich artistic traditions. This special radio series is affiliated with National Public Radio, Public Radio International, the Associated Press and the Alabama Broadcasters Association.
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In this episode, Jacqueline Viskup and Ren Carroll learn about the history of the Freedom Quilting Bee in conversations with Kim V. Kelly, volunteer director
and board members Lonnie Brown, Jr., Patty Irby, Taylor Irby, and Sheila Smith, all of whom grew up in Alberta, the Wilcox County community where the FQB is located.
In this episode, Annemarie Anderson talks with Caitlin Lollar, director of the Folk School at Camp McDowell. They discuss the history of the folk school, what people can expect when they attend classes there, and upcoming classes for the year.
In this episode, Rosemary Johnson talks with Tanya Wideman-Davis and Thaddeus Davis of the Wideman-Davis Dance Company about their work with the community to create performances based on everyday black life in Montgomery, using archival photographs to spark the process.
In this episode Rosemary Johnson of the Alabama Dance Council talks with Tanya Wideman-Davis and Thaddeus Davis of Wideman-Davis Dance about their approaches to developing a dance piece in collaboration with a community, referencing Migratuse Ataraxia, which they presented in collaboration with the community of Harpersville, Alabama and Klein Arts and Culture.
In this episode, Rosemary Johnson, executive director of the Alabama Dance Council, talks with Lindsay Viatorri of Helen Simeneau Danse. As one of the largest gatherings of dancers and dance enthusiasts in the Southeast, the Alabama Dance Festival features master classes with world-renowned teachers, audition opportunities, teacher training, networking, performances by regional dance groups, and a guest company. Each year, the Alabama Dance Festival boasts a weekend full of performances. Participants and public alike enjoy work presented in a range of styles and traditions by schools, studios, companies, and choreographers.
In this episode, Annemarie Anderson talks with Jennifer McCohnell, an artist who talks about the traditional arts practiced in her family and how they influence her work and artistic choices. She reflects on how learning from traditional masters gives a depth of understanding of the tradition and her role in its practice.
In this episode, Amy Jenkins visits St. Bernard Abbey in Cullman, Alabama to learn more about the Ave Maria Grotto and Brother Joseph Zoettl, the monk who created the miniature buildings that replicate religious and secular sites. She talks with Abbot Marcus Voss, Roger Steele, and Renée Welsh to get perspectives on the significance of the Grotto and what it means to visitors.
In this episode, Deb Boykin visits with Debbie Bond, a blues singer, guitarist and historian and a co-founder of the Alabama Blues Project. Debbie talks about the artists she’s worked with and documented, describes her songwriting process, and explains a bit about Alabama Blues History. She also talks about her CD, Blues Without Borders.
In this episode, Annemarie Anderson talks with Kerry Dunaway, Director of the Clarke County Historical Museum about their upcoming event Pioneer Days. Traditional storyteller Debra Robinson and Winky Hicks, banjo player and luthier talk about their traditions and give a preview of their performances.
In this episode, Jacqueline Viskup talks with Caroline Reddick-Lawson, director, and Mariah Reilly and Chason Marvin, leads in Ashes and Ink, the current production of Nora’s Playhouse. Reilly and Marvin perform an excerpt from the play and all three discuss the process of working with playwright Martha Pichey to develop the show.
In this episode Anne Kimzey talks with Ashley M. Jones, poet laureate for the State of Alabama and recipient of a fellowship in poetry from the Alabama State Council on the Arts. Ms. Jones describes the deep feeling she has for her home state of Alabama and how she came to appreciate her identity as an Alabamian after moving to Miami to attend graduate school.
In this episode Jacqueline Viskup talks with Melissa Lofton, director of the Arts in Medicine program and Kate Leonard, music therapist at Huntsville Hospital. Melissa and Kate explain how the arts enable patients to tap into their creativity as part of the healing process and serve as an outlet for staff to renew their energies, especially with the challenges created by COVID.
In this episode, Anne Kimzey talks with Jennifer Horne, poet laureate of Alabama from 2017-2021. They discuss the challenges of being poet laureate through the pandemic, Horne’s works in progress, and her efforts to make poetry accessible and meaningful outside the academic community.
In this episode, Bryan Murphy, curator at Pope’s Tavern Museum; Nadine Mairesse, exhibit designer, and Valerie Goodwin, artist and architect, join Jacqueline Viskup to talk about the exhibit Slavery in the Shoals. They discuss the piece Valerie was commissioned to create and how it helps to define and illuminate the exhibit space.
In this episode, Jacqueline Viskup visits with Amy McDonald and J. Patrick McDonald of the Southern Dance and Performing Arts Company. They discuss their partnership with the Sylacauga Alliance for Family Enhancement to bring theater and dance to Talladega County schools and communities.
In this episode Anne Kimzey talks with basket maker Gwen Chafin and her apprentice Brenda Powell. Gwen describes learning from her father, who was a skilled white oak basket maker. Brenda tells how she and Gwen met and the two explain how they have come to work with a variety of materials beyond white oak.
In this episode, Anne Kimzey visits the Desert Island Supply Company, a Birmingham literary non-profit, to talk with co-founder and programming director Elizabeth Hughey. In addition to discussing the work of DISCO, they talk about Elizabeth's own writing. She received a 2022 Literary Arts Fellowship in Poetry from the Alabama State Council on the Arts.
In this episode, Anne Kimzey talks with Don Noble, editor of Alabama Noir, a collection of short stories set in Alabama, by Alabama writers. Dr. Noble discusses the process of selecting writers and editing the collection. He reads one of the stories, “The Men in the Woods” by Daniel Wallace.
In this episode, musician and researcher Russell Gulley talks with legendary guitarist Travis Wammack. Travis, who started playing in Memphis as a child billed as "Little Travis Wammack," recalls the time he borrowed Carl Perkins's guitar, which was almost too big for him. He also talks about his songwriting and how both Little Richard and Tom Jones were eager to cut his song "Greenwood, Mississippi." Travis explains some of his technical innovations including the use of a "borrowed" drive-in speaker on his hit instrumental "Scratchy."
In this episode, Deb Boykin talks with Stanley Smith, recipient of the 2022 Alabama Folk Heritage Award. Stanley is a Sacred Harp singer, composer, and singing school teacher from Ozark, Alabama. He talks about his early experiences with Sacred Harp singing, his friendship with National Heritage Award recipient Dewey Williams, and the importance of Sacred Harp music to the community.
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