Best Ozark Folk Center State Park Podcasts (2024)

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OHR Presents: Adam Fudge & Friends 59:03

11d ago59:03

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This week, an accidental masterpiece performance featuring three finger bluegrass banjo Jedi and Ozark original Adam Fudge & friends recorded live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park.Once in a while, when things don’t go as planned, something happens that’s unexpectedly great. To quote famed artist Bob Ross, a “happy accident.” One such happy accid…

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OHR Presents: Dale Ann Bradley 59:03

27d ago59:03

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This week, Kentucky Music Hall of Fame member and six time International Bluegrass Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year, Dale Ann Bradley, recorded live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park.“Dale Ann Bradley is a Kentucky native who is proud of her state. Her music reflects that love as she often sings of the state’s multiple charms includi…

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OHR Presents: Voices 59:03

1M ago59:03

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This week, voices. A collection of contemporary folk singers with unique and authentic voices recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park.Ballad singing is a primary form of expression in folk music. Folk ballads merge melody and story to recount events but also transport the listener to an emotional space. How well a ballad can bring the listene…

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OHR Presents: The Casey Penn Band 59:03

2M ago59:03

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This week, Ozark original ACMA nominated and rising national bluegrass sensation The Casey Penn Band recorded live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park. Also, an interview with Casey Penn. As a bonus, music and commentary from Ozark original prodigies and Mountain View’s very own Ozark Strangers.Based in Central Arkansas, Casey Penn is an Arkansas C…

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OHR Presents: Steam Machine 59:03

3M ago59:03

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This week, authentic Minneapolis old time bluegrass string band Steam Machine recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park. Also, an interview with the bands founders AJ Srubas and Rina Rossi. Joining AJ and Rina in this performance are David Robinson on banjo and Andrew Deia on upright bass.“Steam Machine is a midwest based old time/bluegrass mus…

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OHR Presents: Seamus Egan 59:03

3M ago59:03

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This week, traditional Irish musician, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Seamus Egan recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park. Also, an interview with Seamus.“It’s hard to think of an artist in traditional Irish music more influential than Seamus Egan. From his beginnings as a teen prodigy, to his groundbreaking solo work with Shanachie Rec…

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OHR Presents: Ben Haguewood 59:03

3M ago59:03

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This week, hammered dulcimer prodigy, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and Ozark original Ben Haguewood recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park. Also, an interview with this upstart hammer wielding dulcimer master.Ben Haguewood is an Ozark original hailing from the tiny hamlet of Potosi, Missouri near the heart of the Mark Twain Natio…

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OHR Presents: Playlist One 59:03

4M ago59:03

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This week, a retrospective of the very first season of Ozark Highlands Radio featuring a variety of outstanding performances recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park. Host Dave Smith and OHR producer Jeff Glover provide context and commentary for this captivating collection.Each year at the Ozark Folk Center State Park, we record many hours of…

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OHR Presents: Railyard Live - Chucky Waggs & the Company of Raggs 59:03

5M ago59:03

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This week, another special road trip episode. OHR visits Rogers, Arkansas’ Railyard Live Concert Series featuring Ozark original true folk troubadours Chucky Waggs & The Company of Raggs, recorded live at Butterfield Stage in Railyard Park in historic downtown Rogers.Rogers, Arkansas’ Railyard Live Concert Series began in 2021. Held on the city’s B…

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OHR Presents: Railyard Live - Arkansauce 59:03

5M ago59:03

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This week, another special road trip episode. OHR visits Rogers, Arkansas’ Railyard Live Concert Series featuring post-folk newgrass phenomenon Arkansauce, recorded live at Butterfield Stage in Railyard Park in historic downtown Rogers. Also, an interview with Rogers Arts & Culture Coordinator Kinya Christian.Rogers, Arkansas’ Railyard Live Concert…

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OHR Presents: Railyard Live - Eureka Strings 59:03

6M ago59:03

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This week, another special road trip episode. OHR visits Rogers, Arkansas’ Railyard Live Concert Series featuring Eureka Springs folk orchestra, Eureka Strings, recorded live at Butterfield Stage in Railyard Park in historic downtown Rogers. Also, an interview with Eureka Strings’ bassist, Dave Gesualdo.Rogers, Arkansas’ Railyard Live Concert Serie…

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OHR Presents: Railyard Live - Will Gunselman & Ashtyn Barbaree 59:03

6M ago59:03

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This week, a special road trip episode. OHR visits Rogers, Arkansas’ Railyard Live Concert Series featuring singer-songwriters Will Gunselman & Ashtyn Barbaree recorded live at Butterfield Stage in Railyard Park in historic downtown Rogers. Also, an interview with Ozark original Will Gunselman.Rogers, Arkansas’ Railyard Live Concert Series began in…

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OHR Presents: Railyard Live - Front Porch 59:03

7M ago59:03

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This week, a special road trip episode. OHR visits Rogers, Arkansas’ Railyard Live Concert Series featuring Eureka Springs hard-driving folk quartet, Front Porch, recorded live at Butterfield Stage in Railyard Park in historic downtown Rogers. Also, commentary from Rogers Arts & Culture Coordinator Kinya Christian on the exciting things happening i…

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OHR Presents: Rogers Railyard Live Ozark Folk Jamboree 59:03

7M ago59:03

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This week, a special road trip episode. OHR visits Rogers, Arkansas’ Railyard Live Concert Series featuring their Ozark Folk Jamboree. A compilation of seven bands recorded live over two days at the City of Rogers’ Butterfield Stage. Also, commentary from Rogers Arts & Culture Coordinator Kinya Christian.Rogers, Arkansas’ Railyard Live Concert Seri…

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OHR Presents: Country Blues 59:03

9M ago59:03

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This week, a titanic trio of certified country blues guitar masters recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park. Also, commentary from these blues maestros. Country blues, also known as folk blues, rural blues, backwoods blues or down home blues, is one of the earliest forms of blues music. It’s performed primarily as a solo vocal with acoustic f…

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OHR Presents: Dulcimer Jamboree 2023! 59:03

9M ago59:03

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This week, it’s Dulcimer Jamboree time once again! Each year, dulcimer players from all over come to the Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas for a weekend of learning, listening, and loving all things dulcimer. Each evening of the event features concerts by world renowned dulcimer teachers and performers. We’ll enjoy highlights …

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OHR Presents: Songs & Stories 58:59

10M ago58:59

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This week, songs and stories from a trio of Grammy award winning world class songwriters recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park. Also, commentary from these three musical musketeers. Featured on this show are world renowned songwriter Roger Cook, award winning Memphis singer-songwriter Keith Sykes, and singer-songwriter and session musician …

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OHR Presents: Cow Pokes! 58:59

11M ago58:59

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This week, a collection of consummate cow poke crooners recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park. Also, commentary from these bovine balladeers. Included on this show are Grammy nominated cowboy performer Don Edwards, inimitable cowboy poet & humorist Glenn Ohrlin, and Arkansas original cowgirl, singer, songwriter, actress and Country Music Ha…

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OHR Presents: Stringband! 58:59

11M ago58:59

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This week, a collection of stringbands and stringband music both traditional and modern recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park. Also, commentary by musicians from these solely stringed outfits.A stringband is an old-time music ensemble made up solely of string instruments. Stringbands were extremely popular in 1920s and 30s America and were …

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OHR Presents: Banjo Billy Mathews 58:59

12M ago58:59

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This week, Ozark original old-time fiddler, banjo maker and legendary fiddle tune collector Banjo Billy Mathews recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas. Dave Smith is joined in hosting this week by expert musicologist and Banjo Billy’s most prolific protege, Emily Lawless.Billy Mathews is known far and wide across t…

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OHR Presents: 50 Years of the Ozark Folk Center 58:59

12M ago58:59

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This week, a celebration of 50 years of the Ozark Folk Center State Park presented through archival audio from its 1973 grand opening as well as interviews of key park figures and commentary by historian and writer Charley Sandage.The University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, in an early attempt to preserve the vanishing heritage of the…

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OHR Presents: Nicholas Edward Williams 58:59

1y ago58:59

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This week, singer, multi-instrumentalist, podcaster, story teller and musicologist Nicholas Edward Williams recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park.“Host of the popular roots music history podcast American Songcatcher, Nicholas Edward Williams is a multi-instrumentalist and storyteller who is dedicated to 'playing it forward' by preserving th…

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OHR Presents: The Dillards 58:59

1+ y ago58:59

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This week, bluegrass superstar, beloved television personality and founder of the legendary bluegrass group the Dillards, Rodney Dillard, recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park. Rodney is accompanied on this show by multi instrumentalist George Giddens, Gary Smith on upright bass, Corey Walker on guitar, and Beverly Cotton Dillard on clawham…

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OHR Presents: Alvin Youngblood Hart 58:59

1+ y ago58:59

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This week, renowned Mississippi blues guitarist and singer Alvin Youngblood Hart recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park.Alvin Youngblood Hart was born in Oakland, California in 1963 and spent some time in Carroll County, Mississippi in his youth, where he was influenced by the Mississippi country blues performed by his relatives. Hart is kno…

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OHR Presents: The Lovestruck Balladeers 58:59

1+ y ago58:59

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This week, acoustic ragtime and early jazz quintet the Lovestruck Balladeers recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park. Also, interviews with this fascinating group’s fearless leader, Jake Sanders.“The Lovestruck Balladeers enchant audiences with their masterful performances and inspired repertoire of ragtime, jazz and beautiful songs from arou…

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OHR Presents: The Farmer & Adele 58:59

1+ y ago58:59

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This week, award winning country & Western swing trio The Farmer & Adele recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park. Also, interviews with these rhythmic wranglers.“With the sounds of classic songwriting in their music and the future in their sights, The Farmer & Adele are reimagining the modern cowboy/cowgirl while respecting its beginnings. Ba…

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OHR Presents: Dom Flemons & Andy Hedges 58:59

1+ y ago58:59

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This week, Grammy Award winning oldtime singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and Smithsonian Folkways recording artist Dom Flemons with renowned cowboy poet, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and archivist Andy Hedges recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas. Also, interviews with Dom & Andy.“GRAMMY Award…

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OHR Presents: Dulcimer Jamboree 2022 58:59

1+ y ago58:59

58:59

This week, it’s Dulcimer Jamboree 2022! Each year, dulcimer players from all over come to the Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas for a weekend of learning, listening, and loving all things dulcimer. Each evening of the event features concerts by world renowned dulcimer teachers and performers. We’ll enjoy highlights recorded fr…

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OHR Presents: Pipp Gillette 58:59

1+ y ago58:59

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This week, legendary award winning Texas cowboy singer-songwriter and poet Pipp Gillette recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas. Also, interviews with this canorous cow-poke.“Pipp Gillette lives and works on the family ranch near Lovelady, Texas, where his grandfather started raising cattle and cotton in 1912. Pipp…

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OHR Presents: More Songs out of Style 58:59

1+ y ago58:59

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This week, more songs out of style performed by various artists recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park. Songs can transcend musical styles and those styles can also transcend their traditional roots. “More Songs out of Style” continues our exploration of the movement of great songs across musical genres. We’ll hear modern songs remade into t…

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OHR Presents: Songs of Farewell 58:59

1+ y ago58:59

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This week, songs about saying goodbye performed by a variety of artists recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas.Farewells have produced some of our most powerful and emotional works of art. Goodbye is a theme endlessly explored in paintings, sculpture, literature and film. Music is no different. In this episode, we’…

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OHR Presents: Jimmy Driftwood II 58:59

2y ago58:59

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This week, legendary songwriter, performer, folklorist, historian and Ozark original Jimmy Driftwood recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park. Dave Smith gives an historical portrait of the life of this remarkable Ozarker.There was never a more popular, outspoken or controversial musician or personality to come out of Stone County, Arkansas th…

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OHR Presents: Dulcimer Jamboree! 58:59

2y ago58:59

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This week, It’s Dulcimer Jamboree! A whole host of mountain & hammered dulcimer national champions recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas. Also, interviews with the some of these interesting and eclectic musicians.For over 35 years, Ozark Folk Center State Park has hosted the annual Dulcimer Jamboree. The annual ev…

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OHR Presents: Mark Alan Jones 58:59

2y ago58:59

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This week, Ozark original multi-instrumentalist, composer, educator, audio engineer and OHR host, our very own Mark Jones recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park. Also, interviews with Mark as well as with his long time friend, country music superstar Marty Stewart.Anyone who listens to Ozark Highlands Radio will be familiar with the fun lovi…

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OHR Presents: More Hogslop String Band 58:59

2y ago58:59

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This week, Nashville, TN based high energy neo-traditional oldtime music sensation The Hogslop String Band returns to Ozark Folk Center State Park. Also, interviews with this rowdy rabble.“Staying true to tradition while maintaining a bold irreverence is something that rarely goes hand-in-hand but Hogslop String Band manages to walk that line. With…

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OHR Presents: Mary Parker & Sylamore Special 58:59

2y ago58:59

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This week, Ozark original and Mountain View, Arkansas based seventeen year old award winning fiddle prodigy Mary Parker and her band of rising bluegrass superstars, Sylamore Special, recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park. Also, interviews with this up and coming fiddle wunderkind.For over ten years now, Mary Parker has been a regular perfor…

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OHR Presents: The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys 58:59

2+ y ago58:59

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This week, Gatlinburg, Tennessee based neo-traditional bluegrass quintet The Po' Ramblin’ Boys recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park. Also, interviews with Ramblin’ Boys guitarist and vocalist, Josh Rinkel.“At a time when most people feel constantly distracted by technology and barraged by the news, authenticity and straightforward honesty …

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OHR Presents: Celebrating 50 Years of the Buffalo National River - Part 11 9:41

2+ y ago9:41

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This episode continues our tour of places “you shouldn’t miss” and other remarkable spots along the 135 miles of America’s first national river, as well as where to find information about park events, facilities and services. Featured are interviews with park ranger & interpreter and Buffalo National River Partners Board member Kevin Middleton and …

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OHR Presents: Celebrating 50 Years of the Buffalo National River - Part 10 8:57

2+ y ago8:57

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This episode guides us on a tour of places “you shouldn’t miss” and other remarkable spots along the 135 miles of America’s first national river. Featured is an interview with park ranger & interpreter and Buffalo National River Partners Board member Kevin Middleton.In this special Ozark Highlands Radio series, author, folklorist and songwriter Cha…

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OHR Presents: Celebrating 50 Years of the Buffalo National River - Part 9 10:56

2+ y ago10:56

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This episode recalls early efforts to conserve and protect America’s first national river. Featured is an interview with long time area resident and photographer Ed Alexander, who’s father, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission biologist Harold Alexander was one of the early pioneers in seeking to protect the river.In this special Ozark Highlands Radio…

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OHR Presents: Celebrating 50 Years of the Buffalo National River - Part 8 9:22

2+ y ago9:22

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This episode investigates the impact of human activity on the river environment and ecology, as well as policies and guidelines designed to mitigate such issues for America’s first national river. Featured are interviews with park ranger and interpreter Lauren Ray, park ranger & interpreter and Buffalo National River Partners Board member Kevin Mid…

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OHR Presents: Celebrating 50 Years of the Buffalo National River - Part 7 12:57

2+ y ago12:57

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This episode describes the park staff and volunteer support structures as well as the immense logistical challenges of maintaining America’s first national river. Featured are interviews with Buffalo National River Chief of Interpretation Cassie Branstetter, area native and long time Buffalo National River staff member Zed Davenport, Buffalo Nation…

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OHR Presents: Celebrating 50 Years of the Buffalo National River - Part 6 10:08

2+ y ago10:08

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This episode inventories natural resources and the history of economic activity around America’s first national river. Featured is an interview with park ranger & interpreter and Buffalo National River Partners Board member Kevin Middleton.In this special Ozark Highlands Radio series, author, folklorist and songwriter Charley Sandage celebrates 50 …

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OHR Presents: Celebrating 50 Years of the Buffalo National River - Part 5 8:09

2+ y ago8:09

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This episode recounts the controversy over, and political maneuvering that resulted in the creation of America’s first national river. Featured are interviews with writer, professor, and regular Ozark Highlands Radio contributor Dr. Brooks Blevins, and Buffalo River area native and long time Buffalo National River staff member Zed Davenport.In this…

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OHR Presents: Celebrating 50 Years of the Buffalo National River - Part 4 8:45

2+ y ago8:45

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This episode examines the history of human activity and historic cultural sites along America’s first national river. Featured is an interview with Buffalo National River archaeologist Suika Rivett.In this special Ozark Highlands Radio series, author, folklorist and songwriter Charley Sandage celebrates 50 years of the Buffalo National River, Ameri…

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OHR Presents: Celebrating 50 Years of the Buffalo National River - Part 3 7:13

2+ y ago7:13

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This episode details planned park festivities for the 50th anniversary celebration year and profiles a unique volunteer support organization for America’s first national river, the Buffalo National River Partners. Featured are interviews with Buffalo National River Chief of Interpretation Cassie Branstetter and Buffalo National River Partners Board…

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OHR Presents: Celebrating 50 Years of the Buffalo National River - Part 2 10:12

2+ y ago10:12

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This episode explores the myriad of wildlife that thrive both above and below the waters of America’s first national river. Featured are interviews with Arkansas Game and Fish Commission biologist Rachel Norton and Buffalo National River ecologist and aquatic wildlife specialist Shawn Hodges.In this special Ozark Highlands Radio series, author, fol…

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OHR Presents: Celebrating 50 Years of the Buffalo National River - Part 1 9:29

2+ y ago9:29

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This episode explains the geology and natural water systems that created and continue to sustain America’s first national river. Featured are interviews with Buffalo National River biological sciences technician Ashley Rodman and park ranger & interpreter and Buffalo National River Partners Board member Kevin Middleton.In this special Ozark Highlan…

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OHR Presents: The Tillers 58:59

2+ y ago58:59

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This week, Cincinnati, Ohio based post-punk neo-folk acoustic oldtime string band The Tillers recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park. Also, interviews with The Tillers’ fearless leader, Mike Oberst.“The Tillers have been thumping their own distinctive sound of string band style folk music for a decade, riding it all over the country and acro…

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OHR Presents: Outlaw Country 59:03

2+ y ago59:03

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This week, outlaw country music icons the legendary Billy Don Burns and his protege Josh Morningstar recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park. Also, interviews with these artistic outlaws.As country music moved towards a more slick commercial “Nashville sound” in the 1970s, some of its most notable artists bucked the trend. Influential country…

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