The Thacker Mountain Radio Hour kicks off an exciting fall season at 6 pm Thursday, September 10 at the Powerhouse. Admission is free and the public is invited.
Guests for the season premiere will include Mahalia Jackson biographers Timothy B. Tyson and Mary D. Williams, North Carolina songwriter Laurelyn Dossett, and Oxford blues collective Blue Velvet.
The show is hosted by Jim Dees, with house band Paul Tate and the Yalobushwhackers. Wine and libations from Cathead Distillery, Wonderbird Spirits, and Red Panther Brewing Co. will be for sale.
Doors open at 5:30 pm; showtime is 6 pm. A book signing follows at 7 pm.
Thacker Mountain radio is broadcast live every Thursday on University of Mississippi radio station WUMS 92.1 FM. The show is also replayed on the air and online at 5 pm Saturday and 6 pm Sunday by Mississippi Public Broadcasting. For a complete schedule of air times from Alabama to New Mexico, visit thackermountain.com and select the microphone tab in the toolbar. All shows are archived for one month at WYXR Memphis.
This year, in addition to the audio broadcast and recording, Thacker Mountain Radio will also be filmed by MPB Television as a 30-minute telecast. The show’s television debut is at 8 pm Friday, September 18 on MPB-TV. The TV season airs at 8 pm every Friday, with new episodes weekly through November 20. The TV show will also stream online.
Thacker executive director Lucy Gaines believes audiences at the Powerhouse are in for a special season this fall, with great music and compelling authors, plus some novelty. Damein Wash will appear in a three-show residency with the Yalobushwhackers this season, supported by the Mississippi Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts.
“We ended last year with an increase in memberships and attendance,” Gaines said. “This year, with such a strong line up, and television coming online, we hope to add to the excitement with some surprises.”
Production director Tim Lee agrees. “We strive for a strong and diverse show every week,” he said. “We’re particularly excited about this fall.”
Highlights of the upcoming fall season include:
- Georgia slide guitar duo Cash’s Juke Joint
- Short story master Jim Shepard, surreal songwriter/author Jim White, and folk artist Taylor Hollingsworth
- Today correspondent and travel writer Issac Fitzgerald retracing Johnny Appleseed’s journey
- Hope Clayburn’s Soul Scrimmage and Joe Austin & The Tallahatchies in Water Valley
- A special Sarahfest show with soul gospel group Annie & The Caldwells
- National Folk Festival in Jackson
- Season finale with Anissa Hampton of Bigg Sexyy, Ra’Shad The Blues Kid, and Damein Wash with the Yalobushwhackers
For information and ever-evolving updates, visit thackermountain.com.
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