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Brandon Weston, a native Ozarker, explores and writes about Ozark folkways. Weston has written several books and articles, including “Ozark Folk Magic: Plants, Prayer & Healing” and the just-released “Granny Thornapple’s Book of Charms: Magic and Folklore From the Ozark Mountains." He visited the Carver Center for Public Radio to discuss his writings and inspiration.
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On today's show, the growth of another public library in northwest Arkansas. Plus, collecting Ozark folk magic and medicine. Also, from the foreign service to influencer.
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There are many prestige TV shows, songs, events, movies, podcasts and books to keep with them all. We are asking KUAF staffers (and others) to offer recommendations. Our first set includes music without words and a new, local effort to support music and music-making.
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No one typifies American classical music via folk Americana better than Aaron Copland. His 3rd symphony was written in the 1940s, commissioned by the…
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Grammy-nominated mandolin virtuoso Avi Avital's new album Between Worlds explores the intersections of folk and classical through mandolin arrangements of…