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Schedule set for Old-time Music, Ozark Heritage Festival, via West Plains Daily Quill
Performing as TAAP artists on our stage this year are master John Williams and apprentice Jessie Perrigo on fiddle, with master Kenny Appleby and apprentice Brad Roby on backup guitar.
Missouri Arts Council would lose key funding, via KWMU, St. Louis Public Radio
Missouri Arts Council would lose key funding if budget approved
A Tribute to Clifford Bryan, 1927-2017
In 2017, we also shared the sad news that old-time fiddler Cliff Bryan of West Plains died on March 12. The tribute we wrote about Cliff is published in a PDF, and you can access…
A Tribute to Phil Williams, 1937 – 2017
We’ve received sad news from our colleagues at Northwest Folklife that Phil Williams passed February 16, 2017. Missourians may recall that Phil and Vivian Williams’ Voyager Records has turned out CDs with/of Missouri old-time fiddlers…
A Tribute to Alan Jabbour, 1942-2017
A lovely tribute (with more links) to Alan Jabbour, born in Florida, from our colleagues at Florida Folklife Program: We are saddened to hear of the passing of Dr. Alan Jabbour, folklorist, scholar, and founding…
A Tribute to John “Preston” Williams, 1956-2017
In early January 2017, we learned the saddest news. Master blacksmith John “Preston” Williams, Sr. died in a tree cutting accident. The tribute we wrote at that time is published in a PDF linked below….
A Tribute to Donivan Bailey 1970-2016
In December 2016, we were incredibly saddened to learn that Donivan Bailey, a 2015 Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program master artist, had died unexpectedly. Linked below is a PDF with the tribute we published when we learned the…
A Tribute to Homer Boyd, 1933-2016
Thanks to our friends at History Museum on the Square, we’ve learned of the loss of Homer Boyd of the famed vocal group the Philharmonics. The Springfield News-Leader shared an in-depth story about Mr. Boyd’s contributions…
A Tribute to Louis Meyers, 1955-2016
Sad news. We learned that Louis Meyer, former director of Kansas City-based Folk Alliance International, died unexpectedly in Austin, Tx. Our sympathies to his family, friends, and fellow musicians. https://www.kcur.org/post/louis-meyers-former-folk-alliance-head-and-imaginer-bluegrass-tommy-dies?fbclid=IwAR0WQL0jOFoAcqEA2AGpFPKFTcleharukzVkitOc9X9qPrUnflQguZaLvzY#stream/0 An obituary for Louis Meyers can…
A Tribute to Butch Antal, 1950-2015
We are sad to learn that Butch Antal of Ashland, Missouri died on Friday, November 13, 2015. Mr. Antal and his band the Storyville Stompers often performed in the 1990s via our small touring project,…