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2020 Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program: Prasanna Kasthuri and Samanvit Kasthuri
It is with great pleasure that we continue with the roll out profiles of the 2020 Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program (TAAP) teams of master artists and apprentices. Stay tuned for several updates in the next several…
2020 Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program: John P. Williams & Cynthia Mackey
It is with great pleasure that we continue with the roll out profiles of the 2020 Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program (TAAP) teams of master artists and apprentices. Stay tuned for several updates in the next several days….
2020 Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program: Loretta Washington & Brianna Chandler
It is with great pleasure that we continue with the roll out profiles of the 2020 Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program (TAAP) teams of master artists and apprentices. Stay tuned for several updates in the next…
Show MO(re) Folk: Old-time Music & Quarantunes
We at MO Arts continue to use the Show Me Folk blog, in these unusual times, to shine a bit more light on Missouri’s folk and traditional artists, particularly those who have had shifted their…
Show MO(re) Folk: Mask Makers of Missouri
We at MO Folk Arts are using the Show Me Folk blog, in these unusual times, to shine a bit more light on the state’s folk and traditional artists, particularly those who have had shifted…
2020 Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program: Bob Alexander & Matt Dickson
It is with great pleasure that we roll out profiles of the 2020 Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program (TAAP) teams of master artists and apprentices. Our regular Show Me Folk blog readers should recognize both members…
Show MO(re) Folk: Missouri Distillers
We at MO Folk Arts are using the Show Me Folk blog, in these unusual times, to shine a bit more light on the state’s folk and traditional artists who make a living at their…
Show MO(re) Folk: Irish Musicians Eimear Arkins and Eileen Gannon
In the coming days, we at MO Folk Arts will use this blog to shine a bit more light on the state’s folk and traditional artists who make a living at their craft. We plan…
Missouri Folk Arts Program Joins National Marker Program Celebrating Folklore
COLUMBIA, Mo. February 25, 2020 — Intriguing stories from Missouri’s rich heritage of folklore will be featured on roadside markers at locations across the state thanks to a partnership between the Missouri Arts Council’s Missouri…
Breathing New Life into Missouri Fiddling: John P. Williams, from Rachel Krause for Oldtime Central
Rachel Krause interviewed oldtime fiddler John P. Williams (Madison) and rhythm guitarist Kenny Applebee for this artist profile and video published online by Oldtime Central in February 2020. “John P. Williams is an oldtime fiddler…