The Thacker Mountain Radio Hour, the music and literature show based in Oxford, MS, is bringing its award-winning program to the 83rd National Folk Festival in Jackson, MS.

The show will help kick off the three-day festival weekend with its performance on Thursday, November 12 at Hal and Mal’s in downtown Jackson.

This show will be filmed for telecast by Mississippi Public Broadcasting Television.

Please check this page for frequent updates!

Author: TBA

Musical guests:

Grupo Rebolú 

Premier Afro-Colombian ensemble in the United States

Dat Mighty 9 with Big Chief Romeo

Eight-piece New Orleans Mardi Gras funk band

Photo: Diwang Valdez

Hosts: Jim Dees with our house band, Paul Tate and the Yalobushwhackers

Broadcast/online:

Thursday, Nov. 19 – 8 am (CT) WYXR | 91.7 FM | Memphis 

Thursday, Nov. 19 – 6 pm (CT) WUMS 92.1 FM University of Mississippi

Saturday, Nov. 21

5 pm (CT) Mississippi Public Broadcasting

9 pm (CT) Alabama Public Radio

Sunday, Nov. 22

2 pm (ET) WUTC 88.1 FM Chattanooga, TN

3 pm (ET) WUOT | 91.9 FM, Knoxville

2 pm (MT) KNCE 93.5 | Taos, New Mexico

6 pm (CT) Mississippi Public Broadcasting

Archived here (one month): Thacker Mountain Radio Hour / WYXR 91.7 FM Memphis, TN.