OHR Presents: Dave Brancecum

Ozark Highlands Radio is a weekly radio program that features live music and interviews recorded at Ozark Folk Center State Park’s beautiful 1,000-seat auditorium in Mountain View, Ark. In addition to the music, our “Feature Host” segments take listeners through the Ozark hills with historians, authors and personalities who explore the people, stories, and history of the Ozark region. This week, Arkansas Delta Bluegrass pioneer Dave Brancecum performs live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park. Also, interviews with Dave, folklorist and author Charley Sandage offers an historical peregrination into Ozark culture, and Mark Jones presents an archival recording of Judi Klemenson. Dave Brancecum was born and raised in the cotton fields of the Arkansas Delta. A working man most of his life, Dave had always dreamed of moving to the Ozarks to enjoy a simple life, where he could play music and enjoy all the region has to offer. Good thing all that happened because Dave is now a regular performer at the Ozark Folk Center State Park. Equally adept on guitar and claw-hammer banjo, Dave possesses a natural feel in his playing and singing unique to the Ozark region. Dave says come visit the Ozark Folk Center rather than the website he’s yet to create. Author, folklorist, and songwriter Charley Sandage presents an historical portrait of the people, events, and indomitable spirit of Ozark culture that resulted in the creation of the Ozark Folk Center State Park and an enduring legacy of music and craft. This episode focuses on the founding of the Ozark Folk Center State Park. Mark Jones' “From the Vault” segment features a rare recording of noted Ozark mountain dulcimer mentor Judi Klemenson (Klinkhammer) performing the song “Where Would I Go But to the Lord,” from the Ozark Folk Center State Park archives.