EPISODE · Feb 24, 2026 · 58 MIN
OHR Presents: Playlist Three
from Ozark Highlands Radio · host Ozark Folk Center State Park
This week, a retrospective of the third season of Ozark Highlands Radio featuring a variety of outstanding performances recorded live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park. Host Dave Smith and OHR producer Jeff Glover provide context and commentary for this captivating collection. Each year at the Ozark Folk Center State Park, we record many hours of live music. We cherish all of it, but some of these performances stand out as being uniquely interesting or moving. On this episode, OHR producer Jeff Glover guides us through some of the most memorable moments of season three. Featured on this show are: A.J. Croce; Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas; Hubby Jenkins; The Savoy Family Band; The April Verch Band; Molsky’s Mountain Drifters; The Downhill Strugglers; Willie Carlisle; Pam Setser; The Barefoot Movement; Brad Apple & Samuel Cobb; The Paul Brock Band. In this week’s “From the Vault” segment, we revisit legendary educator, country music legacy, and the original keeper of the vault, Mark Jones, offering a 1979 archival recording of David Prine, the brother of John Prine, performing the song “Southern Railroad Blues” from the Ozark Folk Center State Park archives. In his segment “Back in the Hills,” writer, professor and historian Dr. Brooks Blevins explores the history of bears in the Ozarks.
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This week, a retrospective of the third season of Ozark Highlands Radio featuring a variety of outstanding performances recorded live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park. Host Dave Smith and OHR producer Jeff Glover provide context and commentary for this captivating collection. Each year at the Ozark Folk Center State Park, we record many hours of live music. We cherish all of it, but some of these performances stand out as being uniquely interesting or moving. On this episode, OHR producer Jeff Glover guides us through some of the most memorable moments of season three. Featured on this show are: A.J. Croce; Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas; Hubby Jenkins; The Savoy Family Band; The April Verch Band; Molsky’s Mountain Drifters; The Downhill Strugglers; Willie Carlisle; Pam Setser; The Barefoot Movement; Brad Apple & Samuel Cobb; The Paul Brock Band. In this week’s “From the Vault” segment, we revisit legendary educator, country music legacy, and the original keeper of the vault, Mark Jones, offering a 1979 archival recording of David Prine, the brother of John Prine, performing the song “Southern Railroad Blues” from the Ozark Folk Center State Park archives. In his segment “Back in the Hills,” writer, professor and historian Dr. Brooks Blevins explores the history of bears in the Ozarks.
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OHR Presents: Playlist Three
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