Thacker Mountain Radio

Thacker Mountain Radio kicks off its final month of live shows for spring this week with an all-Mississippi line-up of guests at Off Square Books.
Our author will be this year’s John and Renee Grisham Writer-in-Residence, James Kimbrell, a native of Jackson and Leakesville. He is the author of two books of poems: The Gatehouse Heaven and My Psychic (both from Sarabande Books). Kimbrell’s work has appeared in numerous publications including the Bread Loaf Anthology of Poets and he has received a Whiting Writers' Award and fellowships from the Ford Foundation and the NEA. Publisher’s Weekly said of Psychic, “Vaulting whimsy ornaments a fundamentally earnest storytelling sensibility in Kimbrell's delightful sophomore collection.” Kimbrell is using his year in Oxford to work on a new collection of poems, The Sand Reckoner.
We’ll also welcome singer/songwriter (and Gulfport native) Alva Leigh to the show. Leigh’s tunes contain what one reviewer called “an organic honesty.” Her songs suggest, “a Deep South from the time of Faulkner, of black coffee, worn church pews, and faded summer dresses, all steeped in earthy, sacred imagery.” Leigh’s new collection of cover songs, Pulls the Covers, will be available for download on April 19. (myspace.com/alvaleigh)
Finally this week, we’ll welcome back a Thacker favorite, Shannon McNally, who lives in Holly Springs with her husband (Thacker drummer) Wallace Lester and their little girl, Maeve. Shannon’s recent recordings have seen her share the mike with the likes of John Hiatt, Dr. John and our own Jim Dickinson. We look forward to getting a preview of her spring tour (which hits this year’s Double Decker Festival) with her band Hot Sauce. (myspace.com/ShannonMcNally).
Make plans to join host Jim Dees, and our house band, the Yalobushwhackers at 6PM at Off Square Books. If you can’t make it in person, tune in to Rebel Radio, 92.1 FM. Don’t forget our re-broadcast every Saturday night at 7 PM on Mississippi Public Broadcasting immediately following A Prairie Home Companion.
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