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The 22nd anniversary Oxford American music issue, guest edited by Brittany Howard, is shipping to OA subscribers now and is available at OxfordAmericanGoods.org. It hits newsstands nationwide December 1.
Brittany Howard’s latest album Jaime and single Jaime (The Remixes) are available now.
In our first episode of Points South Live, pop string band Front Country plays live from BlakeSt in Bentonville, Arkansas, and chats with Bryan Hembree (Smokey and the Mirror), co-founder of the Fayetteville Roots Festival.
Points South Live is a collaboration between Oxford American and Fayetteville Roots that features live music recorded pre-COVID. We’ll be releasing several of these performances and conversations as bonus episodes of Points South, to bring the live music to you.
Front Country is Melody Walker (vocals, guitar, percussion), Jacob Groopman (guitar, resophonic guitar, mandolin, vocals), Adam Roszkiewicz (mandolin, banjo, vocals), and P.J. George (bass). Their latest single, “The Reckoning,” is available now.
THE PROLOGUE
The story of Clyde Kennard, the first person to attempt desegregation at the University of Southern Mississippi.
IN CONVERSATION
Sarah M. Broom, National Book Award-winning author of The Yellow House
IN SESSION
A performance from the No Tears Suite, an original jazz composition commissioned by the OA to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the desegregation crisis at Little Rock’s Central High School.
Featuring Kelley Hurt, Chris Parker, Brian Blade, Bill Huntington, Bobby LaVell, Marc Franklin, and Chad Fowler.
EDITORS’ ROUNDTABLE
OA Editors discuss the upcoming South Carolina Music Issue and share their favorite stories and behind-the-scenes moments. Plus: A preview of the issue’s tracklist.
Featuring Eliza Borné, Maxwell George, Jay Jennings, and Hannah Saulters.
IN CONVERSATION
Deputy Editor Maxwell George with OA contributor David Ramsey.
TOP 5
Maxwell George shares his favorite Southern Music Issue moments.
SACRED PLACE
Julian Rankin, director of the Walter Anderson Museum, investigates Anderson’s deep connection to Horn Island, a source of inspiration for the artist’s work located about ten miles off the Mississippi coast.
IN CONVERSATION
Mary Miller, author of the novel Biloxi.
IN SESSION
John Paul White performs from The Hurting Kind live from the Oxford American stage.
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Points South premieres September 18th!
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Coming this season: Ken Burns, Rhiannon Giddens, Dom Flemons, Mary Miller, John Paul White, Los Texmaniacs, John Jeremiah Sullivan + more.
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