Thacker Mountain Radio Is On The Road For Thursday’s Show
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WATER VALLEY – Thacker Mountain Radio Hour, a weekly live radio show in Oxford, is making a road trip to Water Valley Thursday night. The live show will start at 6 p.m. in the Hendricks Building located at 102 Main Street and admission is free.
The weekly show features author readings and a wide array of musical performances. Hosted by Jim Dees with Paul Tate and the Yalobushwhackers, Thursday’s lineup includes Memphis musician Marcella Simien featuring the Infinity Stars and poet A.H. Jerriod Avant.
Simien is a keyboardist, songwriter and vocalist and her debut solo album, “To Bend to the Will of a Dream That’s Being Fulfilled,” is a deeply personal album that traces her family roots as well as her present-day experiences. She plays every instrument, wrote every lyric and sings every vocal. Her previous releases include “Live From Memphis” and “Marcella and Les Vagues.” Her classic 2020 album, “Got You Found,” is available on vinyl.
Avant is the author of the poetry collection, “Muscadine” (Four Way Books 2023), winner of the 2024 Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Award in poetry. Avant was born and raised in Longtown and is a graduate of Jackson State University.
Thursday’s show will also feature Joe Austin and the Tallahatchie, also a regular performer during the Watermelon Carnival in Water Valley each summer. Austin is a fiddler and guitarist originally from north Mississippi. After musical stints in Memphis, Nashville and Texas, he return to Mississippi to team up with his band The Tallahatchies – Brian Sherwood (guitar), Jon Harrison (drums), and Wesley Graham (bass). Their new single, “Pour Me One More Paul,” is now available and a full length album is forthcoming.
Thacker Mountain Radio Hour’s 2025 spring season launched last Thursday, Feb. 6, and continues through April 24. The Water Valley visit is one of two road trips, as the show will also visit the Wonderbird Spirits Distillery in Taylor on March 13.
The show will be broadcast live on WUMS 92.1 University of Mississippi.
Doors open at 5:30 for refreshments and the public is invited.
