Thacker Fall 2026: Big reveals, massive enjoyable, TV debut

Thacker Fall 2026: Big reveals, massive enjoyable, TV debut

Published 9:00 am Wednesday, August 12, 2026

The Thacker Mountain Radio Hour kicks off its fall season on Sept. 10 at 6 p.m. on the Powerhouse Arts Center in Oxford.

Guests for the season premiere will embrace Mahalia Jackson, biographers Timothy B. Tyson & Mary D. Williams, Oxford blues collective Blue Velvet and North Carolina songwriter Laurelyn Dossett.

The present is hosted by Jim Dees with home band, Paul Tate and the Yalobushwhackers.

Admission is free and the general public is invited.

Doors are at 5:30 pm. Refreshments together with beer and wine and Cathead Distillery, Wonderbird Spirits and Red Panther Brewing Co. can be on the market.

Showtime is 6 p.m. A e-book signing follows at 7 p.m.

The present can be broadcast dwell (and each Thursday) on WUMS 92.1 FM – University of Mississippi.

In Mississippi, the present may also be heard on air and on-line each Saturday at 5 p.m. and Sundays at 6 p.m. on Mississippi Public Broadcasting (MPB).

The broadcast can also be obtainable on public and group radio stations in Memphis, Chattanooga and Knoxville, TN, in addition to the stations of APR | Alabama Public Radio.

The program’s latest affiliate is True Taos Radio | KNCE 93.5 | Taos, New Mexico.

All reveals are archived for one month at WYXR Memphis.

Oxford reveals are additionally being filmed by Mississippi Public Broadcasting (MPB) Television.

Thacker’s tv debut on MPB-TV is Friday, September 18 at 8 pm!

The present can be aired as a 30-minute telecast.

The TV season runs each Friday at 8 p.m. with new episodes weekly by way of Nov. 20. The TV present may even stream on-line.

Thacker Executive Director Lucy Gaines believes audiences on the Powerhouse will see basic Thacker this fall: nice music and compelling authors.

“We ended last year with an increase in memberships and attendance,” Gaines mentioned. “This year, with such a strong lineup, and television coming online, we hope to add to the excitement with some surprises.”

Production Director Tim Lee agrees.

“We strive for a strong and diverse show every week,” he mentioned. “We’re particularly excited about this fall.”

Highlights of the upcoming season embrace:

• Hot Georgia slide guitar duo Cash’s Juke Joint (Sept. 17);
• Short story grasp Jim Shepard, surreal songwriter/writer Jim White and sizzling folkie Taylor Hollingsworth (9-24); Gonzo journey author Issac Fitzgerald retracing Johnny Appleseed (NBC Today present correspondent) (10-15).
• Water Valley present with Hope Clayburn’s Soul Scrimmage and Joe Austin & the Tallahatchies (10-22);
• Special Sarahfest present with soul gospel group Annie and the Caldwells (Luaka Bop recording artist from West Point, MS; David Byrne file label) (10-29);
• National Folk Festival in Jackson, MS! – Thacker Mountain Radio Hour (Hal and Mal’s) (11-12);
• Season finale blowout on the Powerhouse with Anissa Hampton (Bigg Sexyy), Ra’Shad the Blues Kid and Damein Wash with the Yalobushwhacker Big Band (11-19).
• Damein Wash will seem in a three-show residency with the Yalobushwhackers this season, supported by the Mississippi Arts Commission and National Endowment for the Arts.

For data and ever-evolving updates, go to: https://thackermountain.com/.