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Dr. Beth McGinnis, musicology professor at Samford University, explores the rich stories and music of her home state in this podcast. Season 1 coming September 2020.

Beth McGinnis


    • Nov 21, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 33m AVG DURATION
    • 29 EPISODES


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    Mavis and Bob Hardy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 6:41


    A reflection on the spacious life of Mavis and Bob Hardy, missionaries in Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Alabama.

    Poarch Creek Indians Episode 6: "We are still here."

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 44:11


    Sixth in a six-episode series featuring the Poarch Creek Indians. Theresa Davidson, Steven Potaczek, Beth McGinnis, and their students talk with Poarch Archivist Cheryl Thrower, Cheryl's husband Joey Nasser, and Poarch Micco (ceremonial chief) Paul Bell.

    Poarch Creek Indians Episode 5: Generations

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2024 39:31


    Episode five in a six-part series featuring the Poarch Creek Indians. Theresa Davidson, Steven Potaczek, Beth McGinnis, and their students talk with Poarch Archivist Cheryl Thrower and her husband Joey Nasser.

    Poarch Creek Indians Episode 4: Praying, Dancing, Healing

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2024 38:59


    The fourth of six episodes featuring the Poarch Creek Indians. Beth McGinnis, Steven Potaczek, and Theresa Davidson talk with Poarch Micco (ceremonial chief) Paul Bell, Poarch Archivist Cheryl Thrower, and Cherokee storyteller Choogie Kingfisher.

    Poarch Creek Indians Episode 3: "What you carry on is what you are."

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2024 57:21


    The third of six episodes featuring the Poarch Creek Indians. Beth McGinnis, Theresa Davidson, and Steven Potaczek talk with Poarch Micco (ceremonial chief) Paul Bell and Cherokee storyteller Choogie Kingfisher.

    Poarch Creek Indians Episode 2: "Make sure it's a good you."

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2024 55:55


    The second of six episodes featuring the Poarch Creek Indians. At the 2022 and 2023 Southeastern Indian Festivals, Beth McGinnis, Theresa Davidson, and Steven Potaczek talk with Poarch Micco (ceremonial chief) Paul Bell and Cherokee storyteller and National Treasure Choogie Kingfisher. Pictured: Paul Bell.

    Poarch Creek Indians Episode 1: "It all goes back to having a purpose."

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2024 24:48


    The first of six episodes featuring the Poarch Creek Indians. Beth McGinnis, Steven Potaczek, and Theresa Davidson talk with Micco Paul Bell, the ceremonial chief for the Poarch, at the 2022 Southeastern Indian Festival.

    Hear in Louisiana: Camryn And Shane Rodrigue

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2024 13:12


    Opera singer Camryn Rodrigue talks with her dad Shane Rodrigue about Cajun music.

    Coming Home to Sacred Harp at Shady Hill FWBC

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2023 37:07


    Dr. Beth McGinnis and her mother go to her father's family reunion and Sacred Harp singing at the Shady Hill Free Will Baptist Church in Lower Alabama on the first Sunday in June.

    “Offer Your Bodies”: A Conversation with Dr. James Abbington

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2023 53:19


    Dr. Beth McGinnis and Dr. James Abbington talk about organ playing, Hank Aaron's funeral, and a lot more. We realize we have quite a lot in common.

    "Endowed with Creativity": Thornton Dial Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2023 41:31


    Beth McGinnis, Paul Barrett, and Lauren Evans continue their conversation with the family of Alabama artist Thornton Dial.

    "That's Art Then": Thornton Dial Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2023 38:41


    Beth McGinnis, Paul Barrett, and Lauren Evans talk with the family of Alabama artist Thornton Dial.

    Grow Your Own: Mt. Gilead Scholastic & Artistic Institute

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2022 42:00


    Dr. Beth McGinnis speaks with Rev. Dr. Stan Angion, Pastor of Mt. Gilead Missionary Baptist Church in Coy, Alabama, and Tracy Hanrahan of Samford University about the remarkable Mt. Gilead Scholastic & Artistic Institute.

    "Feel to Know": Providence Baptist Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2022 42:12


    Dr. Beth McGinnis visits Providence Baptist Church in Marion, Alabama and talks with Rev. Dr. Matthew Wilson and Mrs. Gloria English.

    Brian Viliunas & The Magic City Clarinet Festival

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2022 28:50


    Dr. Beth McGinnis and Dr. Brian Viliunas talk about the Magic City Clarinet Festival, the Samford University Orchestra, environmentally friendly clarinets, practicing and performing music, and more. Dr. Viliunas and Laurie Middaugh play the third movement of Evan Mack's Clarinet Sonata.

    Chloe Smith part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 46:05


    Dr. Beth McGinnis talks with Chloe Smith about music created in response to the bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham. Photo by Adam Jones, Wikimedia Commons.

    Chloe Smith part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2021 48:41


    Dr. Beth McGinnis continues her conversation with Chloe Smith about Birmingham jazz musicians during the Civil Rights era.

    Chloe Smith part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2021 30:17


    Dr. Beth McGinnis talks with Chloe Smith, who wrote a Yale University master's thesis on Birmingham musicians and the Civil Rights era.

    Kunal Tiwari

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2021 42:14


    Dr. Beth McGinnis talks with Kunal Tiwari, a euphonium student at Indiana University and formerly a member of the Mutton Chops Brass Band. Kunal tells about Hindu devotional songs, Bollywood movies, and the magic of making music with other people.

    The Mutton Chops

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2021 37:12


    Dr. Beth McGinnis talks with members of the Mutton Chops Brass Band about professionalism, friendship, and having fun.

    Walker Burroughs Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2021 33:53


    Dr. Beth McGinnis talks with Walker Burroughs after his tour with Bobby Bones. They discover a surprising connection, and Walker sings "Overjoyed" by Stevie Wonder.

    Walker Burroughs

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2021 37:49


    Dr. Beth McGinnis interviewed Walker Burroughs in 2019, just after he made it to the top eight in that year's season of American Idol.

    Demondrae Thurman

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2021 37:34


    Dr. Beth McGinnis talks with Dr. Demondrae Thurman about the struggle of the African-American male, finding your unique voice as a musician, and the Demondrae euphonium mouthpiece.

    Season 2 Trailer: The Magic City

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2021 4:16


    In Season 2 of "Hear in Alabama," Dr. Beth McGinnis interviews some of the musicians who put the magic in the Magic City.

    Episode 4: Perry County Band Partnership: "Music breaks the human down to the simplest form."

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2020 26:05


    Dr. Beth McGinnis and her students at Samford University interview two of the band directors and one of the school principals in Perry County, Alabama about the Perry County Band Partnership.

    Episode 3: Provewell Baptist Church: "When they throw it out you just have to return it."

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 28:36


    Dr. Beth McGinnis interviews Mrs. Frances Ford and Dr. Pilar Murphy about the music, history, and people of Provewell Baptist Church in Sprott, Alabama.

    Episode 2: "Spiritual Nutrients"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2020 20:11


    Dr. Beth McGinnis speaks with Lloyd Bricken, a Birmingham-based scholar, actor, and musician who partnered with Brazilian scholars and performers to create Crossroads, an exploration of African diasporic music and poetry from Alabama and Brazil.

    Episode 1: "The Song Was Moving through Them"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2020 15:50


    Dr. Beth McGinnis interviews Lloyd Bricken, co-director of The Great Crossroads Project, a group that explored and performed African diasporic poetry and music from Alabama and Brazil.

    Season 1 Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2020 4:02


    In Season One of Hear in Alabama, Dr. Beth McGinnis explores the rich musical traditions of Perry County: African diasporic music from Alabama and Brazil, the music of Provewell Baptist Church in Sprott, and the marching bands of Francis Marion School in Marion and Robert C. Hatch School in Uniontown. Coming September 2020.

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