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In These Ozark Hills, April 2015

This is Marideth Sisco for These Ozark Hills. Well, spring has come in the door, fitfully and uncertain, like a child who has done something probably bad, and doesn’t know if you know it yet. A warm day or two and then a burst of snow, and another. Rain maybe, but where it will fall too much or too little no one knows. Mother Nature is nothing if not fickle. Just like a woman, we say. Well, I’d like to say a little more about that. Continue reading

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Fall Harvest

As fall commences with still no frost, the air becomes luminous from the changing colors, and the hills themselves become models for new old works by Constable. He must have done all his painting in October. The garden is a … Continue reading

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Blackberry Winter Band at Shawnee Bluff Winery

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A Burst of Glory, or, 2014 Post Festival

IT HAS OFT been said that something that ends well “Ends with a bang” or goes out in a “burst of glory.” Technically I suppose both could be said about the 20th annual Old Time Music Ozark Heritage Festival held … Continue reading

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Mule Jump!?

I JUST REALIZED that earlier I didn’t say nearly enough about the festival, and it deserves more attention. For instance, when was the last time you watch a competitive Mule Jump? Or sampled home made root beer, or judged a … Continue reading

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Roe Family Singers at Old Time Music Ozark Heritage Festival

NEWS FLASH: Just got word that the amazing musical group, the Roe Family Singers of Minnesota, are coming to play at the festival. This old time family band, complete with musical saw, opened for Blackberry Winter when we played in … Continue reading

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Old Time Music Ozarks Heritage Festival

I’VE DECIDED TO spend the rest of this week bragging on the Old Time Music Ozarks Heritage Festival. Two reasons aside from the fact that it’s s very, very good way to spend a weekend. The reason I like best … Continue reading

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