Hear in Alabama: Recent Episodes
Beth McGinnis
Dr. Beth McGinnis, musicology professor at Samford University, explores the rich stories and music of her home state in this podcast. Season 2: "The Magic City" will premiere throughout fall 2021, one episode per week.
A reflection on the spacious life of Mavis and Bob Hardy, missionaries in Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Alabama.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Beth McGinnis, Paul Barrett, and Lauren Evans continue their conversation with the family of Alabama artist Thornton Dial.
Beth McGinnis, Paul Barrett, and Lauren Evans talk with the family of Alabama artist Thornton Dial.
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.
Dr. Beth McGinnis visits Providence Baptist Church in Marion, Alabama and talks with Rev. Dr. Matthew Wilson and Mrs. Gloria English.
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.
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.
Dr. Beth McGinnis continues her conversation with Chloe Smith about Birmingham jazz musicians during the Civil Rights era.
Dr. Beth McGinnis talks with Chloe Smith, who wrote a Yale University master's thesis on Birmingham musicians and the Civil Rights era.
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.
Dr. Beth McGinnis talks with members of the Mutton Chops Brass Band about professionalism, friendship, and having fun.
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.
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.
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.
In Season 2 of "Hear in Alabama," Dr. Beth McGinnis interviews some of the musicians who put the magic in the Magic City.
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.
Dr. Beth McGinnis interviews Mrs. Frances Ford and Dr. Pilar Murphy about the music, history, and people of Provewell Baptist Church in Sprott, Alabama.
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.
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.
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.