Arts

Jackson based Americana band  Screen Door Porch has just released their new album “The Fate and the Fruit.” Anna Rader produced this profile.

Tune in for these upcoming Ranch Breakfast programs. 

·        May 5  Water Music with songs about rivers, lakes and oceans and the people who make their living on them.  A few rain songs thrown in to coax some spring showers on our dry state.

·        May 12 Get ready moms for a special Mother’s Day Salute.  You’ll hear “Medals for Mothers” from the Osborne Brothers and “Mothers, Don’t Let your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys.”

·        May 19 A special music festival preview with tunes from the bands and pickers who will be in Wyoming for the summer of Festivals and concerts. 

Sheridan based, Nammy award-winning musician Gary Small has  released a new record called "Hostiles and Renegades."  Anna Rader produced this profile.

Jackson Hole bluegrass/Americana quintet One Ton Pig visited Wyoming Public Radio February 3, 2012 and performed live on Morning Music.

Laramie now has two bluegrass jams going.  The Bluegrass Jam at Coal Creek Coffee House happens the third Wednesday of every month from 7:00 till 10:00. (Hey, that’s March 21st.)  Beginners are welcome.  So bring your instrument or come to listen.  The other Bluegrass Jam happens the first Thursday of the month at Night Heron Books on Ivinson Avenue in Laramie.  Let me know if your community has a bluegrass/folk jam and we’ll get it posted. 

Teton Valley resident Ben Winship is a musician, producer and instructor.

Film maker Daniel Junge, who grew up in Cheyenne, won an Oscar this week for his film “Saving Face.” It’s a documentary about the disturbing trend of Pakistani men throwing acid in the faces of women.

The film follows several victims, and even though some of them face ongoing threats from their attackers, Junge says they were eager to be filmed.

“These women want to be heard,” Junge said. “They’ve had this awful thing happen to them, and I think they saw the chance to tell their stories with our cameras.”

Junge says one of the things the struck him while filming was the dignity and strength the victims showed.

New Music Wednesdays- Each Wednesday we debut the best new releases and there have been many already in 2012 including Lyle Lovett, The Chieftains, The Punch Brothers, Martin Sexton, Joe Cocker, the Dunwells and the Lumineers. 

Live music:  Thursday March 1st- 11:15am - Wyoming roots rockers Patti Fiasco 

Wydaho artist profile- Ben Winship from Victor, Idaho Friday March 2 at 10:40am

By Sara Hossaini

The University of Wyoming dedicated its new Visual Arts building today.

Art student Beth Cochran loves the new art building, and points out a feature she’s particularly excited about while leading a tour.

“The lockers are brand new and we’re really, really excited. They’re really, really  nice,” Cochran says.

The Visual Arts building is huge, bright and energy efficient. The 79,000 square foot facility includes studios for faculty and staff, a gallery and brand new equipment.

Art Department Chair Ricki Klages also led a tour of the building, highlighting a new light room and advanced safety features, like dedicated rooms for spraying paint.  She says the new building has been a long time coming.

Mike Dowling- musician- Dubois

produced by Anna Rader

– April 27, 2011

David Wax Museum is the Boston- based folk duo of  David Wax and Suz Slezak.  They perform and talk with Grady Kirkpatrick about their journey from Missouri and Virginia to Mexico, California and eventually Boston.  Get the story behind the donkey jawbone.