Ozark Highlands Radio
Hosted by Jeff Glover and Dave Smith · Ozark Folk Center State Park
4.9from 53 ratings
- 272
- Episodes
- 10
- Transcribed
- 53
- Ratings
- 2016
- First episode
- 1M
- YouTube views
About Ozark Highlands Radio
Ozark Highlands Radio is a weekly radio program that features live music and interviews, recorded at Ozark Folk Center State Park’s beautiful 1,000-seat auditorium in Mountain View, Arkansas. In addition to the music, our “Feature Host” segments take listeners on a musical journey with historians, authors, and personalities who explore the people, stories, and history of the Ozark region.
- Publisher
- Ozark Folk Center State Park
- Category
- music
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 11 Jan 2016
- Latest episode
- 7 Jul 2026
Latest episodes
10 of 272 episodes have a transcript.
7 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
OHR Presents: The Spooklights @Railyard Live
24 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
OHR Presents: The Stones River Reelers
10 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
OHR Presents: The Earl White Stringband
Inside a recent episode
OHR Presents: The Spooklights @Railyard Live
Published 7 Jul 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] When I think of country in the Ozarks, I generally don't think of Springfield, Missouri. While it may yet be a small town in the grand scheme of things, Springfield is the closest thing we've got to a real city, a metropolitan center, and it has been for several generations. It's no surprise then that Springfield wasn't considered a prime destination for a discovery of traditional songs. In fact, a war of words erupted in 1934 on the occasion of the city's first folk festival, with city father and entrepreneur John T. Woodruff worried that his town would suffer from this association with hillbillies, and festival promoter and folklorist Vance Randolph urging him to lighten up in so many words. […]
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- Ben Miller
- Pat Kay
- Andrew Larson
- Michal Klug
- Seth Shumate
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 1,304,353
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 45 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 8 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 75 / 100
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- Quality
- 80
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 90
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Jeff Glover and Dave Smith host the show. Published by Ozark Folk Center State Park.
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