Jim Harwell makes saddles in his shop in Prairie Grove slowly, but with quality. We spent an afternoon with him to see the tools of his trade.
Ozarks At Large
Jed Clampit discusses receiving one of Bruce Walker's first, patented-leather guitar straps years ago and performs a song for us.Jim and Susan Nelson moved to northwest Arkansas nearly forty years ago to set up shop…and they’ve stayed. Jim Nelson talks about the differences of then and now when it comes to northwest Arkansas, Eureka Springs and starting a business.
Steven Clardy grew up in Clardy's Cobbler Shoppe on College Avenue in Fayetteville as his father fixed shoes and a little bit of everything else. Now, Steven's own children watch as he cobbles things together.
On this edition of Ozarks we mark the third anniversary of our daily program. To celebrate the occasion we follow the tradition we established with our previous two anniversary shows…by devoting most of the program to stories related to the traditional anniversary gift for the appropriate anniversary. So today we have stories connected to leather…a saddle-maker in Prairie Grove, a cobbler in Fayetteville and more.
Jed Clampit discusses receiving one of patented-leather guitar straps years ago and performs a song for us.Jim Harwell makes saddles in his shop in Prairie Grove slowly, but with quality. We spent an afternoon with him to see the tools of his trade.
Steven Clardy grew up in Clardy's Cobbler Shoppe on College Avenue in Fayetteville as his father fixed shoes and a little bit of everything else. Now, Steven's own children watch as he cobbles things together.Jim and Susan Nelson moved to northwest Arkansas nearly forty years ago to set up shop…and they’ve stayed. Jim Nelson talks about the differences of then and now when it comes to northwest Arkansas, Eureka Springs and starting a business.
Senator John Boozman and USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack speak to the importance of Congress coming to a compromise on the Farm Bill on the last day before the August recess. Congressman Tim Griffin and the Sierra Club continue pushing ExxonMobil for more information regarding the Pegasus Pipeline rupture in Mayflower. And a signage project connecting the cities of Northwest Arkansas gets underway.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, December 30, 2013
On this special edition of Ozarks at Large we listen again to some of our favorite stories from 2013, including: an afternoon making Gibson Baskets, hiking along Rock City, time spent in the kitchen of The Hive in Bentonville and visit with Tusk, Arkansas' official mascot.
The small town is home to 16 properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A new organization has formed to restore and preserve them.
The Arkansas Center For The Book this week made its selection for the 2013 If All Arkansas Read The Same Book Program. Kyle Kellams spoke with Vivienne Schiffer, the author of the novel Camp Nine, this year's selection.
"Cloud Nine" by The Temptations
With this morning's montage, we say several goodbyes; to Summer, to a famed Yankees pitcher, and to one of our longest-tenured colleagues at KUAF. Here are our 10 pop culture references we used to say goodbye.
"So Long, Farewell" from the Sound of Music
Lou Gehrig's farewell speech
"Goodbye my Lover" by James Blunt
ET says his goodbye
The famous words from Gone With The Wind
"Hello, Goodbye" by The Beatles
The Friends leave the apartment for the final time
"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" by Elton John
Jim Carey tells his fare goodbye at the beginning of Dumb and Dumber
Leaving Casablanca for the final time
Johnny Carson bids his final farewell to the audience during his final time hosting The Tonight Show
Becca Martin Brown of Northwest Arkansas Newspapers tells us of a man originally from Bhutan who is trying to help rebuild an ancient monestary in his homeland.
The members of National Park Radio perform another song inside of the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.
at end of show: "So This is Goodbye" by Moby
