OHR Presents: Bill & the Belles!
From Ozark Highlands Radio by Ozark Folk Center State Park
January 1, 2026 · 59 min
About this episode
This episode features a live performance by Bill and the Belles, along with interviews with the band members.
This week, old time early radio days throwback quartet Bill and the Belles recorded live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park. Also, interviews with these novel retro performers. What began as a project to explore the space created between hillbilly and urban, between vaudeville and down home, has arrived somewhere entirely new. Bill and the Belles offers a contemporary reimagining of a bygone era, a vocal-centric performance that breathes new life into the sounds of early country music. At the foothills of the Blue Ridge and the forefront of old-time music, Bill and the Belles continue to further the music traditions of their region. From sentimental Southern ballads to the popular songs of Tin Pan Alley to regional fiddle breakdowns, a Bill and the Belles show is a celebration of the diversity country music once represented. Bill and the Belles play alongside America’s top country and roots music artists as the house band for the historic radio program Farm and Fun Time presented by Radio Bristol and the Birthplace of Country Music. Lifelong musicians Kris Truelsen, Grace Van’t Hof, Kalia Yeagle, and Karl Zerfas bring to the stage an uplifting show unlike any other, full of…
People in this episode
Host: Mark Jones
Guest: Bill And The Belles
Topics covered
- old time music
- country music
- live performance
- interviews
Keywords
- Ozark Folk Center State Park
- early country music
- vocal-centric performance
- Farm and Fun Time
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Bill & the Belles, Bill and the Belles, From the Vault, Bunker Hill
Places: the Blue Ridge, America, Ozark
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