OHR Presents: Suzy Bogguss Live
From Ozark Highlands Radio by Ozark Folk Center State Park
January 13, 2026 · 59 min
About this episode
This episode features a live performance by country music artist Suzy Bogguss at the Ozark Folk Center State Park, along with interviews and archival recordings.
This week, world renowned country music recording artist Suzy Bogguss recorded live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park. Also, interviews with Suzy. Best known for her country music hits in the 80’s and 90’s, Suzy Bogguss is an old time musician and fan at heart. Her 2011 release American Folk Songbook testified to this, and featured her versions of “Shenandoah, Banks of the Ohio, and Rock Island Line” among others. Now enjoying her “post stardom” career, and taking things at a decidedly and much welcomed slower pace, we caught up with Suzy for a feature performance at the Ozark Folk Center State Park. And yes, there are a few of her hits from the 80’s and 90’s in for good measure. In this week’s “From the Vault” segment, musician, educator, and country music legacy Mark Jones offers an archival recording of Ozark original Onus Morrison demonstrating the traditional dance fiddle technique of playing with “fiddle sticks,” from the Ozark Folk Center State Park archives. From his series entitled “Back in the Hills,” writer, professor and historian Dr. Brooks Blevins presents the first of three episodes on Ozark regional ballads. This episode features a recording of “The Boy That…
People in this episode
Hosts: Mark Jones, Brooks Blevins
Guest: Suzy Bogguss
Topics covered
- country music
- live performance
- Ozark Folk Center
- traditional music
- regional ballads
Keywords
- Ozark
- fiddle
- ballads
- music history
Mentioned in this episode
Products: American Folk Songbook
Books & works: Suzy Bogguss Live, American Folk Songbook, Shenandoah, Banks of the Ohio, Rock Island Line, From the Vault, Back in the Hills, The Boy That Burned in the Berryville Jail
Places: Ozark, Delmar, Arkansas
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