Anne Kimzey interviews Marcus Johnson of the Bay City Brass Band of Mobile. They discuss brass band history and music in the Mobile Mardi Gras tradition.

Saturday, broadcasting from Spring Hill College in Mobile, at 2:30 P.M. on:

• WHIL 91.3 Public Radio

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Each week, Alabama Arts Radio visits with Alabama’s musicians, painters, sculptors, writers, and other special individuals who contribute to the state’s rich artistic traditions.

This week Deborah Boykin interviews Birmingham musician Herb Trotman, who talks about banjo playing and tells stories from three decades of performing old time and bluegrass music in Alabama.

This special radio series will air every Saturday, broadcasting from Spring Hill College in Mobile, at 2:30 P.M. on WHIL 91.3 Public Radio (Mobile-Biloxi-Pensacola)

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