Talker's Corner is located in Heritage Hallway, on the way to Folklore Hall. Part of the Heritage portion of the Memphis Music & Heritage Festival includes the spoken word. This means workshops by musicians performing at the festival, as well as giving festivalgoers the chance to meet national treasures like Joe Scott. But, more traditionally, the spoken word is passed along through "talkers".  People who make it their business to tell you all about it - and make you love "it" - whether it's a moment in a day or the history of a family.

Joe Scott

Saturday

1:45        Beverly Bond - Talking  about Rev. Taylor who documented Memphis' African American Community in Memphis.

2:45        Jim Young - Learning about living on the river and making nets.

3:45        Dwight Fryer - Reading from his new book and talking about the Kookaburras birds in his front yard.

4:45        Joe Scott - Talking about Baseball

5:45        Hattie Childress - Talking about Quilting

6:45        David Corbett & Nancy Chase - Talking about Bagpipes

Sunday

1:30        Judy McWille - Talking about Voodoo Village and the Transitional South

             (In Comcast Folklore Hall) Video and Discussion

2:30        Robert Tims - Talking About Growing Tomatoes on Tims Farm

3:30        Jimmy Ogle - Talking about Riverlife and tours about Memphis River.

See below for additional information about Jimmy O's tours!

4:30        Hattie Childress - Talking about quilting History

5:30        Claudia Thompson - Talking about Choctaw History in the Mid-South

Nothing defines the mission of the Center for Southern Folklore better than the stories and reminiscences of our speakers.  It's a marvelous opportunity for older generations to revisit their past or for younger generations to learn about people who grew up with the Mississippi River as their playground. 

Fundraiser Tours For Center For Southern Folklore at Memphis
Music & Heritage Festival
 

For the third consecutive year, Jimmy Ogle will be offering Walking Tours during one of the longest running and most diverse festivals in the Downtown Memphis scene - the MEMPHIS MUSIC & HERITAGE FESTIVAL on Saturday and Sunday, September 3 & 4 (www.southernfolklore.com). Tours are $5.00 each with all proceeds going to the Center For Southern Folklore, and will assemble at the Front Door of the CSF at 119 South Main Street (on the west side of the Trolley Station).

The tour schedule is the same for both days:

Saturday & Sunday
12:00 Noon - Union Avenue Manhole Cover & History Tour
2:00 p.m. - Beale Street
4:00 p.m. - Cotton Row

And, as a bonus, Jimmy O has been asked to offer a Children's Talk in the long hallway exhibition area just inside the CSF front door. The subject of the free 25-minute Talk will be the "Mississippi River - Facts" and is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 3.