Art Menius
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | folk radio promoter and artist manager https://artmeniusradio.com |
| Location | Carrboro, NC, United States |
| Introduction | Host of 'The Revolution Starts Now," heard Fridays on WHUP-LP 104.7 at Noon Eastern. Go to: https://artmeniusradio.com/the-revolution-starts-now-radio-show/ Former co-host of "From the Roots" on WMMT-FM, Whitesburg, KY, "The ArtSpot " on WCHL-FM and "The ArtsCenter Report," on WCOM-FM. Menius has enjoyed a long career in American roots music starting in 1983, currently a successful promoter of music to radio and artist manager since 2015. Prolific writer, emcee, stage manager. Helped found and became the first employee of both Folk Alliance and IBMA. Following a decade working for MerleFest, I served as Director of Appalshop in Whitesburg, KY and then Executive Director of The ArtsCenter in Carrboro. |
| Interests | Localism visit http://radicallocalist.com, golf, chess |
| Favorite Movies | My Dinner with Andre |
| Favorite Music | old-time, blues, folk, bluegrass, punk rock, Afropop, Celtic, Dead, hip-hop |
| Favorite Books | Michael Shuman "Small-Mart Revolution", Saul Cornell, "The Other Founders" |