The Thacker Mountain Radio Hour returns to Ocean Springs, MS on Saturday, August 22 at 7 pm at the Walter Anderson Museum of Art (WAMA)!

WAMA is located at 510 Washington Avenue, Ocean Springs, MS, 39564 (Phone: 228-872-3164).

Guests for the show will be Mississippi author Erin Austen Abbott (Waterfront Living) and gospel group, The Veal Brothers of Gloster, MS.

A second musical guest will be announced.

The show is hosted by Jim Dees and Thacker house band, Paul Tate and the Yalobusuhwhackers.

Doors are 6:30 pm | Show: 7 pm | Book signing: 8 pm

Tickets: $50 VIP | $20 General public

(No live broadcast – Show will be recorded for later air.)

Guests:

Author: Erin Austen Abbott – Waterfront Living – Inspired Coastal Homes & Small Town Lifestyles (Running Press)

Despite gas prices and global upheaval, Erin Austen Abbott says, “There’s still good in this country. I found it in these communities across the country. [Chapter on Ocean Springs included.]

“I feature towns you wouldn’t immediately think of as water communities, near rivers, lakes, oceans, and on islands. I photographed homes and places as they are- not high gloss magazine images, but real, attainable places across four seasons. I hope you love it!” – Erin Austen Abbott

Previous book, Small Town Living (“An idyllic celebration of the rural life.” —Publishers Weekly)

Erin’s writing and photography has been published in Esquire, Bon Appetit, Design Sponge, Southern Living, First + Main, and more, and she’s been featured in The New York Times, Anthology Magazine, Domino, and Sage Living by Anne Sage, among others.

The Veal Brothers began their gospel music career in 1975. The group has established their own record label, Prosperity Records.

Their latest album is Live at Home, an uplifting set of tunes that features hot guitar, horns and the group’s incomparable harmonies. Highlights are, “Joy,” “The Price is Right” and Help Me.”

Their previous album was Feel the Spirit.

Save the date! “Feel the spirit!” Saturday, August 22, 2026!