Appalachia in the Bluegrass: Jack Wright

Part of the Appalachia in the Bluegrass Series

Jack Wright is a writer, storyteller and musician with work appearing on NPR, PBS, June Appal Recordings and in Hollywood films. His articles about Appalachia have appeared in Independent Spirit, Iron Mountain Review, Appalachian Journal and other publications. In 2007 he produced a book and CD anthology, Music of Coal. He is a retired professor from Ohio University Film School. For nearly four decades, Jack has contributed to the story of Appalachia through his varied media contributions as a documentarian, oral historian, teacher, actor, musician, and archivist, among other things. 

About Gurney Fest!

A part of the two-day celebration of Appalachian writer, documentarian, advocate, UK English Professor Emeritus, and UK Alumnus (BA '59), Gurney Norman. Norman is the author of Divine Right's Trip: A Folk-Tale (1972), Kinfolks: The Wilgus Stories (1977), One From Crazy Quilt: A Novel in Progress (1990), Ancient Creek: A Folktale (2012), and Allegiance (2019). He served as Kentucky Poet Laureate in 2009-10 and has been inducted into the Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame (2019) and into the University of Kentucky College of Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame (2021). 

Events include a musical performance, master class, panel discussions, film screenings, and readings of Gurney's works. Learn more: https://www.as.uky.edu/gurney-fest?j=664115&sfmc_sub=251346346&l=8181_HTML&u=26070624&mid=10966798&jb=4008