Podcast

Episode four of Unvarnished features Franklin Percival, who paints a colorful image of life growing up in South Carolina and the garden he planted with his father and brother.

“Over the many years of doing the radio work that I’ve done, and especially the interviewing that I’ve been fortunate enough to be able to do, I’ve met a number of people who are doing some really fascinating things and I find myself thinking, wouldn’t it be great if I had time to work with these people and help them do this really extraordinary thing that they’re doing. And now I’m going to have the time!”

“I think Americans are in a place right now where we are perhaps, perhaps, more willing – at least I think our listeners are more willing – to learn from others experiences and the situations that people find themselves in in corners of the world; may be quite relevant to us now.”

Assistant Professor of Piano at the UF School of Music, Jasmin Arakawa, stopped by the WUFT Classic studios to preview the 2018 University of Florida International Piano Festival and discuss the "terrifyingly beautiful" Rachmaninoff Cello Sonata. Click to see and hear the performance.

About playing the music of the '50s and '60s, Billy says, “It doesn’t matter what color you are. It doesn’t matter what age you are. You look out there, man, and they’re all digging it and that just says a lot to me. That just says a lot about the music, its longevity, and how important it is.”