Ozarkian Folk Chronicles
Come with us as we dive head first into the titillating tales of Ozarkian folklore and discuss the origins and obscurities of these stories. From Curtis Copeland and Hayden Head, this is Ozarkian Folk Chronicles.
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 55 minutes
- Episodes
- 88
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Episode 47 - Horsing around with Larry Sledge and Butch Gregory, the Horse Creek Band
Larry Sledge and Butch Gregory, the legendary musicians of the Horse Creek Band at Silver Dollar City, join Curtis and Hayden for a rollicking podcast of bluegrass, square dance, Gospel, Texas swing,…
00:38:13 |
Wed 11 Dec 2024
Episode 46 - Bulldozers and Burials on Beaver Creek: Recalling Murderer Robert Faye Adams
Join Curtis and Hayden as they visit with Dede Sanders and Tammy Morton to discuss the wild case of Robert Faye Adam's and his wife, Willa. Dede, 10 years old at the time, was driving her grandfather…
00:37:06 |
Wed 04 Dec 2024
Episode 45 - Musical Origin Stories with Randle and Jaynie Chowning. The Ozark Mountain Daredevils and Si Simon
Join Curtis and Hayden as they visit with Randle Chowning about the early days of the Ozark Mountain Daredevils; and Randle's wife, Jaynie Simon- Chowning, and her stories of her father, Si Simon, an…
01:45:39 |
Fri 29 Nov 2024
Episode 44 - Tom Koob and the Mysterious Death of Alice Stallion
Tom Koob, Ozarks storyteller extraordinaire, is back on the podcast with a tale of murder and mystery on the banks of the James River. Tom has researched the death of young Alice Stallion, and he not…
00:42:50 |
Fri 22 Nov 2024
Episode 43 - Ozarks Superstitions with Tammy and Angel
Join our guests Tammy Morton and Angel Wolf as we talk about the strange and uncanny superstitions of the Ozarks. From mad stones to medicines, the Ozarks hills and valleys remain a repository of the…
00:54:30 |
Thu 14 Nov 2024
Episode 42 - Folklore vs. History: A Conversation with Dr. Brooks Blevins
Dr. Brooks Blevins, the premier historian of the Ozarks and Noel Boyd professor of history at MSU, sits down with Curtis and Hayden to discuss the tension between the "cold, hard facts" of history an…
01:22:13 |
Thu 07 Nov 2024
Episode 41 - Ozarks Ghost Stories with Tammy Morton and Angel Wolf
Celebrate Halloween with Tammy Morton and Angel Wolf as they join Curtis and Hayden to talk about ghosts past and present. The deep valleys and secluded caves of the Ozarks have always lent themselve…
00:52:04 |
Wed 30 Oct 2024
Episode 40 - Celtic Influence in the Ozarks with Josh Heston
Join Curtis and Hayden as they talk with Josh Heston, founder of the State of the Ozarks online community and author of the book Plague Child's Doctor, as well as weekly newsletters and other works. …
00:50:19 |
Thu 24 Oct 2024
Episode 39 - Travis Holt Talks Moonshining and Shenanigans in Arkansas
Travis Holt is back with a slew of moonshine stories from Newton County, Arkansas. From the folks who brewed it to the lawmen who pursued it, Travis reminds us that moonshine was more than a cliche w…
00:39:02 |
Thu 17 Oct 2024
Episode 38 - Misty Langdon: Defender of the Rural Culture of the Buffalo River Region
Join Curtis and Hayden when they sit down with Misty Langdon, a multi-generational Ozarker who lives with her husband on her family's farm. Misty talks about growing up in the beautiful and rugged hi…
01:08:33 |
Wed 09 Oct 2024
Episode 37 - A "Randolph Round Up" of Folktales with Shannon Thomason
Join Curtis and Hayden when they sit down with comedian Shannon Thomason, also known as "Applejack," for a reading of folktales from the collections of Vance Randolph. These tales focus on dimwitted …
00:49:35 |
Wed 02 Oct 2024
Episode 36 - Jae McFerron, Legendary Director, Entertainer, and Friend of Lloyd "Shad" Heller
Join Curtis and Hayden when they sit down with Jae McFerron, current director of the Shepherd of the Hills Outdoor Drama and longtime Branson entertainer and Silver Dollar City comedian. Jae recalls …
01:05:01 |
Wed 25 Sep 2024
Episode 35: Emalee Combs, Esther Exley, and True Ozarks Mountain Music
Join Curtis and Hayden and their guests Emalee Flatness Combs and Esther Exley, who sing and play ballads, waltzes, and folksongs from long ago. Emalee performs with the Homestead Pickers at Silver D…
00:47:57 |
Thu 19 Sep 2024
Episode 34 - Jim Hamilton and the River of Used To Be
Join Jim Hamilton, a lifelong newspaper editor, reporter, and author, when he talks with Curtis and Hayden about growing up in the Ozarks, his career in letters, and the important role local journali…
00:54:53 |
Wed 11 Sep 2024
Episode 33 - Stories From Bear and Bull Creek Country - Bob Bilyeu, Dave Stewart, and Lance Keithley
Join Hayden and Curtis for an interview with Bob Bilyeu, Dave Stewart and Lance Keithley. These three men have been friends for well over half a century. All three relay tales of growing up in the vi…
00:54:35 |
Thu 05 Sep 2024
Episode 32 - Ken Henderson - Recollections of Growing Up in Reeds Spring and Nearly 5 Decades with Silver Dollar City
Join Ken Henderson when he sits down with Curtis and Hayden to talk about growing up in Reeds Spring, Missouri, his traumatic first day of school, and the early days of Silver Dollar City. Ken also t…
01:05:13 |
Wed 28 Aug 2024
Episode 31 - An interview with Ozarks Historian, Vincent Anderson: Where to Find Bigfoot in the Ozarks and Bald Knobbers in Arkansas
Join Vincent Anderson, noted Ozarks historian, author, blogger, and TV consultant, when he sits down with Curtis and Hayden for a fascinating discussion of Ozarks Bigfoot sightings, cold blooded murd…
00:57:35 |
Thu 22 Aug 2024
Episode 30 - Center of the Vortex: Joplin, Missouri, and the House of Lords
Join Curtis and Hayden as they review and analyze contemporary accounts of the infamous House of Lords in Joplin, Missouri, at the turn of the 20th century. A noted saloon, restaurant, gambling house…
01:01:42 |
Thu 15 Aug 2024
Episode 29 - A Man Who Knew Randolph: A Conversation with Mike Luster
Join Curtis and Hayden as they welcome special guest, Mike Luster, folklorist, educator, and amanuensis for Bob Cochran's biography of Vance Randolph. Mike visited Vance in the nursing home and faith…
01:11:53 |
Wed 07 Aug 2024
Episode 28 - Rodney Dillard: Bluegrass Ambassador to the World
Join Curtis and Hayden as they talk with Rodney Dillard about his and the Dillards (aka "the Darlings") meteoric rise to fame on the Andy Griffith show, the release of their pivotal Wheatstraw Suite …
01:14:50 |
Thu 01 Aug 2024
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