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 27 - Todd Wilkinson, Conservationist of Rivers and Randolph
Join Curtis and Hayden when they talk with Todd Wilkinson, Project Manager of the James River Basin Partnership and self-described Itinerant Folklorist. Todd has devoted his career to restoring and p…
00:55:45 |
Thu 25 Jul 2024
Episode 26 - Old-time Ozark Music with the Shortleaf Band
Join Curtis and Hayden and the Shortleaf Band, Michael and Tenley Fraser, for some rip-roaring fiddling and high-country singing. Michael talks about his lessons with legendary fiddler, Bob Holt, and…
00:54:18 |
Wed 17 Jul 2024
Episode 25 - Conflict and Resolution in Eureka Springs, an Ozarks Town for Anyone
Join Curtis and Hayden for a cultural and historical tour of the most unusual and perhaps the loveliest town in the Ozarks, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Drawing on the work of Jared Phillips and Mike Lu…
01:00:23 |
Wed 10 Jul 2024
Episode 24 - Living Legend Larry Sifford: Bluegrass, Folk stories, and Faith in the Ozarks
Join Curtis and Hayden with their guest, Larry Sifford, long time Ozarker, preacher at the Sycamore Log Church, and all around great guy! Larry shares stories from his childhood, talks about playing …
00:55:29 |
Thu 04 Jul 2024
Episode 23 - Lady Godiva of the Ozarks?
Join Curtis and Hayden as they discuss the story of Paralee Collins, who was punished by a mob of men for supposedly riding naked through the town of Horton. What was her motivation? Was the story ev…
00:56:27 |
Wed 26 Jun 2024
Episode 22 - Playing the Daredevils' Advocate: A Conversation with Dwight Glenn, General Manager of the Ozark Mountain Daredevils
Join Curtis and Hayden as they talk with Dwight Glenn about his association with the Ozark Mountain Daredevils. Dwight shares stories from their legendary past, their resurgence in the present, and t…
00:50:42 |
Thu 20 Jun 2024
Episode 21 -Moonshine, Mayhem, and Murder: The Night the Bullets Flew in Enon
Join Curtis and Hayden for their interview with author and speaker Tom Koob, who describes one of the most horrific episodes of violence in local Ozarks history: the Enon Massacre, as some have calle…
00:40:25 |
Wed 12 Jun 2024
Episode 20 - The Pioneer Forest/L-A-D Foundation: Conserving Ozarks Forests for Today and Tomorrow. An Interview with Terry Cunningham and David Stokely
In this episode, Curtis and Hayden interview Terry Cunningham, retired Forest Manager of the Pioneer Forest, and David Stokely, Board member of the L-A-D Foundation and member of the Ozark Riverways …
00:52:37 |
Wed 05 Jun 2024
Episode 19 - The Tragic Story Behind the Ballad of Floyd Eddings
In this episode, Hayden and Curtis discuss the backstory of the truly Ozarkian folk ballad, "The Ballad of Floyd Eddings," also known as "The Boy Who Burned in the Berryville Jail." Emalee Flatness-C…
00:41:56 |
Thu 30 May 2024
Episode 18 - The Mythic Belled Buzzard of the Ozarks
Join Curtis and Hayden as they search for the truth behind the Belled Buzzard of the Ozarks. Was this strange bird legendary or factual? An even more pressing question is, why did folks care so much?…
00:46:20 |
Wed 22 May 2024
Episode 17 - Nick Sibley Songwriter, Singer, Performer, and Jingle writer in the Ozarks
Join Curtis and Hayden when they sit down with songwriter, singer, performer, and jingle writer par excellence, Nick Sibley. Dubbed "one of the Ozarks most creative musical talents" by KY3, Nick will…
01:01:05 |
Thu 16 May 2024
Episode 16 - Keith Thurman Part Two: Rockaway Recording Artist
Join Curtis and Hayden for their second sit-down with Keith Thurman, in which he talks about his days with Si Siman, Wayne Carson, Hugh Walpole, and other Ozark producers and musicians. Keith describ…
00:43:30 |
Sun 12 May 2024
Episode 15 - Keith Thurman and the Shepherd of the Hills Part 1
Curtis and Hayden talk with Keith Thurman, former longtime director of the Shepherd of the Hills outdoor drama, about the Harold Bell Wright novel that created Branson tourism and shaped the culture …
00:47:38 |
Thu 02 May 2024
Episode 14 - Collecting Ozarks Folk Music in the 1970s Part 2: With Julia Olin and Barry Bergey
In this episode, Hayden and Curtis interview Barry Bergey and Julia Olin. In the early 1970s, Julia and Barry were part of the Missouri Friends of the Folk Arts (MFFA). They traveled into the Ozarks …
00:48:33 |
Wed 24 Apr 2024
Episode 13 - Collecting Ozarks Folk Music in the 1970s Part 1: With Julia Olin and Barry Bergey
In this episode, Hayden and Curtis interview Barry Bergey and Julia Olin. In the early 1970s, Julia and Barry were part of the Missouri Friends of the Folk Arts (MFFA). They traveled deep into the Bo…
00:58:49 |
Wed 17 Apr 2024
Episode 12 - Missing Limbs Ozarkian Folklore
In this episode, Curtis and Hayden discuss the folklore of missing and amputated limbs with Abby Burnett, author of Gone to the Grave: Arkansas Burial Customs, 1850-1950. They are also joined by Emal…
00:50:56 |
Wed 10 Apr 2024
Episode 11 - An Attempt to Raise the Dead in Reeds Spring and the Song that Immortalized It
In this episode, Curtis and Hayden talk about an attempt by an Arkansas man to raise his mother from the dead in Reeds Spring, Missouri in 1978, and interview a family that witnessed the event, and a…
00:51:06 |
Wed 03 Apr 2024
Episode 10 - Growing Up in the Rural Arkansas Ozarks: An interview with Mabel Phillips
In this week's episode, Hayden and Curtis visit with Mabel Phillips. Mabel was raised in Newton and Boone Counties of the Arkansas Ozarks and tells what life was like growing up in the rural Ozarks b…
00:42:33 |
Wed 27 Mar 2024
Episode 9 - Pastor Sam Kaunley, Tales of Inspiration and the Code of the Hills
In this episode, Hayden and Curtis interview Pastor Sam Kaunley. Kaunley served several years as a State Trooper in Christian, Stone, and Taney Counties, as well as a pastor in the Ozarks. From pat…
00:50:55 |
Fri 22 Mar 2024
Episode 8 - Planting and Garden Superstition in the Ozarks
In this episode, Curtis Copeland and Hayden Head discuss superstitions, spells, and rituals of the Ozarks that were used for a multiple of purposed. From encouraging crops to protect chickens, supers…
00:55:50 |
Thu 14 Mar 2024
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