Byron Ballard and Alicia Corbin discuss everything under the moon & stars in Appalachia.
The gals are "knee deep in the hoopla" when it comes to their gardens, Selby, & the recurring eagle. There was only a brief mention of food....
Tea-Earl Grey (decaf!)
Book- Earth Works; Ceremonies i…
Stories from WNC.
The gals entertain with stories of animals & kin, fast cars & campfires...
Recommended books:
Bury Me Standing
Hillbilly Women: Struggle and Survival in Southern Appalachia
by Sk…
The Gals talk about "Wild Kingdom in the city of Wyrd", the clouds getting clabbered up, & how the garden is doing. A quiet episode for unquiet times.
PS-Is this the groundhog's last cameo? Byron s…
The Gals are still in quarantine & full of spit & vinegar. The bear is back, the groundhog's days are numbered, & the tales go on & on. A REAL long Appalachian goodbye is not only talked about, but d…
Our current episode finds one of the girls just a wee bit irritated......
Guess which one it is?
Tea-Asheville Raven & Crone brand-Divination & good old fashioned water..
#YallKnowItsByron
#WyrdMou…
The Gals are still in lockdown & are starting to plot…a new product line?
#TheREALFoxfireWouldHaveGambling
#TimeOnOurHands
#WyrdMountainGals
Hunkered Down
The gals are starting to get used to this new normal, and talk winds around their need for seed...maters and taters and onion sets. Won't you join us?
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#DigitalWitche…
It's a new day on Wyrd Mountain. Things have moved on a bit. In the episode Byron and Alicia share a nice old-fashioned phone call & decide that laughter will get them through this whole Covid thing.…
In which the gals go on about everything from self-independence & the Appalachian spirit, auctions, food, & ...circumcision?
Tea--P&G Tips
Deviled Eggs & Jerry Reed
In which Byron confesses to buying onion sets when she's anxious & Alicia pushes Craig to the edge…over Jerry Reed?....?
Tea: Whiskey & water
#Stillalittleill
#theedge
#Wyr…
The gals have had enough! We may never find out what set them off, but we celebrate their first milestone--a corporate sponsor* We think its a perfect fit...
Tea-Irish Whiskey
*Please take a momen…
Love Is In The Air...Or Is That Marijuana?
This episode was recorded right before Valentines day & love was only the beginning--as evidenced by the the wyrd dark subject matter...
Fair warning, thi…
In which the gals ponder several topics--cheesy bad music from the 70's & 80's, producing a recipe book (all cornbread of course), & how folks used to find a partner (hint-there was no Match.com). W…
Fast Cars & Classic Country
In which Byron declares that today's country music singers haven't suffered enough...
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#HankWilliams
#LostHighway
#DigitalWitchery
Tonight's episode has us delving further into the subject of dreams and portents, specifically, birds in dreams. We tell a few stories and wonder… What is your family mythology involving birds/omens/…
The gals sit down with one of their favorite subjects--dreams, portents & bodements. A walk back to their childhood & the importance of dreaming.
Tea-P&G Tips
A continuation of an earlier conversation about roadside "entertainment" & how it really wasn't entertaining at all...
Tea-Divination
Byron & Alicia talk home remedies, elder magic, & creepy roadside entertainment back in the day..
Tea-Divination
In this episode the girls ramble about everything from chicken leg popsicle sandwiches to Gospel music. How does this relate? How do they get from Wyrd Mountain to the Cove? And how does Byron know …
Digital Witchery & General Wyrdness
The next episode of Wyrd Mountain Gals is called "Digital Witchery". It's a short (very short) jaunt into the new digital territory the Gals find themselves in, &…