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Forgotten American Folklore

Folktales, Folk Music, Americana- the things that make America uniquely American. We’ll explore the people, tall tales, songs, stories and events that make up the culture of North America. Paul Bunyan, werewolves in Louisiana, John Henry, Daniel Boone, Bigfoot... Everyone will be here. From songs describing murders in Boston to George Washington’s wooden teeth.

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04:50

Extra: A Quick Look at some Marriage Traditions

Forgotten American Folklore ·

2025/07/28

Last week I married a wonderful woman- how do you make an occasion like that on a podcast? I can't give you each a piece of cake, but I can give you a quick list of fun wedding traditions. Fafolklore@gmail.com

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13:16

Mormon Folklore: Characters you may meet someday

Forgotten American Folklore ·

2025/07/27

The Mormon community has a rich history and folklore. Today its Cain walking the Earth and the Three Nephites fafolklore@gmail.com

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11:08

Extra: Three Cherokee Folktales

Forgotten American Folklore ·

2025/07/23

The stories from 'Myths of the Cherokee'. Kids don't listen to their mothers, man lie to gets a girl's attention, and the world is created.

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14:02

Sam Bass: A bad guy who became a good(ish) guy

Forgotten American Folklore ·

2025/07/20

We'll meet quite a few outlaws as we travel through Western Folklore. Some will be villains, and some will be legends. Sam Bass was the first outlaw to be loved by the people and hated by the law.fafolklore@gmail.com

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10:45

Daniel Boone Part Two

Forgotten American Folklore ·

2025/07/13

The conclusion of Daniel Boone, the man everyu frontiersman wanted to be.Contact us at: FAFolklore@gmail.com

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12:14

Extra: The Pompitus of Love

Forgotten American Folklore ·

2025/07/09

In the era before the Internet, people used to discuss, debate, and pass around song lyrics. Today, four instances of songs that turned into folklore: La Cucaracha, Yankee Doodle, and two others you've heard of.

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13:58

Daniel Boone and the Settling of Kentucky

Forgotten American Folklore ·

2025/07/06

Daniel Boone, the man who would be the template for the American Frontiersman, travels through the Cumberland Gap to settle the land of Kentucky. Survival and determination help the little settlement hold out against the threat of extermination.This is Part One of Two. Contact us! We'd love to hear story ideas, comments, or vacation stories!

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10:28

Extra: What you didn't know about Benjamin Franklin

Forgotten American Folklore ·

2025/07/04

For the Fourth of July a few facts about an amazing figure in Americana- Ben Franklin. Happy Fourth!

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14:01

Betsy Ross and Washington's Teeth: American Folklore

Forgotten American Folklore ·

2025/06/29

Some very American folklore as we near the Fourth: Betsy Ross being visited by Washington and asked to design a flag for the new nation, and the very strange story of General Washington and his false teeth.FAFolklore@gmail.com

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14:35

Pecos Bill: The Cowboy that cowboys talked about

Forgotten American Folklore ·

2025/06/22

We can't have American Folklore with cowboys- and we can't have cowboys without Pecos Bill!

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03:44

Extra: Casey at the Bat by Ernest Lawrence Thayer -...

Forgotten American Folklore ·

2025/06/18

This is a great reading of the poem from Librivox- too good not to share.

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07:37

Extra: A Little Folklore about Baseball

Forgotten American Folklore ·

2025/06/18

A few folk stories about baseball!

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09:51

Pretty Polly- A Murder Ballad

Forgotten American Folklore ·

2025/06/15

A young girl lured into the woods...We'd love to hear from you at fafolklore@gmail.com

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15:39

Bass Reeves: A Western Lawman (Maybe the inspiration...

Forgotten American Folklore ·

2025/06/08

An African-American lawman out west, and possibly the inspiration for The Lone Ranger. We'd love to hear from you at FAFolklore@gmail.com

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07:18

Notes on John Henry

Forgotten American Folklore ·

2025/06/04

Information about that Steel Drivin' Man that didn't make the first episode

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12:57

The Devil in North Carolina

Forgotten American Folklore ·

2025/06/01

The Devil's Tramping Grounds, Kill Devil Hill, Duke's Blue Devils- there are quite a few stories of Satan visiting North Carolina. Here are three. We'd love to hear from you at fafolklore@gmail.com

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11:17

John Henry

Forgotten American Folklore ·

2025/06/01

John Henry was a steel drivin' man. And probably a real person. And maybe even from New Jersey! Fafolklore@gmail.com

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12:36

Frozen Vermonters

Forgotten American Folklore ·

2025/05/25

Winter is coming, how do you handle the elderly members of your family? Simple- deep freeze them until Spring! Questions? Comments? fafolklore@gmail.com

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07:28

Introducing the Podcast - Theme Music and Spoons

Forgotten American Folklore ·

2025/05/25

I'll introduce myself and what I plan to do with this Summer project. I'll tell a quick story that I've been telling second graders for years- all about my great-great uncle who worked one season with Paul Bunyan. Hope you like the podcast!

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