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Ozarkian Folk Chronicles - Your Podcast About the Ozarks

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 65: Saving the Ozarks One Creek at a Time: A...

Ozarkian Folk Chronicles - Your Podcast About the Ozarks ·

2025/04/16

Bob and Barb Kipfer retired from lucrative jobs in the medical field to the hard work of natural conservation. From their initial purchase of 80 acres on Bull Creek to their current preserve of 400 acres, the Kipfers have restored the riparian field, shored up the banks, and planted trees and other vegetation along beautiful Bull Creek. Barb has also planted some 90 indigenous species of native flowers, trees, and other plants in their suburban yard in Springfield. In their efforts to preserve the

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Episode 64: Crescent Dragonwagon and Her Life in the...

Ozarkian Folk Chronicles - Your Podcast About the Ozarks ·

2025/04/09

Join Curtis and Hayden when they sit down with author, chef, and innkeeper, Crescent Dragonwagon! Since her arrival in the Ozarks over fifty years ago, Crescent has published over fifty books in several genres including novels, children's books, and cookbooks. She has embraced the hills as her home, and the hills have embraced her right back! Crescent is a story teller par excellence, and her reminiscences will both inspire and challenge you. You don't want to miss this episode of the Ozarkian Folk

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Episode 63: The Creek Rocks and the Vance Randolph...

Ozarkian Folk Chronicles - Your Podcast About the Ozarks ·

2025/04/02

When Mark Bilyeu and Cindy Wolf visited the archives at the Library of Congress, they discovered and returned home with a treasure trove of folksongs collected by Vance Randolph himself. On this episode, you'll hear original tracks from well-known Ozarkers like May Kennedy McCord, Rose O'Neill, and Vance himself, as well as lesser known figures. We Ozarkers have always loved our music, and the Chronicles are proud to partner with Mark and Cindy to bring this music back to life! Hosted on Acast

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Episode 62: Comic Songs of the Ozarks with Emalee...

Ozarkian Folk Chronicles - Your Podcast About the Ozarks ·

2025/03/26

Emalee Flatness-Combs, performer with the Homestead Pickers at Silver Dollar City, and Lillyanne McCool, national old time banjo champion, bring the old songs to life with their beautiful voices and superb musicianship. From the wife so mean the devil threw her out of hell to the whimsical "Froggy Went A-Courtin'," Emalee and Lillyanne will waft you away to a simpler time. So, turn up the volume, open the windows, and enjoy this lighthearted episode of the Ozarkian Folk Chronicles. Hosted on Acast

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Episode 61: Loving the Ozarks to Death (The Kimmons...

Ozarkian Folk Chronicles - Your Podcast About the Ozarks ·

2025/03/19

Like so many beautiful regions in the Ozarks, the Little Red River and the towns along its banks face unprecedented challenges from reckless recreators, greedy corporations, and the failure to protect a fragile environment. Kasey and Ginny Kimmons describe the challenges from ATVs that tear up river roads to the pollution that destroys precious river ecosystems to landowners that strip the hills. They also recall the successful effort of the citizens of Shirley, Arkansas, to confront a corporate

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Episode 60: Loving the Ozarks to Life (Part One)

Ozarkian Folk Chronicles - Your Podcast About the Ozarks ·

2025/03/13

In the early 70s, Tom and Brandy left Columbia, Missouri, where Tom was teaching at Mizzou, for the deep woods on the banks of the Little Red River, not far from Shirley, Arkansas. With nothing but a chainsaw, a hammer, and an auger, Tom built a cabin that still stands today. For ten years, Tom and Brandy lived in the cabin, and their first daughter, Ginny, was born there. Before their second daughter, Kasey, was born, they moved into Shirley, where the Tom worked diligently to improve his hometown

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Episode 59: An Invitation to the Circle: Photographer...

Ozarkian Folk Chronicles - Your Podcast About the Ozarks ·

2025/03/05

At 84, Andrew Kilgore is still photographing, still learning, and still excited about exploring the world through the lens of his camera. Andrew shares his story of moving to the Ozarks in the heyday of the 60s, and the joy he's had in photographing the portraits of over 30,000 Arkansans. We know you'll enjoy this inspiring episode of theOzarkian Folk Chronicles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 58: The Mortgaged Cow Murder: Tammy Morton...

Ozarkian Folk Chronicles - Your Podcast About the Ozarks ·

2025/02/26

The Chronicle's own true crime historians--Tammy Morton and Angel Wolf--are back to tell the macabre and tragic story of the murder of Charlie Cobb. The web of conspiracy spreads out to include wives, friends, and lovers, and Tammy and Angel reveal the previously sealed account of the case by prosecutor Doug Mahnkey, the legendary Ozarks lawyer. Fascinating and disturbing, this episode sheds new light on an old crime that shook southwest Missouri. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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Episode 57: The Genius of the Creek Rocks: Mark...

Ozarkian Folk Chronicles - Your Podcast About the Ozarks ·

2025/02/20

Mark and Cindy are back to share their adventures in Ozarks folk music. They received a grant to research and arrange Ozarks folksongs collected by Sidney Robertson in the 20s and 30s and housed at the Library of Congress.Then Mark and Cindy returned with a treasure trove of beautiful folksongs that they have already begun to arrange and perform, and some of them are featured right here on the Chronicles! Don't miss it! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 56: Icons of Christian County: A conversation...

Ozarkian Folk Chronicles - Your Podcast About the Ozarks ·

2025/02/11

Wayne Glenn, the Old Record Collector, joins Curtis and Hayden for a survey of Christian County history. From Clarence and Roscoe to Buff Lamb, Wayne is an encyclopedia of history and lore. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 55: Joinin' the Mountain Grove School House Jam!

Ozarkian Folk Chronicles - Your Podcast About the Ozarks ·

2025/02/04

Curtis and Hayden are joined by Jeff Michel, David Arnold, Esther Exley, and Coy Stephan, members of the Mountain Grove School House Jam who play some old time mountain music tunes. Jeff explains the good work of the Ozarks Mountain Music Association and the ongoing efforts of "old timers" to teach a new generation of musicians in the traditions and techniques of music that goes back centuries. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 54 - Ghosts and Guests at the Crescent Hotel:...

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2025/01/30

Dan Bennett, ghost tour guide extraordinaire, joins Curtis and Hayden for a fascinating interview about the encounters of ghosts and guests in the historic Crescent Hotel. From little Breckie to Michael the Irish stone mason, these tales of the paranormal are challenging and entertaining. Are you brave enough to book Room 218?? You don't want to miss this episode of the Ozarkian Folk Chronicles! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 53 - Life on the Current River: An interview...

Ozarkian Folk Chronicles - Your Podcast About the Ozarks ·

2025/01/23

Join Curtis and Hayden when they talk with Dave Tobey about the Current River. Dave has been a ranger, guide, and river enthusiast for many years, and he'll share his love for one of the most beautiful rivers in Missouri. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 12 Rerun: Missing Limbs Ozarkian Folklore

Ozarkian Folk Chronicles - Your Podcast About the Ozarks ·

2025/01/15

is episode is a return to episode 12, a classic Ozarkian Folk Chronicles exploration of the folklore of missing limbs.The Chronicles will return next week with a new episode of freshly recorded fun!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 Emalee Flatness Combs who sings the Jimmy Driftwood song, "Straighten Out My Laig," and lastly, by Michael

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Episode 51 - Shirley Jo Phillips and the murder of...

Ozarkian Folk Chronicles - Your Podcast About the Ozarks ·

2025/01/08

Join Curtis and Hayden when they sit down with Terry and DeDe Sanders and the Folk Chronicle’s true crime historian, Tammy Morton, for an in depth look at the infamous case of Shirley Jo Phillips, who murdered her friend Wilma Plaster in 1989. Sometimes a crime is remembered because it touched us in some strange and utterly unpredictable way. Such is the case for Terry and DeDe, who bought the home in which Lela Kyle, Shirley Jo’s mother, was living shortly before her murder following Mother’s Day

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Episode 50 - Tom Koob is back with a Radioactive Tale!

Ozarkian Folk Chronicles - Your Podcast About the Ozarks ·

2025/01/02

Join Curtis and Hayden when Tom Koob returns to the Chronicles with a wild tale about Radium Springs, a mysterious cave and spring deep in the Missouri Ozarks. From the discovery of the spring in 1879 by a small party of hunters to the exploration of the area by scientists with geiger counters in the 1950s, the story and potential pay-off of Radium Springs has caught the imagination of three generations. And no one can tell the story better than Tom Koob. We know you'll enjoy hearing Tom's research

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57:09

Episode 49 - Meet the Creek Rocks, Mark Bilyeu and...

Ozarkian Folk Chronicles - Your Podcast About the Ozarks ·

2024/12/25

Episode 49: Meet the Creek Rocks, Mark Bilyeu and Cindy Woolf!We hope you'll join the Chronicles for this special interview with Mark Bilyeu and Cindy Woolf, two of the finest Ozarks folk musicians anywhere. Not only do they share their musical histories--Mark was a founding member of Big Smith, and Cindy recorded her first album in 2016--but they also play songs from their new album, "Wolf Hunter." In addition, we have included snippets from a couple of the original folk songs in the John Quincy

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Episode 48 - Madstones, witches and ghosts: Champ...

Ozarkian Folk Chronicles - Your Podcast About the Ozarks ·

2024/12/19

Champ Herren, Ozarks entrepreneur, farmer, and student of Randolph, joins the Chronicles to share his research into popular Ozarks superstitions. Champ sheds new light on old practices as he follows the evidence, and in the process helps clarify the bizarre beliefs of a century ago. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 47 - Horsing around with Larry Sledge and...

Ozarkian Folk Chronicles - Your Podcast About the Ozarks ·

2024/12/11

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, and more! Larry and Butch also talk about their early careers and the happy times spent at Silver Dollar City. The Horse Creek Band embodies Ozarks folk culture and music, and we know you'll enjoy this episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 46 - Bulldozers and Burials on Beaver Creek:...

Ozarkian Folk Chronicles - Your Podcast About the Ozarks ·

2024/12/04

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's bulldozer when Adam's drove up with a secret in the trunk of his car. From there...well, you'll just have to tune in to hear the story like you've never heard it before! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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