Episodes

  • Episode 49 - Meet the Creek Rocks, Mark Bilyeu and Cindy Woolf!

    Episode 49 - Meet the Creek Rocks, Mark Bilyeu and Cindy Woolf!
    Dec 25 2024

    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 Wolf and Max Hunter collections--Mark and Cindy arranged and performed these songs on "Wolf Hunter"--as well as a story told by Mark's grandpa. Mark and Cindy are excellent examples of how to preserve and promote the culture of the Ozarks!


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    57 mins
  • Episode 48 - Madstones, witches and ghosts: Champ Herren and Ozarks Magic

    Episode 48 - Madstones, witches and ghosts: Champ Herren and Ozarks Magic
    Dec 19 2024
    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.

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    59 mins
  • Episode 47 - Horsing around with Larry Sledge and Butch Gregory, the Horse Creek Band

    Episode 47 - Horsing around with Larry Sledge and Butch Gregory, the Horse Creek Band
    Dec 11 2024

    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!




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    38 mins
  • Episode 46 - Bulldozers and Burials on Beaver Creek: Recalling Murderer Robert Faye Adams

    Episode 46 - Bulldozers and Burials on Beaver Creek: Recalling Murderer Robert Faye Adams
    Dec 4 2024
    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!

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    37 mins
  • Episode 45 - Musical Origin Stories with Randle and Jaynie Chowning. The Ozark Mountain Daredevils and Si Simon

    Episode 45 - Musical Origin Stories with Randle and Jaynie Chowning. The Ozark Mountain Daredevils and Si Simon
    Nov 29 2024
    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, and his major influence on the music scene in Springfield, Missouri and around the world.

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    1 hr and 46 mins
  • Episode 44 - Tom Koob and the Mysterious Death of Alice Stallion

    Episode 44 - Tom Koob and the Mysterious Death of Alice Stallion
    Nov 22 2024
    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 only brings his knowledge to this tragic episode but also his humanity. We know you'll find Tom's story fascinating!

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    43 mins
  • Episode 43 - Ozarks Superstitions with Tammy and Angel

    Episode 43 - Ozarks Superstitions with Tammy and Angel
    Nov 14 2024
    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 folkways of the "old country." Who better to discuss these superstitions than two multi-generational Ozarkers who know the lore and legends?

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    55 mins
  • Episode 42 - Folklore vs. History: A Conversation with Dr. Brooks Blevins

    Episode 42 - Folklore vs. History: A Conversation with Dr. Brooks Blevins
    Nov 7 2024
    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 and the more whimsical world of folk stories and songs. From "signal trees" to the folktales of Vance Randolph, Dr. Blevins evaluates the relevance of folktales and ballads to historical studies and explains how he has become more accepting of folktales as an essential element in Ozarks culture.

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    1 hr and 22 mins