Welcome to Stagolee Part 2! In this episode we hear how Lee Shelton may have got the nickname ‘Stack’, how the ballad circulated throughout the country in a multitude of musical and cultural forms, crossing racial divides, and how its legacy can still be seen in the music of today.

Sources - Hear My Sad Story, by Richard Polenberg

- Stagolee Shot Billy by Cecil Brown

- Wikipedia

Spotify Playlist

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/502Tb2TI78URZzIYiW1nSe?si=ykYAUUZaTtGWmalUMHw0IA&pi=a-VVlhNzoiTh-n

On this week’s episode we have the first of another 2 parter, this time told by Amelia! we cover the fascinating and very culturally significant Stagolee aka Stacker Lee aka Stack O’Lee. Here who exactly Stack Lee was and why over 450 versions of the song have been recorded, in almost as many different iterations! And who knew a Stetson could be the cause of so much trouble?! Sources: Stagolee Shot Billy by Cecil Brown, Hear My Sad Story by Richard Polenberg

Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/08Zvk6x1xGL0GRW5vd1kY3?si=omZT_NFGQ_6EP3W_9Z0gyw

Episode 10: Tom Dula (part two)

Amelia and Allison (and our special guest) carry on with the highly dramatic “love pentagon” of Tom Dula! Find out what happens to poor Laura and who got away with it! All ending with Allison’s ballad of the secret instigator of this whole mess! Also please note our accompanying playlist of all the various versions of The Ballad of Tom Dooley to enhance your listening experience: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7jxcETWFugDvyVdELTyTK0?si=Hxk84g_bSby7pAny49nCDg

Sources: The True Story of Tom Dooley by John Edward Fletcher PhD, Unprepared to Die by Paul Slade, and The Ballad of Tom Dooley by John Foster West