Pecos Bill: The Cowboy that cowboys talked about
We can't have American Folklore with cowboys- and we can't have cowboys without Pecos Bill!
22 Kesä 202514min
Extra: Casey at the Bat by Ernest Lawrence Thayer - 1888
This is a great reading of the poem from Librivox- too good not to share.
18 Kesä 20253min
Extra: A Little Folklore about Baseball
A few folk stories about baseball!
18 Kesä 20257min
Pretty Polly- A Murder Ballad
A young girl lured into the woods... We'd love to hear from you at fafolklore@gmail.com
15 Kesä 20259min
Bass Reeves: A Western Lawman (Maybe the inspiration for The Lone Ranger)
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
8 Kesä 202515min
Notes on John Henry
Information about that Steel Drivin' Man that didn't make the first episode
4 Kesä 20257min
The Devil in North Carolina
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
1 Kesä 202512min
John Henry
John Henry was a steel drivin' man. And probably a real person. And maybe even from New Jersey! Fafolklore@gmail.com
1 Kesä 202511min
