Daniel Boone and the Settling of Kentucky
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...
6 Jul 202513min
Extra: What you didn't know about Benjamin Franklin
For the Fourth of July a few facts about an amazing figure in Americana- Ben Franklin. Happy Fourth!
4 Jul 202510min
Betsy Ross and Washington's Teeth: American Folklore
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 ...
29 Jun 202514min
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 Jun 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 Jun 20253min
Extra: A Little Folklore about Baseball
A few folk stories about baseball!
18 Jun 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 Jun 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 Jun 202515min
