Extra: Three Cherokee Folktales
The stories from 'Myths of the Cherokee'. Kids don't listen to their mothers, man lie to gets a girl's attention, and the world is created.
23 Jul 202511min
Sam Bass: A bad guy who became a good(ish) guy
We'll meet quite a few outlaws as we travel through Western Folklore. Some will be villains, and some will be legends. Sam Bass was the first outlaw to be loved by the people and hated by the law. ...
20 Jul 202514min
Daniel Boone Part Two
The conclusion of Daniel Boone, the man everyu frontiersman wanted to be. Contact us at: FAFolklore@gmail.com
13 Jul 202510min
Extra: The Pompitus of Love
In the era before the Internet, people used to discuss, debate, and pass around song lyrics. Today, four instances of songs that turned into folklore: La Cucaracha, Yankee Doodle, and two others you'...
9 Jul 202512min
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
