Many years ago, according to the legends of the Cherokee, there was no disease in these mountains and all the animals, plants and people lived in harmony.  But as the number of people increased, issues arose with the animals, and those animals decided to take matters into their own hands.  Today we tell you that tale from Appalachia. You can subscribe to the MountainLore podcast, free, at RadioPublic, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify or on any number of podcast apps. We're on Twitter and Facebook @myappalachia. Sweet dreams, podcast listeners...

Today we share some tales of ghosts that inhabit two cities that lie side by side in Tennessee and Virginia, Bristol. You can subscribe to the MountainLore podcast at RadioPublic, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify or on your own favorite podcast app. We're on Twitter and on Facebook @myappalachia. Sweet dreams, y'all...

Sometimes that beautiful piece of furniture comes with a few surprises.  Today we tell a tale of a fine antique bed that was already occupied when it was bought. You can subscribe to the MountainLore podcast on RadioPublic, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, TuneIn or on any number of other podcast apps. We're on Facebook and Twitter @myappalachia. Sweet dreams...

Today we tell tales of the Green Man, said to haunt parts of western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio.  We also tell you the true story of the real Green Man, Ray Robinson, from whom these tales arose.

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Today we tell tales of the Green Man, said to haunt parts of western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio.  We also tell you the true story of the real Green Man, Ray Robinson, from whom these tales arose. You can subscribe to the podcast at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Libsyn, Tune In or on most other podcast apps. We're also on Facebook and Twitter @myappalachia. Thanks for sharing our tales with you friends.  Til next we meet...sweet dreams...

This week we have another traditional Cherokee tale, about the Bear Man. You can subscribe to the MountainLore podcast at RadioPublic, Stitcher, TuneIn or on your favorite podcast app. Thanks for listening and sharing our tales with your friends...till next we meet...sweet dreams...

Today we tell the tale of a woman who loses her children, one by one, followed at the end by her soul.   The MountainLore podcast can be found on RadioPublic, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play and on many other podcast apps. Thanks for listening and sharing our tales from Appalachia with your friends.  Sweet dreams, y'all...

Today we tell a trio of traditional Cherokee tales about animals that roam the Appalachian mountains.   You can subscribe to the MountainLore podcast at RadioPublic, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or on most other podcast apps. Thanks for listening and sharing our tales with your friends...

Today we tell a trio of traditional Cherokee tales about animals that roam the Appalachian mountains.  

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It’s said that the ghost of executed abolitionist firebrand John Brown still haunts Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia, scene of his attempted takeover of the federal arsenal there in 1859.  Today we tell you some of these tales and give you a little bit of history about what happened there just before the Civil War.

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(Picture of John Brown by Martin M. Lawrence – Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11934366)

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