The Apple Seed

Stories featured in this episode:

Barbara McBride-Smith

Stories 1-3: "The Button Box," "A Cowboy Was on the Lid" and "Daddy's Overall Buttons"

Teller: Barbara McBride-Smith

Site: http://www.barbaramcbridesmith.com/

Notes:  A mother's button collection still holds a family's stories together.

Mary Grace Ketner

Story 4: Chien Nang

Teller: Mary Grace Ketner

Site: http://talesandlegends.net/

Notes: A story about family, love, and being in two places at once.

Jane Stenson

Story 5: Brink

Teller: Jane Stenson

Site: http://www.janestenson.com/

Notes: Jane shares stories about her great-grandfather, who participated in many of the great, historic events that shaped the American West.

Barbara McBride-Smith

Story 6-9: "Button from Ireland," "Mama Passes on the Box" and "Troubles with Adam"

Teller: Barbara McBride-Smith

Site: http://www.barbaramcbridesmith.com/

Notes: More stories from Barbara's album "The Button Box: Stories about Mama."

This episode consists entirely of audio from the Apple Seed's 5th live recording in BYU Radio's studio 6. During this live event Sam Payne emceed as a group of Brigham Young University students shared "defining moments" in their lives with us.

Stories and interviews featured in this episode:

Charlotte Blake Alston

Story 1: Nyangara the Python

Teller: Charlotte Blake Alston

Site: http://www.charlotteblakealston.com/

Notes: A folktale from the Shona people of Zimbabwe about the courage and loyalty of children.

Leslie Norris

Recording: "Fathers"

Teller: Leslie Norris

Site: http://folktale.com/

Notes: This story was recorded by notable BYU Radio host and recording engineer, Mark Wait. Quite often Mark would leave the microphone on after Leslie, a Welsh poet and short-story author, would finished recording, and this particular excerpt comes for a discussion between Mark and Leslie regarding fathers and father’s day.

John McCutcheon

Song 1: Your Age

Artist: John McCutcheon

Site: http://www.folkmusic.com/

Notes: A song about learning from the past.

Barbara Schutzgruber

Story 3: The Lady Mole

Teller: Barbara Schutzgruber

Site: http://weavestory.com/

Notes: A fair maiden is transformed because of her vanity and pride.

Richard & Judy Dockery Young

Story 4: The Golem

Teller: Richard and Judy Dockery Young

Site: http://www.yawp.com/

Notes: A tale about wisdom, and a monster made of clay.

Bill Harley

Story 5: Forget That Girl

Teller: Bill Harley

Site: http://www.billharley.com/

Notes: Bill's story about trying to be cool and wanting to "go steady" with a girl in his class.

Stories and interviews featured in this episode:

Roger Jenkins

Story 1: Assorted Nasruddin Stories

Teller: Roger Jenkins

Site: http://www.rogerjenkins.com.sg/

Heather Forest

Story 2: The Smuggler

Teller:Heather Forest

Site: http://www.heatherforest.com/

Laura Simms

Story 3: Nasruddin Stories

Teller:Laura Simms

Site: http://www.laurasimms.com/

Daniel C. Peterson

Interview 1: Nasruddin's World

Teller: Dr. Daniel C. Peterson

Site: http://humanities.byu.edu/

Joel ben IzzyStory 4: Stories of Nasrudin, the Trickster

Teller: Joel ben Izzy

Site: http://www.storypage.com/

Stories featured in this episode: 

Richard and Judy Dockery Young

Story 1: Wylie and the Hairy Man

Teller: Richard and Judy Dockery Young

Site: http://www.yawp.com/

Notes: A young man's mother protects him from a monster in the woods.

Bill Harley

Story 2: Zanzibar

Teller: Bill Harley

Site: http://www.billharley.com/

Notes: Bill puts off writing a report until the night before.

Randel McGee

Story 3: The Princess and the Pea

Teller: Randel McGee

Site: http://mcgeeproductions.com/

Notes: The classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale about a young women whose royal identity is unveiled by her physical sensitivity.

The Storycrafters

Story 4: Eating the Sky

Teller: The Storycrafters

Site: http://www.storycrafters.com/

Notes: Someone starts taking more than their fair share of the sky.

Stories and songs featured in this episode:

Charlotte Blake Alston

Story 1: Hammers of Steel: the Battle of John Henry

Teller: Charlotte Blake Alston

Site: http://www.charlotteblakealston.com/

Notes: A story of physical strength and endurance, and the dignity of a man against the degredation of the machine age.

Christopher Leebrick

Story 2: Soldier Jack

Teller: Christopher Leebrick

Site: http://www.allgoodstories.com/

Notes: An Appalachian jack tale about cheating death.

Ed Stivender

Story 3: Br'er Fox

Teller: Ed Stivender

Site: http://edstivender.com/

Notes: Br'er rabbit's wit saves him from being eaten by Br'er Fox.

Joel ben Izzy

Story 4: Paula Bunyan - A True Story

Teller: Joel ben Izzy

Site: http://storypage.com/

Notes: A hilarious, gender-bent telling of the classic American story.

Tim Lowry

Story 5: Pecos Bill

Teller: Tim Lowry

Site: http://www.storytellertimlowry.com/

Notes: The story of Pecos Bill, an American cowboy, who's become an icon of the American Old West.

John McCutcheon

Song 1: Pretty Boy Floyd

Teller: John McCutcheon

Site: http://www.folkmusic.com/

Notes: This song was written by American song writing legend Woodie Guthrie whose most famous works include the song "This Land is Your Land."

This episode includes audio from the Apple Seed's third live recording. An American folklore class from the Brigham Young University English department stepped into BYU Radio's studio 6 to share the stories behind lessons they've learned.

Stories featured in this episode:

Susan Stone

Story 1: The Beauty and the Melamed

Teller: Susan Stone

Site: http://www.susanstone-storyteller.com/

Notes: Rachel, a beautiful girl, and Moshe, her ugly teacher, are an odd couple. This is the story of their romance and how true love requires sacrifice. 

John McCutcheon

Song 1: Pastures of Plenty

Artist: John McCutcheon

Site: http://www.folkmusic.com/

Notes: This is a cover of the classic Woody Guthrie song about the travails and dignity of migrant workers in North America.

John McCutcheon

Song 2: This Land is Your Land

Artist: John McCutcheon

Site: http://www.folkmusic.com/

Notes: John McCutheon's cover of one of the United States' most famous folk songs. 

Heather Forest

Story 2: The Boy Who Drew Cats

Teller: Heather Forest

Site: http://www.heatherforest.com/

Notes: A young boy is obsessed with drawing cats and it gets him in trouble. 

Jenni Cargill-Strong

Story 3: The Farmer, The Son and the Donkey

Teller: Jenni Cargill-Strong

Site: http://www.storytree.com.au/

Notes: A retelling of an Aesop fable about how if you attempt to please everyone, you'll end up pleasing no one. 

Mike Agranoff

Song 3: Hamlet

Teller: Mike Agranoff

Site: http://www.mikeagranoff.com/

Notes: The entire story of Hamlet in a single song. 

Stephanie Beneteau

Story 4: The Wood Maiden

Teller: Stephanie Beneteau

Site: http://www.stephaniebeneteau.com/

Notes: Betushka, a merry little girl, struggles to get her work done whenever the wood maiden appears. 

Leslie Norris

Story 5:

This episode features an interview with and stories by professional teller Kim Weitkamp. Kim's stories have played on Sirius XM and NPR affliate stations, and Kim travels around the country performing her stories and songs at popular theaters and festivals. 

For more info regarding Kim and her CDs visit her website - http://www.kimweitkamp.com/.

This episode is another healthy helping of our story Jambalaya! It's a bit spicy, a bit saucy and this time, a bit...minty?

Pete Griffin

Story 1: The Skunk Whisperer

Teller: Pete Griffin

Site: http://www.thestorytellinggranger.com/

Notes: Pete attempts to save the skunks of Chippewa National Forest by relocating them.

Brian

Story 2: The Preacher and the Ferryman

Teller: Brian "Fox" Ellis

Site: http://foxtalesint.com/

Notes: A ferryman's life is changed when a preacher shows him the error of his ways.

Brendan Nolan

Story 3: Mandrake

Teller: Brendan Nolan

Site: http://www.brendannolan.com/

Notes: The story of Mandrake the Magician's magical artifacts. 

Anthony Burcher

Story 4: Minty Freshness

Teller: Anthony Burcher

Site: http://www.anthonyburcher.com/

Notes: You'll never look at those strong mints the same way again! Anthony relates his painful experience of mints "going south."

Antonio Sacre

Story 5: Salt and Pepper

Teller: Antonio Sacre

Site: http://www.antoniosacre.com/

Notes: Young Antonio's grandmother fights off the monster in the closet.

Donald Davis

Story 6: The Red Scooter

Teller: Donald Davis

Site: http://www.ddavisstoryteller.com/

Notes: A story about a child's view of Christmas.