StoryTown: Recent Episodes
Jules Corriere, Anne G'Gellers-Mason
Real stories, real people. This one-hour storytelling program is filled with true-life adventures of people past and present from Jonesborough, Tennessee, and the surrounding Southern Appalachian Region. Each program presents stories built around a common theme. All of these stories, which are collected from the hills and hollers, and sometimes up in the Mountains of East Tennessee, are scripted into a show that explores the culture, heritage, and history of these diverse voices. Home to the town of the first Abolitionist Newspaper in the Country. Home to the state that made Women’s Suffrage a reality. Home to Warner Institute, training Freedmen and Women as teachers beginning less than a decade after the end of the Civil War. Surprising, heartwarming, and often hilarious stories of the independent East Tennessee people come to life in this podcast with a voice and accent that can be found nowhere else. Sponsored by: The Tennessee Arts Commission, WETS 89.5 FM, The Town of Jonesborough, The McKinney Center, The Wild Women of Jonesborough, Main Street Cafe and Catering, Nancy Hope and Odie Major
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
StoryTown is sponsored by: The Wild Women of Jonesborough, Wolfe Development, Terry and Sandy Countermine, Gary and Sandee Degner, Doug and Denise Gross, and Herman and Beverly Jenkins
Production Team:
Anne G-Fellers-Mason, Director
Brett McCluskey, Music Director
John Saylor, Sound Engineer/Editor
Emma Perry, Stage Manager
Gary Degner & Nori Shaw, Sound Effects
Heather McCluskey, StoryTown Theme Song
In this podcast we feature stories that didn’t make the final cut for the live radio show, but they are excellent stories and need to be shared. These memories were shared by Cindy Dean and Katy Rosolowski about their fathers. Cindy shares her father Bob's story and Maggie Cooper shares Katy's story about her father Jim.
SPONSORED BY:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Mauk's of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Terry and Sandy Countermine
Doug and Denise Gross
Herman and Beverly Jenkins
Ed and Frankie Wolff
Wolfe Development
Voices from the Archive is a monthly segment of StoryTown Radio. It shares stories from people living here, just how they told them. You might think of it like a news report that tells you about all sorts of things. From ghost stories to apple butter, you could learn just about anything from the people living here in East Tennessee. Listen in as they tell the stories of their lives here in Appalachia.
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
Instagram: @storytownjbo
Facebook: StoryTown Radio Show
Storytellers: Laura Moree and Kayla Byrd
Story Collectors: Nori Shaw
Producer & Narrator: Nori Shaw
Editors: Nori Shaw
Music:
Music by audionautix.com
Titles: Rocky Top (trad.)
Sponsors:
Doug and Denise Gross
Herman and Beverly Jenkins
The Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Terry and Sandy Countermine
Wolfe Development
McKinney Center (mckinneycenter.com)
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
StoryTown is sponsored by: The Wild Women of Jonesborough, Wolfe Development, Terry and Sandy Countermine, Gary and Sandee Degner, Doug and Denise Gross, and Herman and Beverly Jenkins
Production Team:
Anne G-Fellers-Mason, Director
Brett McCluskey, Music Director
John Saylor, Sound Engineer/Editor
Emma Perry, Stage Manager
Gary Degner & Nori Shaw, Sound Effects
Heather McCluskey, StoryTown Theme Song
Voices from the Archive is a monthly segment of StoryTown Radio. It shares stories from people living here, just how they told them. You might think of it like a news report that tells you about all sorts of things. From ghost stories to apple butter, you could learn just about anything from the people living here in East Tennessee. Listen in as they tell the stories of their lives here in Appalachia.
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
Instagram: @storytownjbo
Facebook: StoryTown Radio Show
Storytellers: Dana Ensor
Story Collectors: Jules Corriere
Producer & Narrator: Nori Shaw
Editors: Nori Shaw
Music:
Music by audionautix.com
Titles: Rocky Top (trad.)
Sponsors:
Doug and Denise Gross
Herman and Beverly Jenkins
The Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Terry and Sandy Countermine
Wolfe Development
McKinney Center (mckinneycenter.com)
In this podcast we feature stories that didn’t make the final cut for the live radio show, but they are excellent stories and need to be shared. This memory comes from Guerry McConnell. We collected several stories about Storytelling Festival Founder Jimmy Neil Smith that were featured in the “County Boy with a Dream” edition of the Radio Show. We had so many, we couldn’t possibly feature them all. Here’s a sweet memory from Guerry about how Jimmy Neil was involved in her wedding.
SPONSORED BY:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Terry and Sandy Countermine
Doug and Denise Gross
Herman and Beverly Jenkins
Wolfe Development
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
StoryTown is sponsored by: The Wild Women of Jonesborough, Wolfe Development, Terry and Sandy Countermine, Gary and Sandee Degner, Doug and Denise Gross, and Herman and Beverly Jenkins
Production Team:
Anne G-Fellers-Mason, Director
Brett McCluskey, Music Director
John Saylor, Sound Engineer/Editor
Emma Perry, Stage Manager
Gary Degner & Nori Shaw, Sound Effects
Heather McCluskey, StoryTown Theme Song
Voices from the Archive is a monthly segment of StoryTown Radio. It shares stories from people living here, just how they told them. You might think of it like a news report that tells you about all sorts of things. From ghost stories to apple butter, you could learn just about anything from the people living here in East Tennessee. Listen in as they tell the stories of their lives here in Appalachia.
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
Instagram: @storytownjbo
Facebook: StoryTown Radio Show
Storytellers: Gary Degner
Story Collectors: Jules Corriere
Producer & Narrator: Nori Shaw
Editors: Nori Shaw
Music:
Music by audionautix.com
Titles: Rocky Top (trad.)
Sponsors:
Doug and Denise Gross
Herman and Beverly Jenkins
The Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Terry and Sandy Countermine
Wolfe Development
McKinney Center (mckinneycenter.com)
In this podcast we feature stories that didn’t make the final cut for the live radio show, but they are excellent stories and need to be shared. This story was written years ago by Leon Overbay, the Boones Creek Bard. He was a founder of the StoryTown Radio Show, an avid storyteller, and story collector. We had so many memories to share during our 15th anniversary “Greatest Hits” show in March, that we couldn’t make them all fit, so we wanted to share this one here. We miss our friend Leon, but we know he’s still telling stories from on high. Enjoy “Church Camp” read by Paul Harris and Stephen Goodman.
SPONSORED BY:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Terry and Sandy Countermine
Doug and Denise Gross
Herman and Beverly Jenkins
Wolfe Development
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
StoryTown is sponsored by: The Tennessee Arts Commission, Gary and Sandee Degner, Terry and Sandy Countermine, McLeod Organics, Trivia with Budds, The Wild Women of Jonesborough, Wolfe Development, and Mauk's of Jonesborough.
Production Team:
Anne G-Fellers-Mason, Director
Brett McCluskey, Music Director
John Saylor, Sound Engineer/Editor
Emma Perry, Stage Manager
Gary Degner & Nori Shaw, Sound Effects
Heather McCluskey, StoryTown Theme Song
Voices from the Archive is a monthly segment of StoryTown Radio. It shares stories from people living here, just how they told them. You might think of it like a news report that tells you about all sorts of things. From ghost stories to apple butter, you could learn just about anything from the people living here in East Tennessee. Listen in as they tell the stories of their lives here in Appalachia.
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
Instagram: @storytownjbo
Facebook: StoryTown Radio Show
Storytellers: Wesley Wilson
Story Collectors: Anne G'Fellers-Mason, Skye McFarland, Isaac Wood
Producer & Narrator: Nori Shaw
Editors: Nori Shaw
Music:
Music by audionautix.com
Titles: Rocky Top (trad.)
Sponsors:
Tennessee Arts Commission (https://tnartscommission.org/)
McLeod Organics
Trivia with Budds
The Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Terry and Sandy Countermine
Wolfe Development
McKinney Center (mckinneycenter.com)
This podcast features stories that didn’t make the final cut for the live radio show, but they are excellent stories and need to be shared. This heartwarming story was shared by Reenie Fetters for the February 2026 show.
SPONSORED BY:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Terry and Sandy Countermine
Doug and Denise Gross
Herman and Beverly Jenkins
Wolfe Development
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
StoryTown is sponsored by: The Tennessee Arts Commission, Gary and Sandee Degner, Terry and Sandy Countermine, McLeod Organics, Trivia with Budds, The Wild Women of Jonesborough, Wolfe Development, and Mauk's of Jonesborough.
Production Team:
Anne G-Fellers-Mason, Director
Brett McCluskey, Music Director
John Saylor, Sound Engineer/Editor
Emma Perry, Stage Manager
Gary Degner & Nori Shaw, Sound Effects
Heather McCluskey, StoryTown Theme Song
Voices from the Archive is a monthly segment of StoryTown Radio. It shares stories from people living here, just how they told them. You might think of it like a news report that tells you about all sorts of things. From ghost stories to apple butter, you could learn just about anything from the people living here in East Tennessee. Listen in as they tell the stories of their lives here in Appalachia.
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
Instagram: @storytownjbo
Facebook: StoryTown Radio Show
Storytellers: Sandy Sgrillo
Story Collectors: Catherine Yael Serota
Producer & Narrator: Nori Shaw
Editors: Nori Shaw
Music:
Music by audionautix.com
Titles: Rocky Top (trad.)
Sponsors:
Tennessee Arts Commission (https://tnartscommission.org/)
McLeod Organics
Trivia with Budds
The Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Terry and Sandy Countermine
Wolfe Development
McKinney Center (mckinneycenter.com)
Voices from the Archive is a monthly segment of StoryTown Radio. It shares stories from people living here, just how they told them. You might think of it like a news report that tells you about all sorts of things. From ghost stories to apple butter, you could learn just about anything from the people living here in East Tennessee. Listen in as they tell the stories of their lives here in Appalachia.
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
Instagram: @storytownjbo
Facebook: StoryTown Radio Show
Storytellers: Judy Rogers, Tim Herron, and Virginia Causey
Story Collectors: Jules Corriere, Anne G'Feller's-Mason, Nori Shaw
Producer & Narrator: Nori Shaw
Editors: Nori Shaw
Music:
Music by audionautix.com
Titles: Rocky Top (trad.)
Sponsors:
Tennessee Arts Commission (https://tnartscommission.org/)
McLeod Organics
Trivia with Budds
The Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Terry and Sandy Countermine
Wolfe Development
McKinney Center (mckinneycenter.com)
Voices from the Archive is a monthly segment of StoryTown Radio. It shares stories from people living here, just how they told them. You might think of it like a news report that tells you about all sorts of things. From ghost stories to apple butter, you could learn just about anything from the people living here in East Tennessee. Listen in as they tell the stories of their lives here in Appalachia.
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
Instagram: @storytownjbo
Facebook: StoryTown Radio Show
Storytellers: Rufus Houston and Rick Newell
Story Collector: Michelle Treece, Brittany Butler, and Skye McFarland with Conversations that Matter. More Conversations that matter content can be found on their YouTube Playlist, linked below:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0P5WvVe_kzcaUPkhU5ORJe4QZU6to56A&si=6t4nSYps8ZY-7Zm9
Producer & Narrator: Nori Shaw
Editors: Nori Shaw
Music:
Music by audionautix.com
Titles: Rocky Top (trad.)
Sponsors:
Tennessee Arts Commission (https://tnartscommission.org/)
McLeod Organics
Trivia with Budds
The Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Terry and Sandy Countermine
Wolfe Development
McKinney Center (mckinneycenter.com)
This podcast features stories that didn’t make the final cut for the live radio show, but they are excellent stories and need to be shared. This heartwarming story was shared by Stephen Goodman for our annual Soups & Songs holiday show. We thought it was the perfect way to conclude 2025. Best wishes to our listeners for a happy and prosperous new year.
SPONSORED BY:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Trivia With Budds
Terry and Sandy Countermine
McLeod Organics
Wolfe Development
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
StoryTown is sponsored by: The Tennessee Arts Commission, Gary and Sandee Degner, Terry and Sandy Countermine, McLeod Organics, Trivia with Budds, The Wild Women of Jonesborough, Wolfe Development, and Mauk's of Jonesborough.
Production Team:
Anne G-Fellers-Mason, Director
Brett McCluskey, Music Director
John Saylor, Sound Engineer/Editor
Matthew Gulley, Stage Manager
Gary Degner & Nori Shaw, Sound Effects
Heather McCluskey, StoryTown Theme Song
Voices from the Archive is a monthly segment of StoryTown Radio. It shares stories from people living here, just how they told them. You might think of it like a news report that tells you about all sorts of things. From ghost stories to apple butter, you could learn just about anything from the people living here in East Tennessee. Listen in as they tell the stories of their lives here in Appalachia.
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
Instagram: @storytownjbo
Facebook: StoryTown Radio Show
Storytellers: Caroline Lowery Light
Story Collector: Lynda Harris
Producer & Narrator: Nori Shaw
Editors: Nori Shaw
Music:
Music by audionautix.com
Titles: Rocky Top (trad.)
Sponsors:
Tennessee Arts Commission (https://tnartscommission.org/)
McLeod Organics
Trivia with Budds
The Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Terry and Sandy Countermine
Wolfe Development
McKinney Center (mckinneycenter.com)
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
StoryTown is sponsored by: The Tennessee Arts Commission, Gary and Sandee Degner, Terry and Sandy Countermine, McLeod Organics, Trivia with Budds, The Wild Women of Jonesborough, Wolfe Development, and Mauk's of Jonesborough.
Production Team:
Anne G-Fellers-Mason, Director
Brett McCluskey, Music Director
John Saylor, Sound Engineer/Editor
Matthew Gulley, Stage Manager
Gary Degner & Nori Shaw, Sound Effects
Heather McCluskey, StoryTown Theme Song
In this podcast we will feature stories that didn’t make the final cut for the live radio show, but they are excellent stories and need to be shared. This story was considered for the "Haints, Hollers, and Halloween" episode of the Radio Show. As the Oldest Town in Tennessee, Jonesborough has its fair share of ghosts. Here's a taste of the ghostly experiences Sue Henley has had over the years in her historic home.
SPONSORED BY:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Trivia With Budds
Terry and Sandy Countermine
McLeod Organics
Wolfe Development
Voices from the Archive is a monthly segment of StoryTown Radio. It shares stories from people living here, just how they told them. You might think of it like a news report that tells you about all sorts of things. From ghost stories to apple butter, you could learn just about anything from the people living here in East Tennessee. Listen in as they tell the stories of their lives here in Appalachia.
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
Instagram: @storytownjbo
Facebook: StoryTown Radio Show
Storytellers: Caroline Lowery Light
Story Collector: Lynda Harris
Producer & Narrator: Nori Shaw
Editors: Nori Shaw
Music:
Music by audionautix.com
Titles: Rocky Top (trad.)
Sponsors:
Tennessee Arts Commission (https://tnartscommission.org/)
McLeod Organics
Trivia with Budds
The Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Terry and Sandy Countermine
Wolfe Development
McKinney Center (mckinneycenter.com)
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
StoryTown is sponsored by: The Tennessee Arts Commission, Gary and Sandee Degner, Terry and Sandy Countermine, McLeod Organics, Trivia with Budds, The Wild Women of Jonesborough, Wolfe Development, and Mauk's of Jonesborough.
Production Team:
Anne G-Fellers-Mason, Director
Brett McCluskey, Music Director
John Saylor, Sound Engineer/Editor
Matthew Gulley, Stage Manager
Gary Degner & Nori Shaw, Sound Effects
Heather McCluskey, StoryTown Theme Song
In this podcast we will feature stories that didn’t make the final cut for the live radio show, but they are excellent stories and need to be shared. This story was submitted for the Ode to First Responders episode. The poem “Ode to Kelly, My Old 9-1-1 Operator Neighbor,” is written and read by Reenie Fetters. Later in the podcast we hear from Washington County Emergency Management Director Evan Clyburn. He shares some important, lifesaving tips on being prepared for disaster.
SPONSORED BY:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Trivia With Budds
Terry and Sandy Countermine
McLeod Organics
Wolfe Development
Voices from the Archive is a monthly segment of StoryTown Radio. It shares stories from people living here, just how they told them. You might think of it like a news report that tells you about all sorts of things. From ghost stories to apple butter, you could learn just about anything from the people living here in East Tennessee. Listen in as they tell the stories of their lives here in Appalachia.
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
Instagram: @storytownjbo
Facebook: StoryTown Radio Show
Storytellers: Caroline Lowery Light
Story Collector: Lynda Harris
Producer & Narrator: Nori Shaw
Editors: Nori Shaw
Music:
Music by audionautix.com
Titles: Rocky Top (trad.)
Sponsors:
Tennessee Arts Commission (https://tnartscommission.org/)
McLeod Organics
Trivia with Budds
The Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Terry and Sandy Countermine
Wolfe Development
McKinney Center (mckinneycenter.com)
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
StoryTown is sponsored by: The Tennessee Arts Commission, Gary and Sandee Degner, Terry and Sandy Countermine, McLeod Organics, Trivia with Budds, The Wild Women of Jonesborough, Wolfe Development, and Mauk's of Jonesborough.
Production Team:
Anne G-Fellers-Mason, Director
Brett McCluskey, Music Director
John Saylor, Sound Engineer/Editor
Matthew Gulley, Stage Manager
Gary Degner & Nori Shaw, Sound Effects
Heather McCluskey, StoryTown Theme Song
In this podcast we will feature stories that didn’t make the final cut for the live radio show, but they are excellent stories and need to be shared. This story was written by Laurie Herlich for our August 2025 show, “The Old College Try: Higher Education Stories.” Laurie shares some memories from her time at the University of California in Santa Cruz. Listener warning, there is mention of illegal activities during this podcast. It was the 1970s. Enjoy this story performed by Laurie Herlich, Gregg Huddlestone, Craig Seamas, Katy Rosolowski, Stephen Goodman, and Anne Mason.
SPONSORED BY:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Trivia With Budds
Terry and Sandy Countermine
McLeod Organics
Wolfe Development
Mauk's of Jonesborough
Voices from the Archive is a monthly segment of StoryTown Radio. It shares stories from people living here, just how they told them. You might think of it like a news report that tells you about all sorts of things. From ghost stories to apple butter, you could learn just about anything from the people living here in East Tennessee. Listen in as they tell the stories of their lives here in Appalachia.
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
Instagram: @storytownjbo
Facebook: StoryTown Radio Show
Storytellers: Joyce Dean Garrison
Story Collector: Lynda Harris
Producer & Narrator: Nori Shaw
Editors: Nori Shaw
Music:
Music by audionautix.com
Titles: Rocky Top (trad.)
Sponsors:
Tennessee Arts Commission (https://tnartscommission.org/)
McLeod Organics
Trivia with Budds
The Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Terry and Sandy Countermine
Wolfe Development
McKinney Center (mckinneycenter.com)
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
StoryTown is sponsored by: The Tennessee Arts Commission, Gary and Sandee Degner, Terry and Sandy Countermine, McLeod Organics, Trivia with Budds, The Wild Women of Jonesborough, Wolfe Development, and Mauk's of Jonesborough.
Production Team:
Anne G-Fellers-Mason, Director
Brett McCluskey, Music Director
John Saylor, Sound Engineer/Editor
Matthew Gulley, Stage Manager
Gary Degner & Nori Shaw, Sound Effects
Heather McCluskey, StoryTown Theme Song
In this podcast we will feature stories that didn’t make the final cut for the live radio show, but they are excellent stories and need to be shared. This story was written by Guerry McConnell for our July 2025 show, “Kitchen Disasters and Culinary Fails.” Guerry confesses to some of her own culinary crimes over the years. Enjoy this story performed by Guerry McConnell and Anne Mason.
SPONSORED BY:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Trivia With Budds
Terry and Sandy Countermine
McLeod Organics
Wolfe Development
Voices from the Archive is a monthly segment of StoryTown Radio. It shares stories from people living here, just how they told them. You might think of it like a news report that tells you about all sorts of things. From ghost stories to apple butter, you could learn just about anything from the people living here in East Tennessee. Listen in as they tell the stories of their lives here in Appalachia.
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
Instagram: @storytownjbo
Facebook: StoryTown Radio Show
Storytellers: Carlos Turriate
Story Collector: Isaac Wood
Producer & Narrator: Nori Shaw
Editors: Nori Shaw
Music:
Music by audionautix.com
Titles: Rocky Top (trad.)
Sponsors:
Tennessee Arts Commission (https://tnartscommission.org/)
McLeod Organics
Trivia with Budds
The Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Terry and Sandy Countermine
Wolfe Development
McKinney Center (mckinneycenter.com)
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
StoryTown is sponsored by: The Tennessee Arts Commission, Gary and Sandee Degner, Terry and Sandy Countermine, McLeod Organics, Trivia with Budds, The Wild Women of Jonesborough, Wolfe Development, and Mauk's of Jonesborough.
Production Team:
Anne G-Fellers-Mason, Director
Brett McCluskey, Music Director
John Saylor, Sound Engineer/Editor
Matthew Gulley, Stage Manager
Gary Degner & Nori Shaw, Sound Effects
Heather McCluskey, StoryTown Theme Song
In this podcast we will feature stories that didn’t make the final cut for the live radio show, but they are excellent stories and need to be shared. This story was written by Reenie Fetters for our June 2025 show, “How Did You Get Here: Tales of Immigrant & Interstate Travel.” Reenie shares a little about her Polish heritage and a trip back to her ancestors' homeland. Enjoy this story performed by Reenie Fetters, Laurie Herlich, and Chloe Reed.
SPONSORED BY:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Trivia With Budds
Terry and Sandy Countermine
McLeod Organics
Wolfe Development
Voices from the Archive is a monthly segment of StoryTown Radio. It shares stories from people living here, just how they told them. You might think of it like a news report that tells you about all sorts of things. From ghost stories to apple butter, you could learn just about anything from the people living here in East Tennessee. Listen in as they tell the stories of their lives here in Appalachia.
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
Instagram: @storytownjbo
Facebook: StoryTown Radio Show
Storytellers: Libby Shelton Tipton
Story Collector: Matthew Gulley
Producer & Narrator: Nori Shaw
Editors: Nori Shaw
Music:
Music by audionautix.com
Titles: Rocky Top (trad.)
Sponsors:
Tennessee Arts Commission (https://tnartscommission.org/)
McLeod Organics
Trivia with Budds
The Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Terry and Sandy Countermine
Wolfe Development
McKinney Center (mckinneycenter.com)
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
StoryTown is sponsored by: The Tennessee Arts Commission, Gary and Sandee Degner, Terry and Sandy Countermine, McLeod Organics, Trivia with Budds, The Wild Women of Jonesborough, Wolfe Development, and Mauk's of Jonesborough.
Production Team:
Anne G-Fellers-Mason, Director
Brett McCluskey, Music Director
John Saylor, Sound Engineer/Editor
Matthew Gulley, Stage Manager
Gary Degner & Nori Shaw, Sound Effects
Heather McCluskey, StoryTown Theme Song
In this podcast we will feature stories that didn’t make the final cut for the live radio show, but they are excellent stories and need to be shared. This story was written by Reenie Fetters for our May 2025 show, “Salute to Veterans.” Many members of Reenie's family have served in the Armed Forces, and Reenie herself has served. Enjoy this story performed by Anne Mason, Laurie Herlich, Stephen Goodman, and Reenie Fetters. The song "Honor" at the end of the podcast was written by Fesliyan. Music used from https://www.FesliyanStudios.com
SPONSORED BY:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Trivia With Budds
Terry and Sandy Countermine
McLeod Organics
Wolfe Development
Voices from the Archive is a monthly segment of StoryTown Radio. It shares stories from people living here, just how they told them. You might think of it like a news report that tells you about all sorts of things. From ghost stories to apple butter, you could learn just about anything from the people living here in East Tennessee. Listen in as they tell the stories of their lives here in Appalachia.
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
Instagram: @storytownjbo
Facebook: StoryTown Radio Show
Storytellers: Libby Shelton Tipton
Story Collector: Matthew Gulley
Producer & Narrator: Nori Shaw
Editors: Nori Shaw
Music:
Music by audionautix.com
Titles: Rocky Top (trad.)
Sponsors:
Tennessee Arts Commission (https://tnartscommission.org/)
McLeod Organics
Trivia with Budds
The Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Terry and Sandy Countermine
Wolfe Development
McKinney Center (mckinneycenter.com)
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
StoryTown is sponsored by: The Tennessee Arts Commission, Gary and Sandee Degner, Terry and Sandy Countermine, McLeod Organics, Trivia with Budds, The Wild Women of Jonesborough, and Wolfe Development.
Production Team:
Anne G-Fellers-Mason, Director
Brett McCluskey, Music Director
John Saylor, Sound Engineer/Editor
Matthew Gulley, Stage Manager
Gary Degner, Sound Effects
Heather McCluskey, StoryTown Theme Song
In this podcast we will feature stories that didn’t make the final cut for the live radio show, but they are excellent stories and need to be shared. This story is called “SELEKING.” It was written by Laurie Herlich for our April 2025 show, “Say What Now? Tales of Communication and Miscommunication.” Enjoy this story performed by Laurie Herlich, Sabra Hayden, Ralph Martin, and Angie Milan.
SPONSORED BY:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Trivia With Budds
Terry and Sandy Countermine
McLeod Organics
Wolfe Development
Voices from the Archive is a monthly segment of StoryTown Radio. It shares stories from people living here, just how they told them. You might think of it like a news report that tells you about all sorts of things. From ghost stories to apple butter, you could learn just about anything from the people living here in East Tennessee. Listen in as they tell the stories of their lives here in Appalachia.
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
Instagram: @storytownjbo
Facebook: StoryTown Radio Show
Storytellers: Johnny Russaw
Story Collector: Paul Braxton
Producer & Narrator: Nori Shaw
Editors: Nori Shaw
Music:
Music by audionautix.com
Titles: Rocky Top (trad.)
Sponsors:
Tennessee Arts Commission (https://tnartscommission.org/)
McLeod Organics
Trivia with Budds
The Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Terry and Sandy Countermine
Wolfe Development
McKinney Center (mckinneycenter.com)
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
StoryTown is sponsored by: The Tennessee Arts Commission, Gary and Sandee Degner, Terry and Sandy Countermine, McLeod Organics, Trivia with Budds, The Wild Women of Jonesborough, Wolfe Development, and Allandale Mansion.
In this podcast we will feature stories that didn’t make the final cut for the live radio show, but they are excellent stories and need to be shared. This story is called “The Third Time is the Charm.” It was written by Laurie Herlich for our March 2025 show, “Breaking Through: Stories of Tough Times and Even Tougher Women.” Enjoy this story about Laurie’s strong-willed aunt, performed by Laurie Herlich, Stephen Goodman, and Claudia Volano.
SPONSORED BY:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Trivia With Budds
Terry and Sandy Countermine
McLeod Organics
Wolfe Development
Allendale Mansion
Voices from the Archive is a monthly segment of StoryTown Radio. It shares stories from people living here, just how they told them. You might think of it like a news report that tells you about all sorts of things. From ghost stories to apple butter, you could learn just about anything from the people living here in East Tennessee. Listen in as they tell the stories of their lives here in Appalachia.
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
Instagram: @storytownjbo
Facebook: StoryTown Radio Show
Storytellers: Katie Hoffman
Story Collector: Marat Moore
Producer & Narrator: Nori Shaw
Editors: Nori Shaw
Music:
Music by audionautix.com
Titles: Rocky Top (trad.)
Sponsors:
Tennessee Arts Commission (https://tnartscommission.org/)
McLeod Organics
Trivia with Budds
The Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Terry and Sandy Countermine
Wolfe Development
McKinney Center (mckinneycenter.com)
Production Team:
Anne G’Fellers-Mason, Director
Brett McCluskey, Music Director
John Saylor, Sound Engineer/Editor
Matthew Gulley, Stage Manager
Gary Degner, Sound Effects
Heather McCluskey, StoryTown Theme Song
StoryTown is Sponsored by:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Gary and Sandee Degner
Terry and Sandy Countermine
McLeod Organics
Trivia with Budds
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Wolfe Development
The Director's Cut podcast shares stories that did not make the final cut for the live version of the StoryTown Radio Show. They're still great stories, though, and deserve to be shared. This story comes from Leon Overbay, the Bard of Boones Creek and one of the original founders of the StoryTown Radio Show. It was written by Jules Corriere and last appeared on the air in 2016 or so. We included Leon’s story “Did I Make the Cut” in our February 2025 show, “Fair Play in the Arena of Life.” This piece about John France is an addendum to that larger story. Enjoy this memory of baseball in Jonesborough as performed by Cynthia Millhorn, Ralph Martin, Katy Rosolowski, and Emma Kate Kyker.
SPONSORED BY:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Trivia With Budds
Terry and Sandy Countermine
McLeod Organics
Wolfe Development
Voices from the Archive is a monthly segment of StoryTown Radio. It shares stories from people living here, just how they told them. You might think of it like a news report that tells you about all sorts of things. From ghost stories to apple butter, you could learn just about anything from the people living here in East Tennessee. Listen in as they tell the stories of their lives here in Appalachia.
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
Instagram: @storytownjbo
Facebook: StoryTown Radio Show
Storytellers: Calvin Robinson
Story Collector: Jules Corrierre
Producer & Narrator: Nori Shaw
Editors: Nori Shaw
Music:
Music by audionautix.com
Titles: Rocky Top (trad.)
Sponsors:
Tennessee Arts Commission (https://tnartscommission.org/)
McLeod Organics
Trivia with Budds
The Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Terry and Sandy Countermine
Wolfe Development
McKinney Center (mckinneycenter.com)
Production Team:
Anne G’Fellers-Mason, Director
Brett McCluskey, Music Director
John Saylor, Sound Engineer/Editor
Matthew Gulley, Stage Manager
Gary Degner, Sound Effects
Heather McCluskey, StoryTown Theme Song
StoryTown is Sponsored by:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Gary and Sandee Degner
Terry and Sandy Countermine
McLeod Organics
Trivia with Budds
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Wolfe Development
The Director's Cut podcast shares stories that did not make the final cut for the live version of the StoryTown Radio Show. They're still great stories, though, and deserve to be shared. This edition is a little different. We kicked off the 2025 season with a special show at the newly reopened Jackson Theatre. Prior to the theatre’s grand opening, StoryTown gathered stories about the theatre from the people who grew up going to it. This story comes from Jimmy Rhein. To this day, Jimmy still lives in his family home and can walk to the theatre. We weren’t able to include his memories in the January show, because we had so many stories, but we wanted to share it here and now with you all.
SPONSORED BY:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Trivia With Budds
Terry and Sandy Countermine
McLeod Organics
Wolfe Development
Sponsors include McLeod Organics, the Silver Raven, Mountain Empire Cremation and Burial Services, Trivia with Budds. the Wild Women of Jonesborough, Allandale Mansion, Tiebreakers, Off Leash Social, Olde Towne Pancake House, Windsong Studio of Jewelry Arts, and Gabriel's Christmas and More. Additional supporters include the Tennessee Arts Commission and Gary and Sandee Degner.
Voices from the Archive is a monthly segment of StoryTown Radio. It shares stories from people living here, just how they told them. You might think of it like a news report that tells you about all sorts of things. From ghost stories to apple butter, you could learn just about anything from the people living here in East Tennessee. Listen in as they tell the stories of their lives here in Appalachia.
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
Instagram: @storytownjbo
Facebook: StoryTown Radio Show
Storytellers: Katherine Weiss
Story Collector: Jules Corrierre
Producer & Narrator: Nori Shaw
Editors: Nori Shaw
Music:
Music by audionautix.com
Titles: Rocky Top (trad.)
Sponsors:
Tennessee Arts Commission (https://tnartscommission.org/)
McLeod Organics
Trivia with Budds
The Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Terry and Sandy Countermine
Wolfe Development
McKinney Center (mckinneycenter.com)
Voices from the Archive is a monthly segment of StoryTown Radio. It shares stories from people living here, just how they told them. You might think of it like a news report that tells you about all sorts of things. From ghost stories to apple butter, you could learn just about anything from the people living here in East Tennessee. Listen in as they tell the stories of their lives here in Appalachia.
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
Instagram: @storytownjbo
Facebook: StoryTown Radio Show
Storytellers: Katherine Weiss
Story Collector: Jules Corrierre
Producer & Narrator: Nori Shaw
Editors: Nori Shaw
Music:
Music by audionautix.com
Titles: Rocky Top (trad.)
Sponsors:
Tennessee Arts Commission (https://tnartscommission.org/)
Trivia with Budds
The Silver Raven
Mountain Empire Cremation and Burial Service
The Wild Women of Jonesborough
McKinney Center (mckinneycenter.com)
The Director's Cut podcast shares stories that did not make the final cut for the live version of the StoryTown Radio Show. They're still great stories, though, and deserve to be shared. This story was submitted by Laurie Herlich for the "Legs in a Barrel" Murder Mystery episode in October of 2024. We loved this ghost story about a country music legend. The story is read by Paul Harris.
SPONSORED BY:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Trivia With Budds
Silver Raven
Mountain Empire Cremation and Burial Services
Windsong Studio of Jewlery Arts
Voices from the Archive is a monthly segment of StoryTown Radio. It shares stories from people living here, just how they told them. You might think of it like a news report that tells you about all sorts of things. From ghost stories to apple butter, you could learn just about anything from the people living here in East Tennessee. Listen in as they tell the stories of their lives here in Appalachia.
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
Instagram: @storytownjbo
Facebook: StoryTown Radio Show
Storytellers: Don Burger
Story Collector: Shawn Hale
Producer & Narrator: Nori Shaw
Editors: Nori Shaw, Anne G'Fellers-Mason
Music:
Music by audionautix.com
Titles: Rocky Top (trad.)
Sponsors:
Tennessee Arts Commission (https://tnartscommission.org/)
Trivia with Budds
The Silver Raven
Mountain Empire Cremation and Burial Service
The Wild Women of Jonesborough
McKinney Center (mckinneycenter.com)
Anne G'Fellers-Mason - Director
Brett McCluskey - Music Director, Accompanist
John Saylor - Sound Engineer & Editor
Matthew Gulley - Stage Manager
Nori Shaw - Sound Effects
Heather McCluskey - Theme Song/Original Music
SPONSORED BY:
Windsong Studio of Jewelry Arts
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Trivia With Budds
Silver Raven
Mountain Empire Cremation and Burial Services
The Director's Cut podcast shares stories that did not make the final cut for the live version of the StoryTown Radio Show. They're still great stories, though, and deserve to be shared. This story was submitted by Doug Gross for the "Workaday World" episode in September of 2024. Doug shares what it was like moving to Northeast Tennessee and learning all about the UT Vols and the local football culture. The story is read by Doug Gross, Denise Gross, and Matthew Gulley.
SPONSORED BY:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Trivia With Budds
Silver Raven
McLeod Organics
Mountain Empire Cremation and Burial Services
Voices from the Archive is a monthly segment of StoryTown Radio. It shares stories from people living here, just how they told them. You might think of it like a news report that tells you about all sorts of things. From ghost stories to apple butter, you could learn just about anything from the people living here in East Tennessee. Listen in as they tell the stories of their lives here in Appalachia.
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
Instagram: @storytownjbo
Facebook: StoryTown Radio Show
Storytellers: Lucinda Grandy
Story Collector: Jil Smith, Jules Corriere, Diane Roanhorse
Producer & Narrator: Nori Shaw
Editors: Nori Shaw, Anne G'Fellers-Mason
Music:
Music by audionautix.com
Titles: Rocky Top (trad.)
Sponsors:
Tennessee Arts Commission (https://tnartscommission.org/)
Trivia with Budds
The Silver Raven
Mountain Empire Cremation and Burial Service
The Wild Women of Jonesborough
McKinney Center (mckinneycenter.com)
Anne G'Fellers-Mason - Director
Brett McCluskey - Music Director, Accompanist
John Saylor - Sound Engineer & Editor
Matthew Gulley - Stage Manager
Gary Degner - Sound Effects
Heather McCluskey - Theme Song/Original Music
SPONSORED BY:
Olde Towne Pancake House
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Trivia With Budds
Silver Raven
Mountain Empire Cremation and Burial Services
The Director's Cut podcast shares stories that did not make the final cut for the live version of the StoryTown Radio Show. They're still great stories, though, and deserve to be shared. This story was submitted by Guerry McConnell for the "Back to School" episode in August of 2024. Guerry shares personal stories about her unique educational upbringing.
SPONSORED BY:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Trivia With Budds
Silver Raven
McLeod Organics
Mountain Empire Cremation and Burial Services
Voices from the Archive is a monthly segment of StoryTown Radio. It shares stories from people living here, just how they told them. You might think of it like a news report that tells you about all sorts of things. From ghost stories to apple butter, you could learn just about anything from the people living here in East Tennessee. Listen in as they tell the stories of their lives here in Appalachia.
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
Instagram: @storytownjbo
Facebook: StoryTown Radio Show
Storytellers: Nancy Withington Bell, Karen Berg, Lee Hoellman, Joanne Irvin, Carolyn Novkov
Story Collector: Isaac Wood
Producer & Narrator: Isaac Wood
Editors: Isaac Wood, Anne G'Fellers-Mason
Music:
Music by audionautix.com
Titles: Rocky Top (trad.)
Sponsors:
Tennessee Arts Commission (https://tnartscommission.org/)
Trivia with Budds
The Silver Raven
Mountain Empire Cremation and Burial Service
The Wild Women of Jonesborough
McKinney Center (mckinneycenter.com)
This month’s StoryTown Radio Show is all about going “Back to School.” Hear stories from both current students and alumni from local schools like David Crockett High School. StoryTown performs in the format of a live, old-time radio show complete with sound effects, musical underscoring, and live skits.
With special guests: StoryWander Travel
Written by Anne G'Fellers-Mason, sarah elizabeth, Laurie Herlich, Tuley Neal, Linda Poland, Paula Rogers, Anni Zimmerman
Stories were collected from sarah elizabeth, Paul Harris, Shelley Rochelle Herlich, Tulay Neal, James Phillippe, Linda Poland, Paula Rogers, Anni Zimmerman
The live show took place on August 26th at the McKinney Center.
This episode is sponsored by McLeod Organics
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
Anne G'Fellers-Mason - Director
Brett McCluskey - Music Director, Accompanist
John Saylor - Sound Engineer & Editor
Matthew Gulley - Stage Manager
Gary Degner - Sound Effects
Heather McCluskey - Theme Song/Original Music
SPONSORED BY:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Trivia With Budds
Silver Raven
Mountain Empire Cremation and Burial Services
The Director's Cut podcast shares stories that did not make the final cut for the live version of the StoryTown Radio Show. They're still great stories, though, and deserve to be shared. This story was submitted by Laurie Herlich for the "Salute to Veterans" episode in June of 2024. "Love and the Taxicab Driver" shares a true love story and a true story of service to one's country. We thank Laurie for this story about her parents and her father for his service.
SPONSORED BY:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Trivia With Budds
Silver Raven
McLeod Organics
Mountain Empire Cremation and Burial Services
In this month's Voices from the Archive, we hear from The Clinch Mountain Girls. These five women came to Tennessee back in the ‘70s, many of them inspired by the Back to the Land movement. They set out on a bit of a quest, with a particular kind of work at the end of their path, and it wouldn’t be easy. They would eventually raise their own food. Some of them would build cabins from wood they harvested. They are good friends to this day. Part 1 is about this quest toward Clinch Mountain, about what drew them to Tennessee farmland, and about getting there.
More stories of these women and nineteen others can be found in "Clinch Mountain Girls," an oral history written by Nancy Withington Bell, one of the interviewees for this story.
Voices from the Archive is a monthly segment of StoryTown Radio. It shares stories from people living here, just how they told them. You might think of it like a news report that tells you about all sorts of things. From ghost stories to apple butter, you could learn just about anything from the people living here in East Tennessee. Listen in as they tell the stories of their lives here in Appalachia.
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
Instagram: @storytownjbo
Facebook: StoryTown Radio Show
Storytellers: Nancy Withington Bell, Karen Berg, Lee Hoellman, Joanne Irvin, Carolyn Novkov
Story Collector: Isaac Wood
Producer & Narrator: Isaac Wood
Editors: Isaac Wood, Anne G'Fellers-Mason, Bre Walker-Schadler
Music:
- Music by audionautix.com
Titles: Rocky Top (trad.)
Sponsors:
Tennessee Arts Commission (https://tnartscommission.org/)
Trivia with Budds
The Silver Raven
Mountain Empire Cremation and Burial Service
The Wild Women of Jonesborough
McKinney Center (mckinneycenter.com)
StoryTown Radio Show is back with a hilarious episode dedicated to the mishaps that can happen with summer weddings and summer vacations. We’ve got stories from a seasoned wedding planner and all the mishaps she saw over her career as well as a story about what happens when things don’t go as planned in a patriotic rock garden. The Radio Show is the perfect place to kick back and enjoy a summer evening. StoryTown performs in the format of a live, old-time radio show complete with sound effects, musical underscoring, and live skits.
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
Written by Anne G'Fellers Mason, Laurie Herlich, Guerry McConnell, Catherine Yael Serota, Anni Zimmerman, Shanks Oak story inspired by Doug Gross
Anne G'Fellers-Mason - Director
Brett McCluskey - Music Director, Accompanist
John Saylor - Sound Engineer & Editor
Matthew Gulley - Stage Manager
Gary Degner - Sound Effects
Heather McCluskey - Theme Song/Original Music
SPONSORED BY:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Trivia With Budds
Silver Raven
Mountain Empire Cremation and Burial Services
In this month's Voices from the Archive, we hear from Rose Marie Shields, a longtime teacher. If you talk to her students, they’ll tell you that anybody would be lucky to be in class with her. That she has shaped them in ways that are still with them today. And today, we get to have class with Mrs. Shields. In today’s class with Mrs. Shields we’ll shoot for four lessons, including, I think, the best thing we can learn.
Voices from the Archive is a monthly segment of StoryTown Radio. It shares stories from people living here, just how they told them. You might think of it like a news report that tells you about all sorts of things. From ghost stories to apple butter, you could learn just about anything from the people living here in East Tennessee. Listen in as they tell the stories of their lives here in Appalachia.
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
Instagram: @storytownjbo
Facebook: StoryTown Radio Show
Storyteller: Rose Marie Shields
Story Collector: Lynda Harris
Editors: Isaac Wood, Anne G'Fellers-Mason, Bre Walker-Schadler, Theresa Hammons, Skye McFarland
Narrator: Isaac Wood
Music:
- Music by audionautix.com
Titles: Rocky Top (trad.), Quiet, Happy Ukulele
Sponsors:
Tennessee Arts Commission (https://tnartscommission.org/)
Trivia with Budds
The Silver Raven
Mountain Empire Cremation and Burial Service
The Wild Women of Jonesborough
McKinney Center (mckinneycenter.com)
Written by Anne G'Fellers Mason, Doug Gross, Lisa Shepherd Holley, Guerry McConnell, Linda Poland, Anni Zimmerman
Anne G'Fellers-Mason - Director
Brett McCluskey - Music Director, Accompanist
John Saylor - Sound Engineer & Editor
Matthew Gulley - Stage Manager
Gary Degner - Sound Effects
Heather McCluskey - Theme Song/Original Music
SPONSORED BY:
Tennessee Arts Commission
McLeod Organics
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Trivia With Budds
Silver Raven
Mountain Empire Cremation and Burial Services
The Director's Cut podcast shares stories that did not make the final cut for the live version of the StoryTown Radio Show. They're still great stories, though, and deserve to be shared. These stories were submitted for the "Our Animal Friends" show in May of 2024. "Romeo's Gift" is a sweet story written by sarah elizabeth about her friend's dog. "Smoke Signals" is a farm tale of courage written by Lisa Holley. Kick back and enjoy with your four-legged friends.
SPONSORED BY:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Trivia With Budds
Silver Raven
Mountain Empire Cremation and Burial Services
In this month's Voices from the Archive, we hear from Jodi Jones about a summertime endeavor. She had been spending her mornings swimming in Watauga Lake with friends when she had an idea. A person could swim the length of the lake. That's a twelve and a half mile swim. This story takes you into the water as Jodi swims around obstacles and toward dry land, one mile at a time.
Voices from the Archive is a monthly segment of StoryTown Radio. It shares stories from people living here, just how they told them. You might think of it like a news report that tells you about all sorts of things. From ghost stories to apple butter, you could learn just about anything from the people living here in East Tennessee. Listen in as they tell the stories of their lives here in Appalachia.
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
Instagram: @storytownjbo
Facebook: StoryTown Radio Show
Storyteller: Jodi Jones
Story Collector: Elizabeth Hunter
Editors: Isaac Wood, Anne G'Fellers-Mason
Narrator: Isaac Wood
Music:
- Music by audionautix.com
Titles: Rocky Top (trad.), Sneaky Snooper, Deep Space, Atlantis, Troubled Bridges
Sponsors:
Tennessee Arts Commission (https://tnartscommission.org/)
Trivia with Budds
The Silver Raven
Mountain Empire Cremation and Burial Service
The Wild Women of Jonesborough
McKinney Center (mckinneycenter.com)
Written by Anne G'Fellers Mason, Doug Gross, Laurie Herlich, sarah elizabeth, Guerry McConnell, Catherine Yael Serota, Anni Zimmerman
Special guests: Humane Society
Brett McCluskey - Music Director, Accompanist
John Saylor - Sound Engineer & Editor
Matthew Gulley - Stage Manager
Gary Degner - Sound Effects
Heather McCluskey - Theme Song/Original Music
SPONSORED BY:
Off the Leash
Allandale Mansion with the City of Kingsport
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Trivia With Budds
Silver Raven
Mountain Empire Cremation and Burial Services
SPECIAL THANKS:
Bright's Zoo
Town of Jonesborough
The Director's Cut podcast shares stories that did not make the final cut for the live version of the StoryTown Radio Show. They're still great stories, though, and deserve to be shared. This story was submitted for the "Gardens and Games" show in April of 2024. Written by the late Elaine Scott Cantrell and shared by her dear friend Chad Bailey, "The Rock Garden" recalls what life was like for one family on Greenwood Drive in the 1930s through 1960s.
SPONSORED BY:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Trivia With Budds
Silver Raven
Mountain Empire Cremation and Burial Services
In this month's Voices from the Archive, we hear from three people who know how to keep a plant alive. Chris Wilson grew up on a farm and now raises sheep. Dominick Haynes has been growing food for years, but he's not as old as you'd expect. Nancy Kavanaugh has tips, loads of tips, for how to keep plants alive. The landscape of agriculture is changing. Listen to these three talk about how it's changed in Jonesborough, and what it's like now.
Voices from the Archive is a monthly segment of StoryTown Radio. It shares stories from people living here, just how they told them. You might think of it like a news report that tells you about all sorts of things. From ghost stories to apple butter, you could learn just about anything from the people living here in East Tennessee. Listen in as they tell the stories of their lives here in Appalachia.
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
Instagram: @storytownjbo
Facebook: StoryTown Radio Show
Storytellers: Chris Wilson, Dominick Haynes, and Nancy Kavanaugh
Story Collectors: Lee Clements and Beverly Harrison
Editors: Isaac Wood, Skye McFarland, Anne G'Fellers-Mason, Bre Walker-Schadler
Narrator: Isaac Wood
Music:
- Music by audionautix.com
Titles: Rocky Top (trad.), Serenity, Solo Acoustic #5, Bride's Ballad (2:35)
Sponsors:
Tennessee Arts Commission (https://tnartscommission.org/)
Trivia with Budds
The Silver Raven
Mountain Empire Cremation and Burial Service
The Wild Women of Jonesborough
McKinney Center (mckinneycenter.com)
Written by Anne G'Fellers Mason, Doug Gross, sarah elizabeth, Paul Harris, Laurie Herlich, Guerry McConnell, Jennifer Oxendine, Aly Poland, Linda Poland, Katy Rosolowski
Anne G'Fellers-Mason - Director
Brett McCluskey - Music Director, Accompanist
John Saylor - Sound Engineer & Editor
Matthew Gulley - Stage Manager
Gary Degner - Sound Effects
Heather McCluskey - Theme Song/Original Music
SPONSORED BY:
Tiebreakers
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Trivia With Budds
Silver Raven
Mountain Empire Cremation and Burial Services
SPECIAL THANKS:
Linda Poland, for the story from Delmar Warren. The story was collected for the play "Hidden Heroines," which was produced throughout the area in 1990s.
Town of Jonesborough
The Director's Cut podcast shares stories that did not make the final cut for the live version of the StoryTown Radio Show. They're still great stories, though, and deserve to be shared. This story was submitted for the "I Will Not be Moved: Stories of Perserverance" show in March of 2024. Written by Lisa Holley, "Minnie Morris Shepherd" is an inspiring family tale about a strong woman.
SPONSORED BY:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Trivia With Budds
Silver Raven
Mountain Empire Cremation and Burial Services
In this month's Voices from the Archive, we hear from Dr. George Williams. Dr. Williams has played rook somewhere you would never guess. And he manages Williams Angus, which began in 1921 when his father bought a heifer and a few bulls for a 4-H project. Now it is one of the few farms remaining on Boones Creek Road in Jonesborough.
Voices from the Archive is a monthly segment of StoryTown Radio. It shares stories from people living here, just how they told them. You might think of it as a news report that tells you about all sorts of things. From ghost stories to apple butter, you could learn just about anything from the people living here in East Tennessee. Listen in as they tell the stories of their lives here in Appalachia.
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
Instagram: @storytownjbo
Facebook: StoryTown Radio Show
Storyteller: Dr. George Williams
Story Collector: Isaac Wood
Editors: Isaac Wood, Anne G'Fellers-Mason, Bre Walker-Schadler, Theresa Hammons
Narrator: Isaac Wood
Music:
- Music by audionautix.com
Titles: Rocky Top (trad.)
Sponsors:
Tennessee Arts Commission (https://tnartscommission.org/)
Trivia with Budds
The Silver Raven
Mountain Empire Cremation and Burial Service
The Wild Women of Jonesborough
McKinney Center (mckinneycenter.com)
The Director's Cut podcast shares stories that did not make the final cut for the live version of the StoryTown Radio Show. They're still great stories, though, and deserve to be shared. The first story was submitted for the "Love Leads the Way" show in February of 2024. Written by Tulay Neal, "Floating Boobs" is an unconventional and hilarious love story. This episode is rated PG-13 for mild adult content.
SPONSORED BY:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Trivia With Budds
Silver Raven
Mountain Empire Cremation and Burial Services
Written by Anne G'Fellers Mason, Doug Gross, sarah elizabeth, Linda Poland, Catherine Yael Serota, Anni Zimmerman, Jules Corriere
Special guests: League of Women Voters,
Nancy Whithington Bell & Joanne Irvin with the Clinch Mountain Girls
Brett McCluskey - Music Director, Accompanist
John Saylor - Sound Engineer & Editor
Matthew Gulley - Stage Manager
Gary Degner - Sound Effects
Heather McCluskey - Theme Song/Original Music
SPONSORED BY:
Allandale Mansion with the City of Kingsport
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Trivia With Budds
Silver Raven
Mountain Empire Cremation and Burial Services
SPECIAL THANKS:
Linda Poland, for the story from Delmar Warren. The story was collected for the play "Hidden Heroines," which was produced throughout the area in 1990s.
Town of Jonesborough
In this month's Voices from the Archive, we hear from Irene Mitchell. Irene grew up in Cuba, and in Part 1 she told her experience of fleeing political conflict with her family. In Part 2, Irene tells about the things they left behind in Cuba, and the things they brought with them.
Voices from the Archive is a monthly segment of StoryTown Radio. It shares stories from people living here, just how they told them. You might think of it as a news report that tells you about all sorts of things. From ghost stories to apple butter, you could learn just about anything from the people living here in East Tennessee. Listen in as they tell the stories of their lives here in Appalachia.
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
Instagram: @storytownjbo
Facebook: StoryTown Radio Show
Storytellers: Irene Mitchell
Story Collector: Kim Blaine
Editors: Isaac Wood, Anne G'Fellers-Mason, Bre Walker-Schadler, Theresa Hammons
Narrator: Isaac Wood
Music:
- Music by audionautix.com
Titles: Rocky Top (trad.), Thingamajig - "Solitary Refinement" from Mix #55 - Jazz, in "The Mix VII Broadcast Music Library." Published in 2000 by Sound Ideas
Sponsors:
Tennessee Arts Commission (https://tnartscommission.org/)
Trivia with Budds
The Silver Raven
Mountain Empire Cremation and Burial Service
The Wild Women of Jonesborough
McKinney Center (mckinneycenter.com)
Written by Anne G'Fellers Mason, Doug Gross, Laurie Herlich, Lisa Shepherd Holley, Sarah Elizabeth Hunter, Hannah Joy Poland, Linda Poland
Brett McCluskey - Music Director, Accompanist
John Saylor - Sound Engineer & Editor
Matthew Gulley - Stage Manager
Gary Degner - Sound Effects
Cast of CROWNS: Stephanie Lattany, Ralph Martin, Jasmine Potter, Christa Reid, Taleah Rogers, Tisha Sanders, Cathy Walker - Musical Guest
Heather McCluskey - Theme Song/Original Music
SPONSORED BY:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
McLeod Organics
Trivia With Budds
Silver Raven
Mountain Empire Cremation and Burial Services
SPECIAL THANKS:
Town of Jonesborough
Heritage Alliance for the "A Spot on the Hill" piece
Jules Corrierre for "parsley," and for leading us here
WETS 89.5 FM
Written by Anne G'Fellers Mason, Doug Gross, Laurie Herlich, Lisa Shepherd Holley, Sarah Elizabeth Hunter, Hannah Joy Poland, Linda Poland
Brett McCluskey - Music Director, Accompanist
John Saylor - Sound Engineer & Editor
Matthew Gulley - Stage Manager
Gary Degner - Sound Effects
Cast of CROWNS: Stephanie Lattany, Ralph Martin, Jasmine Potter, Christa Reid, Taleah Rogers, Tisha Sanders, Cathy Walker - Musical Guest
Heather McCluskey - Theme Song/Original Music
SPONSORED BY:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
McLeod Organics
Trivia With Budds
Silver Raven
Mountain Empire Cremation and Burial Services
SPECIAL THANKS:
Town of Jonesborough
Heritage Alliance for the "A Spot on the Hill" piece
Jules Corrierre for "parsley," and for leading us here
WETS 89.5 FM
In this month's Voices from the Archive, we hear from Irene Mitchell. Irene lives in Washington County with her husband Sam. She came to the United States in 1959 after living the first 10 years of her life in Cuba. Today she tells what she calls "the Cuba story." This will be part one, and next month will be part two.
Voices from the Archive is a monthly segment of StoryTown Radio. It shares stories from people living here, just how they told them. You might think of it as a news report that tells you about all sorts of things. From ghost stories to apple butter, you could learn just about anything from the people living here in East Tennessee. Listen in as they tell the stories of their lives here in Appalachia.
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
Instagram: @storytownjbo
Facebook: StoryTown Radio Show
Storytellers: Irene Mitchell
Story Collector: Kim Blaine
Editors: Isaac Wood, Skye McFarland, Anne G'Fellers-Mason, Bre Walker-Schadler, Theresa Hammons
Narrator: Isaac Wood
Music:
-Music by audionautix.com
Titles: Rocky Top (trad.), Acoustic Mediation, Thingamajig
-Music: Caribbean Night by Justin Allan Arnold - https://www.ifnessfreemusic.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Sponsors:
Tennessee Arts Commission (https://tnartscommission.org/)
Trivia with Budds
The Silver Raven
Mountain Empire Cremation and Burial Service
The Wild Women of Jonesborough
McKinney Center (mckinneycenter.com)
In this month's Voices from the Archive, the stories celebrate Black History Month. Lynda Harris tells about a prayer meeting during the Civil Rights Movement, and about a special moment with a friend. Sandy tells about going to school at Booker T. Washington School and playing ball in Jonesborough, during segregation and after. Spoiler He played a position you've never heard of.
Voices from the Archive is a monthly segment of StoryTown Radio. It shares stories from people living here, just how they told them. You might think of it as a news report that tells you about all sorts of things. From ghost stories to apple butter, you could learn just about anything from the people living here in East Tennessee. Listen in as they tell the stories of their lives here in Appalachia.
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
Instagram: @storytownjbo
Facebook: StoryTown Radio Show
Storytellers: Lynda Harris and Sandy Johnson
Story Collector: Jules Corriere
Editors: Isaac Wood, Skye McFarland, Anne G'Fellers-Mason, Bre Walker-Schadler
Narrator: Isaac Wood
Music by audionautix.com
Titles: Rocky Top (trad.), Thingamajig, Solo Acoustic Blues
Sponsors:
Tennessee Arts Commission (https://tnartscommission.org/)
Town of Jonesborough (https://www.jonesboroughtn.org/)
Gary and Sandy Degner
First Horizon Bank
The Wild Women of Jonesborough
McKinney Center (mckinneycenter.com)
The Story Initiative
In this month's Voices from the Archive, the stories are in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Listen to stories about how his assassination affected people's lives. Guerry McConnell has lived all over the South, and seeing the TV bulletin announcement as a kid had a profound impact on her. Keith Bridwell has lived in Jonesborough, TN all his life, and he tells about his meaningful friendship with Ernest McKinney, who was the first African American Alderman in Jonesborough, Tennessee.
Voices from the Archive is a monthly segment of StoryTown Radio. It shares stories from people living here, just how they told them. You might think of it as a news report that tells you about all sorts of things. From ghost stories to apple butter, you could learn just about anything from the people living here in East Tennessee. Listen in as they tell the stories of their lives here in Appalachia.
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
Instagram: @storytownjbo
Facebook: StoryTown Radio Show
Storytellers: Guerry McConnell and Keith Bridwell
Story Collectors: Jules Corriere and Nancy Kavanaugh
Editors: Isaac Wood, Skye McFarland, Anne G'Fellers-Mason
Narrator: Isaac Wood
Music by audionautix.com
Titles: Rocky Top (trad.), Autumn Sunset, Thingamajig
Sponsors:
Tennessee Arts Commission (https://tnartscommission.org/)
Town of Jonesborough (https://www.jonesboroughtn.org/)
Gary and Sandy Degner
First Horizon Bank
The Wild Women of Jonesborough
McKinney Center (mckinneycenter.com)
The Story Initiative
Written by Anne G'Fellers-Mason, Jules Corriere, and Catherine Yael Serota
Anne G'Fellers-Mason - Director
Brett McCluskey - Accompanist
John Saylor - Sound Engineer & Editor
Matthew Gulley - Stage Manager
Michelle Treece - Drums
Jonesborough Novelty Band - Musical Guest
SPONSORED BY:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
First Horizon Bank
Town of Jonesborough
McKinney Center
SPECIAL THANKS:
The Heritage Alliance
WETS 89.5 FM
Storyteller: Alfred Greenlee
Story Collector: Jules Corriere
https://tnartscommission.org/
Written by Anne G'Fellers Mason, Alex Gordon, Doug Gross, Laurie Herlich, Sarah Elizabeth Hunter, Ann Guerry McConnell, Annette Zimmerman, and Tülay Neal.
Brett McCluskey - Director, Accompanist
John Saylor - Sound Engineer & Editor
Matthew Gulley - Stage Manager
Gary Degner - Sound Effects
Jonathan Edens - Musical Guest
David Crockett Madrigal Singers - Musical Guest
Heather McCluskey - Original Music
SPONSORED BY:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
First Horizon Bank
Town of Jonesborough
McKinney Center
SPECIAL THANKS:
The Heritage Alliance
WETS 89.5 FM
Written by Jules Corriere, with Anne G'Fellers Mason, Laurie Heirlich, Lisa Holley, Catherine Yael-Serota, and Anni Zimmerman
Brett McCluskey Music Director, Accompanist
John Saylor Sound Engineer & Editor
Matthew Gulley Stage Manager
Gary Degner Sound Effects
Adam Bolt Musical Guest
Heather McCluskey Original Music
STORIES COLLECTED FROM OR ABOUT:
Dr. Samuel B. Cunningham
Vern Dauerty
Cynthia Millhorn
J.W. Patterson
Jimmy Rhein
Ken Smith
Caroline Vandergriff
SPONSORED BY:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
First Horizon Bank
Town of Jonesborough
McKinney Center
SPECIAL THANKS:
The Heritage Alliance
WETS 89.5 FM
Storyteller: Shirley Meade
Story Collector: Jules Corriere
https://tnartscommission.org/
Written by Jules Corriere and Anne G'Fellers Mason
Brett McCluskey Music Director, Accompanist
John Saylor Sound Engineer & Editor
Matthew Gulley Stage Manager
Gary Degner Sound Effects
Kasey Williams Music Guest
Heather McCluskey Original Music
SPONSORED BY:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
First Horizon Bank
Town of Jonesborough
McKinney Center
Storyteller: Lollie Mae McKinney Surratt
Story Collector: Nancy Kavanaugh
https://tnartscommission.org/
Written by Jules Corriere and Anne G'Fellers Mason
Brett McCluskey Music Director, Accompanist
John Saylor Sound Engineer & Editor
Matthew Gulley Stage Manager
Gary Degner Sound Effects
Jonesborough Novelty Band Music Guest
Heather McCluskey Original Music
SPONSORED BY:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
First Horizon Bank
Town of Jonesborough
McKinney Center
Storyteller: Vincent Dial
Story Collector: Gayle Hawley
Sponsored in part by the Tennessee Arts Commission
Written by Jules Corriere, Anne G'Fellers Mason, Sara Elizabeth, Laurie Herlich, and Catherine Shealy
Brett McCluskey Music Director, Accompanist
John Saylor Sound Engineer & Editor
Matthew Gulley Stage Manager
Gary Degner Sound Effects
Jonesborough Jazz Combo Music Guest
SPONSORED BY:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
First Horizon Bank
Town of Jonesborough
McKinney Center
SPECIAL THANKS:
The Heritage Alliance
WETS 89.5 FM
Storyteller: Debbie Johnson
Story Collector: Jules Corriere
Sponsored in part by the Tennessee Arts Commission
Written by Jules Corriere, Anne G'Fellers Mason, Sara Elizabeth, Laurie Herlich, Anni Zimmerman, and Catherine Shealy
Brett McCluskey Music Director, Accompanist
John Saylor Sound Engineer & Editor
Matthew Gulley Stage Manager
Gary Degner Sound Effects
Ryan Bernard & Phil Smith Music Guest
Andrew Metcalf Sign Language Interpretor
Heather McCluskey Original Music
SPONSORED BY:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
First Horizon Bank
Town of Jonesborough
McKinney Center
SPECIAL THANKS:
The Heritage Alliance
WETS 89.5 FM
Storyteller: Stacie Davis
Interviewer: Gayle Hawley
Sponsored in part by the Tennessee Arts Commission
Written by Jules Corriere, Anne G'Fellers Mason, Sara Elizabeth, and Catherine Shealy
Brett McCluskey Music Director, Accompanist
John Saylor Sound Engineer & Editor
Matthew Gulley Stage Manager
Gary Degner Sound Effects
Jimmy D Music Guest
SPONSORED BY:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
First Horizon Bank
Town of Jonesborough
McKinney Center
SPECIAL THANKS:
The Heritage Alliance
WETS 89.5 FM
Written by Jules Corriere, Anne G'Fellers-Mason, Sara Elizabeth, Lisa Holley, and Catherine Yael Serota
Brett McCluskey Music Director, Accompanist
John Saylor Sound Engineer & Editor
Matthew Gulley Stage Manager
Gary Degner Sound Effects
Momma Molasses Music Guest
Stories Collected From or About:
Stella Francis
Blanche Holley Martin
Betsy Elizabeth Page Goodman
Catherine Yael Serota
The Schubert Club
The Chuckey Depot Exhibit "Our Work, Our Stories"
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
First Horizon Bank
Town of Jonesborough
McKinney Center
SPECIAL THANKS:
The Heritage Alliance
WETS 89.5 FM
Written by Jules Corriere, Anne G'Fellers-Mason, Sara Elizabeth
Brett McCluskey Music Director, Accompanist
John Saylor Sound Engineer & Editor
Matthew Gulley Stage Manager
Gary Degner Sound Effects
Music Guests Bailey George and Jukebox Jess
Stories Collected From Or About:
Jacob & Martha Bailey
Cordie Bayless
Andrew J. Beard
Jeremiah Edwards
Ella Ford Freeze
Elijah McCoy
The Neighborhood Story Project
Emmett Watson
SPONSORED BY:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
First Horizon Bank
Town of Jonesborough
McKinney Center
SPECIAL THANKS:
The Heritage Alliance
WETS 89.5 FM
Storyteller: Stella Francis
Interviewer: Carole Webb
Sponsored in part by the Tennessee Arts Commision
Written by Jules Corriere, Anne G'Fellers-Mason, Ryan Budds, Leon Overbay, Sara Elizabeth, Laurie Herlich
Brett McCluskey Music Director, Accompanist
John Saylor Sound Engineer & Editor
Matthew Gulley Stage Manager
Gary Degner Sound Effects
Music Guest Virginia West
Stories Collected From or About:
Jacob Adler
Ryan Budds
Herman Cone
Charlotte Dillworth
Laurie Heirlich
Elizabeth Hunter
Angelina Mason
Rose Miney
Leon Overbay
Special Thanks to the Heritage Alliance!
SPONSORED BY:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
First Horizon Bank
Town of Jonesborough
McKinney Center
SPECIAL THANKS:
The Heritage Alliance
WETS 89.5 FM
Storyteller: Elmer Gillespie
Interviewer: Angie Gillespie
Sponsored in part by the Tennessee Arts Commission
Storyteller: Nola Rollins Parks
Interviewer: Jules Corriere
Special thanks to the Jonesborough Senior Center
Sponsored in part by the Tennessee Arts Commission
Written by Jules Corriere with Catherine Yael Serota, Anne G'Fellers-Mason, and Music by the Jonesborough Novelty Band
Brett McCluskey Music Director, Accompanist
John Saylor Sound Engineer & Editor
Matthew Gulley Stage Manager
Gary Degner Sound Effects
Bre Walker-Schadler StoryTown Assistant
Music Guest Jonesborough Novelty Band
Original Music written by Heather McCluskey
SPONSORED BY
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
First Horizon Bank
Town of Jonesborough
McKinney Center
SPECIAL THANKS
WETS 89.5 FM
Jonesborough Novelty Band
Interviewers: Jules Corriere & Bre Walker-Schadler
The stories in this podcast were collected from the Town of Jonesborough employees:
Marianne Anderson
Don Bagwell
Kathy Lamb
Ernest “Buttons” McKinney
Jamie Aistrop
Theresa Hammons
Bob Browning
Gayle Hawley
Nora Davis
John Saylor
Matthew Gulley
Nancy Kavanaugh
Mary Regen
Chad Reece
Kay Grogg
Bre Walker-Schadler
Mitchell Calvin
Susan Katko
Richie Hayward
Cameo Waters
Jules Corriere
Michelle Treece
Tim Herron
Sponsored in part by the Tennessee Arts Commission
Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/deck-the-halls
License code: QDIRZLMXPUANFCHS
Storyteller: Betty Coco
Interviewer: Jules Corriere
Special thanks to the Jonesborough Senior Center.
Sponsored in part by the Tennessee Arts Commission
Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/it-came-upon-a-midnight-clear
License code: WCPSANZQMDXEVLOI
Written by Jules Corriere with Anne G'Fellers-Mason, Catherine Yael-Serota, Laurie Herlich, Lisa Holley, Betty Ann Polaha
Brett McCluskey Music Director, Accompanist
John Saylor Sound Engineer & Editor
Matthew Gulley Stage Manager
Gary Degner Sound Effects
Bre Walker-Schadler StoryTown Assistant
Music Guest David Crockett High School Madrigal Singers
Original Music written by Heather McCluskey
Stories in this podcast based on oral stories collected from or about:
Janet Barnett
Richie Hayward
Laurie Herlich
Lisa Holley
Shirley Meade
Betty Ann Polaha
Randy Russell
Catherine Yael Serota
And others who wish to remain anonymous
SPONSORED BY
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
First Horizon Bank
Town of Jonesborough
McKinney Center
SPECIAL THANKS
Heritage Alliance
WETS 89.5 FM
David Crockett High School
Storyteller Lon Reed
Interviewed by Jules Corriere
A PROJECT OF THE MCKINNEY CENTER
SPONSORED BY:
Town of Jonesborough
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandy Degner
First Horizon Bank
PHOTO from archives of Navy History and Heritage Command
Written by Jules Corriere with Anne G'Fellers Mason, Catherine Yael, Nancy Kavanaugh, and Sherrie Peters.
Brett McCluskey Music Director, Accompanist
John Saylor Sound Engineer & Editor
Matthew Gulley Stage Manager
Gary Degner Sound Effects
Original Music written by Heather McCluskey
Skits in this episode inspired by oral stories collected from or about:
Shirley Chase
David Deaderick
Laylon Farmer
Nancy Kavanaugh
Sherrie Peters
Nancy Robinson
Mavis Rupert
Catherine Yael
The Heritage Alliance
And others who wish to remain anonymous
SPONSORED BY:
Town of Jonesborough
Tennessee Arts Commission
Gary and Sandee Degner
Wild Women of Jonesborough
McKinney Center
WETS 89.5 FM
Storyteller Brenda G'Fellers
Interviewed by Jules Corriere
Contributing Storyteller Jeanne G'Fellers
Music by Uppbeatmusic.io
A PROJECT OF THE MCKINNEY CENTER
SPONSORED BY:
Town of Jonesborough
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
First Horizon Bank
These stories and more can be found in Haints and Hollers by Mountain Gap Books.
Original Music created by:
Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/friendly-ghost
License code: BHKPB4I0TEJ8UB9U
Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/locked-in
License code: SK5HNI9MOLVSWAJJ
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Written by Jules Corriere with Anne G'Fellers-Mason, Catherine Yael, and Sarah Elizabeth
Brett McCluskey Music Director, Accompanist
John Saylor Sound Engineer & Editor
Matthew Gulley Stage Manager
Gary Degner Sound Effects
Original Music written by Heather McCluskey
Skits in this episode inspired by oral stories collected from or about:
Shirley Chase
Donald Hunter
Elizabeth Hunter
Leon Overbay
Shirley Meade
Mavis Rupert
Catherine Yael-Serota Shealy
Becky Poteate-Simms
The Heritage Alliance
And others who wish to remain anonymous
SPONSORED BY:
Town of Jonesborough
Tennessee Arts Commission
Gary and Sandee Degner
Wild Women of Jonesborough
McKinney Center
WETS 89.5 FM
Storyteller Sandy Johnson
Interviewed by Jules Corriere
Special thanks to:
Town of Jonesborough
McKinney Center
Tennessee Arts Commission
Pamela Daniels
Written by Jules Corriere
Brett McCluskey Music Director, Accompanist
Matthew Gulley Production Assistant
John Saylor Editor and Sound Engineer
Gary Degner Sound Effects
Original Music written by Heather McCluskey
WETS 89.5 FM Johnson City, Tennessee
Special Thanks to:
Heritage Alliance
Jonesborough Senior Center
SPONSORED BY:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Gary and Sandee Degner
Wild Women of Jonesborough
McKinney Center
Town of Jonesborough
Written by Jules Corriere with Anne G'Fellers-Mason, David Junah, and Leon Overbay
Stage Manager/Production Assistant Matthew Gulley
Sound Engineer Jared Christian
Sound Effects Gary Degner
Music Director Brett McCluskey
Special Music Guest Ubunibi-Afia Short
Editor Wayne Winkler
Cast
Jonathan Baker
Angelitti & Joe Bradley
Paul Braxton
Walter Buford
Dr. Daryl Carter
Richelle Conley
Jules Corriere
Gary Degner
Anne G'Fellers-Mason
Stephen Goodman
Matthew Gulley
Sabra Hayden
Laurie Herlich
Timothy Herron
Gregg Huddlestone
Brett McCluskey
Stefanie Murphy
Tülay Neal
Linda Poland
Anita Hodges Taylor
SPECIAL THANKS
Heritage Alliance
WETS 89.5 FM
International Storytelling Center
SPONSORED BY:
Town of Jonesborough
McKinney Center
Tennessee Arts Commission
Gary and Sandee Degner
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Written by Jules Corriere with Leon Overbay
Stage Manager Phyllis Fabozzi
Sound Engineer Michael D’Avella
Music Director Brett McCluskey
Music Guests: Katie Hoffman and Rockingham Road
Production Assistant: Matthew Gulley
SPONSORED BY:
Town of Jonesborough
McKinney Center
Tennessee Arts Commission
Gary and Sandee Degner
Wild Women of Jonesborough
SPECIAL THANKS
Heritage Alliance
Leon Overbay - In Memoriam
Pamela Daniels
Theresa Hammons
Written by Jules Corriere with Leon Overbay and Deborah Montanti
Edited by Wayne Winkler
Music by Brett McCluskey
Original Music by Heather McCluskey
Sound Effects Gary Degner
Sound Engineer Michael D'Avella
Stage Manager Phyllis Fabozzi
Production Assistant Matthew Gulley
SPONSORED BY:
Town of Jonesborough
McKinney Center
Tennessee Arts Commission
Gary and Sandee Degner
Wild Women of Jonesborough
SPECIAL THANKS
Heritage Alliance
Leon Overbay- In Memoriam
Pamela Daniels
Theresa Hammons
Written by Jules Corriere with Anne G'Fellers-Mason, Abby Hathorn, sarah elizabeth, Linda Poland, Jil Smith
Music Accompaniment Brett McCluskey
Sound Engineer Michael D'Avella
Stage Manager Phyllis Fabozzi
Sound Effects Gary Degner
Edited by Wayne Winkler
Original Music composed by Heather McCluskey
STORIES COME FROM INTERVIEWS WITH OR ABOUT:
Mary Dosser
Abby Hathorn
Mary Holt
Nancy Kavanaugh
Mrs. S. J. Kirkpatrick
Mrs. M.S. Mahoney
Mary B. Martin
Heather McCluskey
Carolyn Moore
Eliza Murphy
Carol Redmond
Jil Smith
Mrs. D.T. Wilds
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR CONTRIBUTORS
Tennessee Arts Commission
Town of Jonesborough
McKinney Center
Heritage Alliance
Gary and Sandee Degner
Written by Jules Corriere with Sara Elizabeth, Ian Kirkpatrick, and Theresa Osborne
Brett McCluskey Music Director and Accompanist
Jared Christian Sound Engineer
Phyllis Fabozzi Stage Manager
Ian Kirkpatrick Production Assistant
Wayne Winkler Editor
Gary Degner Sound Effects
Heather McCluskey Original Music
Music Guest Adam Bolt
Aired on WETS 89.5 FM Johnson City, Tennessee
SPECIAL THANKS
Heritage Alliance
SPONSORS
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Rae Dee O'Lufver
Town of Jonesborough
McKinney Center
StoryTown Brigade
STORIES IN THIS EPISODE FROM INTERVIEWS WITH:
Dominic Haynes
Ian Kirkpatrick
Bill and James Littlejohn
Theresa Osborne
Pat Sheets
Written by Jules Corriere with Anne G'Fellers-Mason, Brenda G'Fellers, Sarah Elizabeth, Leon Overbay
Music by Brett McCluskey
Sound Engineer Michael D'Avella
Sound Effects Gary Degner
Stage Manager Phyllis Fabozzi
StoryTown Assistant Ian Kirkpatrick
Edited by Wayne Winkler
Special Music Guest Amythyst Kiah
Music Guest David Crockett Madrigal Singers
SPECIAL THANKS TO
Heritage Alliance
WETS 89.5 FM
International Storytelling Center
SPONSORED BY
Tennessee Arts Commission
Town of Jonesborough
McKinney Center
Gary and Sandee Degner
Rae Dee O'Lufver
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Written by Jules Corriere
Music by Brett McCluskey
Sound Effects by Adam Honeycutt
StoryTown Assistant Ian Kirkpatrick
Sound Engineer Michael D'Avella
Edited by Wayne Winkler
Performed at the International Storytelling Center
A program of Jonesborough's Mary B. Martin Program for the Arts at the McKinney Center
Originally aired on NPR station WETS 89.5 FM Johnson City, Tennessee at East Tennessee State University
SPONSORED BY
Tennessee Arts Commission
Town of Jonesborough
WETS 89.5 FM
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Rae Dee O'Lufver
Gary and Sandee Degner
Heritage Alliance
Written by Jules Corriere with Anne G'Fellers-Mason, Linda Poland, Catherine Yael-Serota
Music by Brett McCluskey
Sound Effect by Gary Degner
StoryTown Assistant Ian Kirkpatrick
Sound Engineer Jared Christian
Stage Manager Phyllis Fabozzi
Edited by Wayne Winkler
Sponsored in part by a grant from the Tennessee Arts Commission
Also sponsored by Gary and Sandee Degner, The Wild Women of Jonesborough, and Rae Dee O'Lufver
Town of Jonesborough
McKinney Center
WETS 89.5 FM Johnson City, Tennessee
Special Guest Brandon Franklin of the Franklin Forge
The Wandering Llamas
Written by Jules Corriere with Anne G'Fellers-Mason, Leon Overbay, Jasmine Henderson, Aisling Hagan
Music Accompaniment by Brett McCluskey
Sound Engineer Michael D'Avella
Sound Effect Gary Degner
Stage Manager Phyllis Fabozzi
StoryTown Assistant Ian Kirkpatrick
Edited by Wayne Winkler
SPONSORED BY
Tennessee Arts Commission
The Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Rae Dee O'Lufver
SPECIAL THANKS
McKinney Center
Town of Jonesborough
Heritage Alliance
WETS 89.5 FM Johnson City
Written by Jules Corriere with Anne G'Fellers-Mason, Linda Poland, Catherine Yael Serota
Music Direction and Accompaniment by Brett McCluskey
Sound Engineer Jared Christian
Stage Manager Phyllis Fabozzi
Sound Effects by Gary Degner
StoryTown AmeriCorps Assistant Ian Kirkpatrick
Edited by Wayne Winkler
Theme Song by Heather McCluskey
Aired on: WETS 89.5 FM Johnson City, Tennessee
SPONSORED BY
Tennessee Arts Commission
The Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Rae Dee O'Lufver
McKinney Center
Town of Jonesborough
Episode Sponsored by Heather McCluskey
Written by Jules Corriere with Anne G'Fellers-Mason, sara elizabeth
Music Direction and Accompaniment by Brett McCluskey
Sound Engineer Jared Christian
Stage Manager Phyllis Fabozzi
Sound Effects by Gary Degner
StoryTown AmeriCorps AssistantIan Kirkpatrick
Edited by Wayne Winkler
Theme Song by Heather McCluskey
MUSIC GUESTS Virginia West
SPONSORED BY
Tennessee Arts Commission
The Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Rae Dee O'Lufver
McKinney Center
Town of Jonesborough
Episode Sponsored by The Heritage Alliance
Written by Jules Corriere with sarah elizabeth, Jimmy Lee Clayton, and Sabra Hayden.
Music Direction and Accompaniment by Brett McCluskey
Sound EngineerJared Christian
Stage Manager Phyllis Fabozzi
Sound Effects by Gary Degner
StoryTown AmeriCorps Assistant Ian Kirkpatrick
Edited by Wayne Winkler
Theme Song by Heather McCluskey
SPONSORED BY
Tennessee Arts Commission
The Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Rae Dee O'Lufver
McKinney Center
Town of Jonesborough
Episode Sponsored by Heather McCluskey
Written by Jules Corriere with Anne G'Fellers-Mason, Abby Hathorn, Audrey Wolfe
Musical Accompaniment: Brett McCluskey
Sound Engineer: Michael D’Avella
Sound Effects: Gary Degner
Stage Manager: Phyllis Fabozzi
Storytown Assistant: Ian Kirkpatrick, MA
Editor: Wayne Winkler
Special Music Guest: Jonesborough Novelty Band
Theme Song By: Heather McCluskey
Special Guest: Dr. Joseph Sobol
SPONSORS
SPONSORS
Tennessee Arts Commission
McKinney Center
Town of Jonesborough
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Rae Dee O'Lufver
Monthly Sponsor: Heritage Alliance
Written by Jules Corriere with Anne G'Fellers-Mason, Katy Rosolowski, Martha Waldron,
Accompaniment Brett McCluskey
Sound and Audio Engineer Jared Christian
Editor Wayne Winkler
Stage Manager Phyllis Fabozzi
Social Media Marketing Ian Kirkpatrick
Sound Effects: Gary Degner
Stories inspired by oral stories from:
Montreal Brown
Calvin Robinson
The Waldron Family
SPONSORS
Tennessee Arts Commission
McKinney Center
Town of Jonesborough
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Rae Dee O'Lufver
Monthly Sponsor: David Castel
Written by Jules Corriere with Anne G'Fellers-Mason, Mary Noel, Mary Ann Jaeger, and Leon Overbay
Music by Brett McCluskey
Sound Engineer Mike D'Avella
Stage Manager Phyllis Fabozzi
Sound Effects Gary Degner
Theme Song Heather McCluskey
AmeriCorps Assistant Ian Kirkpatrick
Edited by Wayne Winkler
Stories in tonight's show inspired by interviews with or historic references of:
Summer Buchanan
J.A. Butler
Charlotte Dillworth
Hoang Duong
Mary Ann Jaeger
Tillman "Best Man" Landers
Angelina Mason
Mary Noel
Leon Overbay
Ben Putland
Nancy Weaver
Special Thanks to the Heritage Alliance
Sponsored by:
Tennessee Arts Commission
The Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandy Degner
Rae Dee O'Lufver
Town of Jonesborough
McKinney Center
WETS 89.5 FM Johnson City
Written by: Jules Corriere with Anne G'Fellers-Mason, sara elizabeth, Catherine Yael Serota.
Music: Brett McCluskey
Sound Engineer/Live Stream: Jared Christian
Editor: Wayne Winkler
Stage Manager: Phyllis Fabozzi
AmeriCorps Intern: Ian Kirkpatrick, M.A.
Special Music Guest: Momma Molasses
SPECIAL THANKS
Pine Mountain Settlement School
Heritage Alliance
WETS 89.5 FM
Sponsored by:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Gary and Sandy Degner
Rae Dee O'Lufver
Wild Women of Jonesborough
March Episode Sponsored by Brenda G'Fellers
Town of Jonesborough
McKinney Center
Written by Jules Corriere with Leon Overbay and Aisling Hagan, Jasmine Speer
Music Accompaniment Brett McCluskey
Sound Engineer Michael D'Avella
Stage Manager Phyllis Fabozzi
Storytown Assistant Ian Kirkpatrick, MA
Editor Wayne Winkler
Special Music Guest Katie Hoffman
Special Guest Storyteller Lyn Ford
Theme Song composed by Heather McCluskey
PODCAST SPONSORED BY:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Gary and Sandee Degner
Rae Dee O'Lufver
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Town of Jonesborough
McKinney Center
SPECIAL THANKS
WETS 89.5 FM
Heritage Alliance
Written by Jules Corriere with Anne G'Fellers-Mason, Wayne Winkler, and Martha Waldron
Music Accompaniment Brett McCluskey
Theme Song Heather McCluskey
Sound Engineer Jared Christian
Foley Operator Gary Degner
Stage Manager Phyllis Fabozzi
Edited by Wayne Winkler
Special Guest Segment by Black in Appalachia
Music Guest Jae'zus
Special Guest Umoja of Johnson City
2021 Sponsors:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Gary and Sandee Degner
Rae Dee O'Lufver
Wild Women of Jonesborough
February Show Sponsor:
Terry and Sandy Countermine
Supported by:
Town of Jonesborough
McKinney Center
WETS 89.5 FM
Heritage Alliance
Written by Jules Corriere with Ane G'Fellers-Mason, Deborah Burger, Don Burger
Accompanist Brett McCluskey
Sound Engineer Mike D’Avella
Stage Manager Phyllis Fabozzi
Sound Effects Gary Degner
Editor Wayne Winkler
Theme Song Heather McCluskey
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR 2021 SEASON SPONSORS:
The Tennessee Arts Commission
Gary and Sandee Degner
Rae Dee O'Lufver
Town of Jonesborough
McKinney Center
WETS 89.5 FM
February Sponsors: Terry and Sandy Countermine
Special Thanks to: Heritage Alliance
StoryTown Radio Show and Podcast
Storytown on Instagram: @storytownjbo
Written by Jules Corriere with Anne G'Fellers-Mason and sarah elizabeth
Accompanist Brett McCluskey
Sound Engineer Jared Christian
Foley Operator Gary Degner
Stage Manager Phyllis Fabozzi
Editor Wayne Winkler
Stories in this episode come from interviews with or primary sources about:
Dr. Katie Hoffman
Finn the Dog (as told by Elizabeth Hunter)
Dava Lee Russell
Virginia Maden
Ian Kirkpatrick
J.T. Whitlock
Spring Street Music Room
StoryTown is Sponsored by:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Gary and Sandee Degner
Special Thanks to Contributing Members:
Linda Poland
Fayssoux McLean
Brenda G’Fellers
Heather McCluskey
Sabra Hayden
Nancy Bouffard
Jules Corriere
Foye Webb
Paula Evans
Robert Maleski
Heidi Ehle
David Castel
Terry and Sandy Countermine
Written by Jules Corriere and Curtis R. Holsopple
with Leon Overbay and Saundra Kelley
Sound Engineer Michael D'Avella
Accompanist Brett McCluskey
Stage Manager Phyllis Fabozzi
Editor Wayne Winkler
First aired on WETS 89.5 FM Johnson City, TN
SPONSORED BY
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Main Street Cafe and Catering
Nancy Hope and Odie Major
Town of Jonesborough
McKinney Center
Sue Henley
Heritage Alliance
Written by Jules Corriere, with Anne G'Fellers-Mason, Leon Overbay, Aisling Hagan.
Music Accompaniment Brett McCluskey
Sound Engineer Michael D'Avella
Stage Manager Phyllis Fabozzi
Editor Wayne Winkler
Stories in this program come from:
Cindy Chambers
Lucinda Grandy
Joe Grandy
Aisling Hagan
Marcy Hawley
The Heritage Alliance
Harold and the Cow
Humane Society of Washington County, TN
Lazarus the Cat
Leon Overbay
Pamela Overbay
Fred Warren
SPONSORED BY:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Main Street Cafe and Catering
WETS 89.5 FM Johnson City
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Nancy Hope and Odie Major
McKinney Center
Town of Jonesborough
Written by Jules Corriere, with Leon Overbay, Anne G'Fellers-Mason, Wayne Winkler
Music Accompaniment Brett McCluskey
Sound Engineer Michael D'Avella
Sound Effects Gary Degner
Stage Manager Phyllis Fabozzi
Edited by Wayne Winkler
SPONSORED BY
WETS 89.5 FM, Johnson City, TN
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Main Street Cafe and Catering
Nancy Hope and Odie Major
McKinney Center
Town of Jonesborough, TN
Written by Jules Corriere and Anne G'Fellers-Mason with Catherine Shealy
Music and Accompaniment: Brett McCluskey
Sound Engineer: Jared Christian
Stage Manager: Phyllis Fabozzi
Foley Operator: Gary Degner
Edited by Wayne Winkler
StoryTown Radio Show on Facebook
StoryTown on Twitter
Storytown on Instagram
Supported By:
WETS 89.5 FM
Tennessee Arts Commission
Main Street Cafe and Catering
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Nancy Hope and Odie Major
McKinney Center
Town of Jonesborough
Heritage Alliance
StoryTown Radio Show and Podcast
Storytown on Instagram: @storytownjbo
Written by Jules Corriere with Anne G'Fellers-Mason, Phyllis Fabozzi, Richie Hayward, Catherine Shealy
Accompanist Brett McCluskey
Sound Engineer Jared Christian
Foley Operator Gary Degner
Stage Manager Phyllis Fabozzi
Editor Wayne Winkler
Stories in this episode come from:
Caty Curry
John Curry
Ron Dykes
Phyllis Fabozzi
Richie Hayward
Dolores Meilnicki
Nancy Robinson
Catherine Shealy
Sidney Smallwood
Ann Wooden
Special Thanks to the Heritage Alliance
Sponsored by:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Main Street Cafe and Catering
Nancy Hope and Odie Major
McKinney Center
WETS 89.5 FM
Town of Jonesborough
Written by Jules Corriere with Anne G’Fellers-Mason, Lori Olmstead, and Deborah Lowery
Accompanist Brett McCluskey
Sound Engineer John Snyder
Stage Manager Phyllis Fabozzi
Sound Effects Gary Degner
Editor Wayne Winkler
Stories for this production are created from interviews with or historic references about:
Stephen Callahan Jonesborough Fire Department
Jessica Callahan Deb Kruse
David Deaderick Dr. Jane Toothman
Anna Floyd Katelyn Yarbrough
Ballad Health
Corner Cup Coffee Shop
Historic Eureka Inn
Tennessee Hills Distillery
…And others who wish to remain anonymous.
Special Thanks
Heritage Alliance of Northeast Tennessee
Sponsored by
The Tennessee Arts Commission
WETS 89.5 FM Johnson City, TN
The Wild Women of Jonesborough
Main Street Cafe and Catering
Nancy Hope and Odie Major
Town of Jonesborough
McKinney Center
Written by Jules Corriere with Anne G’Fellers-Mason
Accompanist Brett McCluskey
Sound Engineer Mike D’Avella
Stage Manager Phyllis Fabozzi
Sound Effects Gary Degner
Editor Wayne Winkler
Stories tonight are created from interviews with:
Alfred Greenlee Mary Nell Robeson
Ellen Kitsmiller-Hedaway John B. Shanks
Sandra Keefauver Becky Poteat Simms
Virginia Maden Barbara G. Smith
Shirley Meade Jimmy Neil Smith
Lawrence Zornes
…And others who wish to remain anonymous.
SPONSORED BY
The Tennessee Arts Commission
Main Street Cafe and Catering
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Nancy Hope and Odie Major
WETS 89.5 FM Johnson City
McKinney Center
Town of Jonesborough
Stories for this program come from oral histories collected through the region and also come from an oral history project led by the Daughters of the American Revolution, and features memories captured from Mary Nell Bacon Roberson, Alfred Greenlee, Shirley Meade, Virginia Maden, John B. Shanks, Jr., Becky Poteat Simms, and many more. They provide a glimpse into life on Main Street when horses were more in fashion than cars.
Others remember the coming of electricity in the late forties and fifties out in the county; the fortitude it took to live off of the land; and for some, like the Bean family, and in particular, Russell Bean, how hard living sometimes hardened the heart, as recalled by his eight-times great-grandson, Jonathan Edens.
Written by Jules Corriere with Anne G'Fellers-Mason, sarah elizabeth,
Sound Engineer: Jared Christian
Accompanist: Brett McCluskey
Sound Effects: Gary Degner
Stage Manager: Phyllis Fabozzi
Program Editor: Wayne Winkler
SPECIAL MUSIC GUEST: Aaron Jackson
SPONSORED BY:
The Tennessee Arts Commission
The Wild Women of Jonesborough
Main Street Cafe and Catering
Nancy Hope and Odie Major
WETS 89.5 FM
McKinney Center
Appalachian Light and Production
Town of Jonesborough
Heritage Alliance
Written by Jules Corriere with Anne G’Fellers- Mason, sarah elizabeth, Katy Rosolowski
Accompanist Brett McCluskey
Sound Engineer Mike D’Avella
Stage Manager Phyllis Fabozzi
Sound Effects Gary Degner
Editor Wayne Winkler
89.5 FM WETS in Johnson City, Tennessee
Stories tonight are from interviews with or about:
Mary Nell Bacon David Rauch
Alfred Greenlee Sidney Smallwood
Shirley Meade Lloyd Weaver
Becky Poteate-Simms StoryTown Cast Members
Jonesborough Senior Center
Special Thanks to the Heritage Alliance
SPONSORED BY:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Main Street Cafe and Catering
Nancy Hope and Odie Major
This program is part of Jonesborough's Mary B. Martin Program for the Arts at the McKinney Center
PRODUCTION TEAM
Written by Jules Corriere with Anne G'Fellers-Mason, Nancy Hope Major, and David Sams.
Sound Engineer Jared Christian
Editor Wayne Winkler
Accompanist Brett McCluskey
Sound Effects Gary Degner
Stage Manager Phyllis Fabozzi
SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS
StoryTown Radio Show on Facebook
https://twitter.com/StoryTownJBO
Instagram: @storytownjbo
SPONSORED BY
The Tennessee Arts Commission
The Wild Women of Jonesborough
Main Street Cafe and Catering
Nancy Hope and Odie Major
WETS 89.5 FM
PRODUCTION TEAM
Written By Jules Corriere with Anne G'Fellers-Mason, Leon Overbay, and Wayne Winkler
Sound Engineer Mike D’Avella
Stage Manager Phyllis Fabozzi
Sound Effects Gary Degner
With Special Guest Storyteller Lynn Ford
SPONSORED BY:
The Tennessee Arts Commission
The Wild Women of Jonesborough
Main Street Cafe and Catering
Nancy Hope and Odie Major
STORYTOWN PRODUCTION TEAM
Written by Jules Corriere, with Anne G'Fellers-Mason
Editor Wayne Winkler, WETS 89.5 FM
Stage Manager Phyllis Fabozzi
CAST
Cheryl Clarke
Lee Clements
Jules Corriere
Phyllis Fabozzi
Stephen Goodman
Marcy Hawley
Sabra Hayden
Sadie Hyatt
Timothy Herron
Gregg Huddlestone
Dana Kehs
Nancy Hope Major
Anne G’Fellers-Mason
Guerry McConnell
Audrey Nidiffer
Brent Nidiffer
Juanita Nidiffer
Kathleen O’Brien
Maggie Polden
Jason Richards
Calvin Robinson
Miriam Robinson
Catherine Shealy
Anni Zimmerman
FOLLOW US ON TWITTER, FACEBOOK, and INSTAGRAM
StoryTown Radio Show@storytownjbo
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SPONSORED BY:
Tennessee Arts Commission
McKinney Center
Town of Jonesborough
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Main Street Cafe and Catering
Nancy Hope and Odie Major
Written by Jules Corriere with Anne G’Fellers-Mason and Deborah Lowery
Accompanist Brett McCluskey
Sound Engineer Mike D’Avella
Stage Manager Phyllis Fabozzi
Sound Effects Gary Degner
Editor Wayne Winkler
Theme Song Heather McCluskey
Stories tonight are from interviews with or about:
Karen Childress Phyllis Fabozzi
Bob Dunn Frances Lambert
Vickie Ford John Large
Larke Foster Katy Rosolowski
Zel Hester Dr. Jane Toothman
CAST (In alphabetical order)
Jonathan Baker
Jeff Briere
Kate Briere
Summer Buchanan
Don Burger
Susan Cox-Burke
Roger Cassell
Abigayle Cowden
Phyllis Fabozzi
Stephen Goodman
Marcy Hawley
Sabra Hayden
Timothy Herron
Sophia Horton
Katie Huffine
Sadie Hyatt
Mary Ann Jaeger
Julian Jones
Dana Kehs
David Kehs
Anne G’Fellers-Mason
Stefanie Murphy
Richelle Nichols
Mary Noel
Lori Olmstead
Eden Pasaverin
Maggie Polden
Ed Puhr
Jim Reid
Nancy Rhea
Katy Rosolowski
Tom Sizemore
Michelle Treece
Joel Van Eaton
Claire Winkler
Josef Winkler
SPONSORED BY:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Main Street Cafe and Catering
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Nancy Hope and Odie Major
McKinney Center
Town of Jonesborough
Written by Jules Corriere with Anne G'Fellers-Mason
Story Contributions by Katy Rosolowski, Jason Richards, Kim Keller, Cassidy Corriere, Kari Tuthill, Phyllis Fabozzi, Anni Zimmerman, Deborah Burger, Kathleen O'Brien, Catherine Yael Shealy, Candace Drake
Edited by Wayne Winkler
Cast:
Deborah Burger
Jules Corriere
Phyllis Fabozzi
Stephen Goodman
Marcy Hawley
Timothy Herron
Nancy Hope Major
Anne G'Fellers-Mason
Guerry McConnell
Kathleen O'Brien
Linda Poland
Maggie Polden
Nancy Rhea
Jason Richards
Perry Roberts
Calvin Robinson
Miriam Robinson
Katy Rosolowski
Anni Zimmerman
SPONSORS
Tennessee Arts Commission
Main Street Cafe and Catering
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Nancy Hope and Odie Major
Butterfly Farm Sanctuary
McKinney Center
Town of Jonesborough
Written by Jules Corriere with Anne G’Fellers-Mason, Audrey Wolfe
Accompanist Brett McCluskey
Sound Engineer Mike D’Avella
Stage Manager Phyllis Fabozzi
Sound Effects Gary Degner
Editor Wayne Winkler
Theme Song Heather McCluskey
CAST
Jonathan Baker
Summer Buchanan
Deb Burger
Don Burger
Roger Castle
Lee Clements
Susan Cox Burke
Mike D'Avella
Lilli Erbach
Phyllis Fabozzi
Stephen Goodman
Abby Hathorn
Sadie Hyatt
Dana Kehs
David Kehs
Anne G’Fellers-Mason
Brett McCluskey
Lori Olmstead
Linda Poland
Maggie Polden
Nancy Rhea
Katy Rosolowski
Tom Sizemore
Anna Van Eaton
Joel Van Eaton
Vivi Von Voigtlander
Audrey Wolfe
Podcast Sponsored by:
The Tennessee Arts Commission
The Wild Women of Jonesborough
Main Street Cafe and Catering
Nancy Hope and Odie Major
Butterfly Farm Sanctuary
Written by Jules Corriere with Anne G’Fellers-Mason, Abby Hathorn, sarah elizabeth, Linda Poland, and Jil Smith
Accompanist Brett McCluskey
Sound Engineer Mike D’Avella
Stage Manager Phyllis Fabozzi
Sound Effects Gary Degner
Editor Wayne Winkler
Theme Song Heather McCluskey
Stories tonight are from interviews with or about:
Mary Dosser Heather McCluskey
Abby Hathorn Carolyn Moore
Mary Holt Eliza Murphy
Nancy Kavanaugh Carol Redmond
Mrs. S.J. Kirkpatrick Jil Smith
Mrs. M.S. Mahoney Mrs. D. T. Wilds
Mary B. Martin
Special Thanks to the Heritage Alliance of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia and DAR Lost State of Franklin Chapter
CAST (In Alphabetical Order)
Jonathan Baker Brett McCluskey
Susan Cox Burke Lori Olmstead
Phyllis Fabozzi Linda Poland
Stephen Goodman Nancy Rhea
Abby Hathorn Katy Roslowski
Marcy Hawley Tom Sizemore
Sadie Hyatt Joel Van Eaton
Nancy Hope Majors Claire Winkler
Anne G’Fellers-Mason Josef Winkler
Sponsored by:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Nancy Hope and Odie Major
Main Street Cafe and Catering
THIS EPISODE IS IN LOVING MEMORY OF LEON OVERBAY
Series Created by Jules Corriere
Written by Anne G'Fellers-Mason, Elizabeth Hunter, Wallace Shealy
Production TeamJules Corriere, Head Writer, Director
Brett McCluskey Music Director, Accompanist
Jared Christian Sound Engineer
Phyllis Fabozzi Stage Manager
Wayne Winkler Editor
Gary Degner Sound Effects
StoryTown Brigade Carole Webb, Lynda Harris, Jules Corriere, Paul Braxton
Stories Collected From or About:George Dukes Sarah Elizabeth Elmer Gillespie
Alfred Greenlee Dorothy Mathis Wallace Shealy
Special Thanks to the Heritage Alliance
Cast Paul Braxton
Phyllis Fabozzi
Stephen Goodman
Gregg Huddleston
Nancy Hope Major
Stefanie Murphy
Audrey Nidiffer
Brent Nidiffer
Juanita Nidiffer
Eden Passerin
Linda Poland
Ed Puhr
Nancy Rhea
Calvin Robinson
Miriam Robinson
Perry Roberts
Katy Rosolowski
John Russaw
Catherine Shealy
Wallace Shealy
SPONSORED BY
Tennessee Arts Commission
Wild Women of Jonesborough
Odie and Nancy Major
Main Street Cafe and Catering
WETS 89.5 FM Johnson City, Tennessee
https://www.facebook.com/StoryTownRadioShow/
Written by Jules Corriere with Anne G'Fellers-Mason, David Sams and sarah elizabeth
Episode features stories from or about:
Leon Overbay, Addie Bettes, Larke Foster, Elizabeth Hunter, Michelle Gilley, David Sams, Capt. Ross Smith, Kay Grogg, Jonesborough Recycling, Keep Jonesborough Beautiful, CASA 101, Youth Villages, Don and Deb Burger, Heritage Alliance
PRODUCTION CREW:
Accompanist Brett McCluskey
Sound Engineer Mike D’Avella
Stage Manager Phyllis Fabozzi
Sound Effects Gary Degner
Editor Wayne Winkler
Theme Song Heather McCluskey
CAST:
Jonathan Baker
Deb Burger
Don Burger
Summer Buchanan
Roger Cassell
Lee Clements
Susan Cox-Burke
Phyllis Fabozzi
Chelsea Gonel
Kaye Gonel
Stephen Goodman
Kay Grogg
Marcy Hawley
Sadie Hyatt
Mary Ann Jaeger
Dana Kehs
David Kehs
Anne G’Fellers-Mason
Ashley Marques
Brett McCluskey
Lori Olmstead
Pam Overbay
Maggie Polden
Nancy Rhea
Perry Rogers
Katy Rosolowski
Tom Sizemore
Vivi Von Voigtlander
Anna Van Eaton
Joel Van Eaton
Claire Winkler
Josef Winkler
Written by Jules Corriere with Anne G'Fellers-Mason, Elizabeth Hunter and David Sams.
Edited by Wayne Winkler
Produced by Jonesborough's Mary B. Martin Program for the Arts at the McKinney Center.
Sponsored in part by a grant from the Tennessee Arts Commission.
Season 2020 Sponsors: The Wild Women of Jonesborough, Nancy Hope and Odie Major, Main Street Cafe and Catering.