WHo Was Bobby McMillon?
We have not "officially" released our podcast yet, but since you are here, feel free to pull up a chair and tune in! One important part of the Legacy project is bringing together peoples' memories of Bobby to help fill out the story of his life. In this limited series, we’ll explore the life’s work of this folklorist, storyteller, ballad-singer and true mountain man. We are grateful to have known Bobby –and through this program we hope you’ll come to know him too.
Soon we will be releasing several episodes in conjunction with Mars Hill University's Ramsey Center for Appalachian Studies and Mars Hill's Archives. In the meantime, here is an additional episode of the podcast that was important for us to record for a number of reasons, but the Ramsey Center was uncomfortable hosting for a number of other reasons. *Warning* the episode in the link below is not suitable for children or those that are delicate in temperament. One of the most threatened and forgotten varieties of folklore is the "bawdy" material. When the first wave of folklorists were looking for "pure English folk poetry" out in the wilds of Appalachia and elsewhere, they generally made a decided effort to ignore, delete, or smooth over some of the dirtier--earthy elements of the tradition. Overt references to sexual intercourse or foul language were rather prevalent. Remember, many of the informants had grown up in one-room cabins with large families on farms. They were exposed to a lot. So please only follow the link below only if you are 18+. Our other podcasts won't be like this, but we had to get it off of our chest:
Soon we will be releasing several episodes in conjunction with Mars Hill University's Ramsey Center for Appalachian Studies and Mars Hill's Archives. In the meantime, here is an additional episode of the podcast that was important for us to record for a number of reasons, but the Ramsey Center was uncomfortable hosting for a number of other reasons. *Warning* the episode in the link below is not suitable for children or those that are delicate in temperament. One of the most threatened and forgotten varieties of folklore is the "bawdy" material. When the first wave of folklorists were looking for "pure English folk poetry" out in the wilds of Appalachia and elsewhere, they generally made a decided effort to ignore, delete, or smooth over some of the dirtier--earthy elements of the tradition. Overt references to sexual intercourse or foul language were rather prevalent. Remember, many of the informants had grown up in one-room cabins with large families on farms. They were exposed to a lot. So please only follow the link below only if you are 18+. Our other podcasts won't be like this, but we had to get it off of our chest:
