Wyrd Mountain Gals
Byron Ballard and Alicia Corbin discuss everything under the moon & stars in Appalachia. Old ways, new times & life lived in-between. Irreverent humor, not for the easily offended..
Episodes
Feb 23, 2020
Feb 23, 2020
31 min
Fast Cars & Classic CountryIn which Byron declares that today's country music singers haven't suffered enough...
#WyrdMountainGals#HankWilliams#LostHighway#DigitalWitchery
Feb 15, 2020
Feb 15, 2020
23 min
Tonight's episode has us delving further into the subject of dreams and portents, specifically, birds in dreams. We tell a few stories and wonder… What is your family mythology involving birds/omens/portents/dreams? Does it mean anything to you if you see a bird in a dream? Have you ever had a live bird fly in your home?
Tea-P&G Tips
And mason jars.Of course.#dreams#omens#portents#birds#digitalwitchery#WyrdMountainGals
Feb 8, 2020
Feb 8, 2020
15 min
The gals sit down with one of their favorite subjects--dreams, portents & bodements. A walk back to their childhood & the importance of dreaming.
Tea-P&G Tips
Feb 2, 2020
Feb 2, 2020
29 min
A continuation of an earlier conversation about roadside "entertainment" & how it really wasn't entertaining at all...
Tea-Divination
Jan 25, 2020
Jan 25, 2020
23 min
Byron & Alicia talk home remedies, elder magic, & creepy roadside entertainment back in the day..
Tea-Divination
Jan 18, 2020
Jan 18, 2020
21 min
In this episode the girls ramble about everything from chicken leg popsicle sandwiches to Gospel music. How does this relate? How do they get from Wyrd Mountain to the Cove? And how does Byron know that it was a truck driving by Billy Graham's sign? There's only one way to find out…Thanks for listening!
Tea-Divination
Jan 11, 2020
Jan 11, 2020
21 min
Digital Witchery & General Wyrdness
The next episode of Wyrd Mountain Gals is called "Digital Witchery". It's a short (very short) jaunt into the new digital territory the Gals find themselves in, & how it helps when documenting bear poop. Just a typical wyrd conversation.
#DigitalWitchery#WyrdGals
#WyrdMountainGals
Jan 4, 2020
Jan 4, 2020
16 min
The first podcast of the new year is called "Get-en Real". Byron and Alicia spend a few minutes bitching about…well everything from technology to the way words are pronounced nowadays while they make a few travel plans. And don't ask about stupid people. Just. Don't. Ask.
#mustbeafullmoonlol#WyrdMountainGals#DigitalWitchery
Dec 14, 2019
Dec 14, 2019
15 min
In which the gals declare Dolly Parton to be the "Matron Saint of Appalachia". Memories wind in & out of the discussion & they compare family traditions.
Hard Candy Christmas - Dolly Parton
Tea - Deva Zinger from Asheville Raven & Crone
Production - SunSlice Records
Dec 8, 2019
Dec 8, 2019
17 min
Byron & Alicia continue to expound on death rituals in Appalachia.
Tea-Divination by Asheville Raven & Crone
Amazing Grace - Chris Rosser