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..

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Episodes

Sunday May 28, 2023

It Doesn’t Look Like Soft Porn to Grandma - Wyrd Mountain GalsA recap from: Sunday, 9-25-22   7pm EST
The gals recorded this episode on the porch on the day of the fall equinox, & you can hear the satisfaction in their voices now that the summer heat is mostly gone.  Byron sounds positively mellow & laid back.  (Wait a minute...what? Does she have a fever?)   The conversation flows easily, touching on many topics--> old pets, newspaper clippings, food, storing recipes, weather signs, & that tine 2 gals stole something from the porch. 
We hope you enjoy this episode! Thank you SO MUCH for sharing :-) 
Quote:  It's more fun to think that you've got Satanists in the neighborhood - BB
The Betty Crocker Recipe Card Library - https://www.thekitchn.com/retro-find-the-1971-betty-croc-149673
Brandied Fruit - https://www.food.com/recipe/friendship-brandy-fruit-starter-203832
Master Nut Cracker - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTgvgqFfEvA
Satanist - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satanism
'Storm of the Century' blasted Western North Carolina - https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2018/03/12/25-years-ago-storm-century-blasted-wnc/416449002/
What is Food Insecurity? - https://hungerandhealth.feedingamerica.org/understand-food-insecurity/
Pecan Spinwheels - https://www.truegether.com/listing.html?id=USER.94383c52-d1a8-4d0a-9968-04125f0d9ee9&gclid=Cj0KCQjw1bqZBhDXARIsANTjCPLfqI8XwqAxNXIAQIuKHjHKK05S7SGxGdDHhZ0woaB1PzgcLngymHEaAtAfEALw_wcB
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Sunday May 21, 2023

Wyrd Mountain Gals
Episode Airs Sunday, 5-21-23. 7pm EST
Episode link here:   https://wyrdmountaingals.podbean.com/e/recap-what-s-a-potato-bush/
 
What's a Potato Bush?
Note-This is an episode from May 23 2020
 
Our current episode finds one of the girls just a wee bit irritated......
Guess which one it is?
 
Tea-Asheville Raven & Crone brand-Divination & good old fashioned water..
 
 
 
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Sunday May 14, 2023

Porch Secrets - Wyrd Mountain GalsEpisode Airs Sunday 5-14-23   7pm EST
The Gals finally made it to the porch & the stories fly...they talk about ticks, snakes, & the fact that humans will eat anything. We hope you're in the mood for a few stories...
Kudzu by Phil Ruff - https://youtu.be/7Sw-Eei3MPo
Donna Douglas - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donna_Douglas
Lance Kurland - https://www.youtube.com/@lancekurland2321
 
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Sunday May 07, 2023

Wyrd Mountain GalsEpisode Airs Sunday, 5-7-23The Beltane Belles Bring Up Beltane
Quote:  "Knock, knock, don't come in, I've got a knife" ~BB
Alicia wants to frolic, even though it's windy.  Byron is concerned for her community.  We hear some travel stories.
One Day at a Time - Marilyn Sellars - https://youtu.be/tm8Lx_Jm6aI
One Day at a Time - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072554/
Musselwhite's Seafood and Grill - Palatka, Fl - https://musselwhitesseafood.com/
Schooner's Seafood House - St Augustine, Fl - https://www.schooners-seafood.com/
Charleston Crab House - Charleston, SC - https://charlestoncrabhouse.com/
Asheville Herb Festival - http://www.ashevilleherbfestival.org/festival-2023-workshops
Stories From The Earth Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv9Kii85K6wi6233I3v4-4Q
Rites of Spring 45 May 24-29, 2023 - http://www.earthspirit.com/
Question of the Day--What HAS Byron done at the ocean?  
R.E.M. - It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0GFRcFm-aY
What Are the Seneca Guns? - https://islandlifenc.com/whats-sound-seneca-guns/
Beach Metal Detecting Tips - https://www.metaldetector.com/learn/buying-guide-articles/beach-water-hunting/beach-metal-detecting-tips
MARKS STAMPED INSIDE RINGS - https://alberthern.com/blogs/news/marks-stamped-inside-rings
 
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Sunday Apr 30, 2023

Don't Sleep With Your SnakeEpisode Airs Sunday April 30 2023
The Gals have a lively BS session.  Things get weird and then they get gross & THEN...well, let's just say Ann Landers would not approve..
Quote:  "I'm on a tour you know...like Elvis!" ~ BB
The Banana Splits Opening and Closing Theme 1968 - 1970   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMl6HnhFFIA
The Dillards Buckin' Mule The Judy Garland Show - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEVT7ibPGL4
The Dillards - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dillards
Debunked Story - Girl Sleeps With Pet Snake* - https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/snake-measure/
TRIGGER WARNINGS - This episode is very inappropriate & may cause distress or trauma if you listen to it and can't handle irreverence, a little cussing, talk of death, & a few disgusting-ish tidbits.  If you think you might be triggered by any of the above, do yourself a favor and click the alternate link below (it's funny):
https://wyrdmountaingals.podbean.com/e/leftovvers-are-the-best/
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Mellow Confessions -Again

Sunday Apr 23, 2023

Sunday Apr 23, 2023

The Wyrd Mountain Gals ShowMellow Confessions - a RecapEpisode Airs (again) Sunday 4-23-23   7pm
Episode link here:https://wyrdmountaingals.podbean.com/e/mellow-confessions-wyrd-mountain-gals-show/
This conversation is a smooth mellow ride into a different a slower pace of life.  For just a few minutes, the gals have an old-fashioned conversation about "homely things".  
As they speak about bee equipment & the like, we learn a few things about them..
Alicia never goes to convenience stores & doesn't use the atm.  Byron is still balancing her checkbook the old-fashioned way & has never used her crockpot, even though she's had it for over 30 years..
There are stories and laughter--& very little complaining. We hope this episode leaves you smiling!
Quote: "I ain't putting nothing on the damn cloud"...
You Deserve a Break Todayhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqRH8wEsaVQ
Brian G Henke - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100043052874844
Pssst...how many confessions can you count?  Let us know?  That's all we're saying.  ;-)
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Sunday Apr 16, 2023

Butter TraumaEepisode Airs Sunday 4-16-23   7pm EST
Audio link here:  https://WyrdMountainGals.podbean.com/
Alicia is feeling the Season's turning...Byron just got back from the Trees of Avalon festival & is getting ready to start her busy touring schedule for the year.  They talk about the new song Selby wrote & also about some upcoming plans that could include their listeners.....
We hope you enjoy this episode.
Thank you SO MUCH for listening!  We really appreciate it when you listen & also when you share oour podcast with your WYRD friends :-)
The Foxfire Museum - https://www.foxfire.org/
Trees of Avalon Gathering - https://tagmeet.org/
The Best Acrylic Paint Pens: A Paint Marker Comparison - https://hopalongstudio.com/the-best-acrylic-paint-pens-a-paint-marker-comparison/
2BunDesigns - Custom laser cut & engraved items - https://www.2bundesigns.com/
Butter cake recipe - https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/7460/butter-cake/
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Sunday Apr 09, 2023

Wyrd Mountain GalsBits and PiecesEpisode airs Sunday 4-9-23   7pm EST
Audio link here:  www.WyrdMountainGals.podbean.com
This episode brings you a few short segments that didn't make a regular episode.  Byron laments that she can't pick up 2 bags of cow manure at the same time anymore.  Alicia wants to know how the hell is it that a person can "sleep wrong"?  Byron reveals the secret to getting rid of an earworm (Appalachian style)....
Special guest:  Dave Selby
Old Town Cemetery - Stirling - Scotland - https://www.oldtowncemetery.co.uk/category/gravestones/
Technotronic - Pump Up The Jam (Official Music Video) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EcjWd-O4jI
When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder - The Gaithers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjnKXb7bR_o
Cyndi Lauper - All Through the Night (Official Audio) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZONKoKIQ9RY
Billy Joel - Through the Long Night (Audio) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSQTSiveZHU
Scottish tribal pipes & drums band Clanadonia playing "Ya Bassa" during St Andrew's Day event 2019 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwWmcMz0ZVk
 
WYRD Mountain
Cruising down the Parkway in my automobileTrying to get back to my Papy's corn liquor still
As soon as I crossed that Buncombe County lineSomething in the air blew my podcast up high
It was the wisdom from the chicks in the city sticksAnd I knew right then it was gonna be my fix
No need for white lightening to get my start They'd say "lord have mercy!" and "bless your heart"
W Y R D yeah you know what I meanIt's not strange You can take it from meW Y R D come listen and seeWyrd Mountain Gals on W Y R D
Up on Wyrd Mountain they're done getting their kicksJamming on the porch, just hitting that _____*caw caw!
Stirring up the pot, that's what they do bestThey can dish it out till there ain't nothing left
W Y R D yeah you know what I meanIt's not strange You can take it from meW Y R D come listen and seeWyrd Mountain Gals on W Y R D
It's them Wyrd Mountain Gals on W Y R DYeah those Wyrd Mountain Gals on W Y R D
David Selby and the Current Residents David Selby-vocals,guitar,bass,sax Craig Steven-piano, organ, drums @2022 Talidu Studios Asheville, NC
 
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Sunday Apr 02, 2023

Wyrd Mountain GalsBreaking HeathrowEpisode Airs Sunday 4-2-23   7pm EST
Audio Link Here:  www.WyrdMountainGals.podbean.com
The gals have a lively discussion about the joys of travel.  Alicia grilled Byron like a sandwich on all the details of her trip.  
Museum of Magic,Fortune-telling & Witchcraft - https://www.facebook.com/museumofmfw
Ash Mill - https://metro.co.uk/2023/02/04/scotlands-first-museum-of-witchcraft-magic-and-fortune-telling-to-open-18214580/
Rosslyn Chapel - https://www.rosslynchapel.com/
Basilica of Saint Lawrence - https://saintlawrencebasilica.org/
The New Forest - https://www.thenewforest.co.uk/
The Jurassic Coast - https://www.jurassiccoast.org/
Thanks SO MUCH for listening & thanks for sharing with your WYRD friends!
 
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Full Metal Redneck

Sunday Mar 26, 2023

Sunday Mar 26, 2023

Wyrd Mountain Gals "Full Metal Redneck"Episode Airs Sunday March 26. 2023    7pm EST
Audio Link Here:  www.WyrdMountainGals.com
Ah yes, Spring is in the air & the gals know it.  They talk about a range of subjects (as usual), though for once-they didn't talk about  death...
Quote:  "If I had to spend $50 on a plate of food, it would just hurt me"
Hannah Flanaghan's - https://theoriginalhannahflanagans.com/
Tartan Shop - tartanshop.com
Border reivers - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_reivers
Dolly Parton’s Sister’s Tweets Are a ‘Racist’ Dumpster Fire - https://www.thedailybeast.com/dolly-partons-sister-stellas-tweets-are-a-racist-dumpster-fire
Kevn Kinney - The Train Don't Stop At The Millworks Anymore - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YBaLklMBD0
Disjointed - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5884792/
Thank you for sharing this podcast with your Wyrd friends!
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