The Sassafras Holler Revue

06/21/2025

In the hills of Appalachia, lives the legend of the Taily-Po.
With his pointed ears, yellow eyes, and terrible claws, he scratches and searches for what was taken from him.
Naughty children best beware- the moans of "Taiiiilyyy-Pooooo" in midnight air.

In the hills of Appalachia, lives the legend of the Taily-Po. With his pointed ears, yellow eyes, and terrible claws, he scratches and searches for what was ...

06/13/2025

An anthem for the working man.
We see you.
We appreciate you.

An anthem for the working man. We see you. We appreciate you. ----------------------[Verse 1]Beat the sun up, boots hit the tile,Grabbed my gear and her kiss...

06/12/2025

Brave men face the dark each day so that we can live in the light. The sacrifices made by our miners and their families take their toll. Many have given everything.

Brave men face the dark each day so that we can live in the light. The sacrifices made by our miners and their families take their toll. Many have given ever...

06/03/2025

For the displaced. 💐

In the mountains of Virginia lies a land rich in beauty, but underneath lie the sorrows of a people betrayed. The mountain folk thrived here for generations,...

06/03/2025

No matter where life takes the children of Appalachia, home is always in the hills.

Let me hear you, Appalachia.----------------------------------------------[Verse]Trillium blooms in the morning hazeVirginia Bluebells light up the daysTiger...

06/02/2025

200 years ago today in a house on Huntsville's Franklin street, the Thunderbolt of the South was born.

Born in Huntsville, Alabama, and raised in Lexington, Kentucky, John Hunt Morgan became one of the greatest tacticians of the western theatre and cemented hi...

06/01/2025

Canadian-born legend George "Lightning" Ellsworth was recruited by General John Hunt Morgan with the mission of sending false missives to confuse and disrupt enemy operations. It was a revolutionary tactic, and wildly successful. Ellsworth was known for his ability to intercept rapidly transmitted messages and to mimic the tapping styles of northern telegraphers- an invaluable skill in the disinformation campaign. He was widely considered to be the best of his time. He earned his nickname by once calmly and dutifully operating his pocket telegraph while sitting on railroad ties with water up to his knees during a violent thunderstorm.
Of Ellsworth, The Atlanta Confederacy newspaper reported, “His feats in telegraphing are among the most extraordinary of the age. ... Captain E is a Canadian by birth, but an ardent, whole-souled Southerner in his feelings."

Canadian born legend George "Lightning" Ellsworth was recruited by General John Hunt Morgan with the mission of sending false missives to confuse and disrupt...

05/30/2025

For all of our neighbors in the Tennessee Valley. ❤️

Tornado season in the Tennessee Valley can be rough. But thank God for our weathermen and our neighbors. We get through it together. [X] --------------------...

05/29/2025

The Blue Ridge mountains of western North Carolina have a soul all their own- a dark, hauntingly beautiful presence, steeped in the ancient stories of those who came before us. Their names and faces are lost to the winds of time... but the river remembers.

05/28/2025

The latest and greatest from your favorite musical misfits!
Some might say we're on a roll.
But Scooter? He's on a biscuit.
Listen to Space Trash today! It's far out. 🚀

I didn't have the heart to tell him Space Trash wasn't edible. ----------------[Verse 1]Down by the creek in a rusted-out drumLived a wide-eyed possum named ...

05/28/2025

Hot off the presses!
Give it a listen and a share!

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The New River Lament tells the tragic tale of a forbidden love in war-torn Appalachia, deep in the hills of what is now known as West Virginia. -------------...

05/27/2025

We're feeling plumb wild today, so here's another ditty we whipped up just for you.
Do you enjoy Poke Sallet?
What is your favorite wild food to forage?
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