Of Ginseng, Golden Apples, and the Rainbow Fish: Live at the National Storytelling Festival

by Doug Elliott

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Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Looking for America: A 20th Century Hero’s Journey, Of Ginseng, Golden Apples, and the Rainbow Fish: Live at the National Storytelling Festival, Groundhog-ology (and Marmotabilia): Of Whistlepigs and World Politics, Crawdads, Doodlebugs and Creasy Greens: Songs, Stories, and Lore Celebrating the Natural World (American Library Association Notable Recording Award), Raccoon and a Possum – Stories And Songs ‘Specially For Young Folks, Bound for Carolina: A Musical Journey Celebrating the Plants, Animals and People of the Southeast, Everybody’s Fishin’: A Cross-Cultural Fishing Extravaganza, Sail on Honeybee: Adventures in the Bee Yard, and 1 more. , and , .

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1.	Intro, and Ginseng Song 04:48	buy track
2.	Hicks Homestead Visit—Possums, Panthers, & Owls 09:57	buy track
3.	Pondering Good, Evil, & Owl Feathers 03:22	buy track
4.	Ginseng, Ferns, & Fungus 03:14	buy track
5.	Jack and the 3 Sillies 06:28	buy track
6.	Apples, Trout, Yeats Poem 04:23	buy track
7.	Artemis & Atalanta 06:49	buy track
8.	More Apples & More Strangers 02:18	buy track
9.	Ginseng & The Largest Living Thing 03:08	buy track
10.	Living the Folktale 02:53	buy track
11.	Apples, Fools, Fish, or Freedom 03:12	buy track

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Doug Elliott visits Appalachian storyteller Ray Hicks, who is famous for his tales about the mythical folk hero Jack. Along with Jack’s exploits, Ray tells a few of his own hair-raising adventures, like when he was followed by a panther. He also recounts colorful folklore about the love life of ‘possums, bloodsucking owls, and tips for successful ‘seng hunting.

Driving home with his head full of wild tales, Elliott embarks on a true modern-day mythic journey where he catches a trout by hand; harvests wild apples, ginseng, and mushrooms; ponders Greek myths, Biblical verses, and the fungal web of life; meets three strangers; and finds himself living out his own folktale.

You’ll hear a poem by William Butler Yeats, quotes from the Roman poet Ovid, and a risqué herbal ballad by the great botanist Jim Duke. You’ll find out what happens when Artemis (aka Diana) gets caught skinny dipping and when Atalanta loses a foot race, as well as what happens when Jack leaves home to sell a cow and comes back with a rock. In this live recording of a standing ovation performance at the National Storytelling Festival, Elliott is accompanied by guitarist Keith Ward and his son Todd Elliott on fiddle.

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released April 14, 2020

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Whether he’s singing about catfish, pontificating on possums, extolling the virtues of dandelions, telling wild snake tales or wailing out a jivey harmonica tune — either on a backwoods trail or in a concert hall — Doug performs a lively collection of traditional tales, ancient legends, inspiring stories, folklore and outrageous personal narratives. ... more

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