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Alabama AstronautAlabama Astronaut is a podcast featuring Alabama songwriter & artist Abe Partridge. Author: Abe Partridge & Ferrill Gibbs
Alabama Astronaut is a podcast featuring Alabama songwriter & artist Abe Partridge. Abe discovers a set of undocumented songs in the hills of the Appalachians, and believes they are undocumented because of the subject matter: lyrics that speak of the consumption of poison, and the handling of venomous snakes. These are the songs of the serpent handlers. To capture their music, Abe must first capture the hearts and the minds of the people who wrote it...and in the process, they capture his. Language: en Genres: Documentary, Music, Music History, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Ep 1: The Glenn Summerford Case: "The Snake Beat"
Episode 13
Tuesday, 13 May, 2025
In Anniston, an Alabama newspaper attributes a mystery felony to serpent handling preacher Glenn Summerford. The claim initiates a new quest for podcasters Abe Partridge and Ferrill Gibbs, tipped off about the article by Andrew Hamblin, serpent handling preacher from Gray, KY.For months, Ferrill and Abe dig into the claim, and in the process discover parts of the Summerford story do not jibe with the media's coverage over the years. Coloring the way Abe views journalists on the "Snake Beat" is the media's treatment of Andrew and Taylor Hamblin, who, one night, let down their guard for Ferrill and Abe. In a rousing display of trust and acceptance, the two instrumentalists play Ferrill and Abe an incredible version of the faith's most powerful song, Little David Play On Your Harp. It happens late in the night, capping an incredible overnight recording session.
