Pondering Kentucky: The Magazine, Issue 29, 1992

Partial Transcript: [Music] Hello, again. This is Glen Bastin. And to open Issue 29 of "Pondering Kentucky: The Magazine," let's play a little game of name that tune.

Segment Synopsis: Glen Bastin introduces this issue of Pondering Kentucky: The Magazine and plays clips of a few of the later segments.

Subjects: Bastin, Glen.

Partial Transcript: Our first story is from the Civil War. It's about a Kentuckian who joined up as a scout in the forces of Confederate General Nathan Forrest. The general who said the way to win a battle was to get there "firstest" with the "mostest" men.

Segment Synopsis: Walter Bowman of the Kentucky Department of Military Affairs talks about Adam Rankin Johnson, or Stovepipe Johnson, a notable Kentuckian in the Confederate Army during the Civil War and how he gained notoriety.

Keywords: Adam Rankin "Stovepipe" Johnson; Cavalries; Confederate army; Confederates; Kentucky cavalries; Militias; Stovepipe Johnson

Subjects: Civil war; Kentucky--History; Military art and science.; Military historians.; Military history; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

Partial Transcript: It was almost scary. I mean, it was a whole colony of solid black woolly worms. It was this fall in an area just outside Shelbyville.

Segment Synopsis: Bastin speaks with University of Kentucky entomologist Stephanie Bailey about "Woolly Worms," or Isabella Tiger Moths, and the myths about them.

Keywords: Isabella Tiger Moths; Woolly worms

Subjects: Entomology.; Folklore; Insects--Kentucky.

Partial Transcript: [Music] There's--there's not much else that's going to attract any more attention than these things do when you're on the street with 'em.

Segment Synopsis: Bastin interviews Jim Barnes about his collection of Model-A cars and pickup trucks in Versailles, Kentucky.

Keywords: Car collections; Model-A cars; Pickup trucks

Subjects: Antique and classic cars.; Automobiles--Models.; Ford Model A automobile

Partial Transcript: I'm sure a lot of people in southwestern Kentucky get a chuckle out those of us from other sections of the state who wander into the region during tobacco curing time. Of course it's also probably a bit of a bother.

Segment Synopsis: Bastin speaks with Bill Cunningham, who wrote the book "On Bended Knees: The Night Rider Story," about the Black Patch War and the Night Riders that affected the tobacco industry.

Keywords: Cash crops; Dark tobacco; Farmers; Kentucky uprisings; Night riders; Tobacco curing; Tobacco farmers; Uprisings

Subjects: Black Patch War, 1906-1909; Tobacco industry.; Tobacco.

Partial Transcript: [Music] The piano Tom Moody is playing was built in 1900. The song goes back to about 1850. It's called the "Mammoth Cave Waltz."

Segment Synopsis: Bastin speaks with Tom Moody about old-time music that Kentuckians used to listen to. Some of the songs are played.

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Keywords: Church music; Jingles; Popular music; Recorded music

Subjects: Kentucky--History; Old-time music.; Piano.; Songs.

Partial Transcript: By profession, James Mulligan was a lawyer. He was elected several times to represent Lexington in the state legislature. Mulligan also wrote a little poetry on the side.

Segment Synopsis: Bastin talks about James Mulligan and reads his poem "In Kentucky." He concludes this issue of Pondering Kentucky.

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Keywords: James Mulligan; Literary history

Subjects: Lawyers--Kentucky; Poetry; Poets.