CROSSROADS HAINT, "Ghosts Of The Nancy Hale"

About this episode

This episode explores the Southern Gothic blues song inspired by the eerie tale of 'The Six Who Did Not Die'.

All songs are eventually released to major streaming platforms and music apps such as Spotify, Apple Music and iTunes, YouTube, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, Pandora, and most other services worldwide . Songs always appear here first before distribution elsewhere. Eight flawless pearls, six native divers, and a captain willing to do the math — the sea keeps better books than he does. ABOUT THE SONG: "Ghosts of the Nancy Hale" — Southern Gothic blues with Chicago and Bayou influence. Inspired by the Weird Darkness Retro Radio episode "Ghosts of The Nancy Hale: The Six Who Did Not Die" featuring the story from Creeps by Night — "The Six Who Did Not Die," originally broadcast July 11, 1944. Eight flawless pearls, six native divers, and a captain willing to do the math — the sea keeps better books than he does.Every track is inspired by the strange, the haunted, the historical, and the occasionally unspeakable stories covered on the Weird Darkness podcast — murder ballads, cursed places, restless spirits, and the kind of folklore that keeps front porch lights burning all night. ABOUT THE SOURCE EPISODE: "The Six Who Did Not Die" aired on Creeps by Night on July 11, 1944, on the Blue…

People in this episode

Host: Darren Marlar

Topics covered

• ghost stories
• Southern Gothic
• murder ballads
• historical folklore
• haunted tales

Keywords

• ghosts
• Nancy Hale
• Creeps by Night
• Southern Gothic
• murder
• folklore
• haunted

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Creeps by Night, Armed Forces Radio Service

Books & works: Ghosts of the Nancy Hale, The Six Who Did Not Die

Places: Mandariva, Gambier Islands

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