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Alabama Astronaut
Alabama Astronaut Radio Transmission
Folk Music
Serpent-Handling Churches
David Ford
Laurel Cove Music Festival
Snakes
Radio
Information Age
Sister Dootsie Rose
Dootsie Rose
Glenn Summerford
Son House
Religion
Middlesboro
Cumberland Gap
Serpent Handling
Abe Partridge
Backroads
Free Pentecostal House Of Prayer

Abe Partridge – folk artist, documentarian, and song-catcher – travels with a portable handheld recorder seeking out artists on the backroads of America. A.A.R.T. features undocumented music: folk artists performing heartfelt songs for Abe's recorder. Plus, as he gently leads the conversation, Abe reveals perspectives from the groups and communities often hidden from the glare of the mainstream.

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Folk artist Abe Partridge, spurred by the Covid lockdowns, pursued Signs Following songs for six long years. 

These songs (which mention the handling of serpents and consumption of deadly poisons) have been performed for decades by the "serpent hand... more

Abe, invited by an unnamed church group, ascends Fonde Mountain in Kentucky to search for snakes used for church services.

Overlooking his old home in Middlesboro from those high places there is an epiphany: The prophesy Cody Coots gave him the firs... more

Abe – from the road, in Wisconsin – gives an update about concluding the first season of A.A.R.T. and where things go from here.

Also, a Summerford contacts the show, updating Abe and Ferrill about what happened to her grandfather. Now, Abe and Ferr... more

Abe recounts three precious objects he found along his way, while touring the American South.

These were needles in haystacks, but treasures in Abe's life: An old Methodist hymnal, a VHS tape, and an extremely rare record.

They cost him $3.

In t... more

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Taylor Hamblin
Bass player and vocalist in Andrew Hamblin's circle
Free Pentecostal House of Prayer
Episode: Transmission 10: The Spirit Cameras
Jeb Kicker
Friend and contact of Abe, introduced during the visit
Alabama Astronaut project
Episode: Transmission 10: The Spirit Cameras
Fish (Elizabeth Gibbs)
Narrator and Abe's partner in the Alabama Astronaut project
Alabama Astronauts
Episode: Transmission 10: The Spirit Cameras
Feral Gibbs
Representative of Alabama Astronaut Radio Transmission, potential sponsor contact
Alabama Astronaut
Episode: Transmission 9: Spectacle on Fonde Mountain
Sarah Deneve
Representative of the Office of the Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
Episode: A.A.R.T. Updates
Jimmy Morrow
Outsider artist known for visionary church art and serpents imagery
Independent artist
Episode: Transmission 7: "God Sent You Here Today"
Ralph Vaughn
Self-taught artist with visionary paintings and a serendipitous encounter
Independent artist
Episode: Transmission 7: "God Sent You Here Today"
David Childers
Songwriter and collaborator in Abe's wider artistic circle
Music/Arts
Episode: Transmission 7: "God Sent You Here Today"
Howard Fenster
Referenced artist whose work Abe discusses in context of the Fenster Fest
Art/Foundations
Episode: Transmission 7: "God Sent You Here Today"

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Abe Partridge
Host of the A.A.R.T. project, central narrator and field-recordist guiding the storytelling.

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5.0 out of 5 stars from 10 ratings
  • Strange, beautiful and quintessentially Southern

    Great storytelling, compelling music and an autobiographical thread that ties all of the otherworldly subject matter together. A peculiar kind of genius on display here

    Apple Podcasts
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    joekendrick 2
    United States5 months ago

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Transmission 3: Birth of a Documentarian
Q: Abe, you talk about getting kicked out of three Bible colleges in three years. Why did that happen?
The host asks about his college departures; Abe explains a pattern of strict administration, conflicting with his quest for authenticity, including issues around approval processes for music and discipline, which contributed to his choices to leave and seek deeper, more personal forms of faith and music.

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This program unfolds through intimate field recordings and long-form storytelling that center undocumented folk musicians and the communities that sustain them. Across episodes, the host traces backroad American scenes—from serpent-handling churches to small-town gospel and roots music—while exploring the ethics of documenting sacred and private moments, the tension between preservation and sensationalism, and the crafts of sound recording, performance, and cross-cultural exchange. The format stands out for patient pacing, deep community access, and a vocal devotion to authenticity that invites listeners to hear voices often overlooked by mainstream media. Potential listeners who love immersive documentary storytelling, vernacular music, an... more

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