Groundhog DayThe Apple Seed • Season 2013, Episode 397
Feb 2, 2016 • 59m
A celebration of groundhog lore, Winter, and the anticipation of Spring.
Stories included in this episode:
Story: The Gift
Teller: Doug Elliott
Website: www.dougelliott.com
Note: From Doug Elliott's fantastic album, "Groundhogology and Marmotobilia: Of Whistlepigs and World Politics."
Song: Oh Groundhog
Teller: Doug Elliott
Website: www.dougelliott.com
Note: A little bluegrass about a little creature.
Poem: A Drumlin Woodchuck
Author: Robert Frost
Story: Pebone and Sanguin
Teller: Brian "Fox" Ellis
Website: www.foxtalesint.com
Note: A story about winter and spring.
Story: Old Man Winter
Teller: Len Cabral
Website: www.lencabral.com
Note: On the origin of the four seasons.
Story: The Fisherman (and His Wife)
Teller: Megan Hicks
Website: www.meganhicks.com
Note: A groundhog is just one of the many twists in this classic story.
Story: Gluskabi and the Wind Eagle
Teller: Joseph Bruchac
Website: josephbruchac.com
Note: Grandmother Woodchuck shares her wisdom with the hero in this story.